How to read what Cedent produces

Cedent surfaces a lot: summaries, drafts, flags, scores. A few ideas make all of it easier to read. Once these click, you can trust what Cedent shows you because you know exactly what it is — and is not — telling you.

Prepared is not done

The single most important distinction: Cedent preparing something is not the same as it being sent or filed. A drafted reply sits in your queue until you approve it. A generated court form is a PDF for you to file — Cedent does not file it with the court. Nothing leaves your hands automatically. When in doubt, an item that has not been through your approval has not gone anywhere — there is no way for Cedent to act on the outside world behind your back.

Confidence is a prompt, not a verdict

In a few places Cedent shows how sure it is. In every case, the number tells you where to point your attention — not whether to pay attention at all:

A trust score on a draft reflects how complete and well-supported that draft is. A high score means look it over; a low score means look harder. Either way, it is yours to approve.
A confidence level on an email in triage (“78% confident”) is Cedent’s read on where the email belongs — a suggestion to confirm, never an auto-decision.
Facts in a synopsis are weighted by how trustworthy their source is. A detail from a certified court order outranks the same detail mentioned offhand in an email.

None of these are final judgments, and a high score never means “skip the review.” You remain the one accountable for what goes out.

Everything points to a source

Cedent is source-grounded: a fact, a timeline entry, or a line in your brief can be traced back to the email or document it came from. If something looks off, follow it to the source and check. If the source disagrees, correct it — your correction becomes the authoritative version.

Completeness shows what’s missing

A matter shows how complete its synopsis is, section by section. A low number is not an error — it usually means Cedent has not yet seen the email or document that fills those gaps. It is a map of what is still open, not a grade. As the relevant mail and documents get filed to the matter, the number climbs on its own.

Quiet is information too

If a matter’s brief says there has been no recent activity, that is a real signal, not a gap. Cedent would rather tell you a case is quiet than manufacture something to report. A quiet matter that still has something pending can even get its own flag, so silence on an open case does not slip by.

Common questions

A draft has a high trust score — can I approve it without reading? No. A high score means the draft is complete and well-supported, which tells you how closely to look, not whether to look. You are accountable for what is sent or filed.

My matter’s completeness is low — did something fail? Almost certainly not. A low number means Cedent has not yet seen everything it needs. File the related email and documents — or wait for Cedent to work through them — and it rises.

Cedent says it has no information on something — is that a bug? No. That is Cedent being honest rather than guessing. It usually means the source has not been filed to the matter yet; check your triage inbox.