The Canonical Route

Fracture → Signal → Spine → Assurance

                   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
                   │        THE CANONICAL ROUTE           │
                   │   Fracture → Signal → Spine          │
                   └──────────────────────────────────────┘
                                   │
                                   │
     ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
     │  FRACTURE — UPSTREAM FAILURE DETECTION                        │
     │  Where separation begins — always upstream.                   │
     │  • Evidence–authority drift                                   │
     │  • Authority–execution drift                                  │
     │  • Visibility fractures                                       │
     └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                   │
                                   ▼
     ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
     │  SIGNAL — PRE-MOVEMENT SYSTEM INTELLIGENCE                    │
     │  What the system reveals before movement or collapse.         │
     │  • Alignment signals                                          │
     │  • Drift signals                                              │
     │  • Timing pressure                                            │
     │  • Load indicators                                            │
     └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                   │
                                   ▼
     ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
     │  SPINE — EXECUTION COHERENCE                                  │
     │  Where alignment becomes load-bearing.                         │
     │  • Identity & access control                                  │
     │  • Evidence → authority routing                               │
     │  • MRV integration                                            │
     │  • Funding governance                                         │
     │  • Export & assurance                                         │
     └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Purpose

To show reviewers how every governed artefact moves from upstream detection to system intelligence to execution coherence and institutional verification.