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Commitment Lifecycle and Release Matrix

Status: candidate pre-production Content canon status: unset

| State | Meaning | Permitted effect | Required next step | |---|---|---|---| | Proposed | Commitment has been expressed but not fully formed | Deliberation only | Confirm authority, scope, standing, and reliance | | Active | Valid commitment governs within scope | Bounded recruitment of future action | Monitor review triggers and expiry | | Conditional | Commitment governs only while stated conditions hold | Limited action | Reassess when condition changes | | Due for review | A material trigger has occurred | Preserve history; narrow new action | Continue, renew, narrow, transfer, pause, repair, release, or dissolve | | Contested | Authority, meaning, scope, or consequence is disputed | Reversible protection only where permitted | Competent review | | Breached | Action departed from commitment or temporal rule | Stop expansion; preserve consequence | Repair, compensate, release, or dissolve | | Partially fulfilled | Some obligation or reliance remains | Complete bounded remainder | Review residual obligation | | Fulfilled | Commitment completed | Historical witness only | Release active authority | | Released | Commitment no longer governs future action | Preserve valid reliance and consequence | Transition, repair, or close | | Expired | Valid interval ended | No new authority | Renew explicitly or archive | | Superseded | New version governs | Historical explanation only | Propagate current version | | Dissolved | Governing loop ended | Residual state only | Assign custody, repair, and deletion |

Review triggers

material health change
caregiving change
authority change
scope mismatch
consent expiry
new affected center
irreversible consequence
reliance change
policy change
succession
breach

Release test

A release process should identify:

• what future authority ends;
• what history remains;
• which reliance remains valid;
• which obligations survive;
• what notice or transition is needed;
• whether compensation or repair is required;
• whether dissolution is more legitimate than continuation.

Governing principle

A promise can remain honorable without remaining absolute.