Module 007 - CANONICAL_EVIDENCE_LIBRARY

Operational Evidence Library

Define reusable evidence structures for replay, unknowns, weak signals, failures and consequences.

Purpose

Define reusable evidence structures for replay, unknowns, weak signals, failures and consequences.

Evidence
Unknowns
Alternatives
Authority
Replay
Outcome

Core Outputs

Specification Summary

SectionContent
Evidence TaxonomyEvidence classes include telemetry, logs, tickets, topology, customer impact, SLA, workforce, finance, maintenance, security and human decision notes. Each evidence item carries source identity, timestamp, validation state, independence class, lineage and disclosure class. Derived artifacts cannot be counted as independent raw evidence unless source lineage is preserved.
Failure PreservationFailures are kept as engineering evidence when they reveal a real limitation or unsafe conclusion path. The library distinguishes observed failure, root cause, correction, regression status and remaining risk. Preserved defects improve trust because they prevent hidden metric chasing.

QA Gates

Canonical Artifacts

Internal artifacts for this module are retained in the private Raven research workspace. Public pages expose only the public-safe summary and stable module identifier 007.