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Constraints

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Anti-weaponization constraints

Doctrine clauses that prevent standards from being used to deny care, reduce access, or raise burdens.

Doctrine

Constraints that prevent denial-by-design

These clause-like constraints ensure standards cannot be used to reduce access or deny care.

Constraints

Referenceable IDs

Treat these IDs like doctrine clauses in policy, procurement, and audits.

  1. AW-01 — Burden metrics imply duty to reduce burden
    If a system measures burden, it MUST allocate time, staffing, or tooling to reduce it within the next stewardship window.
  2. AW-02 — Non-regression of contestation paths
    Teams MUST NOT remove or degrade appeal paths without a published replacement and review window.
  3. AW-03 — No silent downgrades
    Access or eligibility downgrades require receipts and remedy clocks even when triggered by model updates.
  4. AW-04 — Assistance duty on high-burden flows
    When burden ratios exceed targets, organizations MUST offer assisted channels (human support or concierge).

Evidence requirements

Treat AW-01 through AW-04 like enforceable clauses

Evidence is required for audits, release gates, and diagnostics.

  • AW-01 — Burden metrics dashboard + remediation staffing plan approved for the next window.
  • AW-02 — Appeal path regression tests + published replacement window for any changes.
  • AW-03 — Receipts and clock compliance report for downgrades triggered by automation or policy.
  • AW-04 — Assisted channel SLA, staffing roster, and handoff logs for high-burden flows.

Attach these to STD-01 evidence packs and STD-02 evidence packs.

Binding vectors

Procurement + release gate enforcement

Bind anti-weaponization clauses to procurement and release workflows.

Procurement clause

Procurement clause (AW-01–AW-04)
Supplier SHALL provide evidence that anti-weaponization clauses AW-01 through AW-04
are enforced, with quarterly reporting and remediation commitments.

Release gate checklist

Release gate checklist (AW-01–AW-04)
[ ] Burden metrics include remediation staffing plan.
[ ] Appeal paths tested for non-regression + replacement notice.
[ ] Downgrades emit receipts with clocks (ack/review/remedy).
[ ] Assisted channel or human escalation available for high-burden flows.

Also see binding vectors for copy-paste templates.

Related guidance

Connect to evidence and bindings

Use these constraints alongside evidence packs and binding vectors.

  • Link anti-weaponization checks to MPI measurement tiers for burden and appeal metrics.
  • Add these clauses to binding vectors to enforce non-regression in procurement and release gates.
  • Reference evidence packs to prove compliance with constraint IDs.

Referenced by

Where anti-weaponization is enforced

Cross-links keep constraints, diagnostics, and evidence aligned.

Used in examples

Required by bindings

Verified by evidence packs

Search IDs: AW-01, AW-02, AW-03, AW-04, STD-01.1.1, STD-02.2.1, VAL-01, VAL-02, VAL-03.