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BRIEF.md

Lightweight contract for an exploration. The common rules remain in the snapshot declared by FOUNDATION.md.

Identity

Field Value
Name TODO
Owner TODO
Class Exploration
Status TODO not started, in progress, or concluded
Start TODO YYYY-MM-DD
Limit TODO date, duration, or budget

Question

TODO Write one question that the exploration must answer.

Context and user

TODO Identify the observed situation, the affected person, and the reason to test now. Do not present a user assumption as a fact.

Expected evidence

TODO Describe the observation, measurement, or prototype that will support a conclusion.

Scope

Included

  • TODO

Excluded

  • TODO

Facts and assumptions

Type Statement Source or next verification
Fact TODO TODO
Assumption TODO TODO

Constraints

  • Data and confidentiality: TODO synthetic, anonymized, real, or no data.
  • Access and secrets: TODO or none.
  • Runtime logging: TODO emits no first-party runtime log records, or canonical P21 mapping and evidence.
  • Maximum time and cost: TODO.
  • Activated profiles: See FOUNDATION.md, the single source.

Conclusion conditions

  • Success: TODO evidence sufficient to answer yes.
  • Failure: TODO evidence sufficient to answer no.
  • Stop: TODO deadline, cost, or risk that stops the work.

Verified state and conclusion

  • Verified on: TODO YYYY-MM-DD.
  • Environment or artifact: TODO.
  • Observations: TODO, or no available evidence if work has not started.
  • Conclusion: TODO not concluded, assumption supported, or assumption rejected.
  • Evidence limitations: TODO.

Next decision

TODO Select one action: stop, extend with a new limit, or promote to the standard bootstrap process. A promotion creates the required durable documents. Do not silently extend this brief.

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