Implementation Guardrails
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Implementation Guardrails
Define the architecture, design, evidence, access, AI, security, and scope guardrails that implementation must preserve.
ES-106
Guardrails
Do-Not-Break Rules
Template purpose
Use this template to define guardrails that implementation must preserve.
Project
<Project name>
Document control
| Field |
Value |
| Artifact owner |
<owner> |
| Primary reviewers |
<reviewers> |
| Status |
<draft / in review / accepted / revised> |
| Last updated |
<YYYY-MM-DD> |
| Related Engineering Stage |
ES-106 — Implementation Readiness |
| Project workspace target |
docs/project-workspace/implementation/implementation_guardrails.md |
Guardrail register
| ID |
Guardrail |
Why It Matters |
Applies To |
Verification |
| G-001 |
<guardrail> |
<rationale> |
<work items> |
<verification> |
Prohibited shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Why Prohibited |
Detection / Prevention |
<shortcut> |
<reason> |
<check/review> |
Architecture-sensitive areas
| Area |
Related Architecture Evidence |
Guardrail |
<area> |
<architecture artifact> |
<guardrail> |
Design-sensitive areas
| Area |
Related Design Evidence |
Guardrail |
<area> |
<design artifact> |
<guardrail> |
Evidence-sensitive areas
| Area |
Evidence That Must Be Preserved |
Verification |
<area> |
<evidence> |
<verification> |
Access-control-sensitive areas
| Area |
Access Rule |
Verification |
<area> |
<rule> |
<verification> |
AI-sensitive areas
| Area |
AI Risk |
Required Review |
<area> |
<risk> |
<review> |
Security and privacy guardrails
| Area |
Guardrail |
Verification |
<area> |
<guardrail> |
<verification> |
Review checklist
- [ ] Architecture-sensitive areas are identified.
- [ ] Design-sensitive areas are identified.
- [ ] Evidence-sensitive areas are identified.
- [ ] Access-control-sensitive areas are identified.
- [ ] AI-sensitive areas are identified.
- [ ] Prohibited shortcuts are explicit.
- [ ] Guardrails have verification approaches.
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