Source Tiers and Source Types

Before You Run labels information so readers can judge confidence and follow original source URLs.

Primary

Direct materials from the affected project or vendor, such as official advisories and release notes.

Confidence expectation: highest, when scope and date are explicit.

Reference

Reliable third-party summaries that provide context or interpretation.

Confidence expectation: useful but should be checked against primary sources.

Signal

Early indicators like community reports that may be incomplete.

Confidence expectation: low to medium until confirmation appears.

Signals are not treated as confirmed facts.

Candidate collection sources

Before You Run uses these sources for operator-controlled candidate collection. Collection does not mean automatic publication; every candidate is reviewed before it becomes a card.

Primary / official project sources

Reference / ecosystem sources

Other signals

Community posts, SNS links, screenshots, and manually provided URLs may be used as supporting signals, but they are not treated as confirmed facts by themselves.

Why source URLs matter

URLs let readers verify claims, timestamps, and update history directly.

Freshness: How recently the source was updated compared with the reported event.
Severity: How serious the potential impact is if the report is accurate.
Confidence: How strongly current evidence supports the claim.

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