Scope Matching — Method

Direct answer

Scope Matching — Method is implemented as a source-bounded method guide. The inspected material supports only this scope: Computes deterministic bounded-language and lexical-coverage review signals. The framework calls for intended context, assumptions, knowledge limits, scientific integrity, and generalization limits to remain explicit. The local preflight separately records source identity, exact locator, evidence status, scope overbreadth, unsupported inference, rights, and access blockers. The page retains this limit: Lexical overlap is routing evidence only, not semantic support. The voluntary framework does not determine whether a particular source supports a claim or validate a model, inference, result, or deployment. The preflight is automated and structural. It does not independently inspect a source, verify a dossier, retain submitted content by default, or establish claim truth.

Answer contract

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

Evidence and exact locators

t23-scope-preflight — lib/evidence-preflight.ts — compileEvidencePreflight. Supports: Computes deterministic bounded-language and lexical-coverage review signals.

nist-ai-rmf-scope-t9 — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-1.pdf — NIST AI 100-1, January 2023; MAP 1.1; MAP 2.2–2.3; MEASURE 2.5. Supports: The framework calls for intended context, assumptions, knowledge limits, scientific integrity, and generalization limits to remain explicit.

local-evidence-preflight-scope-t9 — repo:lib/evidence-preflight-contract.ts — repository source inspected 2026-09-06; EvidencePreflightBlocker; exact-locator-missing; claim-scope-overbroad; unsupported-inference-risk; rights-basis-unresolved. Supports: The local preflight separately records source identity, exact locator, evidence status, scope overbreadth, unsupported inference, rights, and access blockers.

What the evidence does not establish

Lexical overlap is routing evidence only, not semantic support.

The voluntary framework does not determine whether a particular source supports a claim or validate a model, inference, result, or deployment.

The preflight is automated and structural. It does not independently inspect a source, verify a dossier, retain submitted content by default, or establish claim truth.

Rights and reuse

project-owned-reference-only

Official government source; link and bounded paraphrase only. No full text or time-sensitive operational value is retained.

Maha-controlled repository source; headings, symbols, 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:scope-matching

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: Computes deterministic bounded-language and lexical-coverage review signals. The framework calls for intended context, assumptions, knowledge limits, scientific integrity, and generalization limits to remain explicit. The local preflight separately records source identity, exact locator, evidence status, scope overbreadth, unsupported inference, rights, and access blockers.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: Lexical overlap is routing evidence only, not semantic support. The voluntary framework does not determine whether a particular source supports a claim or validate a model, inference, result, or deployment. The preflight is automated and structural. It does not independently inspect a source, verify a dossier, retain submitted content by default, or establish claim truth.

Method

This method section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Computes deterministic bounded-language and lexical-coverage review signals. The framework calls for intended context, assumptions, knowledge limits, scientific integrity, and generalization limits to remain explicit. The local preflight separately records source identity, exact locator, evidence status, scope overbreadth, unsupported inference, rights, and access blockers.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: Lexical overlap is routing evidence only, not semantic support. The voluntary framework does not determine whether a particular source supports a claim or validate a model, inference, result, or deployment. The preflight is automated and structural. It does not independently inspect a source, verify a dossier, retain submitted content by default, or establish claim truth.

Limits and uncertainty

This limits and uncertainty section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Computes deterministic bounded-language and lexical-coverage review signals. The framework calls for intended context, assumptions, knowledge limits, scientific integrity, and generalization limits to remain explicit. The local preflight separately records source identity, exact locator, evidence status, scope overbreadth, unsupported inference, rights, and access blockers.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: Lexical overlap is routing evidence only, not semantic support. The voluntary framework does not determine whether a particular source supports a claim or validate a model, inference, result, or deployment. The preflight is automated and structural. It does not independently inspect a source, verify a dossier, retain submitted content by default, or establish claim truth.

Dependencies

This dependencies section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Computes deterministic bounded-language and lexical-coverage review signals. The framework calls for intended context, assumptions, knowledge limits, scientific integrity, and generalization limits to remain explicit. The local preflight separately records source identity, exact locator, evidence status, scope overbreadth, unsupported inference, rights, and access blockers.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: Lexical overlap is routing evidence only, not semantic support. The voluntary framework does not determine whether a particular source supports a claim or validate a model, inference, result, or deployment. The preflight is automated and structural. It does not independently inspect a source, verify a dossier, retain submitted content by default, or establish claim truth.

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