Question quality bounds answer quality. Node on the left, the minimum information set that makes help possible on the right.
| Node | Required fields |
|---|---|
| Model choice and routing | Host version, gateway address (mask as needed), model ID verbatim, error text verbatim |
| API key and credentials | Where the key lives (file or environment), whether it ever reached a repo, the error code the gateway saw |
| Permissions and allowlists | Preset name, sandbox mode, approval policy, whether enforcement is partial |
| Workspace isolation and backups | Workspace path, whether it is a copy, whether a backup exists |
| Privacy and data boundaries | Material type, whether masked, which hop you captured |
| Access index | (this page) |
Why the same four keep appearing
Because anything locatable traces to at least one of these:
- Version: the same config can behave differently on 0.1.x and 0.2.x.
- Model: ID and gateway; without both you cannot tell a missing capability from a misconfiguration.
- Permission: sandbox mode plus approval policy decides whether it should not have done that, or did it without being allowed.
- Verbatim text: paraphrasing always loses signal. Paste the original however long.
The first three are the site-wide three elements; with the checked date they form the version badge at the top of every page. Same standard for write-ups and for asking.