Technical review boundary mapping

Review context

Step 1

Highest-Scrutiny AI-Driven Action

Identify the action that would create the most scrutiny if it had to be explained three months from now.

Can the current system prove why this action was allowed before it ran?

Step 2

Execution Path Inventory

List every system that can initiate, transform, approve, or execute the action, then classify which paths are inside the governed boundary.

The enforcement guarantee applies only where execution-capable paths route through the governed boundary.

Step 3

Identity And Authorization

Capture the OIDC/JWT claims and role mappings required for a controlled pilot.

Execution control is not reviewable without a defined identity boundary.

Step 4

Policy Ownership

Document which policy authorizes the action, who owns it, and what evidence must prove evaluation before execution.

What happens if policy evaluation fails, and what denial record is preserved?

Step 5

Approval, Escalation, And Timeout Rules

Define which actions require approval, who can approve, how escalation works, and what happens on timeout.

The approver cannot be the actor requesting the action. If approval, escalation, or evidence capture fails, execution must not proceed.

Step 6

Required Evidence Artifacts

Mark the artifacts required for audit, incident review, procurement review, or pilot acceptance.

Can a reviewer reconstruct request -> policy -> decision -> outcome without operator interpretation?

Step 7

Recovery, Retention, And Data Durability

Capture the durability standard for execution records and the restore validation expected by the buyer.

Execution records only matter if they survive failure and can be restored without operator interpretation.

Step 8

CI, Security, And Procurement Evidence

List the evidence required by procurement or security before a pilot can be approved.

Do not imply the current package proves more than the artifacts show.

Step 9

Pilot Scope

Convert the review into a deployment scope with explicit in-scope paths, out-of-boundary systems, and blockers.

The review output should state whether the selected path can prove control: yes, no, or partial.