From documents to useful evidence
HuffmanStacks LLC | Field notes | 2026-11-01

A simple structure for intake, extraction, review, and traceability.

Keep the original
Preserve the original document and its identity. Derived text, extracted fields, and reformatted copies should remain traceable to it.

Treat extraction as an input
Extraction can be incomplete. Separate machine output from reviewed values and make uncertainty visible.

Link the work
Connect documents to the engagement, workpaper, or decision they support. Avoid copying the same client or document record into separate tools.

Protect the workflow
Use appropriate access boundaries, retention, backups, and review. A document upload button is only one part of a complete intake system.

IN PRACTICE
A corrected extracted value should retain both the original source reference and the review decision, rather than silently replacing the machine output.

WORKING CHECKLIST
[ ] Keep the original: record the decision and its evidence.
[ ] Treat extraction as an input: record the decision and its evidence.
[ ] Link the work: record the decision and its evidence.
[ ] Protect the workflow: record the decision and its evidence.

General engineering guidance, not a certification or service agreement.
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