METHOD / PROVENANCE AND STATUS
How UtilityForge distinguishes local computations, current source responses, cached fallback, API directory evidence, and unverified claims.
A local workbench is verified at the implementation level through deterministic tests of its stated method. The output is a calculation or transformation of the supplied values; it is not independently verified external data or professional advice.
Formula pages state the key equation and limitations so a visitor can assess whether the model fits the task before relying on the result.
A source-backed result is a provider response obtained through a source-specific adapter. The page distinguishes fresh, stale fallback, unavailable, and rate-limited states. Stale data is never styled or worded as a current live result.
A source response is not treated as a guarantee of completeness, rights, or future availability. The provider link and response time are part of the result context.
The API directory keeps source snapshots, normalization evidence, license/provider-term distinctions, and bounded verification observations. A record is not indexed as verified until it satisfies the directory’s publishing gate.
The Secure API Playground is a user-request diagnostic surface, not an API-verification authority. Its safe errors, target restrictions, and redaction controls intentionally limit what it can show.
Verification status is revised when evidence changes. A failure, missing source, or uncertain claim is a reason to narrow or withdraw a public statement rather than invent a reassuring result.
Methodology last reviewed: 27 August 2026.