Witness System
Witnesses are auditable references that substantiate claims about decisions, drift, and system state.
This concept is part of Decision Integrity and defines how systems maintain or restore execution legitimacy under changing conditions.
Definition
A witness must be referencable, reproducible, time-bound, and linked to evidence. Without witnesses, claims become narrative rather than governance objects.
Rule
No claim without at least one witness. Strong claims require multiple independent witnesses. Witness inconsistency downgrades claim status.
Witness classes
Foundational witnesses
Field definition, claim document, semantic identity drift, reflexive systems architecture.
Normative witnesses
DIP, DCF, GCCL, DASR, OBS, and related specifications.
Empirical witnesses
Klarna mandate drift, Knight Capital reconstructions, and output-only instability diagnostics.
Witness failure
If no witness exists, if a witness is unverifiable, or if witness material contradicts a claim, status must remain UNDECIDED or PROVISIONAL.