SYNCLOGICSL-SCOPE-001
Scope Lock
Scope Lock declares the question, evidence boundary, timeframe, jurisdiction and decision context before inference begins.
Open method →SYNCLOGIC METHODS
Govern the reasoning—not merely the final answer.
These pages explain the controls used to define scope, register evidence, test alternatives, locate weak links and decide what an AI-supported output is permitted to do.
AuthorWalter Shepherd
Published26 July 2026
Updated26 July 2026
Version2.1.0
StatusPublic Research and Pilot Release
UseMethod orientation and navigation
Method library
Choose the control that matches the failure you need to prevent
SL-SOURCE-001
Source and Evidence Registration
Source Registration records each source, its authority, currency, jurisdiction, claim relationship and permitted evidentiary use.
Open method →SL-HAT7-001
HAT-7 Source Admissibility
HAT-7 tests Hierarchy, Authority, Traceability, Currency, Jurisdiction, Consistency and Completeness for the specific claim and decision context.
Open method →SL-FORK-001
Fork First
Fork First prevents premature convergence by requiring alternative paths, explanations or options before selecting a preferred conclusion.
Open method →SL-WL-001
Weakest Link Analysis
Weakest Link Analysis identifies the necessary component whose failure, uncertainty or inadmissibility most limits the reliability of the whole conclusion.
Open method →SL-RC-001
Reliance Classes
Reliance Classes separate raw generation from increasingly governed uses. The required evidence, verification and human authority rise with consequence.
Open method →SL-PTR-001
Permission-to-Rely
Permission-to-Rely states what an output is allowed to support now, for whom, for which decision and under what conditions.
Open method →SL-TD-001
Transformation Depth
Transformation Depth records the inferential, modelling and aggregation steps between an observation and the claim that relies on it.
Open method →SL-CDP-001
Claim Decomposition
Claim Decomposition separates a composite conclusion into bounded, source-attributable and individually testable sub-claims.
Open method →SL-MCU-001
Same-Unit Comparison
Same-Unit Comparison requires options to be evaluated using the same boundaries, timeframes, definitions and cost or performance units.
Open method →SL-BAG-001
Build–Audit–Govern Separation
Build–Audit–Govern Separation assigns content creation, independent challenge and release authority to distinct roles or sessions.
Open method →SL-IB-001
Irreversible Bets
Irreversible Bets increases governance when an AI-assisted decision creates binding, path-dependent or asymmetric consequences.
Open method →SL-DL-001
Delegation Layer
The Delegation Layer transfers scope, sources, Reliance Class, limitations and audit obligations with the output.
Open method →SL-DG-001
Drift Guard
Drift Guard compares the evolving reasoning chain with the declared Scope Lock, source set and confidence boundary.
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