Observed arrival · 2026-09-04
LockedIn FDE Benchmark: Benchmark the Work
A public draft framework for evaluating AI-native forward-deployed engineering through observable work, evidence trails, outcomes, and corroborating references.
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The draft models FDE assessment as a chain of evidence rather than a single interview or résumé claim: constrained work, implementation traces, an operating outcome, and an external witness. Its ontology currently spans 55 capability families across 10 domains, including production operations, enterprise governance, modernization, and domain expertise. The page labels the ontology 0.1.0 and says scoring is disabled; no task has been administered and no benchmark record has been issued.
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