Abstract Only Evidence — Failure Mode

Direct answer

Abstract Only Evidence — Failure Mode is implemented as a source-bounded failure mode guide.

Answer contract

Apply the failure mode lens only to the exact inspected source scope; do not infer authority from adjacent topics.

Evidence and exact locators

t23-abstract-boundary — lib/source-recovery.ts — validateObservation. Supports: Preserves abstract-only inspection as a shallower state than section or full-text inspection.

local-source-reference-gate — repo:lib/source-evidence-reference.ts — repository source inspected 2026-09-06; SourceInspectionDepth; evaluateSourcePage; section-or-full-text eligibility. Supports: The contract records inspection depth and permits an explanatory source page only when every bound record is current, released, subject-aligned, and inspected at section or full-text depth.

What the evidence does not establish

An abstract cannot support section-specific detail.

The gate enforces recorded state but cannot prove that the human inspection was competent, exhaustive, unbiased, or correctly transcribed.

Rights and reuse

project-owned-reference-only

Maha-controlled repository source; symbols, headings, and file identity only. No credential, customer value, runtime payload, private input, or receipt body is retained.

Dependencies and related concepts

applies-to: urn:maha:concept:evidence:abstract-only-evidence

governed-by: urn:maha:concept:governance

evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:evidence

Source or implementation

This source or implementation section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Preserves abstract-only inspection as a shallower state than section or full-text inspection. The contract records inspection depth and permits an explanatory source page only when every bound record is current, released, subject-aligned, and inspected at section or full-text depth.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An abstract cannot support section-specific detail. The gate enforces recorded state but cannot prove that the human inspection was competent, exhaustive, unbiased, or correctly transcribed.

Method

This method section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Preserves abstract-only inspection as a shallower state than section or full-text inspection. The contract records inspection depth and permits an explanatory source page only when every bound record is current, released, subject-aligned, and inspected at section or full-text depth.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An abstract cannot support section-specific detail. The gate enforces recorded state but cannot prove that the human inspection was competent, exhaustive, unbiased, or correctly transcribed.

Limits and uncertainty

This limits and uncertainty section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Preserves abstract-only inspection as a shallower state than section or full-text inspection. The contract records inspection depth and permits an explanatory source page only when every bound record is current, released, subject-aligned, and inspected at section or full-text depth.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An abstract cannot support section-specific detail. The gate enforces recorded state but cannot prove that the human inspection was competent, exhaustive, unbiased, or correctly transcribed.

Dependencies

This dependencies section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Preserves abstract-only inspection as a shallower state than section or full-text inspection. The contract records inspection depth and permits an explanatory source page only when every bound record is current, released, subject-aligned, and inspected at section or full-text depth.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An abstract cannot support section-specific detail. The gate enforces recorded state but cannot prove that the human inspection was competent, exhaustive, unbiased, or correctly transcribed.

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