Finding types catalog

Findings are specific issues detected by Field's automated scans or entered manually by operators. The WordPress template includes roughly 60 finding types organized across seven domains. Each type has a severity, a base time estimate, and rules for which tiers include its remediation.

Seven domains

Every finding belongs to one of seven domains. The domain determines its weight in the health score and whether it's included in a given service tier.

Severity levels

Each finding type has a default severity that affects its health score impact and queue priority:

• • Critical — immediate risk. Security breaches, site-down conditions, data exposure. Surfaces in the Urgent queue section.
• • High — should be addressed this cycle. Significant performance issues, vulnerable software with known exploits.
• • Medium — address when capacity allows. Optimization opportunities, non-critical accessibility gaps.
• • Low — improvement items. Best-practice recommendations, minor content structure issues.

Base time estimates

Every finding type includes a base_minutes estimate — the typical time to remediate that issue. This is used for budget forecasting and work planning, not billing. Actual time is tracked through the work pipeline. The estimate helps operators understand whether a finding fits within the remaining budget or will likely require slice-rate work.

Detection

Finding types have an auto_detectable flag:

• • Auto-detectable — found by automated scans. The Field Agent or external scanner identifies these without operator input. Most security and performance findings are auto-detectable.
• • Operator-entered — require human judgment. Content structure issues, some accessibility findings, and context-dependent items are entered manually by the operator during review.

Tier inclusion matrix

Not all finding domains are included in every tier. The matrix determines whether remediating a finding is covered by the monthly budget or billed at the slice rate:

Included means remediation is covered by the monthly budget at the $2.50/min rate. Paid means it's billed at the $3.75/min slice rate unless the operator chooses to absorb it.