Decision Dossier
Proof of one governed action: execution intent, signed verdict, reason codes, policy snapshot, and verification links.
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Artifact Architecture
Decionis turns runtime decisions into durable authority records: proof of one action, lineage across a workflow, and an organization-level ledger.
Model
The product is not only the proof. The product is the system that produces, links, and institutionalizes proof.
Decision Chain
Proof across a workflow: every related decision is linked so reviewers can reconstruct sequence, causality, and handoffs.
Decision Ledger
Proof across the organization: governed volume, outcome mix, policy coverage, drift, overrides, and saved-risk posture.
Layers
The artifact architecture creates institutional memory by connecting control, evidence, and operating history.
| Layer | Artifacts |
|---|---|
| Control plane | Action Gate, execution intent envelope, signed authority, enforcement action. |
| Artifact layer | Policy Snapshot, Decision Dossier, reason codes, Decision Chain, integrity hashes. |
| Institutional memory | Decision Ledger, override trail, drift evidence, Policy Decision Graph binding. |
Contract
Every governed action should leave enough structure to answer why it was allowed, blocked, escalated, or sent to review.
{
"decision_id": "dec_01HX...",
"execution_intent": {
"actor": "agent_42",
"action": "TRANSFER_FUNDS",
"workflow": "treasury_ops"
},
"authority": {
"status": "ESCALATE",
"execution_action": "HAND_OFF",
"reason_codes": ["APPROVAL_REQUIRED"]
},
"policy_snapshot": {
"policy_id": "treasury-transfer-policy-v3",
"version": "3.2.1",
"hash": "sha256:..."
},
"artifacts": {
"dossier_url": "/v1/protocol/dossiers/dos_01HX...",
"chain_url": "/v1/protocol/decision-chains/chain_01HX...",
"ledger_entry_hash": "sha256:..."
}
}Dependency loop
The moat compounds when Decionis artifacts become part of the customer operating record.
| Step | Effect |
|---|---|
| More decisions governed | More execution intent and outcome evidence enters Decionis. |
| More dossiers generated | More portable proof exists for audits, appeals, and reviews. |
| More policy data captured | More policy versions, reason codes, and override patterns are preserved. |
| Better enforcement insight | Coverage, drift, saved risk, and exception patterns become measurable. |
| Higher dependency | Operations depend on Decionis artifacts to explain and improve authority. |
Implementation
Start with the protocol decision route, then attach the evidence artifacts that make the decision durable.
| Need | Start here |
|---|---|
| Runtime authority | /docs/decision-protocol |
| Workflow hook | /docs/protocol-hooks |
| Policy version proof | /docs/policy-snapshot |
| Reason vocabulary | /docs/reason-codes |
| Workflow lineage | /docs/decision-chain |
| Ledger and integrity posture | /docs/audit-anchoring |
| Policy source of truth | /docs/policy-decision-graph |
Operating principle
Every action becomes provable, traceable, auditable, and contestable. Logs say what happened; Decionis artifacts say why execution had authority.