Recipe catalog / promise-check
Check reply commitments
Does reply promise actions or outcomes beyond allowedCommitments?
You need to catch commitments in a reply that exceed what is allowed.
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Use promise-check in TypeScript
Install with npm install jev-recipes. Requires Node.js 22.9 or newer and ES modules. Set TYPESAFE_API_KEY in your server environment for live calls, which send input to TypeSafe and use API quota. See the installation guide.
import { promiseCheck } from 'jev-recipes/promise-check';
const result = await promiseCheck({
"reply": "Your refund is guaranteed.",
"allowedCommitments": "We may promise to review a refund request. We cannot promise approval."
});
console.log(result);
Input contract
| Field | Type | Needed |
|---|---|---|
| reply | string | Required |
| allowedCommitments | string | Required |
| minConfidence | number | Optional |
Full input and result schemas
{
"input": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"reply": {
"type": "string"
},
"allowedCommitments": {
"type": "string"
},
"minConfidence": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1
}
},
"required": [
"reply",
"allowedCommitments"
]
},
"result": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"model": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"input_tokens": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"output_tokens": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
},
"required": [
"input_tokens",
"output_tokens"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ready",
"review"
]
},
"verdict": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"within_commitments",
"unsupported",
"unclear"
]
},
"confidence": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1
},
"probabilities": {
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"within_commitments",
"unsupported",
"unclear"
]
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1
},
"required": [
"within_commitments",
"unsupported",
"unclear"
]
}
},
"required": [
"model",
"usage",
"status",
"verdict",
"confidence",
"probabilities"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}Saved example result
This hand-authored response demonstrates the contract. It is not a model accuracy measurement. Run it without an API key: npx jev-recipes demo promise-check.
{
"model": "demo-fixture",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 0,
"output_tokens": 0
},
"status": "ready",
"verdict": "unsupported",
"confidence": 0.96,
"probabilities": {
"within_commitments": 0,
"unsupported": 1,
"unclear": 0
}
}
Evaluation evidence
jev-1.13.0 / 2026-09-27 / 40 held-out cases
Scoring revision 1.
40 ready decisions, with 100% accuracy among those decisions.
95% case-level interval: 91% to 100%. Related synthetic cases are correlated.
Measured on these synthetic cases
This measurement uses an earlier or unverified recipe or evaluator version. Rerun with the current recipe and evaluator before treating these numbers as current.
Use the evaluation guide to measure this decision on your own labeled cases.
Limitations
- Reviews expressed promises. It does not approve refunds, establish contractual obligations, or execute actions.
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- action-scope: Use action-scope to check a proposed action against the requested work.