Escalate a problem

Urgency: Right now — everything is blocked · Tone: Strained

What is this message actually asking of you?

The state Jev read

Hi — following up on my last two emails. The invoice for March still has not been approved and my team cannot start the next phase until it clears. This is now three weeks past the date we agreed in the SOW. Can someone tell me where it is stuck?

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The headline reads

Intent

Choice

What the sender is actually trying to get done.

89%
high
Escalate a problem at 91%, from 6 options
91% Escalate a problem

Urgency

Score

How soon the sender needs an answer.

72%
medium
3.67 of 4 · Right now — everything is blocked

Tone

Choice

The register the message is written in.

81%
high
Strained at 85%, from 5 options
85% Strained

Everything else in the same request

Frustration

Score

How much patience the sender has left.

95%
high
1.97 of 4 · Clearly frustrated

Clarity of the ask

Score

Whether a reader could act without asking a follow-up.

92%
high
3.00 of 4 · The ask is explicit

Needs a reply

Noul

Whether silence would be a problem.

Almost certainly
Probability the answer is yes
97%
No Coin flip Yes

Names a deadline

Noul

Whether a specific date or window is on the table.

Probably
Probability the answer is yes
71%
No Coin flip Yes

Passive-aggressive

Noul

Surface politeness carrying an edge underneath.

Leaning yes
Probability the answer is yes
65%
No Coin flip Yes

Escalation risk

Score

How likely this goes over your head if ignored.

82%
high
2.80 of 4 · They will loop in a manager

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  "state": "Hi — following up on my last two emails. The invoice for March still has not been approved and my team cannot start the next phase until it clears. This is now three weeks past the date we agreed in…",
  "model": "jev-latest",
  "questions": {
    "intent": {
      "type": "choice",
      "instructions": "What is the sender primarily trying to do?",
      "criteria": {
        "Ask a question": "Wants information back, nothing else",
        "Make a request": "Wants the reader to take an action",
        "Escalate a problem": "Raising something that has already gone wrong or stalled",
        "Share an update": "Informational; no action expected from the reader",
        "Sell something": "Pitching a product, service, or meeting",
        "Socialise": "Small talk, thanks, congratulations, no business content"
      }
    },
    "urgency": {
      "type": "score",
      "instructions": "How soon does the sender need a response?",
      "criteria": [
        "No deadline at all",
        "Whenever convenient",
        "Within a few days",
        "Today",
        "Right now — everything is blocked"
      ]
    },
    "tone": {
      "type": "choice",
      "instructions": "What tone is the message written in?",
      "criteria": {
        "Warm": "Friendly, appreciative, personal",
        "Neutral": "Plain and professional, no emotional colour",
        "Direct": "Terse and businesslike, but not hostile",
        "Strained": "Politeness holding back visible frustration",
        "Hostile": "Openly angry, accusatory, or insulting"
      }
    },
    "frustration": {
      "type": "score",
      "instructions": "How frustrated does the sender sound?",
      "criteria": [
        "Completely relaxed",
        "Mildly impatient",
        "Clearly frustrated",
        "Angry",
        "At the end of their patience"
      ]
    },
    "clarity": {
      "type": "score",
      "instructions": "How clearly does the message state what it wants?",
      "criteria": [
        "No discernible ask",
        "The ask is buried or vague",
        "The ask is stated but needs interpretation",
        "The ask is explicit",
        "The ask is explicit, scoped, and has a deadline"
      ]
    },
    "needs_reply": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Does this message require a reply?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "The sender is waiting on a response from the reader",
        "false": "Purely informational, or explicitly says no reply is needed"
      }
    },
    "has_deadline": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Does the message name a specific deadline, date, or time window?"
    },
    "passive_aggressive": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Is this message passive-aggressive?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Polite on the surface but carrying reproach, sarcasm, or a pointed reminder",
        "false": "Says what it means, whether warmly or bluntly"
      }
    },
    "escalation_risk": {
      "type": "score",
      "instructions": "If nobody replies today, how likely is this to escalate?",
      "criteria": [
        "It will simply be forgotten",
        "They may follow up once more",
        "They will chase persistently",
        "They will loop in a manager",
        "They will escalate publicly or churn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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