diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index eb237d4..d2018f5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ export const rawWriteInterpretationSchema = z.object({
     scheduleFields: rawScheduleFieldsSchema.nullable(),
     taskFields: rawTaskFieldsSchema.nullable(),
   }),
-  confidence: z.record(z.string(), z.number().min(0).max(1)),
   unresolvedFields: z.array(z.string().min(1)),
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/write-commit.ts b/packages/core/src/write-commit.ts
index 9ae16db..4e5803f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/write-commit.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/write-commit.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function commitScheduleFields(input: {
       continue;
     }
 
-    const fieldConfidence = interpretation.confidence[fieldPath] ?? 0;
+    const fieldConfidence = interpretation.confidence[fieldPath] ?? 1;
     if (fieldConfidence < CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD) {
       needsClarification.push(fieldPath);
       continue;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function commitTaskFields(input: {
       continue;
     }
 
-    const fieldConfidence = interpretation.confidence[fieldPath] ?? 0;
+    const fieldConfidence = interpretation.confidence[fieldPath] ?? 1;
     if (fieldConfidence < CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD) {
       needsClarification.push(fieldPath);
       continue;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/write-interpretation.ts b/packages/core/src/write-interpretation.ts
index 2d5786f..91dce7e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/write-interpretation.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/write-interpretation.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function normalizeRawWriteInterpretation(
     taskName: raw.taskName,
     fields: resolvedFields,
     sourceText,
-    confidence: raw.confidence,
+    confidence: {},
     unresolvedFields: raw.unresolvedFields,
   };
 }