APC-01
Grounded core and explicit inference.
Throughline separates what the evidence directly supports from what remains a speculative extension requiring validation or analyst review.
grounding boundary
APC-01
Grounded core and explicit inference.
Throughline separates what the evidence directly supports from what remains a speculative extension requiring validation or analyst review.
Throughline separates what the evidence directly supports from what remains a speculative extension requiring validation or analyst review.
Observed evidence
- 1Code and configuration evidence
- 2Runtime and trace evidence
- 3Identity and permission evidence
- 4Scanner and adversarial findings
Grounded path
- Observed entry condition
- Supported intermediate action
- Evidence-supported impact
Explicit inference
- Plausible next step
- Assumption requiring challenge
- Unverified impact extension
Inference never becomes grounded merely because it is plausible; evidence or explicit analyst validation must change its status.
Validation / analyst review
- Evidence confirms extension
- Analyst review required
- Extension rejected