Entry Criteria
- Live metrics pipeline from Layer 5
- Independent audit access to data and methods
- Predefined trigger thresholds for correction actions
Layer 6 — Audit and Correction Mesh
Are outcomes real, transparent, and sufficient to continue, revise, or sunset policy?
Gate Profile
Institution: Public Metrics Ledger + Adversarial Review Corps
Mandate: Publishes outcomes, runs red-team audits, and triggers automatic policy review when thresholds fail.
In plain terms: The system must prove results publicly and self-correct when it misses.
Why this gate exists: It enforces truth-seeking governance and anti-capture pressure over time.
Exit Criteria
- Public outcome publication at declared cadence
- Corrective action or renewal recommendation issued
- Escalation to redesign if thresholds fail
Primary Outputs
- Public metrics ledger updates
- Adversarial review findings
- Auto-triggered redesign, sunset, or scale recommendations
Failure Triggers and Escalation
- Data opacity or delayed publication
- Audit obstruction or methodological gaps
- Repeated threshold breaches without correction
Escalation rule: If outcome thresholds fail repeatedly, formal redesign, scale-down, or sunset recommendation is automatically issued.
Bodies Operating in This Gate
Public Metrics Ledger
Members: Metrics Stewards
Lead title: Ledger Steward
Purpose: Publishes comparable outcome metrics on a fixed cadence.
Adversarial Review Corps
Members: Red-Team Examiners
Lead title: Adversarial Marshal
Purpose: Conducts external challenge reviews and triggers correction loops when needed.
For full selection mechanics, see Bodies and Titles.
Constitutional Rationale
Directly enforces truth-seeking governance and anti-capture through mandatory transparency and correction loops.