The Architecture Canontruth · evidence · projection
Diagram

Observation Plane

diagram-observation-plane · canon/diagrams/observation-plane.mmd

%% Observation Plane — a lossy, derived account of behavior. Explains the system;
%% never the authoritative record of a business fact (that lives in Truth).
flowchart LR
    B["Every plane's behavior"] -->|"sampled · lossy"| OBS["Logs · Metrics · Traces"]
    OBS --> D["Dashboards / SIEM<br/>explain behavior · retention-bounded"]
    AF["Accountable facts<br/>(who approved what)"] -->|"NOT telemetry"| TR[("Truth Plane<br/>immutable record")]

Incoming References

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