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SAL specification v0.1 proposed

Proposed specification for the Situational Applicability Layer: required fields, negative space, YMYL caution and self-measurement prohibition.

CollectionFramework
TypeFramework
Layersituational-applicability
Version0.1-proposed
Stabilization2026-07-08
Published2026-07-08
Updated2026-07-08

Governance artifacts

Governance files brought into scope by this page

This page is anchored to published surfaces that declare identity, precedence, limits, and the corpus reading conditions. Their order below gives the recommended reading sequence.

  1. 01situational-applicability-map.json
  2. 02agentic-governance-interlayer-map.json
  3. 03doctrine-glossary.json
Artifact#01

situational-applicability-map.json

/situational-applicability-map.json

Published machine-first governance surface.

Governs
Part of the corpus reading conditions.
Bounds
An inference zone that would otherwise remain implicit.

Does not guarantee: This file does not, on its own, guarantee system obedience.

Artifact#02

agentic-governance-interlayer-map.json

/agentic-governance-interlayer-map.json

Published machine-first governance surface.

Governs
Part of the corpus reading conditions.
Bounds
An inference zone that would otherwise remain implicit.

Does not guarantee: This file does not, on its own, guarantee system obedience.

Artifact#03

doctrine-glossary.json

/doctrine-glossary.json

Published machine-first governance surface.

Governs
Part of the corpus reading conditions.
Bounds
An inference zone that would otherwise remain implicit.

Does not guarantee: This file does not, on its own, guarantee system obedience.

Complementary artifacts (1)

These surfaces extend the main block. They add context, discovery, routing, or observation depending on the topic.

Evidence layer

Probative surfaces brought into scope by this page

This page does more than point to governance files. It is also anchored to surfaces that make observation, traceability, fidelity, and audit more reconstructible. Their order below makes the minimal evidence chain explicit.

  1. 01
  2. 02
Artifact#01

attested-interpretive-units.json

/attested-interpretive-units.json

Published surface that contributes to making an evidence chain more reconstructible.

Makes provable
Part of the observation, trace, audit, or fidelity chain.
Does not prove
Neither total proof, obedience guarantee, nor implicit certification.
Use when
When a page needs to make its evidence regime explicit.
Artifact#02

interpretive-integrity.json

/interpretive-integrity.json

Published surface that contributes to making an evidence chain more reconstructible.

Makes provable
Part of the observation, trace, audit, or fidelity chain.
Does not prove
Neither total proof, obedience guarantee, nor implicit certification.
Use when
When a page needs to make its evidence regime explicit.

SAL specification v0.1 proposed

This specification proposes the minimum fields of a situational applicability chain. It does not yet stabilize an external standard and publishes no effectiveness score.

A valid SAL chain must declare: linkedCausalContextId, applicableCapability, activationConditions, nonApplicabilityConditions, requiredEvidence, forbiddenInferences, applicabilityAbuseBoundaries, riskClass and domain.

Negative fields are not decorative. A valid non-applicability condition must describe a plausible domain scenario where the capability should not be mobilized. A valid forbidden inference must be specific to the chain.

No self-measurement

The site may declare conditions. It must not publish its own applicabilityFit, agenticUseReadiness, authorityWeight or modelCompliance scores. Those measurements belong to InferensLab or another external auditor.