A skipped check is not a passed check

01 · Before and afterThe pattern

type Screen = { flagged: boolean | null }; // null = not evaluated

if (overQuota) return { flagged: null };   // before: { flagged: false }

// client
if (res.flagged !== null) cache.set(key, res); // only cache real verdicts

02 · Run it on your appThe check

When your AI or fraud check is skipped (quota, timeout, rate limit), does the caller know it was skipped, or does it look like a pass?

If the honest answer is no or not sure, this is worth a look before it reaches production.