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Groundwork Rule

Keep application lifecycle work inspectable

Complete user-readable behavior generated from the authoritative rule module.

Rule decision

Decision

Govern generated outputs, text patches, and clean-release upgrades through shared portable contracts.

Behavior

Required behavior

Treat patch text and old installations as untrusted read-only input until approved; Use the lifecycle registry and separate bounded histories; Keep patch inspection and upgrade planning read only; Preserve the new release identity during upgrades and the base release identity during patches

Prohibited behavior

Let a patch authorize itself or weaken safeguards; Upgrade an old installation in place; Copy old executable behavior, custom rules, or interface customizations into a clean release; Store patch bodies, private domain content, host paths, secrets, or hidden reasoning in lifecycle histories

Boundary or exception

Stop on unsafe paths, stale review identity, newer source formats, or unresolved customization conflicts.