Output Templates

## Intent
- Audience:
- Decision or question:
- Primary analytical task:

## Recommended visual
- Chart type:
- Why it fits:
- Primary encoding:
- Comparison or baseline:

## Data preparation
- Grain:
- Measures:
- Dimensions:
- Transformations:
- Missing-data treatment:

## Design specification
- X-axis:
- Y-axis:
- Sort order:
- Series:
- Reference lines:
- Labels:
- Color roles:
- Annotations:
- Interaction:

## Accessibility
- Text summary:
- Alt text:
- Non-color distinctions:
- Table fallback:

## Integrity checks
- Units and denominator:
- Scale and baseline:
- Uncertainty:
- Caveats:

## Alternative
- Use instead when:

## Dashboard purpose
- Dashboard mode:
- Primary users:
- Decisions supported:
- Review frequency:
- Target surface:

## Information hierarchy
1. Primary outcome or alert
2. Drivers and comparisons
3. Diagnostic detail
4. Record-level evidence

## Page structure
- Header and freshness:
- Global controls:
- Primary views:
- Secondary views:
- Detail-on-demand:

## Metric contract
| Metric | Definition | Grain | Unit | Target | Direction | Owner | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

## Interaction contract
| Interaction | Scope | Purpose | Visible state | Reset behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|

## Accessibility contract
- Reading order:
- Keyboard path:
- Alt text approach:
- Table alternatives:
- Contrast and non-color cues:

## Validation plan
- User tasks:
- Success criteria:
- Known risks:

## Verdict
[One paragraph on whether the visual supports its intended decision.]

## Preserve
- [Strong element]

## P0: Misleading or unusable
- Issue:
- Why it matters:
- Fix:

## P1: Major comprehension problem
- Issue:
- Why it matters:
- Fix:

## P2: Refinement
- Issue:
- Why it matters:
- Fix:

## Proposed redesign
- Information hierarchy:
- Chart substitutions:
- Layout changes:
- Context to add:
- Elements to remove:

## Accessibility and integrity
- [Required changes]