Evaluation methods / Engineering-handoff profile
Human-Centered AI
Deployment Readiness Protocol
Examine the gap between an interface that looks ready and the evidence needed to hand it to engineering.
A proposed method with a synthetic instructional example. External validation and measured effectiveness have not been established. This profile evaluates engineering handoff; it does not authorize production release.
The problem
Interface polish and functional completeness describe different properties. A readiness judgment needs explicit requirements, observable state transitions and recovery evidence.
The approach
Freeze the criterion, collect the evaluator’s judgment before showing the reference key, and compare that judgment with documented evidence. Preserve disagreements and missing information.
Five distinct measurements
Reference-set defect recall
How many frozen reference defects did the evaluator correctly identify?
False-ready acceptance
How often was a criterion-nonready artifact judged Ready? Missing judgments and abstentions are reported separately.
Expected-recall gap
How far did expected recall differ from observed recall, in percentage points?
Recovery coverage
How many applicable recovery scenarios were specified and walkthrough verified?
Requirements-omission recognition
How many predefined omissions did the evaluator notice? Artifact requirements coverage is measured separately.
There is no combined score. A high evaluator recall cannot override an unresolved critical issue in the artifact.
Run an assessment
- Freeze the artifact, task brief and handoff criterion.
- Evaluate and lock findings, expected recall and judgment.
- Reveal the reference and adjudicate matches.
- Calculate, reconcile evidence and record the owner’s decision.
Try the worked example
Inspect a fictional service-request specification with ten requirements, six recovery scenarios and a separate reference key. Follow the constructed findings through the completed workbook.
Open the fictional artifactThe example contains no real participant results or employer product data.
Materials
MCP server + ai-ready Skill
MCP v0.1.0 and Skill v0.1.1 support protocol v0.1-rc.3. Prepare a review and calculate descriptive results from supplied records, keeping agent reviews separate from human observations.
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Related design system
The Peter Tak Design System supplies reusable styles, tokens and component specifications for constructing reference cases. It is a separate implementation resource; external adoption and protocol validation have not been established.
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Research context
The method relates explicit requirements and human judgments to evaluation evidence. Its NIST references provide context, not certification or endorsement.
Version and citation
Tak, Y. (2026). Human-Centered AI Deployment Readiness Protocol: Engineering-Handoff Profile (v0.1-rc.3).
Archived on Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.22667623.
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