The chain is theproduct.
SourceLink does not sell a supplier list. It maintains a chain of separate commercial questions, each with its own evidence state, so a decision can be inspected rather than trusted.
One unsupported link stops the chain visibly.
Scroll the chain. Each link states its rule, the question it answers, and what breaks when the question is skipped.
Later claims cannot outrun earlier evidence. One unsupported link stops the chain visibly.
The claim can only be as strong as the strongest link drawn to it. The dashed link is the evidence we would request next.
Every claim carries the same five fields.
A shared grammar is what lets a second reviewer challenge a conclusion months later without re-running the work.
Source
Provenance
Where did the proposition come from?
Scope
Boundary
Which entity and exact target does it cover?
State
Authority
Established, supplied, modeled, open, or unreached.
Blocker
Stop
Why can the chain not advance?
Next evidence
Movement
What is the smallest useful request?
Software prepares. A human approves. Sending is separate.
Preparation, review, approval, and execution never collapse into a single undocumented step.
- 01 / SoftwarePreparedResearch, evidence structure, or a supplier-specific draft can be assembled.
- 02 / HumanReviewedMaterial claims, recipients, wording, and open risks are inspected.
- 03 / HumanApprovedA specific consequential action receives explicit authorization.
- 04 / ExternalSent or actedExecution remains a separate controlled step with its own record.
Approval and sending remain separate. An inquiry does not authorize supplier contact, spending, or a commercial decision.
Rules that do not bend for convenience.
- 01
Search observations never become organization facts by convenience
- 02
Supplier statements stay attributed until stronger support exists
- 03
Exact-target evidence never silently widens
- 04
Historical evidence remains append-only
- 05
Approval and sending remain separate
- 06
Private client and supplier data stay out of public artifacts
- 07
Models never supply tariff or financial truth
- 08
Incomplete decisions remain unresolved