Modes & Decision Guide

CueCrux offers three trust modes. Pick the one that fits your task: speed when you just need an idea, depth when you need proof you can defend.

What Each Mode Guarantees

  • Light
    • Purpose: quick reading and exploration.
    • Guarantees: basic provenance and citation hints; may not enforce independent domains.
    • Typical latency: sub‑second to ~1.5 s.
    • Typical cost: lowest (see Economy for details).
  • Verified (recommended default)
    • Purpose: everyday reliability for work products.
    • Guarantees: provenance checks; QUORUM (MiSES) selects a minimal evidence set (MiSES) per claim; aims for ≥2 independent domains when available; freshness rules; contradiction surfacing.
    • Typical latency: p95 ≤ ~2 s (k=10).
    • Typical cost: 1 CRUX per answer (see Economy).
  • Audit
    • Purpose: high‑stakes proof (legal, regulatory, publication).
    • Guarantees: deterministic replay; counterfactual lane; signed CROWN receipt required; no answer if integrity gates fail.
    • Typical latency: ~2–4 s.
    • Typical cost: 5 CRUX per run (see Economy).

When To Use Which (Quick Tree)

flowchart TD
    A[What do you need?] --> B{Is this high‑stakes?
    Legal, regulatory,
    external publication}
    B -- Yes --> AUDIT[Use AUDIT]
    B -- No --> C{Do others rely on this?
    Client, team,
    published deliverable}
    C -- Yes --> VER[Use VERIFIED]
    C -- No --> D{Just exploring or drafting?}
    D -- Yes --> LGT[Use LIGHT]
    D -- No --> VER2[Use VERIFIED]

flowchart TD
    A[What do you need?] --> B{Is this high‑stakes?
    Legal, regulatory,
    external publication}
    B -- Yes --> AUDIT[Use AUDIT]
    B -- No --> C{Do others rely on this?
    Client, team,
    published deliverable}
    C -- Yes --> VER[Use VERIFIED]
    C -- No --> D{Just exploring or drafting?}
    D -- Yes --> LGT[Use LIGHT]
    D -- No --> VER2[Use VERIFIED]

Tips

  • You can always start Light → upgrade to Verified/Audit for the final draft.
  • When topics are contentious or time‑sensitive, prefer Verified or Audit.

Examples

  • Brainstorming ideas for a headline → Light.
  • Slide deck for an internal meeting → Verified.
  • Public whitepaper or regulator submission → Audit.

Common Pitfalls

  • Expecting audit‑grade proof from Light mode upgrade to Verified/Audit.
  • Using stale sources for time‑sensitive topics check freshness and Findings.
  • Relying on a single domain when others exist Verified/Audit prefer diversity.

See Also

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