The Model-Change Protocol: What I Actually Do When the Tally Shows Two Weeks of Model Drift
Описание и применение
Протокол из пяти шагов позволяет выявлять и устранять дрейф модели, избегая ненужных смен моделей и настройки параметров.
Задача
Two consecutive weeks of model-tag growth indicated a model problem, but prior investigations had misattributed drift to model changes instead of prompt edits.
Результат
The protocol resolved the drift without swapping models, saved ~2.5 hours, updated the contract by one line, re‑baselined two fixtures, and established a revisit schedule.
Рабочий процесс
- Declare a model incident and freeze version bumps
- Run the golden fixture suite against both behaviors
- Diff the divergences, not the averages
- Take one of three decisions (pin, adopt, quarantine)
- Log the decision with an expiry date
Доказательства
The protocol exists to make sure I never do that again.
Step 1 — Declare a model incident and freeze version bumps.
Step 2 — Run the golden fixture suite against both behaviors.
Step 3 — Diff the divergences, not the averages.
Step 4 — Take one of three decisions.
Step 5 — Log the decision with an expiry date.
Two weeks of tallies, one incident, one evening, 2.5 hours, one contract line, two fixtures re-baselined, zero model swaps.
- Дата записи: 2026-10-13T18:40:59.166Z