---
id: object-model.outputs
title: Outputs
summary: Distinguish managed Run responses, imported output-only Runs, and Case-scoped reference outputs.
kind: reference
product_area: object_model
status: stable
updated: 2026-08-23
canonical: /docs/object-model/outputs
---

# Outputs

Understand the outputs Teammately reviews, compares, and turns into correctness evidence.

## Definition

An output is response evidence associated with a Case, but its identity depends on the workflow that produced it. A managed Evaluation Run generates a response from a saved Harness Version. An imported output-only Run maps externally produced responses to immutable Case IDs. A Case may also expose a golden or reference response where the current surface supports it.

Do not collapse these into one generic “accepted output” lifecycle. Imported outputs are not Harness Versions, Run responses are not automatically reference answers, and reviewer comments are not outputs.

## Fields, states, or lifecycle rules

- A managed Run response is bound to the Run, saved Harness Version, Benchmark Version, and Case.
- An imported output-only Run joins external rows to immutable Case IDs and retains imported candidate metadata.
- Output-only Runs can be scored and inspected, but cannot be activated, optimized in Improve, or used as Harness columns in Compare or Arena.
- A golden or reference output is Case-scoped example evidence where exposed; it does not become a global Policy.
- Mapping errors can make evidence misleading even when the external response data is unchanged.
- This page documents object boundaries, not model execution, provider behavior, or public output schemas.

## Related objects

Read outputs with [Cases](/docs/object-model/cases), [Reference and golden outputs](/docs/object-model/reference-and-golden-outputs), [Run an evaluation](/docs/benchmark-evaluations/run-evaluation), and [Map external outputs](/docs/benchmark-evaluations/output-mapping).

{% example-demo title="Target model outputs boundary" %}
Case: A user asks whether a product is compatible with equipment they own.

Candidate output: The assistant says the product will work.

Interpretation: The benchmark failure belongs to the candidate output, but the reviewer still needs the case context and applicable rubric to explain why it failed.
{% /example-demo %}

## Source confidence

Code-backed: Benchmark Dataset output mapping and Evaluation Run detail distinguish imported output-only evidence from managed Run responses; review and Case-content sources preserve the Case boundary. Provider execution and customer serialization are outside this reference.

## Related task pages

{% related-card-grid title="Related task pages" %}
- [Run an evaluation](/docs/benchmark-evaluations/run-evaluation)
- [Map external outputs](/docs/benchmark-evaluations/output-mapping)
- [Connect model outputs](/docs/integrations/connect-model-outputs)
- [Inspect evaluation results](/docs/benchmark-evaluations/inspect-results)
{% /related-card-grid %}