Decision record template

Assigns a named decision owner, reversal authority, burden ceiling, and contestability path.

Prevents anonymous system outputs from escaping accountability.

What this enforces

• Every decision has a named owner.
• Reversal authority is explicit.
• Contestability is bounded in time and procedure.

How to use

1. Fill this out before deployment for any decision that can harm a user.
2. Publish the contestability path in the user-facing flow.
3. Treat the reversal clock as an operational commitment, not a target.

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If a field is hard to fill, that is the governance gap this artifact exposes.