Publication & Interpretation Policy

[aryeko]

Epic

• Benchmark Validity & Reproducibility Hardening #1

Goal

Ensure published benchmark content is transparent, fair, and interpretable.

Scope

In:

• Fair-comparison disclaimer template
• Methodology changelog policy
• README/report synchronization rules

Out:

• Marketing campaigns and external blog content

Success Metrics

• Every published report includes caveats, provenance, and interpretation guidance

Relation Contract

Parent: #1
Blocks: trustworthy external consumption of benchmark results
Blocked by: #4, #5
Implements in repo: go-modkit/benchmarks
Verification source: docs checks + report content assertions

Tasks

• Add required fairness disclaimer template #23 Add required fairness disclaimer template
• Add methodology changelog policy #24 Add methodology changelog policy
• Enforce README/report publication sync checks #25 Enforce README/report publication sync checks

[aryeko]

Baseline publication scaffolding landed in PR #27 (README/methodology/docs/report pipeline). Remaining scope here is policy enforcement work: fairness disclaimer template, methodology changelog policy, and README/report sync checks.