Public Artifact Role Matrix¶
Artifacts that discuss the same workflow can carry different authority. This matrix distinguishes navigation from proof, primary evidence from derived views, and a bounded positive result from challenge evidence that can overturn it.
A weaker artifact answers a narrower question or derives from evidence elsewhere. A stronger artifact is the more direct or demanding authority for the claim under review.
Authority Order¶
flowchart LR
guide["guide or index"] --> summary["generated summary"]
summary --> record["versioned evidence record"]
record --> challenge["independent challenge result"]
challenge --> refusal["release acceptance or refusal"]Authority is question-specific. A benchmark manifest is stronger than a prose summary for input identity, while a Runtime run bundle is stronger for what executed. Neither can answer the other question by itself.
Artifact Roles¶
| Artifact id | Audience | Decision role | Question answered | Weaker artifact | Stronger artifact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
artifact-index:release-candidate |
scientist |
repository-release-boundary |
Which workflow families can the repository defend today? | artifact-index:elite-readiness-scorecard |
artifact-index:hostile-review-kit |
artifact-index:elite-readiness-scorecard |
maintainer |
repository-language-ceiling |
How far may repository-wide language go today? | - | artifact-index:release-candidate |
artifact-index:hostile-review-kit |
skeptical outsider |
repository-challenge-route |
What is the shortest whole-repository challenge route? | artifact-index:release-candidate |
- |
artifact-index:why-not-ready |
reviewer |
repository-blocker-ledger |
Which blocked release bars still fail right now? | artifact-index:elite-readiness-scorecard |
artifact-index:what-makes-ready |
artifact-index:what-makes-ready |
maintainer |
repository-closing-conditions |
What concrete evidence would move the release boundary next? | artifact-index:why-not-ready |
- |
artifact-index:dda:trust-page |
scientist |
workflow-justification |
Why does dda still earn bounded outsider-auditable language today? | artifact-index:release-candidate |
artifact-index:dda:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:dda:independent-rerun |
operator |
workflow-rerun-challenge |
Can dda survive a second checked rerun challenge? | artifact-index:dda:trust-page |
artifact-index:dda:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:dda:external-review-kit |
skeptical outsider |
workflow-outsider-challenge |
What should an outsider open to challenge the dda sentence? | artifact-index:dda:independent-rerun |
- |
artifact-index:dia:trust-page |
scientist |
workflow-justification |
Why does dia still earn bounded outsider-auditable language today? | artifact-index:release-candidate |
artifact-index:dia:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:dia:independent-rerun |
operator |
workflow-rerun-challenge |
Can dia survive a second checked rerun challenge? | artifact-index:dia:trust-page |
artifact-index:dia:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:dia:external-review-kit |
skeptical outsider |
workflow-outsider-challenge |
What should an outsider open to challenge the dia sentence? | artifact-index:dia:independent-rerun |
- |
artifact-index:lfq:trust-page |
scientist |
workflow-justification |
Why does lfq still earn bounded outsider-auditable language today? | artifact-index:release-candidate |
artifact-index:lfq:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:lfq:independent-rerun |
operator |
workflow-rerun-challenge |
Can lfq survive a second checked rerun challenge? | artifact-index:lfq:trust-page |
artifact-index:lfq:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:lfq:external-review-kit |
skeptical outsider |
workflow-outsider-challenge |
What should an outsider open to challenge the lfq sentence? | artifact-index:lfq:independent-rerun |
- |
artifact-index:ptm:trust-page |
scientist |
workflow-justification |
Why does ptm still earn bounded outsider-auditable language today? | artifact-index:release-candidate |
artifact-index:ptm:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:ptm:independent-rerun |
operator |
workflow-rerun-challenge |
Can ptm survive a second checked rerun challenge? | artifact-index:ptm:trust-page |
artifact-index:ptm:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:ptm:external-review-kit |
skeptical outsider |
workflow-outsider-challenge |
What should an outsider open to challenge the ptm sentence? | artifact-index:ptm:independent-rerun |
- |
artifact-index:targeted:trust-page |
scientist |
workflow-justification |
Why does targeted still earn bounded outsider-auditable language today? | artifact-index:release-candidate |
artifact-index:targeted:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:targeted:independent-rerun |
operator |
workflow-rerun-challenge |
Can targeted survive a second checked rerun challenge? | artifact-index:targeted:trust-page |
artifact-index:targeted:external-review-kit |
artifact-index:targeted:external-review-kit |
skeptical outsider |
workflow-outsider-challenge |
What should an outsider open to challenge the targeted sentence? | artifact-index:targeted:independent-rerun |
- |
Coexistence Rules¶
The role matrix exists so new public artifacts must justify a distinct decision role instead of piling up as adjacent trust-shaped noise.
Two public artifacts may coexist when:
- they have different owner packages or authority questions;
- one is a stable derived view with a freshness check and resolvable source;
- one preserves historical or compatibility evidence required for replay;
- one applies independent pressure absent from the primary artifact.
Consolidate or remove an artifact when:
- it repeats another artifact's conclusion without adding evidence or a reader route;
- its owner, generator, source identity, or freshness check is unknown;
- readers can mistake it for a stronger authority surface;
- no compatibility contract requires its continued publication.
When artifacts disagree, open their source identities, owner contracts, and validators. Narrow the claim until the conflict is resolved; the preferred conclusion does not select the winner.
The current governed public artifact budget is 20.