111  Guarantee Words, Quality Attributes, and Behavioral Adjectives

112 Guarantee Words, Quality Attributes, and Behavioral Adjectives

Range: 1421-1512.

112.1 Completion

Status	Count
authored	92

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Sigil	Term	Completion	Semantic	Summary
1421	accessible	authored	generated_draft	accessible is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the accessible obligation named before work proceeds.
1422	adaptive	authored	generated_draft	adaptive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the adaptive obligation named before work proceeds.
1423	amortized	authored	generated_draft	amortized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the amortized obligation named before work proceeds.
1424	approximate {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	approximate in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the approximate obligation named before work proceeds.
1425	atomic	authored	reviewed	No halfway state is allowed to leak across the line. Use it when partial success would be indistinguishable from corruption.
1426	auditable	authored	generated_draft	auditable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the auditable obligation named before work proceeds.
1427	authenticated	authored	generated_draft	authenticated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the authenticated obligation named before work proceeds.
1428	authoritative	authored	generated_draft	authoritative is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the authoritative obligation named before work proceeds.
1429	available	authored	reviewed	Reachable and functioning when needed.
1430	backward-compatible	authored	reviewed	New versions do not casually break old clients or data.
1431	balanced	authored	generated_draft	balanced is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the balanced obligation named before work proceeds.
1432	batched	authored	generated_draft	batched is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the batched obligation named before work proceeds.
1433	bounded	authored	generated_draft	bounded is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the bounded obligation named before work proceeds.
1434	cache-friendly	authored	generated_draft	cache-friendly is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the cache-friendly obligation named before work proceeds.
1435	canonical	authored	generated_draft	canonical is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the canonical obligation named before work proceeds.
1436	causal	authored	generated_draft	causal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the causal obligation named before work proceeds.
1437	composable	authored	reviewed	Small parts combine without excessive friction.
1438	concurrent	authored	generated_draft	concurrent is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the concurrent obligation named before work proceeds.
1439	configurable	authored	generated_draft	configurable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the configurable obligation named before work proceeds.
1440	consistent	authored	reviewed	Different observers are not being told incompatible stories.
1441	convergent	authored	generated_draft	convergent is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the convergent obligation named before work proceeds.
1442	crash-safe	authored	reviewed	Failure does not leave storage in nonsense.
1443	declarative	authored	generated_draft	declarative is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the declarative obligation named before work proceeds.
1444	deduplicated	authored	generated_draft	deduplicated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the deduplicated obligation named before work proceeds.
1445	deterministic	authored	reviewed	Given the same inputs, the same result should return. This is the antidote to drift, heisenbugs, and unreviewable behavior.
1446	durable	authored	reviewed	Once acknowledged, the change really sticks.
1447	eager	authored	generated_draft	eager is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the eager obligation named before work proceeds.
1448	elastic	authored	generated_draft	elastic is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the elastic obligation named before work proceeds.
1449	encrypted	authored	generated_draft	encrypted is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the encrypted obligation named before work proceeds.
1450	eventual	authored	generated_draft	eventual is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the eventual obligation named before work proceeds.
1451	exact	authored	generated_draft	exact is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the exact obligation named before work proceeds.
1452	exhaustive	authored	generated_draft	exhaustive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the exhaustive obligation named before work proceeds.
1453	extensible	authored	generated_draft	extensible is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the extensible obligation named before work proceeds.
1454	fault-tolerant	authored	generated_draft	fault-tolerant is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the fault-tolerant obligation named before work proceeds.
1455	federated	authored	generated_draft	federated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the federated obligation named before work proceeds.
1456	formal	authored	generated_draft	formal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the formal obligation named before work proceeds.
1457	generic {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	generic in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the generic obligation named before work proceeds.
1458	hardened	authored	generated_draft	hardened is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the hardened obligation named before work proceeds.
1459	hermetic	authored	generated_draft	hermetic is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the hermetic obligation named before work proceeds.
1460	high-availability	authored	generated_draft	high-availability is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the high-availability obligation named before work proceeds.
1461	idempotent	authored	reviewed	The word that makes retries survivable: same request, same lasting effect. Shadow: duplicate charges, duplicate emails, and fear of recovery.
1462	immutable	authored	reviewed	Once written, this thing does not change in place. Immutability buys clarity, replayability, and safer sharing at the cost of update convenience.
1463	incremental	authored	generated_draft	incremental is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the incremental obligation named before work proceeds.
1464	indexed	authored	generated_draft	indexed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the indexed obligation named before work proceeds.
1465	isolated	authored	generated_draft	isolated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the isolated obligation named before work proceeds.
1466	lazy	authored	generated_draft	lazy is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lazy obligation named before work proceeds.
1467	linearizable	authored	reviewed	Every operation behaves as though it took effect at one real instant visible to all observers. Use it rarely, but mean it fully.
1468	lock-free {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	lock-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lock-free obligation named before work proceeds.
1469	lossless	authored	generated_draft	lossless is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lossless obligation named before work proceeds.
1470	lossy	authored	generated_draft	lossy is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lossy obligation named before work proceeds.
1471	maintainable	authored	reviewed	Cheap enough to understand, modify, and keep healthy.
1472	memory-safe {Qual}	authored	reviewed	A promise that the system will not casually trespass across allocation boundaries. Shadow: leaks, corruption, and security bugs born from illegal touch.
1473	modular	authored	generated_draft	modular is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the modular obligation named before work proceeds.
1474	observable	authored	reviewed	Structured so internal behavior can be inferred from external evidence.
1475	opaque	authored	generated_draft	opaque is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the opaque obligation named before work proceeds.
1476	orthogonal	authored	generated_draft	orthogonal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the orthogonal obligation named before work proceeds.
1477	parallel {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	parallel in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the parallel obligation named before work proceeds.
1478	portable	authored	generated_draft	portable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the portable obligation named before work proceeds.
1479	predictable	authored	generated_draft	predictable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the predictable obligation named before work proceeds.
1480	private	authored	generated_draft	private is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the private obligation named before work proceeds.
1481	pure	authored	reviewed	Same inputs, same output, no hidden state smuggled in from the side. Use it to shrink reasoning scope.
1482	reactive	authored	generated_draft	reactive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the reactive obligation named before work proceeds.
1483	reentrant	authored	generated_draft	reentrant is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the reentrant obligation named before work proceeds.
1484	reliable	authored	reviewed	Keeps doing the promised thing under ordinary stress.
1485	reproducible	authored	reviewed	Can be rebuilt or rerun and yield the same result again.
1486	resilient	authored	generated_draft	resilient is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the resilient obligation named before work proceeds.
1487	responsive	authored	generated_draft	responsive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the responsive obligation named before work proceeds.
1488	safe	authored	generated_draft	safe is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the safe obligation named before work proceeds.
1489	sandboxed	authored	generated_draft	sandboxed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the sandboxed obligation named before work proceeds.
1490	scalable	authored	reviewed	Can grow without collapsing the qualities that matter.
1491	secure	authored	generated_draft	secure is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the secure obligation named before work proceeds.
1492	serializable {Qual}	authored	reviewed	Concurrency forced to behave as though transactions happened in one clean order. Expensive when overused, indispensable when history must remain sane.
1493	sharded	authored	generated_draft	sharded is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the sharded obligation named before work proceeds.
1494	side-effect-free {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	side-effect-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the side-effect-free obligation named before work proceeds.
1495	signed	authored	generated_draft	signed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the signed obligation named before work proceeds.
1496	stable	authored	generated_draft	stable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stable obligation named before work proceeds.
1497	stateful	authored	generated_draft	stateful is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stateful obligation named before work proceeds.
1498	stateless	authored	generated_draft	stateless is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stateless obligation named before work proceeds.
1499	streaming	authored	generated_draft	streaming is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the streaming obligation named before work proceeds.
1500	strict	authored	generated_draft	strict is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the strict obligation named before work proceeds.
1501	synchronized	authored	generated_draft	synchronized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the synchronized obligation named before work proceeds.
1502	testable	authored	generated_draft	testable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the testable obligation named before work proceeds.
1503	thread-safe	authored	generated_draft	thread-safe is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the thread-safe obligation named before work proceeds.
1504	traceable	authored	generated_draft	traceable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the traceable obligation named before work proceeds.
1505	transactional	authored	generated_draft	transactional is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the transactional obligation named before work proceeds.
1506	typed	authored	generated_draft	typed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the typed obligation named before work proceeds.
1507	validated	authored	generated_draft	validated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the validated obligation named before work proceeds.
1508	vectorized	authored	generated_draft	vectorized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the vectorized obligation named before work proceeds.
1509	verified	authored	generated_draft	verified is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the verified obligation named before work proceeds.
1510	versioned	authored	generated_draft	versioned is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the versioned obligation named before work proceeds.
1511	wait-free {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	wait-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the wait-free obligation named before work proceeds.
1512	zero-copy {Qual}	authored	generated_draft	zero-copy in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the zero-copy obligation named before work proceeds.

112.2 Entries

112.2.1 [1421] accessible

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: accessible is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the accessible obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing accessible at rune 1421 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name accessible when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: accessible is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the accessible obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the accessible shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the accessible obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.2 [1422] adaptive

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: adaptive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the adaptive obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing adaptive at rune 1422 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name adaptive when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: adaptive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the adaptive obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the adaptive shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the adaptive obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.3 [1423] amortized

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: amortized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the amortized obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing amortized at rune 1423 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name amortized when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: amortized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the amortized obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the amortized shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the amortized obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.4 [1424] approximate {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: approximate in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the approximate obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing approximate at rune 1424 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name approximate when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: approximate in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the approximate obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the approximate shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the approximate obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.5 [1425] atomic

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: No halfway state is allowed to leak across the line. Use it when partial success would be indistinguishable from corruption.

Shadow: when one layer promises indivisibility that another layer can still interleave.

Prompt uses:

• Name atomic when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: No halfway state is allowed to leak across the line. Use it when partial success would be indistinguishable from corruption.
• Ask the assistant to state the atomic shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the atomic obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: No halfway state is allowed to leak.

112.2.6 [1426] auditable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: auditable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the auditable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing auditable at rune 1426 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name auditable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: auditable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the auditable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the auditable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the auditable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.7 [1427] authenticated

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: authenticated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the authenticated obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing authenticated at rune 1427 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name authenticated when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: authenticated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the authenticated obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the authenticated shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the authenticated obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.8 [1428] authoritative

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: authoritative is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the authoritative obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing authoritative at rune 1428 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name authoritative when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: authoritative is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the authoritative obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the authoritative shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the authoritative obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.9 [1429] available

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Reachable and functioning when needed.

Shadow: misusing available at rune 1429 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name available when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Reachable and functioning when needed.
• Ask the assistant to state the available shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the available obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Reachable and functioning when needed.

112.2.10 [1430] backward-compatible

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: New versions do not casually break old clients or data.

Shadow: misusing backward-compatible at rune 1430 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name backward-compatible when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: New versions do not casually break old clients or data.
• Ask the assistant to state the backward-compatible shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the backward-compatible obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: New versions do not casually break old clients or data.

112.2.11 [1431] balanced

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: balanced is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the balanced obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing balanced at rune 1431 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name balanced when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: balanced is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the balanced obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the balanced shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the balanced obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.12 [1432] batched

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: batched is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the batched obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing batched at rune 1432 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name batched when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: batched is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the batched obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the batched shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the batched obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.13 [1433] bounded

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: bounded is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the bounded obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing bounded at rune 1433 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name bounded when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: bounded is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the bounded obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the bounded shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the bounded obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.14 [1434] cache-friendly

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: cache-friendly is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the cache-friendly obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing cache-friendly at rune 1434 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name cache-friendly when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: cache-friendly is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the cache-friendly obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the cache-friendly shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the cache-friendly obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.15 [1435] canonical

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: canonical is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the canonical obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing canonical at rune 1435 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name canonical when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: canonical is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the canonical obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the canonical shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the canonical obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.16 [1436] causal

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: causal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the causal obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing causal at rune 1436 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name causal when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: causal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the causal obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the causal shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the causal obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.17 [1437] composable

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Small parts combine without excessive friction.

Shadow: misusing composable at rune 1437 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name composable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Small parts combine without excessive friction.
• Ask the assistant to state the composable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the composable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Small parts combine without excessive friction.

112.2.18 [1438] concurrent

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: concurrent is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the concurrent obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing concurrent at rune 1438 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name concurrent when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: concurrent is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the concurrent obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the concurrent shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the concurrent obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.19 [1439] configurable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: configurable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the configurable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing configurable at rune 1439 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name configurable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: configurable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the configurable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the configurable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the configurable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.20 [1440] consistent

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Different observers are not being told incompatible stories.

Shadow: misusing consistent at rune 1440 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name consistent when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Different observers are not being told incompatible stories.
• Ask the assistant to state the consistent shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the consistent obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Different observers are not being told incompatible stories.

112.2.21 [1441] convergent

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: convergent is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the convergent obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing convergent at rune 1441 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name convergent when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: convergent is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the convergent obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the convergent shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the convergent obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.22 [1442] crash-safe

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Failure does not leave storage in nonsense.

Shadow: misusing crash-safe at rune 1442 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name crash-safe when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Failure does not leave storage in nonsense.
• Ask the assistant to state the crash-safe shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the crash-safe obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Failure does not leave storage in nonsense.

112.2.23 [1443] declarative

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: declarative is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the declarative obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing declarative at rune 1443 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name declarative when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: declarative is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the declarative obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the declarative shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the declarative obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.24 [1444] deduplicated

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: deduplicated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the deduplicated obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing deduplicated at rune 1444 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name deduplicated when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: deduplicated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the deduplicated obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the deduplicated shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the deduplicated obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.25 [1445] deterministic

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Given the same inputs, the same result should return. This is the antidote to drift, heisenbugs, and unreviewable behavior.

Shadow: when deterministic output makes a wrong assumption reproducible instead of correct.

Prompt uses:

• Name deterministic when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Given the same inputs, the same result should return. This is the antidote to drift, heisenbugs, and unreviewable behavior.
• Ask the assistant to state the deterministic shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the deterministic obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Same inputs, same result.

112.2.26 [1446] durable

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Once acknowledged, the change really sticks.

Shadow: misusing durable at rune 1446 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name durable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Once acknowledged, the change really sticks.
• Ask the assistant to state the durable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the durable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Once acknowledged, the change really sticks.

112.2.27 [1447] eager

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: eager is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the eager obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing eager at rune 1447 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name eager when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: eager is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the eager obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the eager shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the eager obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.28 [1448] elastic

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: elastic is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the elastic obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing elastic at rune 1448 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name elastic when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: elastic is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the elastic obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the elastic shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the elastic obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.29 [1449] encrypted

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: encrypted is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the encrypted obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing encrypted at rune 1449 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name encrypted when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: encrypted is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the encrypted obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the encrypted shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the encrypted obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.30 [1450] eventual

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: eventual is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the eventual obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing eventual at rune 1450 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name eventual when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: eventual is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the eventual obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the eventual shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the eventual obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.31 [1451] exact

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: exact is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the exact obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing exact at rune 1451 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name exact when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: exact is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the exact obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the exact shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the exact obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.32 [1452] exhaustive

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: exhaustive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the exhaustive obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing exhaustive at rune 1452 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name exhaustive when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: exhaustive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the exhaustive obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the exhaustive shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the exhaustive obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.33 [1453] extensible

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: extensible is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the extensible obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing extensible at rune 1453 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name extensible when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: extensible is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the extensible obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the extensible shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the extensible obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.34 [1454] fault-tolerant

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: fault-tolerant is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the fault-tolerant obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing fault-tolerant at rune 1454 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name fault-tolerant when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: fault-tolerant is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the fault-tolerant obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the fault-tolerant shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the fault-tolerant obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.35 [1455] federated

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: federated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the federated obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing federated at rune 1455 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name federated when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: federated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the federated obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the federated shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the federated obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.36 [1456] formal

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: formal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the formal obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing formal at rune 1456 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name formal when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: formal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the formal obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the formal shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the formal obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.37 [1457] generic {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: generic in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the generic obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing generic at rune 1457 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name generic when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: generic in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the generic obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the generic shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the generic obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.38 [1458] hardened

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: hardened is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the hardened obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing hardened at rune 1458 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name hardened when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: hardened is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the hardened obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the hardened shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the hardened obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.39 [1459] hermetic

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: hermetic is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the hermetic obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing hermetic at rune 1459 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name hermetic when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: hermetic is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the hermetic obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the hermetic shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the hermetic obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.40 [1460] high-availability

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: high-availability is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the high-availability obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing high-availability at rune 1460 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name high-availability when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: high-availability is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the high-availability obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the high-availability shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the high-availability obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.41 [1461] idempotent

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: The word that makes retries survivable: same request, same lasting effect.

Shadow: duplicate charges, duplicate emails, and fear of recovery.

Prompt uses:

• Name idempotent when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: The word that makes retries survivable: same request, same lasting effect.
• Ask the assistant to state the idempotent shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the idempotent obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Same request, same lasting effect.

112.2.42 [1462] immutable

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Once written, this thing does not change in place. Immutability buys clarity, replayability, and safer sharing at the cost of update convenience.

Shadow: when immutability is shallow and hidden references still mutate underneath.

Prompt uses:

• Name immutable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Once written, this thing does not change in place. Immutability buys clarity, replayability, and safer sharing at the cost of update convenience.
• Ask the assistant to state the immutable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the immutable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Written once, then never changed in place.

112.2.43 [1463] incremental

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: incremental is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the incremental obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing incremental at rune 1463 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name incremental when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: incremental is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the incremental obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the incremental shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the incremental obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.44 [1464] indexed

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: indexed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the indexed obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing indexed at rune 1464 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name indexed when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: indexed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the indexed obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the indexed shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the indexed obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.45 [1465] isolated

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: isolated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the isolated obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing isolated at rune 1465 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name isolated when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: isolated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the isolated obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the isolated shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the isolated obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.46 [1466] lazy

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: lazy is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lazy obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing lazy at rune 1466 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name lazy when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: lazy is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lazy obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the lazy shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the lazy obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.47 [1467] linearizable

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Every operation behaves as though it took effect at one real instant visible to all observers. Use it rarely, but mean it fully.

Shadow: when a linearizable claim ignores the boundary, clock, or failure mode where order breaks.

Prompt uses:

• Name linearizable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Every operation behaves as though it took effect at one real instant visible to all observers. Use it rarely, but mean it fully.
• Ask the assistant to state the linearizable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the linearizable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Behaves as though each operation took effect at one visible instant.

112.2.48 [1468] lock-free {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: lock-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lock-free obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing lock-free at rune 1468 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name lock-free when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: lock-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lock-free obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the lock-free shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the lock-free obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.49 [1469] lossless

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: lossless is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lossless obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing lossless at rune 1469 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name lossless when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: lossless is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lossless obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the lossless shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the lossless obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.50 [1470] lossy

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: lossy is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lossy obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing lossy at rune 1470 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name lossy when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: lossy is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the lossy obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the lossy shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the lossy obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.51 [1471] maintainable

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Cheap enough to understand, modify, and keep healthy.

Shadow: misusing maintainable at rune 1471 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name maintainable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Cheap enough to understand, modify, and keep healthy.
• Ask the assistant to state the maintainable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the maintainable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Cheap enough to understand, modify, and keep healthy.

112.2.52 [1472] memory-safe {Qual}

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: A promise that the system will not casually trespass across allocation boundaries.

Shadow: leaks, corruption, and security bugs born from illegal touch.

Prompt uses:

• Name memory-safe when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: A promise that the system will not casually trespass across allocation boundaries.
• Ask the assistant to state the memory-safe shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the memory-safe obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Will not casually trespass across allocation boundaries.

112.2.53 [1473] modular

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: modular is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the modular obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing modular at rune 1473 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name modular when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: modular is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the modular obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the modular shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the modular obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.54 [1474] observable

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Structured so internal behavior can be inferred from external evidence.

Shadow: misusing observable at rune 1474 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name observable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Structured so internal behavior can be inferred from external evidence.
• Ask the assistant to state the observable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the observable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Structured so internal behavior can be inferred from external evidence.

112.2.55 [1475] opaque

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: opaque is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the opaque obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing opaque at rune 1475 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name opaque when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: opaque is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the opaque obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the opaque shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the opaque obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.56 [1476] orthogonal

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: orthogonal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the orthogonal obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing orthogonal at rune 1476 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name orthogonal when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: orthogonal is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the orthogonal obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the orthogonal shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the orthogonal obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.57 [1477] parallel {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: parallel in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the parallel obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing parallel at rune 1477 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name parallel when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: parallel in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the parallel obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the parallel shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the parallel obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.58 [1478] portable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: portable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the portable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing portable at rune 1478 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name portable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: portable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the portable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the portable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the portable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.59 [1479] predictable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: predictable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the predictable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing predictable at rune 1479 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name predictable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: predictable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the predictable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the predictable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the predictable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.60 [1480] private

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: private is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the private obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing private at rune 1480 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name private when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: private is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the private obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the private shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the private obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.61 [1481] pure

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Same inputs, same output, no hidden state smuggled in from the side. Use it to shrink reasoning scope.

Shadow: when a pure-looking function reads hidden state, time, randomness, or external effects.

Prompt uses:

• Name pure when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Same inputs, same output, no hidden state smuggled in from the side. Use it to shrink reasoning scope.
• Ask the assistant to state the pure shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the pure obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Same inputs, same output, no hidden side effects.

112.2.62 [1482] reactive

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: reactive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the reactive obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing reactive at rune 1482 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name reactive when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: reactive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the reactive obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the reactive shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the reactive obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.63 [1483] reentrant

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: reentrant is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the reentrant obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing reentrant at rune 1483 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name reentrant when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: reentrant is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the reentrant obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the reentrant shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the reentrant obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.64 [1484] reliable

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Keeps doing the promised thing under ordinary stress.

Shadow: misusing reliable at rune 1484 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name reliable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Keeps doing the promised thing under ordinary stress.
• Ask the assistant to state the reliable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the reliable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Keeps doing the promised thing under ordinary stress.

112.2.65 [1485] reproducible

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Can be rebuilt or rerun and yield the same result again.

Shadow: misusing reproducible at rune 1485 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name reproducible when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Can be rebuilt or rerun and yield the same result again.
• Ask the assistant to state the reproducible shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the reproducible obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Can be rebuilt or rerun and yield the same result again.

112.2.66 [1486] resilient

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: resilient is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the resilient obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing resilient at rune 1486 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name resilient when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: resilient is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the resilient obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the resilient shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the resilient obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.67 [1487] responsive

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: responsive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the responsive obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing responsive at rune 1487 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name responsive when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: responsive is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the responsive obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the responsive shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the responsive obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.68 [1488] safe

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: safe is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the safe obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing safe at rune 1488 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name safe when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: safe is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the safe obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the safe shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the safe obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.69 [1489] sandboxed

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: sandboxed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the sandboxed obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing sandboxed at rune 1489 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name sandboxed when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: sandboxed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the sandboxed obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the sandboxed shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the sandboxed obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.70 [1490] scalable

Status: canonical (pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Can grow without collapsing the qualities that matter.

Shadow: misusing scalable at rune 1490 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name scalable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Can grow without collapsing the qualities that matter.
• Ask the assistant to state the scalable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the scalable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Can grow without collapsing the qualities that matter.

112.2.71 [1491] secure

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: secure is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the secure obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing secure at rune 1491 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name secure when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: secure is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the secure obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the secure shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the secure obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.72 [1492] serializable {Qual}

Status: canonical (major canon, pocket canon)

Completion: authored

Semantic status: reviewed

Force: Concurrency forced to behave as though transactions happened in one clean order. Expensive when overused, indispensable when history must remain sane.

Shadow: when serializable language hides weaker isolation, contention, or retry behavior.

Prompt uses:

• Name serializable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: Concurrency forced to behave as though transactions happened in one clean order. Expensive when overused, indispensable when history must remain sane.
• Ask the assistant to state the serializable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the serializable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

Pocket gloss: Concurrency behaves as though transactions happened in one clean order.

112.2.73 [1493] sharded

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: sharded is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the sharded obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing sharded at rune 1493 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name sharded when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: sharded is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the sharded obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the sharded shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the sharded obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.74 [1494] side-effect-free {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: side-effect-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the side-effect-free obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing side-effect-free at rune 1494 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name side-effect-free when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: side-effect-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the side-effect-free obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the side-effect-free shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the side-effect-free obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.75 [1495] signed

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: signed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the signed obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing signed at rune 1495 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name signed when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: signed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the signed obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the signed shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the signed obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.76 [1496] stable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: stable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing stable at rune 1496 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name stable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: stable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the stable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the stable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.77 [1497] stateful

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: stateful is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stateful obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing stateful at rune 1497 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name stateful when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: stateful is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stateful obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the stateful shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the stateful obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.78 [1498] stateless

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: stateless is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stateless obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing stateless at rune 1498 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name stateless when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: stateless is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the stateless obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the stateless shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the stateless obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.79 [1499] streaming

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: streaming is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the streaming obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing streaming at rune 1499 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name streaming when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: streaming is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the streaming obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the streaming shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the streaming obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.80 [1500] strict

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: strict is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the strict obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing strict at rune 1500 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name strict when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: strict is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the strict obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the strict shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the strict obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.81 [1501] synchronized

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: synchronized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the synchronized obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing synchronized at rune 1501 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name synchronized when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: synchronized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the synchronized obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the synchronized shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the synchronized obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.82 [1502] testable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: testable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the testable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing testable at rune 1502 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name testable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: testable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the testable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the testable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the testable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.83 [1503] thread-safe

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: thread-safe is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the thread-safe obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing thread-safe at rune 1503 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name thread-safe when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: thread-safe is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the thread-safe obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the thread-safe shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the thread-safe obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.84 [1504] traceable

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: traceable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the traceable obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing traceable at rune 1504 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name traceable when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: traceable is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the traceable obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the traceable shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the traceable obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.85 [1505] transactional

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: transactional is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the transactional obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing transactional at rune 1505 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name transactional when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: transactional is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the transactional obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the transactional shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the transactional obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.86 [1506] typed

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: typed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the typed obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing typed at rune 1506 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name typed when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: typed is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the typed obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the typed shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the typed obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.87 [1507] validated

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: validated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the validated obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing validated at rune 1507 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name validated when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: validated is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the validated obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the validated shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the validated obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.88 [1508] vectorized

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: vectorized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the vectorized obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing vectorized at rune 1508 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name vectorized when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: vectorized is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the vectorized obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the vectorized shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the vectorized obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.89 [1509] verified

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: verified is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the verified obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing verified at rune 1509 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name verified when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: verified is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the verified obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the verified shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the verified obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.90 [1510] versioned

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: versioned is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the versioned obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing versioned at rune 1510 in the quality lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name versioned when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: versioned is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the versioned obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the versioned shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the versioned obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.91 [1511] wait-free {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: wait-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the wait-free obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing wait-free at rune 1511 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name wait-free when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: wait-free in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the wait-free obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the wait-free shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the wait-free obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.

112.2.92 [1512] zero-copy {Qual}

Status: canonical

Completion: authored

Semantic status: generated_draft

Force: zero-copy in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the zero-copy obligation named before work proceeds.

Shadow: misusing zero-copy at rune 1512 in the Qual lane can let quality claims can become theater without checks; verify by requiring the caster to state the invariant, measurement, operating range, and failure threshold.

Prompt uses:

• Name zero-copy when the prompt needs this obligation made explicit: zero-copy in its Qual sense is a quality attributes and guarantees rune for turn quality language into invariants, budgets, and measurable envelopes; use it when the artifact needs the zero-copy obligation named before work proceeds.
• Ask the assistant to state the zero-copy shadow before proposing changes.

Example clause:

Before editing, state the zero-copy obligation, the evidence that satisfies it, and the failure mode if it is missing.