Evidence and Readiness Ledger

1. Feature and transition

Feature IDEnvironment and versionCurrent stateProposed next state

2. Minimum evidence

Name what the next state requires; do not use a percentage complete.

Required evidence for this transitionObserved evidence and locationsLayer and seam coverageMissing, stale, or contradictory evidence

3. Review and remaining risk

Evidence ownerIndependent reviewer and dateResidual risk and accepted exceptionsException authority and expiration

4. Gate decision

Blocker or stop conditionRollback, disable, or recovery evidenceGate decisionNext gate and action

When the feature is deployable

Separate the release decision from live authority.

Record who may activate it, within which limits, with what monitoring and shutdown path.