trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0

Action Summary

Scenario: Pressure-test case with multiple unresolved blind spots, no transition evidence, partial completeness, and unknown outcome.

Preset: High Blind-Spot Pressure Trace

Domain context: agent governance

Governance profile: General Governance Profile

State Layers

• Local: allow_conditional · Allow with Conditions
• Systemic: none_reported · None reported
• Effective: allow_conditional · Allow with Conditions

No escalation state is present; the trace remains conditionally open while blind spots stay unresolved.

Trust and Verification

Trust inheritance: Trust remains constrained pending more evidence.

Verification posture: Verification still pending.

Outcome Status

Expected outcome: no_observed_issue

auditor_pressure · 16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:10Z

Expectation remains optimistic even though the outcome is not yet known.

Current outcome: unknown

Outcome status records the observed outcome, not proof of correctness.

Recorded before outcome. Not evaluated by the system.

Declared Blind Spots

Total declared: 4

Open: 4

Declared blind spots record known limits of the trace. They do not prove that all omissions were disclosed.

• scope_limit by auditor_pressure open
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:24Z
  Cross-trace corroboration is not available in this pressure-test slice.
• external_dependency by auditor_pressure open
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:25Z
  An external dependency has not supplied its supporting record.
• unverified_input by auditor_pressure open
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:26Z
  One operator assertion remains unverified in the pressure-test input.
• unknown_outcome by auditor_pressure open
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:27Z
  Final downstream effect is still unknown at the time of review.

Completeness Attestation

Current status: partial

auditor_pressure · 16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:35Z

Scope: Single-trace pressure-test slice focused on unresolved blind spots.

Coverage window: 2026-04-28 pressure test

Completeness attestation records what this trace claims to cover. It does not prove nothing was omitted.

Partial on purpose to combine incompleteness with unresolved blind spots.

Escalation Closure

No escalation closure is currently recorded for this trace.

Escalation closure records how a flagged trace was resolved. It does not prove the original decision was correct.

Constraint Flags

• Continuity: No explicit continuity concern surfaced.
• Verifier independence: No explicit verifier-independence concern surfaced.
• Trajectory: No explicit trajectory concern surfaced.

Reasoning Summary

Governing summary: This case is intentionally unresolved so blind-spot heavy scoring behavior is visible across profiles.

Next step: Use only for downstream scoring pressure testing.

• Purpose: pressure-test high blind-spot handling.
• Four declared blind spots remain open.
• No supported transition records evidence.
• Outcome remains unknown.
• Completeness remains partial.

Next Actions

Allowed actions:

• Verify: Allowed while the trace remains open.

Blocked actions:

• Transition: Approved verification is still required before review or close transitions.

Why actions are blocked:

• Verification still pending.
• Trust remains constrained pending more evidence.

Additional concerns:

• 4 declared blind spot(s) remain open as explicit scope limits.
• Expected outcome was recorded before later observation. DBaD does not evaluate whether that expectation was wise.
• Completeness attestation explicitly says coverage is partial.
• State transition recorded without evidence reference.

Next step: Use only for downstream scoring pressure testing.

Trace Validation

Deterministic validation checks the current core rule set only: verification independence, actor continuity, trust trajectory, propagation integrity, expected-outcome ordering, completeness-attestation shape, state-transition-evidence shape, and escalation-closure resume rules when applicable. Declared blind spots and incomplete completeness statuses are surfaced as metadata or advisories, not automatic failures.

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.

Verifier identity Outcome approved needs_review escalated rejected Short note

Append verification

Verification API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0/verification

Add Transition

Minimal vertical-slice transition only. This appends one transition event and updates the stored effective/review state where appropriate.

Actor identity Transition type mark_reviewed escalate close reopen Short note Before ref After ref Evidence ref Evidence hash

Append transition

Transition API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0/transition

Evidence references are not verified by DBaD.

Update Outcome

Manual only. This records what was later observed without treating it as proof of safety or correctness.

Actor identity Reviewer identity Outcome status unknown upheld reversed escalated incident no_observed_issue Short note

Update outcome

Outcome API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0/outcome

Record Expected Outcome

Expected outcome has already been recorded for this trace and is now fixed.

Add Blind Spot

Use this to record known non-coverage or scope limits without claiming DBaD can detect every omission.

Declared by Category scope_limit unverified_input external_dependency excluded_population unknown_outcome other Status open reviewed accepted_risk resolved Description

Add blind spot

Blind spot API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0/blind-spots

Update Completeness Attestation

Record what this trace claims to cover without implying DBaD can prove that claim is true or exhaustive.

Status unknown declared_complete partial not_attested Attested by Scope Single-trace pressure-test slice focused on unresolved blind spots. Coverage window Included trace refs trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0 Excluded known items External corroboration not included. Remediation evidence not recorded. Short note Partial on purpose to combine incompleteness with unresolved blind spots.

Update completeness attestation

Completeness API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0/completeness-attestation

Verification History

• pending by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:12Z
  Initial review opened but did not finish verification.

Transition History

Evidence references are not verified by DBaD.

• mark_reviewed by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:22Z
  Review transition intentionally lacks evidence in the pressure test.
  State transition evidence: not recorded

Outcome History

No outcome updates have been recorded for this trace yet.

Completeness Attestation History

• partial by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:35Z
  Scope: Single-trace pressure-test slice focused on unresolved blind spots.
  Coverage window: 2026-04-28 pressure test
  Included refs: trc_20260428193000_hb51a2c0
  Excluded known items: External corroboration not included., Remediation evidence not recorded.
  Partial on purpose to combine incompleteness with unresolved blind spots.

Escalation Closure History

No escalation closure events have been recorded for this trace yet.

State History

• initial_evaluation allow_conditional
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:00Z
  review: unreviewed · trace: open
• manual_transition allow_conditional
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:30:22Z
  review: reviewed · trace: open