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Credential was revoked |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Delegation was revoked |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Consent withdrawn |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 |