5: Execution artifact to finding¶

stateDiagram-v2
    direction TB
    [*] --> artifact
    artifact --> admission
    admission --> excluded: declared non-execution artifact
    admission --> unknown: unadjudicated
    admission --> replay: admitted input + harness
    replay --> incomplete: did not run / timeout / infra failure
    replay --> observation: text evidence + process facts
    observation --> no_triage: clean / diagnostic
    observation --> triage: crash / suspect / intercepted-fault
    triage --> identity: Exact + Stable + legacy
    identity --> duplicate: same Exact, same build
    identity --> source_review: unique local bucket
    source_review --> hypothesis: primitive + target attribution
    hypothesis --> witnessed: control vs crafted on named build
    witnessed --> head_check: current upstream replay
    head_check --> remedy: candidate fix
    remedy --> verified: PoC closed + genuine input accepted + patch reached
    verified --> operator: severity and disclosure gates
    operator --> disclosed: human-approved route

    excluded --> [*]
    unknown --> [*]
    incomplete --> [*]
    no_triage --> [*]
    duplicate --> [*]
    disclosed --> [*]

    note right of admission
      A banked log does not inherit
      process facts from its text.
    end note
    note right of identity
      Exact: within one build.
      Stable: cross-build tracking.
      Legacy: frozen oracle compatibility.
    end note
    note right of source_review
      Identity is a bucket, not
      a root-cause determination.
    end note

    classDef assess fill:#3c432d,stroke:#9a9b62,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#f2eddc
    classDef record fill:#4b362c,stroke:#a86f4c,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#f5e6d3
    classDef gate fill:#542f2b,stroke:#b96f5c,stroke-width:2px,color:#fae8dc
    classDef hazard fill:#51452d,stroke:#b59658,stroke-width:2px,color:#f8edcf
    class artifact,admission,replay,observation,triage,identity,source_review,hypothesis,witnessed,head_check,remedy,verified assess
    class operator,disclosed gate
    class excluded,unknown,incomplete,no_triage,duplicate hazard

Artifact admission, execution observation, root-cause review, and disclosure are separate decisions. No text classifier advances an item through the human gates.

Reviewed: 2026-08-20.