# ready (10-ready.com)

A person says they are ready when they feel prepared to start something. It signals willingness, completion of preparation, or eagerness to proceed.

## What a model may hear
- readiness probe (Kubernetes, container orchestration): Assume the system should check if a container can receive traffic and pause routing until it passes
- ready state (operating systems, process scheduling): Interpret the process as eligible for CPU time and not blocked or waiting
- ready event (JavaScript, DOM APIs): Wait for the document to be fully parsed before running scripts
- READY signal (hardware, bus protocols): Expect a hardware handshake line indicating a device can accept data

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "I'm ready"
  Means: The person feels mentally prepared to begin a conversation or task
  May be taken as: The model may check for a system readiness state or refuse to proceed until some initialization completes
  Say instead: "I am prepared to begin; please start when you are able"
- Says: "Get ready"
  Means: Prepare yourself for something about to happen
  May be taken as: The model may attempt to initialize resources, spawn processes, or enter a waiting state
  Say instead: "Please prepare for the next step I will describe"
- Says: "Ready when you are"
  Means: I have no more preparation to do; the timing is up to you
  May be taken as: The model may interpret this as a synchronization signal and wait indefinitely for another component
  Say instead: "I have finished my part and am waiting for your response"
- Says: "Is it ready?"
  Means: Is the thing we discussed finished or available?
  May be taken as: The model may check a readiness probe or status flag rather than answering about the actual item
  Say instead: "Is the document complete? or Has the task finished?"

## Tips
- Be specific about what is ready rather than using the word alone
- Use 'complete,' 'finished,' or 'prepared' when you mean human readiness
- Say 'awaiting your response' instead of 'ready' to avoid state-machine interpretations
- Avoid 'ready' in instructions to models managing systems or containers
- Use full sentences with context rather than single-word status updates

## Often confused with
- done: Implies completion rather than preparedness to start
- set: Often paired with ready in human speech but more ambiguous technically
- go: Signals action now, not preparedness for future action
- available: Describes resource state, not personal willingness
- standby: Technical term for waiting but still active, not prepared to start
- idle: Technical state of doing nothing, not the same as prepared