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Durable references lead with meaning

spec:decisions.plain-language-referencesDecision Record · featureready floor ready

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specs/decisions/plain-language-references.sdp.md

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Intent
outcome
Keep design rationale readable without decoding registries.
Decision
context
Decision codes are useful lookup keys but poor standalone prose.
decision
Durable references lead with plain-language meaning; decision codes follow parenthetically when useful.
rationale
  • Meaning survives registry churn.
consequences
  • Specs, AGENTS.md, skills, registry glosses and plans lead with a decision's plain-language meaning; its code follows in parentheses when useful.
Verification

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Design view

Requirement drawing

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  • Satisfying or referencing units: no recorded binding.
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Requirement drawing for spec:decisions.plain-language-references

Arrows: refines (declared).

The diagram as text
  • spec:decisions.plain-language-references: Durable references lead with meaning · declared Spec
  • spec:protocol.self-hosting: The Protocol authors and validates itself · declared Spec
  • spec:decisions.plain-language-references refines spec:protocol.self-hosting · declared
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Preferred and chosen syntax: requirementDiagram; exact refines, satisfies and verifies, with claim words in nodes and per-edge comments.

Decisions

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Runtime

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Impact
Relations of spec:decisions.plain-language-references
  • E2: decidedBy · declared
The diagram as text
  • spec:decisions.plain-language-references: Durable references lead with meaning
  • spec:protocol.self-hosting: The Protocol authors and validates itself
  • spec:decisions.plain-language-references refines spec:protocol.self-hosting · declared
  • spec:protocol.self-hosting decidedBy spec:decisions.plain-language-references · declared
Mermaid source

Copyable source; the Studio draws static SVG.

Preferred syntax: flowchart. Chosen syntax: labelled flowchart, preserving exact relations, claims and folds.

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Relation and directionOther endClaimReasonExercised keys
refines · outgoingThe Protocol authors and validates itself
spec:protocol.self-hosting · resolves
declaredNoneNone
decidedBy · incomingThe Protocol authors and validates itself
spec:protocol.self-hosting · resolves
declaredNoneNone

Bindings

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Verifier binding: none

Expected-outcome oracle: none

Runtime observation: not tracked.

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Findings

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