Authorization ≠ outcome
Separate permission and runtime success from authoritative post-state.
Evidence ceiling E3Proof boundary
STANDARDS WINDOW · NIST AI 200-2
Real-world outcomes are now an explicit TEVV concern.
NIST's August 7, 2026 initial TEVV-Athlon draft includes agentic systems and seeks comments through October 6, 2026. Finality can contribute a bounded technical comment without claiming endorsement or conformance.
Proposed comment topics
Outcome truth after agent action.
The submission should describe evaluation mechanics rather than market claims.
Authoritative post-state
Name which source is empowered to establish the ending.
Contradiction semantics
No material contradiction may coexist with unsupported FINAL.
REOPEN
Later governing evidence supersedes prior closure without rewriting history.
Institution-owned truth
Hidden cases and expected answers can remain outside seller custody.
Operator / evaluator separation
A seller cannot self-award E4 or E5 proof.
Six → one composition
Constitutional proofs compose into post-action closure under one transaction identity.