Interaction Surface — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect interaction surface.

Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect interaction surface." for Interaction Surface in the System states & architectures glossary category.

Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.

  • Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Interaction Surface is expected, enforced, or governed.
  • Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Interaction Surface in practice during real use or drills.
  • Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Interaction Surface performance over time.

Context

How this test fits the glossary entry

Category: System states & architectures

The moments, interfaces, and channels where people experience system decisions and can intervene. Mapping the interaction surface reveals where to place dignity friction , widen the permission surface , and detect dead-user zones .

D. System states & architectures. Operational postures that determine how harm is absorbed—or amplified.

Ethotechnics uses Interaction Surface to extend the d. system states & architectures vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.