failure-taxonomy¶
Scope: Failure class meaning and action.
Audience: Operators and reviewers.
Guarantees: Each class maps to a clear response.
Non-Goals: Implementation detail.
Why: This doc exists to record its single responsibility for review.
Taxonomy¶
| FailureClass | Meaning | User action |
|---|---|---|
| structural | The run violated declared structure or ordering. | Fix the flow manifest, dataset descriptor, or execution ordering. |
| semantic | Reasoning or evidence failed verification. | Correct claims, evidence, or policy expectations. |
| environmental | The execution environment drifted from the declared fingerprint. | Rebuild environment to match the plan. |
| authority | An unauthorized action or entropy source was used. | Remove or explicitly authorize the source. |