The CRAIGS Index
Record Integrity | Provable State | Reconstruction Failure
This publication examines a single question:
What can be proven about a record at the moment of consequence?
Most systems answer after the fact.
Most investigations rely on reconstruction.
Reconstruction is not proof.
It indicates that original state was not preserved.
This index is the canonical map of CRAIGS—each entry defines a boundary, not a sequence.
Foundational Layer
Canonical Systems vs. Interpretive Systems Read Essay
CRAIGS: Definition and Scope Read Essay
Before We Govern AI, We Need to Verify Our Data Read Essay
What CRAIGS Is — And What It Refuses to Be Read Essay
Drift
Why Provenance Matters More Than Summaries Read Essay
Traceability: Every Page Points Back to Its Source Read Essay
When Systems Treat Thinking as Truth Read Essay
Structural Properties
Determinism: Same Inputs, Same Bundle Read Essay
Why Evidence Must Be Assembled, Not Collected Read Essay
Audit
Why Append-Only History Eliminates Silent Drift Read Essay
Consequence
When Records Move from Description to Action Read Essay
Fractal Failure Read Essay
Principle
The Steward’s Pledge Read Essay
If original state cannot be proven,
the system cannot establish certainty.
Milestone
I Filed a Provisional Patent Read Essay
Index Evolution
This index will expand.
Changes will appear as additions, not revisions.