Publication

The eight hard gates

A candidate proceeds only if it passes every one. Fail a single gate and it routes to research, consolidation, repair, deferral or rejection — never to publication.

APPROVE
=
DEMAND
AND DISTINCTNESS
AND BUSINESS VALUE
AND INFORMATION ADVANTAGE
AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
AND MAINTAINABILITY
AND MEASURABILITY
AND POLICY / ETHICAL COMPLIANCE

Gate 1 Demand gate demand

Passes if any one of these holds:

observed impressions
customer evidence
sales/support frequency
stable result ecosystem
defensible emerging-demand thesis

Governed by 24 rules · browse them →

Gate 2 Distinctness gate distinct_task

Passes if any one of these holds:

the candidate owns a distinct task
needs a materially different answer
has real local/product data
requires a different conversion path

Governed by 24 rules · browse them →

Gate 3 Value gate business_value

Passes if any one of these holds:

direct conversion value
assisted conversion value
retention value
authority value
strategic learning value

Governed by 24 rules · browse them →

Gate 4 Information-advantage gate information_advantage

Passes if any one of these holds (at least one):

original experience
proprietary data
better methodology
better utility
stronger evidence
clearer decision support
unique local coverage
better accessibility

Governed by 24 rules · browse them →

Gate 5 Technical feasibility gate technical_feasibility

This gate has no "pass if" list of its own. It is specified by 06 SOP 9 — Technical eligibility audit, Rules TEC-001…TEC-012.

Governed by 12 rules · browse them →

Gate 6 Maintainability gate maintainability

Passes if every one of these holds:

owner exists
refresh triggers are defined
data can be kept accurate
total approved volume fits capacity

Governed by 12 rules · browse them →

Gate 7 Measurement gate measurement

Passes if every one of these holds:

primary outcome
baseline
change ID
observation method
decision rule

Governed by 12 rules · browse them →

Gate 8 Policy / ethical compliance gate compliance

This gate has no "pass if" list of its own. It is specified by Rules GOV-001…GOV-012, 10 §4 Current primary-source guidance used.

Governed by 12 rules · browse them →

The cluster gates

These decide whether two candidates share one canonical page. They are not publication gates.

MERGE

IF sense_match = true
task_match = true
answer_structure_compatible = true
next_action_compatible = true
separate_page_value = low
THEN assign to same cluster

SPLIT

IF sense differs
task differs
result class differs
local/product inventory differs
legal context differs
combined answer harms usability
THEN create separate cluster candidate

TEST

IF evidence is ambiguous
THEN:
keep one provisional cluster
observe query/page behavior
run a controlled asset-format test
BEFORE multiplying pages

Run the cluster decision

Priority order

When several things could be worked on, this is the order.

measurement blocker
technical eligibility blocker
canonical conflict
existing high-value opportunity
information/format gap
authority gap
new asset
paradigm experiment

Evaluate a candidate