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# Baseline
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Metrics you can use as a baseline for comparison purposes. Use these metrics when you interpret monitoring results for an auto predictor.

## Contents
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 ** PredictorBaseline **   <a name="forecast-Type-Baseline-PredictorBaseline"></a>
The initial [accuracy metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/forecast/latest/dg/metrics.html) for the predictor you are monitoring. Use these metrics as a baseline for comparison purposes as you use your predictor and the metrics change.  
Type: [PredictorBaseline](API_PredictorBaseline.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/forecast-2018-06-26/Baseline) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/forecast-2018-06-26/Baseline) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/forecast-2018-06-26/Baseline) 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for Amazon Forecast. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query forecast` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).