trc_20260415180339_f4e1bc25
A moderator hands off a previously approved borderline enforcement action to a new actor without explicit continuity evidence.
This stored trace shows the minimal DBaD vertical-slice object returned by the evaluator pipeline. It is intentionally compact: action summary, state layers, trust posture, verification posture, constraint flags, and reasoning summary.
Version: 1 · Created: 1d ago 2026-04-15T18:03:39Z · Updated: 1d ago 2026-04-15T20:24:26Z · Review status: closed
Action Summary
Scenario: A moderator hands off a previously approved borderline enforcement action to a new actor without explicit continuity evidence.
Preset: content_moderation_borderline
Domain context: general
Governance profile: General Governance Profile
State Layers
- Local:
escalate· Escalate - Systemic:
dependency_constrained· Dependency constrained - Effective:
escalate· Escalate for Human Review
This effective state reflects the latest recorded operator transition in the minimal system slice.
Trust and Verification
Trust inheritance: Not automatically allowed; downstream trust remains constrained or denied.
Verification posture: Verification recorded: approved.
Constraint Flags
- Continuity: Continuity concern triggered.
- Verifier independence: Verifier-independence concern triggered.
- Trajectory: Trajectory concern triggered.
Reasoning Summary
Governing summary: The action remains ethically live, but conflict between dimensions is too significant for automated approval. Proportionality is the main review concern.
Next step: Trace closed. Further action requires a manual reopen.
- Latest transition: close by operator_beta.
- Latest verification: approved by operator_alpha.
- Continuity concern triggered.
- Verifier-independence concern triggered.
- Trajectory concern triggered.
- Verification required.
- Not automatically allowed; downstream trust remains constrained or denied.
Next Actions
Allowed actions:
- Reopen: Allowed because the trace is currently closed.
Blocked actions:
- Verify: Trace is closed. Reopen before adding more operator actions.
- Transition: Non-reopen transitions are blocked while the trace is closed.
Why actions are blocked:
- Trace is currently closed.
- Not automatically allowed; downstream trust remains constrained or denied.
Additional concerns:
- Continuity concern triggered.
- Verifier-independence concern triggered.
- Trajectory concern triggered.
Next step: Trace closed. Further action requires a manual reopen.
Trace Validation
Deterministic validation checks the current core rule set only: verification independence, actor continuity, trust trajectory, and propagation integrity.
/api/v1/dbad/validate
Validation docs
No validation run yet.
- No validation result yet.
Add Verification
Minimal vertical-slice action only. This appends one verification event to the trace and updates the visible verification posture.
Add Transition
Minimal vertical-slice transition only. This appends one transition event and updates the stored effective/review state where appropriate.
Verification History
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approved by
operator_alphaManual verification recorded for the vertical slice.
Transition History
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close by
operator_betaClosing after minimal verification/transition test.
State History
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manual_transition escalatereview: closed · trace: closed