Step 5 · Framework Gate
The layer that says "prove it."
Every other agent can suggest, rewrite, and score. The Framework Gate is the only layer that can block. It runs against every claim before it's allowed into the applicant's documents, and it runs against every agent output before it reaches the user. Its job is to make sure nothing enters the NAO that the applicant can't defend in an interview.
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Framework Gate
Sonnet 4.6 · deterministic rules · temperature 0
Pure rule engine. No creativity, no rewrites, no suggestions — just pass / warn / block
on every output. Fires in the editor as you type, and again on every agent response
before it reaches the UI. Rules are deterministic so a reviewer can always trace
why a line was flagged.
Rules currently enforced
FG-01
Unanchored claim
A sentence asserting an achievement, number, or outcome that does not map to a claim in the NAO with evidence attached.
block
FG-02
Fabricated metric
A specific number that does not appear anywhere in the raw intake, resume, or any NAO claim's evidence field.
block
FG-03
Out-of-voice register
Language that drifts from the applicant's voice fingerprint (register, sentence length, vocab tier) by more than the tolerance threshold.
warn
FG-04
Unsupported superlative
"Best," "first," "only," "most" assertions without an accompanying comparator or scope. Everyone says this. Nobody proves it.
warn
FG-05
Boilerplate phrase
Phrases the AdCom has seen in thousands of essays. "Since I was young," "passionate about," "hit the ground running."
soft
FG-06
School name confusion
Referencing a program, professor, or course that is not from the school this essay is being submitted to.
block
Live linter · paste a claim
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