Lesson 4 of 8 · Evaluate LLM Output Before You Trust It
In this lesson. Schema, length, banned phrases, retrieval overlap.
What you will learn
- Schema and length
- Banned phrases
- Limits of auto
Walkthrough
You will add cheap checks before expensive human review. They catch breakage, not subtle quality. Know the limit. This is the harness.
Work through the ideas in order. After each point, pause and connect it to a task you already do — a document, a workflow, or a feature you own. The goal of Evaluate LLM Output Before You Trust It is usable skill, not a pile of notes.
If something is unclear, rewrite it in your own words before you continue. Teaching the step back to yourself is the fastest way to see gaps.
Practice
List five automatic checks for your spec.
Keep the first attempt small. A finished example you can reuse beats a perfect plan you never run.
Check your understanding
- Can you explain the goal of this lesson in one sentence to a teammate?
- Where would you apply “Schema and length” in your own work this week?
- What would you change on a second pass of the practice?
Next. Continue to the following lesson when the practice has a real artifact, even a rough one.