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KYE™ Reason Code Vocabulary

Reason codes accompany decisions, signals, and lifecycle changes. This document lists reason codes recognized by KYE™.

This document defines names only.

Code Meaning
policy_violation Action violated policy
credential_revoked Credential was revoked
delegation_revoked Delegation was revoked
assurance_below_minimum Assurance level below minimum
risk_threshold_exceeded Risk threshold exceeded
external_export_blocked External export blocked
workload_attestation_failed Workload attestation failed
manual_incident_response Manual incident response action
legal_hold_applied Legal hold applied
consent_withdrawn Consent withdrawn

Payload Trust profile reason codes

Code Meaning
payload_signature_missing Payload signature absent
payload_signature_invalid Payload signature does not verify against declared credential
payload_hash_mismatch payload_hash does not match the canonicalised bytes
payload_canonicalization_unsupported Gateway does not support the declared canonicalisation suite
payload_nonce_missing Freshness window present but nonce empty
payload_nonce_reused Nonce already seen inside the freshness window
payload_expired Receive time is past expires_at
payload_actor_mismatch actor_entity_id does not match the credential's subject
payload_capability_mismatch capability_id is not granted to the actor
payload_decision_binding_missing Action attempted without a successful bound_to_decision transition

Taxonomy & Metadata profile reason codes

Code Meaning
taxonomy_term_unknown Term value is not registered in the referenced taxonomy
taxonomy_term_deprecated Term resolved to an active taxonomy but the term itself is status=deprecated
taxonomy_version_mismatch Mapped value uses a taxonomy version not accepted by the policy
metadata_schema_unknown metadata_schema_id is not registered
metadata_required_field_missing A required field defined by the metadata schema is absent
metadata_field_taxonomy_violation A field value is not from the schema's declared taxonomy
metadata_classification_drift Classification field changed without re-binding evidence
data_class_not_allowed Resource carries a data class that is not permitted for the actor's profile

Graph profile reason codes

Code Meaning
graph_authority_path_missing No valid authority path from actor to action / resource
graph_delegation_path_missing No active delegation path between actor and principal
graph_delegation_path_disputed Delegation path contains a node in disputed state
graph_capability_dependency_compromised A capability dependency is in state=compromised
graph_capability_dependency_high_risk A capability dependency carries risk_state=high
graph_blast_radius_too_broad Compromise blast radius exceeds the configured safety bound
graph_traversal_depth_exceeded Query depth limit reached without a complete result
graph_node_not_found Referenced node URN is not registered
graph_edge_revoked Edge has been revoked since the last cache snapshot

Ontology profile reason codes

Code Meaning
ontology_term_missing Referenced KYE term is not registered
ontology_term_deprecated Referenced KYE term is status=deprecated
ontology_mapping_missing A required external-system → KYE mapping was not found
ontology_mapping_conflict Two mappings make incompatible claims for the same source term
semantic_equivalence_rejected Asserted equivalence violates a not_equivalent_to rule
semantic_relationship_ambiguous Resolution returned multiple candidate predicates
semantic_resolution_failed Resolver could not produce a canonical KYE term
semantic_assertion_verified Semantic assertion verified successfully
semantic_assertion_conflict Semantic assertion conflicts with a hash-chained prior assertion
external_term_not_equivalent Source term presented as KYE authority without required additional KYE objects
profile_term_mismatch Term used outside its declared profile_refs
sector_term_requires_mapping Cross-sector decision requires a validated mapping; none present
ontology_policy_denied Action denied by an ontology-level policy rule

Operating Model profile reason codes

Code Meaning
use_case_owner_missing Use-case intake lacks an owner_entity_id
use_case_purpose_missing Use-case intake lacks a business_objective
data_classification_missing Use-case intake lacks data_classes
authority_model_missing No KYEEntityAuthorityRecord exists for the actor
review_path_missing A KYEReviewPath is required but not configured
evidence_requirements_missing Required evidence list is empty for a high-risk capability
revocation_path_missing Authority record lacks a revocation policy
commit_boundary_missing A capability with external_effect_possible lacks a KYECommitBoundary
authority_gate_missing A capability requires a KYEAuthorityGate that does not exist
human_review_required Risk tier mandates human review before commit
autonomous_execution_not_allowed Readiness assessment forbids autonomous execution
payment_execution_gate_required Payment execution must be guarded by a payment gate
external_send_gate_required Outbound message must be guarded by an external-send gate
clinical_action_gate_required Clinical action must be guarded by a clinical-action gate
legal_commit_gate_required Contract / signature must be guarded by a legal-commit gate
infrastructure_command_gate_required Infrastructure command must be guarded by an infrastructure gate
readiness_incomplete Readiness assessment dimensions are incomplete
pilot_ready_with_controls Readiness sufficient for pilot under enumerated controls
production_ready Readiness sufficient for production execution

Assurance Card profile reason codes

Code Meaning
assurance_card_missing Subject entity has no associated KYEAssuranceCard
assurance_card_owner_missing Assurance card lacks an owner_entity_id
intended_use_undocumented intended_use.summary is missing
prohibited_uses_missing intended_use.prohibited_uses is empty for a high-risk subject
provenance_missing No KYEProvenanceEvidence is bound to the assurance card
human_involvement_plan_missing Subject performs commit-level capabilities but no KYEHumanInvolvementPlan is bound
approval_threshold_breach Action exceeds an approval threshold without recorded human approval
review_overdue KYEAssuranceReviewCycle.next_review_due has passed
scope_change_review_required Authority record / gates / commit-boundaries changed without a triggered review
incident_review_required Incident occurred without a triggered review
retention_window_expired Retention window expired without archival or decommissioning
decommissioning_plan_missing Subject is deprecated / revoked without an active KYEDecommissioningPlan
assurance_card_runtime_evidence_unbound Assurance card lacks references to runtime decision maps / evidence packs
provenance_supplier_unverified A supplier in the provenance evidence is verified=false
provenance_licence_change_unrecorded Licence change detected but not recorded as a review trigger
evidence_replay_failed Offline replay of bound evidence failed verification
bypass_of_human_involvement_attempted Runtime detected an attempt to bypass a KYEHumanInvolvementPlan involvement point

Formal Rules profile reason codes

Code Meaning
permission_granted Standing permission resolved as allow
permission_missing No matching permission for this capability + scope + state
permission_expired Permission's valid_until has passed
permission_revoked Permission was revoked by an exercised power
permission_scope_exceeded Action exceeds the permission's declared scope
obligation_created Decision created a new obligation
obligation_pending Obligation has been created but not yet satisfied
obligation_satisfied Obligation satisfaction conditions all met
obligation_breached Obligation deadline passed without satisfaction
obligation_waived Obligation waived by an exercised power
obligation_expired Obligation expired without satisfaction or waiver
obligation_disputed Obligation flagged as disputed pending review
obligation_not_satisfied Action denied because a required obligation is unsatisfied
prohibition_triggered Prohibition condition matched the requested action
prohibited_action_requested Subject requested an action enumerated in prohibited_capability
prohibited_action_without_approval Action prohibited unless an approval event is present
power_missing Holder does not hold the required power for this operation
power_exercised Power was successfully exercised
power_not_valid Holder's power is in an invalid state
power_revoked Power has been revoked
override_requested Governance override requested
override_approved Governance override approved
override_denied Governance override denied
override_expired Override expired without re-approval
override_requires_second_approver Override requires a second approver per governance rule
rule_conflict_detected Two or more rules conflict
permission_prohibition_conflict Permission and prohibition both matched
obligation_without_satisfaction_path Obligation has no path to satisfied
unbounded_obligation Obligation lacks a deadline or termination condition
circular_delegation Delegation chain forms a cycle
missing_evidence_requirement Rule requires evidence not declared in the rule set
rule_priority_resolved Rule conflict resolved by priority
specific_rule_overrides_general_rule Specific rule won over general rule on resolution

Action Admissibility profile reason codes

Code Meaning
proposed_action_admissible Proposed action passes all checked dimensions
intent_invalid Declared intent is structurally invalid
intent_ambiguous Declared / interpreted intent ambiguity exceeds threshold
intent_missing No intent reference attached to the proposed action
principal_missing No principal entity resolves on the proposed action
actor_missing No actor entity resolves on the proposed action
accountable_owner_missing No accountable owner resolves on the proposed action
capability_unknown Requested capability is not registered
resource_unknown Target resource is not registered
data_source_disallowed Source of input data is disallowed by policy
evidence_inadmissible Required evidence references are missing or untrusted
prohibited_action_class Action matches a prohibited class for this actor / sector
unsafe_tool_path_detected Proposed tool path matches an unsafe pattern
coercion_signal_detected Pressure / coercion signal detected upstream of the proposal
incentive_conflict_detected Agent incentive conflicts with declared intent
continuity_drift_blocks_admission Continuity drift detected upstream blocks admission
policy_ineligible_action Proposal ineligible under the active policy set
formal_rule_blocks_admission A formal rule (typically a prohibition) blocks admission
jurisdiction_unsupported No supported jurisdiction binding for the proposed action
risk_state_blocks_admission Current risk state of the actor / principal blocks admission