Interpretation Boundary: Review Log Checking
Purpose of Review Log Checking
This page defines how review logs are validated as complete, append-only, and internally consistent records of system activity. Checking focuses on structural correctness and reproducibility rather than interpretation or intent.
Scope of Review Logs
Review logs cover state transitions, settlement events, exception handling, and control actions that affect system behavior. Only events produced by the core execution and settlement pipeline are in scope.
Append-Only Checking Rules
Review log checking confirms that records are written sequentially, are never modified in place, and that any correction is represented as a new entry referencing prior records.
Event Referencing and Traceability
Each review record must reference the originating event identifiers, timestamps, and execution context required to reconstruct causal order without external assumptions.
Deterministic Replay Validation
Checking includes replaying logged events through the same validation logic to confirm that resulting states match recorded outcomes under identical inputs.
Consistency and Completeness Checks
Review logs are validated against invariant rules to ensure no gaps, overlaps, or orphaned records exist within defined execution windows.
Boundary Enforcement
Checking applies only to system-generated artifacts. External logs, narratives, or third-party interpretations are explicitly excluded from review log validation.
Explicit Non-Goals
Review log checking does not assess correctness of external systems, legal compliance, or user behavior. It validates only the internal integrity and reproducibility of recorded system activity.
Scope and Dependencies
This page is a derivative specification within Interpretation Layer. It does not define or redefine core primitives such as settlement, determinism, finality, proof, or exception handling. All authoritative definitions are inherited from the locked Interpretation Layer core primitives.
Related Core Primitives
This page depends on the authoritative definitions established in: Settlement Ledger Format,