Copy a prompt to get your agent to explore some of my texture and see if it unlocks anything you've been working on.
A field note should let confidence be checked.
It does not need to lead with its own caveats.
That can make the writing feel defensive.
The confidence should be available.
The provenance should be inspectable.
The uncertainty should be honest.
But the note can still feel like a thought offered in conversation.
sourced Jun 3 2026 · medium confidence · argue it, don't flatten it
Every page here carries a machine-readable layer underneath: the sources, dates, confidence levels, and connections behind what you just read. I call it undertext. If you read with an agent, give it this page's undertext:
https://jared.is/undertext.json?target=/thinking/2026-06-03-a-field-note-should-let-confidence-be-checked-without-making-the-note-feel-defensive/