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  "category_title": "Project Scope Canonical",
  "source_file": "/home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json",
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      "status": "MISSING",
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    {
      "bucket": "Prerequisites",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Scope Canon Must Exist Before Devon Can Accept Project Boundaries",
          "content": "WHAT:\nPrerequisites for Project Scope Canonical begin with the existence of the canonical scope file that defines what Devon is allowed to include, exclude and treat as part of the project boundary. This bucket proves that scope is not being inferred from implementation activity, panel visibility or accumulated documentation.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical is the authority that prevents Devon from drifting beyond its declared project frame. Before any bucket can describe execution, evidence or promotion, the system must prove that the project has a fixed scope source capable of separating legitimate work from uncontrolled expansion.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- expected_binding: doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"\n- expected_scope: canonical project boundary for Overview & Scope\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: test ! -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- MISSING: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json absent\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json unreadable\n- FAIL: evidence path resolves to a non-scope file\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this prerequisite fails, Devon has no inspectable boundary document to decide whether project work belongs inside the authorized scope or represents uncontrolled drift."
        },
        {
          "title": "Overview Scope Binding Must Hold The Canonical Boundary In Its Opening Frame",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis prerequisite verifies that Project Scope Canonical is bound to Overview & Scope, the category frame where Devon defines the project before downstream execution categories start making operational claims.\n\nWHY:\nScope only governs correctly when it is read at the beginning of the architecture sequence. If the scope canon is detached from Overview & Scope, Devon can still possess a scope file, but it loses the phase-one position that makes that file the project boundary before implementation and deployment logic begins.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: if (doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\") {\n- expected_scope: Overview & Scope reading position for Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- FAIL: grep does not find project_scope + overview_scope binding\n- MISSING: docs/index.php unreadable\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: doc.id condition differs from project_scope\n- FAIL: categoryId condition differs from overview_scope\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch absent\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this prerequisite fails, Devon cannot prove that its project boundary is introduced from the category position that governs the opening scope of the system."
        },
        {
          "title": "Scope Boundary Must Be Available Before Execution Buckets Can Advance",
          "content": "WHAT:\nBefore Project Scope Canonical buckets can advance, the scope boundary must be available as the control document for deciding what execution belongs to Devon. This prerequisite checks whether later operational interpretation has a boundary source to obey.\n\nWHY:\nExecution without scope is not disciplined progress; it is uncontrolled activity. Project Scope Canonical exists to make later categories answerable to a declared project perimeter. The bucket must therefore prove scope availability before Installation, Configuration, Validation, Evidence, Recovery or Promotion can claim legitimacy.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: downstream execution and documentation must remain bounded by Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: project_scope_canonical.json exists and Project Scope branch exists\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json missing\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch missing\n- MISSING: required source cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: bucket execution starts without project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: downstream documentation cannot be tied to scope authority\n- FAIL: renderer bypasses project_scope + overview_scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this prerequisite fails, Devon can continue producing documentation and patches without a verified canon deciding whether that work belongs inside the project."
        },
        {
          "title": "Prerequisite Closure For The Project Boundary Authority",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThe Prerequisites bucket closes only when the scope canon exists, binds through Overview & Scope, and is available before execution buckets advance.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical is the project boundary authority. Its prerequisite gate must be binary because partial readiness would let Devon proceed with implementation documentation before proving the boundary that limits what the project is allowed to become.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous prerequisite checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous prerequisite checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous prerequisite check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous prerequisite check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source condition false\n- FAIL: Overview & Scope binding condition false\n- FAIL: execution boundary condition false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this gate is bypassed, Devon can promote scope-dependent work while the canonical project boundary remains missing, misplaced or unavailable to execution governance."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Installation",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Scope Boundary Mounted As Devon's Execution Perimeter",
          "content": "WHAT:\nInstallation for Project Scope Canonical is the point where Devon's declared project perimeter becomes an operative boundary for documentation and execution. The scope canon stops being only a boundary file and becomes the installed rule that decides what work belongs inside the project.\n\nWHY:\nThis category protects Devon from execution drift. Installation must prove that the project boundary is not merely described, but mounted where later buckets, patches and documentation decisions can be judged against the authorized scope.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"\n- expected_scope: Project Scope Canonical mounted as Devon's execution perimeter\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json absent\n- FAIL: project_scope + overview_scope binding absent\n- MISSING: required path unreadable\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source condition false\n- FAIL: branch binding condition false\n- FAIL: installed scope cannot be tied to project_scope_canonical.json\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this installation fails, Devon can keep moving operationally while lacking a mounted perimeter that separates authorized project work from uncontrolled expansion."
        },
        {
          "title": "Authorized Scope Becomes Available Before Downstream Work Claims Legitimacy",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis installation bucket makes the scope boundary available before downstream categories claim implementation, deployment, registry or progress legitimacy. The installed scope canon must stand in front of execution, not behind it as post-facto documentation.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical exists to stop the project from validating work only because it was already performed. Installation must put scope in the decision path first, so downstream activity is measured against the canonical boundary before it is treated as Devon work.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: downstream execution must remain subordinate to installed project scope\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: project_scope_canonical.json exists and Project Scope branch exists\n- PASS: renderStructuredCard(\"Installation\", installationBuckets) exists inside the target branch\n- FAIL: Installation remains renderPendingCard(\"Installation\")\n- FAIL: downstream scope relation cannot be traced to project_scope_canonical.json\n- MISSING: target branch cannot be isolated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: Installation card pending\n- FAIL: installationBuckets array missing\n- FAIL: structured render call outside project_scope + overview_scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this installation path fails, Devon can document execution without proving that execution was first admitted by the canonical project perimeter."
        },
        {
          "title": "Scope Canon Installed As The Control Line Against Project Drift",
          "content": "WHAT:\nInstallation must establish Project Scope Canonical as the control line that detects when documentation, patches or operational decisions attempt to exceed the declared project frame. This bucket installs scope as a containment mechanism, not as descriptive background.\n\nWHY:\nThe real risk this category governs is not missing text; it is scope creep entering the system as normal work. Project Scope Canonical must be installed as the authority that blocks undocumented expansion before later categories normalize it.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: scope canon must remain the control line for project admission and exclusion\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: scope source exists\n- PASS: project_scope + overview_scope branch exists\n- FAIL: scope source missing\n- FAIL: branch missing\n- FAIL: execution or documentation cannot be checked against scope authority\n- MISSING: source state cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: project work admitted without scope source\n- FAIL: renderer bypasses project_scope + overview_scope\n- FAIL: project boundary cannot be observed before execution interpretation\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this control line is not installed, Devon loses the mechanism that prevents unauthorized growth from becoming part of the documented project baseline."
        },
        {
          "title": "Installation Closure For The Canonical Project Perimeter",
          "content": "WHAT:\nInstallation closes only when the scope source exists, the Overview & Scope branch is correct, and the Installation bucket is active inside the Project Scope category path.\n\nWHY:\nThis bucket confirms that the project perimeter is operationally mounted. A PASS means Devon can use Project Scope Canonical as an installed boundary for what enters documentation, execution and promotion.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous installation checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous installation checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous installation check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous installation check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source installation false\n- FAIL: branch installation false\n- FAIL: active Installation render false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this closure is bypassed, Devon can treat its project boundary as installed while the scope canon is not yet operating as the perimeter that governs downstream work."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Configuration",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Canonical Boundary Ruleset For Project Admission",
          "content": "WHAT:\nConfiguration for Project Scope Canonical defines the scope canon as Devon's admission ruleset for project work. This bucket fixes the category as the place where the system decides what can enter the project boundary before execution, documentation or promotion treats it as legitimate.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical exists to stop Devon from accepting work by momentum. Configuration must turn the scope file into a governing rule surface: included work stays inside the project perimeter, excluded or undefined work cannot be normalized by later implementation activity.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"\n- expected_scope: configured admission boundary for Devon project work\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json absent\n- FAIL: project_scope + overview_scope binding absent\n- MISSING: required path unreadable\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope canon source false\n- FAIL: category binding false\n- FAIL: admission boundary source cannot be proven\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this configuration fails, Devon has no configured rule surface for deciding whether new documentation, patch work or operational behavior belongs inside the project."
        },
        {
          "title": "Scope Decisions Anchored Before Implementation Interpretation",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis configuration bucket anchors scope decisions before downstream implementation is interpreted. The category must ensure that execution categories do not define the project by what they already changed, but by what Project Scope Canonical admits.\n\nWHY:\nThe project boundary must be upstream from operational claims. If implementation activity becomes the source of scope, Devon loses control of its own perimeter. Configuration keeps scope as the prior authority that execution must answer to.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: implementation interpretation remains subordinate to Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: project_scope_canonical.json exists\n- PASS: Project Scope branch exists\n- FAIL: execution interpretation occurs without scope source\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch absent\n- MISSING: required source cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: downstream work cannot be checked against project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: renderer bypasses project_scope + overview_scope\n- FAIL: implementation state is treated as scope authority\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this configuration fails, Devon can let implemented changes redefine the project boundary after the fact, which converts execution drift into accepted scope."
        },
        {
          "title": "Inclusion And Exclusion Logic As The Scope Control Surface",
          "content": "WHAT:\nConfiguration must preserve Project Scope Canonical as the control surface for inclusion and exclusion. This bucket makes the category responsible for separating authorized project content from work that is outside the declared Devon perimeter.\n\nWHY:\nA scope canon that only says what the project is becomes weak. Devon also needs the boundary to reject what the project is not. Configuration therefore has to support both admission and refusal, otherwise every undefined activity can pressure its way into the project baseline.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: project work must be classifiable as inside, outside or not yet proven by scope authority\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: scope source exists and Project Scope branch is active\n- FAIL: scope source missing\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch missing\n- FAIL: work item cannot be classified against scope authority\n- MISSING: classification source cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: inclusion condition unavailable\n- FAIL: exclusion condition unavailable\n- FAIL: undefined work treated as accepted scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this control surface is not configured, Devon loses the ability to reject scope creep with evidence and starts treating ambiguity as permission."
        },
        {
          "title": "Configuration Closure For The Project Scope Control Plane",
          "content": "WHAT:\nConfiguration closes only when the scope source exists, the Project Scope branch is active, and inclusion/exclusion control is available before downstream execution is interpreted.\n\nWHY:\nThis closure confirms that Project Scope Canonical is configured as Devon's control plane for project boundaries. A PASS means later documentation and execution can be judged against an established perimeter instead of local assumptions.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous configuration checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous configuration checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous configuration check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous configuration check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source condition false\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch condition false\n- FAIL: inclusion/exclusion control condition false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this closure is bypassed, Devon can proceed with work while the category that should control project admission is not configured as the governing boundary."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Validation",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Boundary Source Proven Before Scope Authority Is Accepted",
          "content": "WHAT:\nValidation for Project Scope Canonical proves that Devon's project boundary is backed by the canonical scope source before the category is accepted as authority. This bucket verifies that scope is not being declared from memory, UI structure, implementation momentum or downstream documentation.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical exists to decide what the project is allowed to become. Validation must therefore prove the source of that decision before execution work, documentation edits or promotion gates treat any activity as inside Devon.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"\n- expected_scope: validated boundary source for Devon project admission\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json absent\n- FAIL: project_scope + overview_scope binding absent\n- MISSING: required path unreadable\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source condition false\n- FAIL: branch binding condition false\n- FAIL: scope authority cannot be proven from canonical state\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this validation fails, Devon cannot prove that its project boundary comes from a canonical source rather than from accumulated execution behavior."
        },
        {
          "title": "Execution Admission Checked Against Scope Before Work Is Normalized",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis validation bucket checks whether Devon can validate execution admission against Project Scope Canonical before work is treated as legitimate. The category must prove that downstream activity is measured against scope, not accepted because it already exists.\n\nWHY:\nThe scope canon is the guardrail against project drift becoming project reality. Validation must confirm that implementation, documentation and operational movement remain subordinate to the declared perimeter before they are normalized into the Devon baseline.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: execution admission remains checkable against Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: project_scope_canonical.json exists\n- PASS: Project Scope branch exists\n- FAIL: downstream execution cannot be checked against scope authority\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch absent\n- MISSING: source state cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: implementation state used as scope authority\n- FAIL: downstream work admitted without scope source\n- FAIL: renderer bypasses project_scope + overview_scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this validation fails, Devon can convert performed work into accepted scope without proving that the work was ever allowed by the project boundary."
        },
        {
          "title": "Inclusion And Exclusion Tests Keep Ambiguity Out Of The Baseline",
          "content": "WHAT:\nValidation must prove that Project Scope Canonical can separate included work, excluded work and unproven work. This bucket protects the project baseline from accepting ambiguous activity as valid scope.\n\nWHY:\nScope governance is weak if it only confirms what is allowed. Devon also needs a validation path for refusal and non-admission. Undefined work must not become accepted work by silence, convenience or visual presence in the panel.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: project work remains classifiable as inside, outside or not proven by canonical scope\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: scope source exists and Project Scope branch is active\n- FAIL: inclusion cannot be checked\n- FAIL: exclusion cannot be checked\n- FAIL: undefined work is treated as accepted\n- MISSING: classification source cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: inclusion condition unavailable\n- FAIL: exclusion condition unavailable\n- FAIL: ambiguity promoted as valid project scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this validation fails, Devon loses the ability to reject scope creep with evidence and starts treating unclear work as part of the canonical project perimeter."
        },
        {
          "title": "Validation Closure For The Project Scope Authority",
          "content": "WHAT:\nValidation closes only when the canonical scope file exists, the Project Scope branch is active, execution admission is checkable, and inclusion/exclusion logic prevents ambiguity from entering the baseline.\n\nWHY:\nThis gate confirms that Project Scope Canonical is functioning as a validation authority, not as descriptive documentation. A PASS means Devon can test project work against an enforceable boundary before downstream categories rely on it.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous validation checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous validation checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous validation check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous validation check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source validation false\n- FAIL: branch validation false\n- FAIL: execution admission validation false\n- FAIL: inclusion/exclusion validation false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this closure is bypassed, Devon can validate downstream documentation and execution while the project boundary authority itself remains unproven."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Observable Evidence",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Scope File As The Inspectable Boundary Evidence",
          "content": "WHAT:\nObservable Evidence for Project Scope Canonical begins with the file that proves Devon has a declared project boundary. This evidence must be inspectable at source level before any work, patch or documentation path is accepted as part of the project.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical governs admission into Devon. Its evidence cannot be a narrative statement or visible category label; it must point to the canonical file that defines the project perimeter used to separate authorized work from drift.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- expected_binding: scope canon exists as a readable boundary source\n- expected_scope: observable source for Devon project perimeter\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: test ! -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- MISSING: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json absent\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json unreadable\n- FAIL: evidence path resolves outside /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this evidence is not observable, Devon cannot prove that its project boundary exists as a canonical source instead of an implied operating habit."
        },
        {
          "title": "Branch Evidence For The Scope Canon Reading Position",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis evidence bucket exposes the renderer binding that places Project Scope Canonical inside the Overview & Scope path. The observable proof is the branch condition that connects the scope document identity to the category position where Devon declares its project perimeter.\n\nWHY:\nA scope file without a verified reading position is not enough. The project boundary must be observable where the Documentation Hub introduces scope governance, otherwise Devon cannot prove that the canon is being read from the correct project-opening frame.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: if (doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\") {\n- expected_scope: observable reading position for Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- FAIL: grep does not find project_scope + overview_scope binding\n- MISSING: docs/index.php unreadable\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: doc.id condition differs from project_scope\n- FAIL: categoryId condition differs from overview_scope\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch absent\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this evidence is missing, Devon cannot prove that the canonical project boundary is surfaced from the branch that introduces scope governance in the Documentation Hub."
        },
        {
          "title": "Observable Proof That Scope Evidence Is Active, Not Pending",
          "content": "WHAT:\nObservable Evidence must prove that this bucket is active inside the Project Scope branch. The evidence is the structured render path that exposes the scope proof to the operator instead of leaving the category with a pending placeholder.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical is only auditable when its evidence is visible through the same branch that owns the scope authority. A stored text block is not enough; the operator must be able to inspect the proof path from source file to rendered evidence card.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: renderStructuredCard(\"Observable Evidence\", observableEvidenceBuckets)\n- expected_scope: Observable Evidence active inside project_scope + overview_scope\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: renderStructuredCard(\"Observable Evidence\", observableEvidenceBuckets) exists inside the Project Scope branch\n- FAIL: Observable Evidence remains renderPendingCard(\"Observable Evidence\")\n- MISSING: target branch cannot be isolated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: observableEvidenceBuckets array missing\n- FAIL: structured render call absent\n- FAIL: structured render call outside project_scope + overview_scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this evidence card is not active, Devon may contain scope evidence in code while failing to expose it where project boundary decisions are audited."
        },
        {
          "title": "Evidence Closure For The Canonical Project Perimeter",
          "content": "WHAT:\nObservable Evidence closes only when the scope source file, Project Scope branch binding and active evidence card are all directly inspectable.\n\nWHY:\nThis bucket is the audit surface for Devon's project boundary. Its closure means scope authority can be verified from canonical file state to renderer binding to visible evidence without relying on assumption, memory or downstream execution results.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous observable evidence checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous observable evidence checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous observable evidence check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous observable evidence check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source evidence false\n- FAIL: branch binding evidence false\n- FAIL: active evidence card false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this closure is bypassed, Devon can claim scope governance while lacking a deterministic proof path from canonical boundary source to Documentation Hub exposure."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Failure Modes & Recovery",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Scope Source Loss Turns Project Boundaries Into Assumption",
          "content": "WHAT:\nFailure Modes & Recovery for Project Scope Canonical starts when project_scope_canonical.json is missing, unreadable or replaced by a non-scope source. In that state, Devon no longer has a canonical file that can decide what belongs inside the project perimeter.\n\nWHY:\nThis category protects the project from boundary collapse. Recovery cannot be based on continuing work, UI appearance or prior memory of scope. The canonical scope file must be restored first because it is the document that separates authorized Devon work from uncontrolled expansion.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- expected_binding: scope canon must exist as the project boundary authority\n- expected_scope: recovery target for Devon's canonical project perimeter\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: test ! -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- MISSING: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json absent\n- FAIL: project_scope_canonical.json unreadable\n- FAIL: restored source is not project_scope_canonical.json\n\nIMPACT:\nUntil this failure is recovered, Devon cannot prove whether current or future work is inside the declared project boundary."
        },
        {
          "title": "Scope Branch Drift Detaches The Boundary From Its Reading Position",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis failure occurs when the Project Scope document stops binding through the Overview & Scope branch. Recovery must restore the exact branch relation that makes the canonical boundary readable from the category path where Devon introduces project scope.\n\nWHY:\nThe scope canon must be readable from its proper documentation position. If the binding drifts, the source file may still exist, but Devon loses the route that lets operators audit the project boundary from the Documentation Hub.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: if (doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\") {\n- expected_scope: Overview & Scope reading position for Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- FAIL: grep does not find project_scope + overview_scope binding\n- MISSING: docs/index.php unreadable\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: doc.id condition differs from project_scope\n- FAIL: categoryId condition differs from overview_scope\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch absent\n\nIMPACT:\nUntil this failure is recovered, Devon cannot prove that its project boundary is exposed from the route that owns scope governance in the docs surface."
        },
        {
          "title": "Execution Drift Enters When Work Continues Without Scope Admission",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis failure exists when documentation, patches or downstream execution continue while the scope authority is missing, bypassed or not checkable. Recovery must reattach work admission to Project Scope Canonical before any new activity is treated as part of Devon.\n\nWHY:\nThe dangerous failure is not only a missing file. The operational risk is that Devon keeps moving and later treats that motion as valid scope. Project Scope Canonical recovery must stop execution drift from becoming accepted project baseline by inertia.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: downstream execution must remain checkable against Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: project_scope_canonical.json exists and project_scope + overview_scope branch exists\n- FAIL: work continues while scope source condition is false\n- FAIL: work continues while branch condition is false\n- MISSING: required source cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: execution admitted without project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: documentation promoted without Project Scope branch\n- FAIL: undefined work treated as accepted project scope\n\nIMPACT:\nUntil this failure is recovered, Devon can convert unbounded activity into documented reality without a canonical boundary authorizing it."
        },
        {
          "title": "Recovery Closure For The Canonical Scope Boundary",
          "content": "WHAT:\nFailure recovery closes only when the scope file is restored, the Overview & Scope binding is correct and downstream work is again checkable against the Project Scope authority.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical recovery must be binary. A partial repair can leave Devon looking active while the project boundary is still unable to admit, refuse or quarantine work with evidence.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous failure recovery checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous recovery checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous recovery check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous recovery check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source recovery false\n- FAIL: Overview & Scope binding recovery false\n- FAIL: execution admission recovery false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this closure is bypassed, Devon can continue operating with a project perimeter that is restored in appearance but not proven as an enforceable scope boundary."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Completion & Promotion",
      "status": "PASS",
      "cards": [
        {
          "title": "Scope Authority Promoted Only After The Project Perimeter Is Proven",
          "content": "WHAT:\nCompletion & Promotion for Project Scope Canonical means Devon can accept this category as the governing boundary only after the scope source, branch binding, bucket coverage and execution-admission role are all proven.\n\nWHY:\nProject Scope Canonical is the control point that decides whether work belongs inside Devon. Promotion cannot mean that the bucket text exists. Promotion means the project boundary is reliable enough to govern documentation, patch decisions and downstream execution before they become accepted baseline.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_binding: doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"\n- expected_scope: Project Scope Canonical promoted as Devon's verified project perimeter\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: test -f /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- PASS: grep -q 'doc.id === \"project_scope\" && state.categoryId === \"overview_scope\"' /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- PASS: renderStructuredCard(\"Completion & Promotion\", completionPromotionBuckets) exists inside the target branch\n- FAIL: any required PASS condition is false\n- MISSING: required source cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source missing\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch missing\n- FAIL: Completion & Promotion still pending\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this promotion is false-positive, Devon treats its project perimeter as complete while the boundary that should admit, reject or quarantine work is not fully proven."
        },
        {
          "title": "Promotion Requires Downstream Work To Remain Scope-Admitted",
          "content": "WHAT:\nThis bucket promotes Project Scope Canonical only when downstream work remains subordinate to the scope canon. Documentation, deployment, registry, sandbox and progress categories must remain interpretable as work admitted by the project boundary, not as activity that expanded the boundary after the fact.\n\nWHY:\nThe category's system value is containment. A completed scope canon must stop performed work from becoming valid merely because it exists. Promotion must confirm that later execution still answers to scope authority before Devon accepts the category as complete.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: downstream execution remains subordinate to Project Scope Canonical\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: project_scope_canonical.json exists and Project Scope branch is active\n- PASS: downstream work remains checkable against the scope source\n- FAIL: downstream work cannot be tied to project_scope_canonical.json\n- FAIL: downstream work is treated as valid without scope admission\n- MISSING: scope relation cannot be evaluated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: execution admitted without scope authority\n- FAIL: visible documentation accepted without boundary check\n- FAIL: renderer bypasses project_scope + overview_scope\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this promotion fails, Devon can keep producing operational progress while the project boundary no longer controls what progress is allowed to mean."
        },
        {
          "title": "Completed Scope Locks Admission, Refusal And Quarantine Logic",
          "content": "WHAT:\nCompletion must confirm that Project Scope Canonical can support three project-boundary outcomes: admitted work, refused work and unproven work held outside acceptance. The category is complete only when ambiguity cannot enter the baseline as if it were authorized scope.\n\nWHY:\nA project boundary that only admits is incomplete. Devon also needs refusal and quarantine logic to prevent scope creep from entering through silence, urgency or visual presence. Promotion must prove that the category can keep undefined work outside the accepted project perimeter.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- file_path: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/panel/data/project_scope_canonical.json\n- file: /home/yeff/public_html/devon/docs/index.php\n- expected_scope: completed scope canon preserves admission, refusal and non-admission behavior\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: Prerequisites, Installation, Configuration, Validation, Observable Evidence, Failure Modes & Recovery and Completion & Promotion are structured cards\n- PASS: every active bucket is rendered inside project_scope + overview_scope branch\n- FAIL: any required bucket remains pending\n- FAIL: any required bucket array is absent\n- MISSING: target branch cannot be isolated\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: required bucket still uses renderPendingCard\n- FAIL: required bucket array missing\n- FAIL: required renderStructuredCard call outside target branch\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this gate fails, Devon promotes a scope category that cannot reliably distinguish accepted work from rejected or unproven work."
        },
        {
          "title": "Promotion Closure For Devon's Canonical Project Boundary",
          "content": "WHAT:\nCompletion closes only when the scope source exists, the Project Scope branch is active, all bucket cards are structured, and downstream work remains accountable to the canonical project perimeter.\n\nWHY:\nThis is the final acceptance gate for the category that controls Devon's project boundary. A PASS means the scope canon can govern what enters documentation and execution. Anything less leaves the project vulnerable to drift disguised as normal progress.\n\nEVIDENCE:\n- aggregate result of all previous completion and promotion checks\n\nVALIDATION:\n- PASS: all previous completion checks are PASS\n- FAIL: at least one previous completion check is FAIL\n- MISSING: at least one previous completion check cannot be executed\n\nFAIL:\n- FAIL: scope source verification false\n- FAIL: Project Scope branch verification false\n- FAIL: structured bucket completion false\n- FAIL: downstream scope accountability false\n\nIMPACT:\nIf this closure is bypassed, Devon can mark Project Scope Canonical complete while the system still lacks a fully verified perimeter for admitting, rejecting and containing work."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}