trc_20260428193400_fg92e8b7

Action Summary

Scenario: Pressure-test case with multiple transitions, mixed evidence coverage, open blind spots, partial completeness, and a non-approving closure.

Preset: Fragmented Transition Trace

Domain context: agent governance

Governance profile: General Governance Profile

State Layers

• Local: allow · Allow
• Systemic: none_reported · None reported
• Effective: escalate · Escalated

This effective state reflects the latest recorded operator transition in the minimal system slice.

Trust and Verification

Trust inheritance: Allowed in this prototype run.

Verification posture: Verification recorded: approved.

Outcome Status

Expected outcome: no_observed_issue

auditor_pressure · 16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:08Z

Expectation intentionally understates the later incident result.

Current outcome: incident

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

Recorded before outcome. Not evaluated by the system.

Declared Blind Spots

Total declared: 2

Open: 2

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

• external_dependency by auditor_pressure open
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:28Z
  A supporting closure artifact from another system has not been attached.
• scope_limit by auditor_pressure open
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:29Z
  Cross-team corroboration remains outside this fragmented trace slice.

Completeness Attestation

Current status: partial

auditor_pressure · 16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:47Z

Scope: Single-trace fragmented transition slice.

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 so fragmented state changes remain visible.

Escalation Closure

Current closure: requires_remediation

auditor_pressure · 16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:52Z

Closure intentionally does not approve continuation in the fragmented case.

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 deliberately fragments state changes so several signals accumulate without changing the scoring rules.

Next step: Use to observe profile spread under multi-signal fragmentation.

• Purpose: fragmented transition pressure test.
• Expected outcome does not match the observed outcome.
• Two supported transitions lack evidence.
• Two blind spots remain open.
• Completeness is partial.
• Escalation closure requires remediation.

Next Actions

Allowed actions:

• Verify: Allowed while the trace remains open.

Blocked actions:

• Transition: Escalation closure records that remediation is still required.

Why actions are blocked:

• Escalation closure requires remediation before ordinary continuation.

Additional concerns:

• Escalation closure requires remediation before trust resumes.
• 2 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.

Next step: Use to observe profile spread under multi-signal fragmentation.

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_20260428193400_fg92e8b7/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_20260428193400_fg92e8b7/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_20260428193400_fg92e8b7/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_20260428193400_fg92e8b7/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 fragmented transition slice. Coverage window Included trace refs trc_20260428193400_fg92e8b7 Excluded known items One closure artifact is missing. Cross-team corroboration not attached. Short note Partial on purpose so fragmented state changes remain visible.

Update completeness attestation

Completeness API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193400_fg92e8b7/completeness-attestation

Record Escalation Closure

Use this only to record how an escalated or flagged trace was resolved. It does not certify that the original decision was correct.

Reviewer identity Disposition approved_to_continue rejected requires_remediation closed_no_action Short note

Record escalation closure

Escalation closure API: /api/v1/dbad/traces/trc_20260428193400_fg92e8b7/escalation-closure

Verification History

• approved by validator_clean
  18d ago 2026-04-27T14:38:06Z
  Low-risk continuation remains within the prior trusted context.

Transition History

Evidence references are not verified by DBaD.

• escalate by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:12Z
  Escalation begins with evidence.
  State transition evidence
  Before: state:fragmented-v1
  After: state:fragmented-v2
  Evidence: artifact:fragmented-log-1
  Hash: sha256:fe1ab8bf9b19f59b766cf33d1bd4c4cb70147a0e8df220be7b4ca88facb751b2
• close by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:24Z
  Close transition intentionally lacks evidence.
  State transition evidence: not recorded
• reopen by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:35Z
  Reopen transition includes evidence again.
  State transition evidence
  Before: state:fragmented-v3
  After: state:fragmented-v4
  Evidence: artifact:fragmented-log-2
  Hash: sha256:b609e972a3f5a1745c312dd9ae4d26ba248c7eb8f5dd634413e29972c577e081
• mark_reviewed by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:58Z
  Final review intentionally lacks evidence to preserve fragmentation.
  State transition evidence: not recorded

Outcome History

• incident after unknown
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:50Z
  reviewer: auditor_pressure
  Observed outcome intentionally diverges from the expected no_observed_issue label.

Completeness Attestation History

• partial by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:47Z
  Scope: Single-trace fragmented transition slice.
  Coverage window: 2026-04-28 pressure test
  Included refs: trc_20260428193400_fg92e8b7
  Excluded known items: One closure artifact is missing., Cross-team corroboration not attached.
  Partial on purpose so fragmented state changes remain visible.

Escalation Closure History

• requires_remediation by auditor_pressure
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:52Z
  Closure intentionally does not approve continuation in the fragmented case.

State History

• initial_evaluation allow
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:00Z
  review: unreviewed · trace: open
• manual_transition escalate
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:12Z
  review: escalated · trace: open
• manual_transition escalate
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:24Z
  review: closed · trace: closed
• manual_transition escalate
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:35Z
  review: escalated · trace: open
• escalation_closure escalate
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:52Z
  review: escalated · trace: open
• manual_transition escalate
  16d ago 2026-04-28T19:34:58Z
  review: reviewed · trace: open