| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
PASS |
The bounded check's stated conditions were satisfied. |
FAIL |
A stated condition was contradicted or execution failed. |
UNKNOWN |
Required evidence is missing, unreadable, ambiguous, or unavailable. |
NOT_APPLICABLE |
The check does not apply to this target. |
Never collapse these into a holistic trust score.
EXACT_MATCH means the recorded workspace snapshot still matches.
RELEVANT_FILES_MATCH and HEAD_CHANGED_RELEVANT_FILES_MATCH preserve the
declared relevant-file binding while reporting broader workspace changes.
RELEVANT_FILES_CHANGED, ARTIFACT_CHANGED, and ENVIRONMENT_CHANGED mean
the historical result no longer has current applicability under that binding.
Unreadable or incomplete proof remains UNKNOWN.
- An Observation records what a source or Agent run contains.
- An Evidence Candidate identifies a proposition worth verification.
- Verified Evidence requires an authorized deterministic binding.
- A portable Claim retains evidence, counter-evidence, and limitations.
- An Improvement or Plan remains advice or
PROPOSED, not Evidence. - A human or external release process decides whether to edit, merge, deploy, or publish.
AET never auto-adopts, commits, pushes, merges, releases, or upgrades missing authority for presentation.