{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.green-amber-red","generated":"2026-09-06T05:32:11Z","citation":["Quote the record id and its source_url (or provenance if there is no URL).","Include last_verified or observed_at when present. Do not present an old date as current.","If tier is community and confidence is low, say so. Do not launder it into a fact.","If the database does not hold the answer, say that. Do not invent Grok Bot product claims.","Contradictions are data: when conflicts_with is present, report both records rather than picking a favourite.","Deprecated and removed records stay visible. They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.green-amber-red","name":"Green, amber, red, pasted on day one","category":"safety","problem":"Bots that must ask about everything are useless and Bots that never ask are dangerous.","technique":"Paste three short lists in plain English into every Bot: green for everything reversible (do it alone and log it), amber for internal recoverable changes inside approved tools, red for anything the outside world sees, anything that moves money and anything that cannot be taken back.","why_it_works":"It draws the line once, in writing, instead of leaving it to be renegotiated daily.","when_to_use":"Every Bot, day one.","manual_ref":"3.5","evidence":"documented","related":["pat.reversibility-tiebreaker","pat.bots-draft-humans-send","pat.boundaries-in-the-request"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}