How the gate works
This tool grades your working AI fluency across six skills, from your own marks. Each signal is scored 0–5; the verdict is the weakest one — then a gate that can only make it worse.
The 6 signals
Verification or Safety scored under 3 of 5 forces the tier to AWARE regardless of how strong every other skill is — an operator who does not verify what the tool says, or who mishandles data, is not yet fluent however good the prompting.
Why: Five of six skills are strong — foundational, workflow and safety are maxed, verification and role-specific sit at 4 of 5. But fluency is the weakest skill, not the average: Prompting & Iteration scores just 2 of 5, so the tier is CAPABLE. The mean of 83 reads fluent; the floor is what you actually operate at. Both essential skills clear the gate, so nothing is forced lower.
A clean sheet didn’t save it. The verdict is the weakest signal — and a top trigger is dispositive on its own — so it names the one thing to fix first. For development, not employment decisions. This kit is for individual development and training planning — it measures and places, it does not certify, rank people against each other, or make employment decisions, and it is not a hiring, promotion, performance-review, or discipline tool. Not legal advice.