Six stages from intent to consequence — anchored, immutable, externally verifiable.
Commit Boundary
ALLOW
HOLD
DENY
Anchored Reference State
Pinned at each stage
Policy version
Authority registry
Input snapshot
Time anchor
Stage 01
Decision
Intent presented; candidate action defined.
G
E
A
Stage 02
Admissibility
Verdict rendered against live state & policy.
G
E
A
Stage 03
Runtime Validation
Continuous live-state observation in-window.
G
E
A
Stage 04
Commit · Bind
Atomic state-of-record mutation.
G
E
A
Stage 05
Execution
Effect observed; divergence captured.
G
E
A
Stage 06
Evidence
In-line, signed, externally verifiable.
G
E
A
intent presented →
verdict rendered →
validation passed →
state mutated →
effect observed →
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External Verifiability Surface
Produced in-line at Stage 06
Signing
Tamper-evident anchor
Access controls