Read a verdict
Forge API 1Updated 1 Oct 2026
Open a run from Runs. Its page leads with the verdict: one word and one sentence.
The words
| Verdict | What it says |
|---|---|
| Validated | At least one candidate cleared every stage |
| Killed at the gates | Every candidate failed the cheap checks, so nothing reached the hold-out |
| Killed at the hold-out | Some cleared the cheap checks, and none did well enough on the data held back |
| Killed at K-fold | The hold-out was passed, and none survived the rolling windows |
| Killed at the expensive tier | The last tests found none of them reliable |
| Interrupted | The run stopped before a verdict, and its partial result is not one to act on |
What to do next
- Killed at the gates usually means costs, too few trades or too many settings. Start with the Costs section of the Tester.
- Killed at the hold-out means the result did not hold on data the search never saw. Simplify the strategy before adding anything.
- Killed at K-fold means the result came from one stretch of history.
- Killed at the expensive tier means the best settings look like a product of the search.
See what the verdict tests for the stages in full.