> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.droyd.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Evaluation lifecycle

> Follow an evaluation from queueing through terminal results or cancellation.

An evaluation can move through `queued`, `starting`, `running`, and `ingesting`
before it reaches a terminal state such as `succeeded`, `failed`, `cancelled`,
or `expired`. A platform may also mark an unrecoverable run for follow-up.

Progress snapshots show recent work, not a real-time guarantee. A repeated
snapshot is not by itself an error. Use the evaluation status and terminal
result before treating a score or artifact set as final.

Cancellation prevents queued work when possible and requests termination for an
active run. A retry creates a new attempt; it does not rewrite the evidence
from the first one.