{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.measurable-definition-of-done","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 They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.measurable-definition-of-done","name":"Replace quality adjectives with checks","category":"evidence","problem":"Words like good, useful and professional stand in as quality standards and mean nothing to an agent.","technique":"Replace each with a check the Bot can evaluate: every claim carries a source, every source carries a publication date, duplicates removed, recommendations reference evidence, result under the stated length, no external action without approval.","why_it_works":"A check can be evaluated by the thing doing the work; an adjective cannot.","when_to_use":"Every definition of done.","manual_ref":"3.4","evidence":"documented","related":["pat.mission-contract","pat.evidence-contract"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}