messick init --title TITLE messick instrument import --survey Survey.ep messick intent add --input intent.json messick inspect messick burden analyze messick pretest plan --mode cognitive --agents AgentList.ep --models ModelList.ep messick job generate --plan PLAN --output edsl_jobs/pretest.ep ep inspect edsl_jobs/pretest.ep ep jobs cost edsl_jobs/pretest.ep ep run edsl_jobs/pretest.ep --output data/results/pretest.ep messick results ingest --plan PLAN --results data/results/pretest.ep messick pretest analyze --source SOURCE messick validation evaluate --intent INTENT messick validate --strict messick report context messick report template
--models is required and must use the current ep-agent model selection. Omitting --agents selects the documented bounded respondent pilot of three varied profiles. Plans and generated jobs report questions × scenarios × agents × models as the effective call count.
Simulation-only evidence receives a provisional status after material findings are adjudicated; it does not establish authentic human responses or field readiness.