Failure state: User harmed

A user experienced material harm and the system cannot clearly acknowledge what happened, what is owed, or how repair will occur.

The cost of the failure is externalized to the affected user.

Next required artifact

Start with Decision record template to lock owner, evidence scope, and reversal path before response drifts.

  1. Assign the accountable owner now.
  2. Capture evidence and timestamps in the first artifact.
  3. Confirm escalation handoff before opening additional tracks.

Response workflow (triage → stabilize → evidence)

  1. Triage

    Decision record template

    Capture the failure state and decision context before evidence drifts.

    Open Decision record template

    Next checks: Run governability check · Review contestability standard

  2. Stabilize

    Harm receipt format

    Constrain harmful flow paths while ownership and escalation coverage are active.

    Open Harm receipt format

    Next checks: Open escalation simulation · Review justice SLO standard

  3. Evidence

    Reversal SLA template

    Capture records and evidence packs so repair obligations are auditable and time-bound.

    Open Reversal SLA template

    Next checks: Check evidence-pack readiness · Review temporal-rights standard

Workflow follows triage → stabilize → evidence.

If a field is hard to fill, that is the governance question this artifact is designed to surface.