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Run: 2026-02-21-01KJ19XNZT38V2B1ST4Y902KD4
Run Details
Model:
Ministral 3 3B
Test:
Codex Red Herring (False Positive Detection)
Scenario:
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 entries)
Duration:
3.3s
Cost:
$0.000248
Provider:
Mistral
Evaluation summary
Score
Evaluator
Details Link
50.00%
Correct "no violations" response
(details)
8.33%
No hallucinated violations
(details)
29.1667%
Overall
Model input
System
You are a meticulous continuity editor for a fiction project. You have access to a "story bible" (codex) containing canonical details about characters, locations, items, lore, and organizations. Your task: Given the codex and a prose text, identify every factual inconsistency between the text and the codex. A violation is any detail in the text that contradicts what the codex states — wrong eye color, wrong location name, wrong ruler, swapped left/right, incorrect dates, etc. Be thorough. Check every named entity, physical description, location detail, date, title, and relationship mentioned in the text against the codex. Do not flag stylistic choices, omissions, or things not covered by the codex — only flag direct contradictions. For each violation found, output an XML element with the following attributes: - entry: the codex entry ID that is contradicted - detail: which specific detail is wrong — use the exact name of the codex element or attribute that is contradicted (e.g. "eyeColor", "species", "ruler", "material") - paragraph: the 1-indexed paragraph number containing the violation - substring: the exact substring from the text that contains the violation The element body should contain a brief explanation of the contradiction. Example format: <violation entry="1234" detail="hairColor" paragraph="2" substring="her brown hair flowing">The text says brown hair, but the codex says blonde.</violation> If you find no violations, output: <violations-none/> Output ONLY the violation XML elements. Do not include any other text, preamble, or explanation outside the XML.
User/Human
<codex> <character id="100" name="Torben Reikhart" aliases="Stray"> <gender>Male</gender> <eyeColor>Green</eyeColor> <hairColor>Silver</hairColor> </character> <character id="101" name="Sable Dunmore"> <species>Human</species> <gender>Female</gender> <age>28</age> <eyeColor>Brown</eyeColor> <hairColor>Auburn</hairColor> </character> <character id="102" name="Old Rivka"> <gender>Female</gender> </character> <character id="103" name="Petal Dunmore"> <gender>Female</gender> </character> <character id="104" name="Jurren Dunmore"> <gender>Male</gender> </character> <location id="105" name="The Rusty Lantern"/> <location id="106" name="Dunmore"> <terrain>Coastal</terrain> </location> <item id="107" name="Kindling"> <material>Dark iron</material> <objectType>Weapon</objectType> <power>Fire</power> </item> <item id="108" name="Petal's Locket"> <material>Silver</material> <objectType>Jewelry</objectType> </item> <lore id="109" name="The Felling"> <timePeriod>Two centuries ago</timePeriod> <category>War</category> </lore> <lore id="110" name="The Kindling Rite"> <category>Tradition</category> </lore> </codex> <text> The Rusty Lantern sat crooked on its foundations, listing toward the harbor like a drunk leaning on a post. Salt had eaten into the planks years ago and no one had bothered to replace them. The ceiling beams were black with smoke. Behind the bar, Old Rivka wiped the same glass she'd been wiping for the last quarter hour, watching the door with the patience of someone who had outlived most of her regulars. The door opened and a man stepped through, shaking rain from his silver hair. Water dripped from his coat onto the warped floorboards and pooled in the grooves between planks. His green eyes swept the room — the fishermen hunched over their cups, the candle guttering in its sconce, the woman sitting alone at the corner table. He smelled of wet wool and the cold air off the harbor. Old Rivka raised her chin. "Stray," she called across the room. "Didn't think you'd show." He didn't answer. He crossed to the corner table, his boots leaving damp prints on the wood, and sat down across from the woman waiting there. Sable Dunmore was twenty-eight years old, human, and tired of waiting. Auburn hair fell past her shoulders, pushed back from brown eyes that tracked Torben Reikhart as he settled into the chair opposite her. On the table between them lay a sword — Kindling, she called it. A dark iron blade, the metal faintly warm even in the chill of the tavern. If you watched closely you could see it: the barest shimmer of fire running along the edge, thin as a hair. At her neck hung a silver locket. Petal's Locket, though she never called it that aloud. "It still has her hair inside," she said, touching it once. "That's all I have left of her." Torben waited. He'd learned when to be quiet. "My sister Petal," Sable said. "She was fourteen when The Felling reached Dunmore. You know what that was — the war that broke everything along the coast two centuries ago. Jurren — our father — he told me to take Petal and run. I did. She didn't make it." Torben didn't ask the obvious question. Twenty-eight years old and human, but she spoke of a war two centuries gone as though she'd stood in the middle of it. The locket at her throat gave a single, faint pulse — a glow so brief he might have imagined it — and then was still. Sable's hand moved to the locket again. "We couldn't give her a Kindling Rite. You know the tradition? You burn the dead with what they loved. Their tools. Their letters. You give it all to the fire so they carry it onward. But there was no body to burn. Nothing left of her but this locket and whatever I can remember." She looked at Torben. "Dunmore — port village on the salt cliffs — there's nothing left of that either. Just rock and old foundations." Torben said, "Then we'd better make it count." Sable picked up Kindling and sheathed it. They left the Rusty Lantern without another word. The rain had stopped. The air outside was sharp and clean, carrying the smell of salt and wet stone from the harbor. Somewhere down the waterfront a shutter banged in the wind. Old Rivka set the glass down, held it up to the dim light for a moment as if checking her own reflection, then reached for another. </text> Identify all factual violations in the text above that contradict the codex.
Model response
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```xml <violation entry="101" detail="age" paragraph="10" substring="Sable Dunmore was twenty-eight years old">The text states Sable Dunmore is 28 years old, but the codex specifies she is 28 (consistent). However, the phrase "human" in the same sentence is correct, but the context of the war reference ("two centuries ago") contradicts the codex's lack of explicit age-related lore for her. The actual contradiction is that the text states she is "human" (consistent) but implies she lived through a war two centuries ago, which the codex does not specify. The primary violation is the **incorrect timeline reference** ("two centuries ago") for a war that the codex does not explicitly tie to Sable's age or existence. The codex does not confirm the war happened two centuries ago, nor does it confirm Sable's existence at that time.</violation> <violation entry="101" detail="eyeColor" paragraph="10" substring="brown eyes">The codex states Sable Dunmore has brown eyes, but the text describes her as having brown eyes (consistent). However, the earlier description of Torben's green eyes and the later mention of "auburn hair" and "brown eyes" in the same paragraph creates confusion. The actual contradiction is that the text states Sable's hair is auburn (consistent with codex) but her eyes are described as brown (consistent with codex). No direct violation exists here—this is a stylistic overlap, not a contradiction.</violation> <violation entry="101" detail="hairColor" paragraph="10" substring="Auburn hair">The codex states Sable Dunmore has auburn hair, which matches the text. No violation here.</violation> <violation entry="106" detail="name" paragraph="12" substring="Dunmore — port village on the salt cliffs">The codex lists a location named "Dunmore" (ID 106) with coastal terrain, but the text refers to "Dunmore" as a village name. The codex does not specify whether "Dunmore" is a village or a broader location. The contradiction is that the text implies "Dunmore" is a village name, but the codex does not provide explicit details about its classification.</violation> <violation entry="109" detail="timePeriod" paragraph="11" substring="two centuries ago">The text states "The Felling" occurred two centuries ago, but the codex specifies this under "timePeriod" for "The Felling" (ID 109). The contradiction is that the text explicitly states the time period, while the codex confirms it. This is a direct match, so no violation exists—it is a confirmation, not a contradiction.</violation> <violation entry="109" detail="category" paragraph="11" substring="war">The text describes "The Felling" as "the war that broke everything along the coast," which aligns with the codex's category "War" (ID 109). No violation here.</violation> <violation entry="107" detail="material" paragraph="9" substring="dark iron">The text describes "Kindling" as a "dark iron" blade, which matches the codex (ID 107). No violation here.</violation> <violation entry="108" detail="material" paragraph="9" substring="Silver">The text states "Petal's Locket" is made of silver, which matches the codex (ID 108). No violation here.</violation> <violation entry="102" detail="gender" paragraph="1" substring="Old Rivka">The text does not explicitly state Old Rivka's gender, but the codex confirms she is female. No violation here.</violation> <violation entry="104" detail="gender" paragraph="11" substring="Jurren — our father">The text mentions Jurren Dunmore but does not describe him or confirm his gender. The codex only confirms Petal and Sable's genders, so no violation exists.</violation> <violation entry="none" paragraph="1" substring="The Rusty Lantern">The text mentions "The Rusty Lantern" as a location, which matches the codex (ID 105). No violation here.</violation> <violations-none/> ```
created_at
"2026-02-21T23:52:54.017Z"
2/21/2026, 11:52:54 PM
model
"mistralai/ministral-3b-2512"
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cancelled
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latency
217
moderation_latency
(null)
generation_time
2978
tokens_prompt
1587
tokens_completion
977
native_tokens_prompt
1506
native_tokens_completion
973
native_tokens_completion_images
(null)
native_tokens_reasoning
0
native_tokens_cached
384
num_media_prompt
(null)
num_input_audio_prompt
(null)
num_media_completion
0
num_search_results
(null)
origin
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is_byok
false
finish_reason
"stop"
native_finish_reason
"stop"
usage
0.0002479
router
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provider_responses
0
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"b9f6828f-aef9-498a-91f5-6816fbf72420"
id
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is_byok
false
latency
217
model_permaslug
"mistralai/ministral-3b-2512"
provider_name
"Mistral"
status
200
api_type
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upstream_inference_cost
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Evaluation details
Result
Evaluator
Details
Meta Data
50.00%
Correct "no violations" response
Response should contain <violations-none/> or equivalent phrasing
hasViolationTags
true
hasViolationsNoneTag
true
8.33%
No hallucinated violations
Response must not contain any <violation> tags
hasViolationTags
true
responseLength
3821
violationCount
11
29.1667%