Forge Proof Layer
A non-bypassable architectural gate with final authority over every claim: seven certification states, Evidence Grades (A+..F), and an objective 0–100 Trust Score, with a fail-closed gate before delivery, publication, certification, benchmark, and commit.
Proof posture (assigned by the Proof Layer)
Functional / Verification
23 / 23 checks · 100% — see the verification report.
Proof Status
CERTIFIED — only the Proof Layer assigns CERTIFIED / PRODUCTION_VALIDATED.
Evidence Grade
C — internal verification, reproducible, no external benchmark.
Trust Score
83 / 100 — 10 scoring minus 6 penalty categories (TRUST_SCORE.json).
Deliverables
Overview
What changed and how to run it
Outcome Contract
Scope, seams, success criteria
Proof Report
State, grade, Trust Score
Evidence Grade
Grade C + exact basis
Auditor Challenge
Hostile-auditor interrogation
Executive Evidence
The ten IRS-auditor questions
Limitations
Disclosed seams
Reproduce
Exact commands
Verify
What each check asserts
User Guide
For outcome owners
Run & Deploy
Wire the gate into a pipeline
Release Notes
v1.0.0
The gate
node tools/forge-proof.mjs --outcome delivery-package/<slug> --verify "node verify.mjs" --report verification-report.json
node tools/forge-gate.mjs --outcome delivery-package/<slug> --action <deliver|publish|certify|benchmark|commit>Exit 0 permitted · 1 blocked by decision · 2 fail-closed (not started / integrity failure).
Delivery metrics
Tokens, elapsed time, and cost for producing this outcome. Basis: Estimated — reproducible model over this outcome’s published artifacts. metrics.json
Cost and tokens are estimates derived deterministically from published artifacts and representative list pricing; actual billing may differ. Model basis: claude-sonnet-class (representative).