---
id: workflow.troubleshooting.contributions-and-judgment
title: Contributions and conflicting judgments
summary: A Contribution is waiting, cannot progress, or reveals disagreement about expected behavior.
kind: error
product_area: troubleshooting
status: stable
updated: 2026-11-11
canonical: /docs/troubleshooting/contributions-and-judgment
---

# Contributions and conflicting judgments

## Symptom

A Contribution is waiting, cannot progress, or reveals disagreement about expected behavior.

## Likely causes

| What you observe | Focused guide |
| --- | --- |
| A task, checkpoint, or completion state needs attention | [Expert Contribution problems](/docs/troubleshooting/expert-contributions) |
| Experts interpret the same situation differently | [Low expert agreement](/docs/troubleshooting/low-expert-agreement) |

## Fix

Inspect the actual Contribution and task states before inferring completion. For disagreement, preserve the competing reasons and identify the condition or missing context that changes the judgment. Request clarification through the existing Contribution workflow.

Follow the focused guide for the actual state you observe; keep accepted records and explicit human decisions intact.

## Prevention

Preserve exact object and version identities, review the relevant source context, and inspect the accepted state before comparing outcomes.

## Related task pages

{% related-card-grid title="Return to the workflow" %}
- [Complete your first alignment loop](/docs/quickstart)
{% /related-card-grid %}

## Related reference pages

{% related-card-grid title="Diagnose the observed state" %}
- [Expert Contribution problems](/docs/troubleshooting/expert-contributions)
- [Low expert agreement](/docs/troubleshooting/low-expert-agreement)
{% /related-card-grid %}