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Check what a question takes for granted

Label whether a question takes a supplied claim for granted or leaves that claim open.

You need to identify a specific assumption in a question before using it in a conversation, survey, or evaluation.

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Use question-assumption 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 { questionAssumption } from 'jev-recipes/question-assumption';

const result = await questionAssumption({
  "question": "Why did you delete the file?",
  "claim": "You deleted the file."
});
console.log(result);

Input contract

FieldTypeNeeded
questionstringRequired
claimstringRequired
contextstringOptional
minConfidencenumberOptional
Full input and result schemas
{
  "input": {
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "question": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One question, including any framing visible to the respondent."
      },
      "claim": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One specific proposition to check for an assumption in the question."
      },
      "context": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Supplied context needed to resolve references and interpret the question and claim."
      },
      "minConfidence": {
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "maximum": 1
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "question",
      "claim"
    ]
  },
  "result": {
    "$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": [
          "assumed",
          "not_assumed",
          "unclear"
        ]
      },
      "confidence": {
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "maximum": 1
      },
      "probabilities": {
        "type": "object",
        "propertyNames": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "assumed",
            "not_assumed",
            "unclear"
          ]
        },
        "additionalProperties": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 1
        },
        "required": [
          "assumed",
          "not_assumed",
          "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 question-assumption.

{
  "model": "demo-fixture",
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 0,
    "output_tokens": 0
  },
  "status": "ready",
  "verdict": "assumed",
  "confidence": 0.98,
  "probabilities": {
    "assumed": 0.98,
    "not_assumed": 0.01,
    "unclear": 0.01
  }
}

Evaluation evidence

Fixture only

No verified live accuracy measurement is available. Evaluate representative cases before using this decision in your workflow.

Use the evaluation guide to measure this decision on your own labeled cases.

Limitations

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