Release Evidence Index

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Release Evidence Index

Index all evidence used to support the release decision across requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, defects, guardrails, and AI.

ES-110 Evidence Decision Evidence

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Template purpose

Use this template to index the evidence used in the release decision.

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-110 — Release Readiness
Project workspace target	docs/project-workspace/release/release_evidence_index.md

Evidence index

Evidence Area	Artifact	Purpose	Status
Vision	docs/project-workspace/vision/	<purpose>	<complete / gap / not applicable>
Requirements	docs/project-workspace/requirements/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Planning	docs/project-workspace/planning/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Architecture	docs/project-workspace/architecture/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Design	docs/project-workspace/design/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Implementation	docs/project-workspace/implementation/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Integration	docs/project-workspace/integration/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Testing	docs/project-workspace/testing/	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Defects	docs/project-workspace/testing/defect_log.md	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
Guardrails	docs/project-workspace/testing/guardrail_verification.md	<purpose>	<complete / gap>
AI	docs/project-workspace/testing/ai_verification_record.md	<purpose>	<complete / gap / not applicable>

Release-decision evidence

Decision Question	Evidence Used	Status
<question>	<artifact/path>	<complete / gap>

Evidence gaps

Gap	Impact on Release Decision	Required Action
<gap>	<impact>	<action>

Evidence accepted with limitations

Evidence	Limitation	Rationale
<artifact>	<limitation>	<rationale>

Review checklist

• [ ] Evidence covers requirements through testing.
• [ ] Defect, guardrail, and AI evidence are indexed.
• [ ] Evidence gaps are explicit.
• [ ] Evidence limitations are not hidden.

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