hosted/gov/TRIAGE.md

IF.GOV.TRIAGE

Role

Classify a request by risk/controversy and decide what governance path is required.

Responsibilities

• assign a risk tier and an escalation recommendation
• size the panel (minimum vs extended)
• emit a signed decision record (even when rejecting/short-circuiting)

Non-responsibilities

• does not generate the final user answer
• does not “deliberate” on truth claims; it only classifies and routes

Inputs

• user request metadata (actor id, request type, policy surface)
• optional: retrieval/context hints

Outputs

• panel_size recommendation (e.g., 5 → 30)
• escalation path (fast path vs panel)
• required seats (e.g., contrarian mandatory)

Required evidence

• trace id for the request
• a TRIAGE event logged to IF.AUDIT.TRAIL with:
  • inputs hashed
  • output decision + panel size
  • link to the follow-on PANEL decision (if invoked)