What should I ask for in a first sample, and what limits and licence questions apply?
Direct answers on first-sample contents, the limits of generated material, training and evaluation licence uses, domain requests, commercial terms and a sensible first step.
**What should I ask for in a first sample?**
A small task set covering routine matches, exceptions and escalation cases, with the snapshot, policies, reference outcomes and a scorer or scoring specification. Ask for the schema as well, so you can check it loads in your harness.
**What limits apply?**
The material is generated, so it is not real business records and should not be treated as evidence of how any specific organisation behaves. It also does not guarantee anonymity, privacy compliance or regulatory approval. Inspect it for grounding and disclosure risk.
**Can I use it to train models?**
That depends on the licence you agree. Ask for the permitted uses in writing: evaluation only, training, or both, and whether derived models or published results are covered.
**Can I request a specific domain or policy set?**
Yes, you can ask for a domain framing and describe the policies you want agents to follow. Scope this in the pilot, and say which rules must be present in the sample.
**What will it cost and how long will it take?**
Those are agreed directly with MirrorFirm for your scope. Nothing here sets a price or a timeline.
**What is a useful first step?**
Send a short brief naming the decisions you want to test, your preferred formats, such as JSONL or Parquet, and the harness you use. Then review the sample against a checklist and decide whether to extend it.
Ask for a small, schema-complete sample, get permitted uses in writing, and remember that price and timing are agreed directly.
- Audience:
- Evaluation teams
- Content type:
- FAQ
- Buyer question:
- Scope and getting started
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