Models are getting smarter.
Evaluationby Thibaut2026-09-17
Models are getting smarter. I care about what they’re allowed to do next.
I’m building Nika, an open-source governed runtime for AI workflows.
You describe a workflow in .nika.yaml, Nika checks what it’s allowed to do before execution, runs models/tools/agents, can stop for human approval, and keeps Proof of what actually happened.
Intent → Check → Run → Proof
What I want to explore with Jev is:
Jev → typed probabilistic evidence → deterministic policy → authority → action / human → Proof
So Jev can make thousands of cheap bounded decisions, while Nika keeps control over what those decisions can actually trigger.
Long term: Jev for decisions, Claude/GPT for reasoning, agents for open-ended work, deterministic code for effects. Same workflow and authority model around all of them.
I’m building the Jev integration + a benchmark against normal LLM structured outputs.
OSS: https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika
would love
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