Public Controlled Change Lifecycle

Source change moves through evidence, review, a separate activation decision, and semantic verification.

Public Controlled Change Lifecycle Source change moves through evidence, review, a separate activation decision, and semantic verification. 01 / Controlled change phases 02 / Review and observation + Recovery 03 / Terminal outcomes Draft · scoped source change · Controlled change phases · source only 01 Draft scoped source change source only Validated · tests and scans · Controlled change phases · evidence 02 Validated tests and scans evidence Approved · activation is separate · Controlled change phases · human gate 03 Approved activation is separate human gate Activated · bounded change · Controlled change phases · observe 04 Activated bounded change observe Verified · semantic evidence recorded · Controlled change phases · complete 05 Verified semantic evidence recorded complete Needs Review · independent approval · Review and observation · pause Needs Review independent approval pause Canary Check · readback + behavior · Review and observation · observe Canary Check readback + behavior observe Rollback · known-good baseline · Recovery · controlled Rollback known-good baseline controlled Rejected · gate or review failed · Terminal outcomes · terminal Rejected gate or review failed terminal Restored · post-rollback check · Terminal outcomes · terminal Restored post-rollback check terminal Blocked · canary regression · Terminal outcomes · terminal Blocked canary regression terminal independent review not approved observe semantic pass restored + checked unresolved Legend start active state waiting terminal success failure / exit