Proof

See what a reviewable decision record looks like.

This sample shows the kind of structure a governed workflow can preserve for later review, including decision state, policy reference, approval status and timing.

This is not a raw log dump. It is a readable example of the kind of record a governed workflow can leave behind.

What to look for

Sample reviewable record

Example: scanned supplier invoice routed to approval.

{
  "request_id": "req_20260327_104211_7b41",
  "tenant_id": "northstar-manufacturing",
  "input_kind": "pdf_rasterized",
  "document_class": "financial_document",
  "decision": "approval_required",
  "approval_state": "pending_reviewer",
  "inspectability": "inspectable",
  "policy_ref": "finance-intake-v3.2",
  "reason_codes": [
    "financial_document_requires_approval"
  ],
  "class_signals": [
    "invoice",
    "vat",
    "payment_due",
    "supplier_reference"
  ],
  "ocr": {
    "provider": "service",
    "model": "tesseract",
    "language_hint": "eng+deu",
    "confidence_band": "standard"
  },
  "timestamps": {
    "received_at": "2026-03-27T10:42:11Z",
    "decided_at": "2026-03-27T10:42:13Z"
  }
}
  • What enteredA scanned invoice entered the governed intake path, not an invisible file attachment passed straight to a model.
  • What happenedPalmerAI classified it as a financial document and stopped it at approval_required.
  • Why it stoppedThe policy matched strong finance markers and kept the decision reviewable instead of letting it continue silently.
  • What stayed visibleInspectability, class signals, timestamps, and the policy reference stayed visible for later review.
  • What is intentionally omittedFull raw invoice text, sensitive supplier details, and the underlying file contents are not shown here by default.

This sample is intentionally sanitized and representative. It shows the shape of the evidence bundle, not a customer record or a full internal dump.

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