Utility Expiry — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect utility expiry.

Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect utility expiry." for Utility Expiry in the Decision states & edges glossary category.

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

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

Context

How this test fits the glossary entry

Category: Decision states & edges

Crossing the utility window; relief arrives too late to matter. Utility expiry converts support into paperwork and should trigger constructive denial or repair.

J. Decision states & edges. Where and how decisions flip from reversible to permanent.

Ethotechnics uses Utility Expiry to extend the j. decision states & edges vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.