# Decision Contract Template

## Purpose
Use this template to define a governed runtime decision in a way that is explicit, testable, and versioned.

## Audience
- Policy owners
- Operators and engineering teams
- Security and audit stakeholders

## 1) Contract Metadata
- Contract name:
- Contract ID:
- Version:
- Owner:
- Approval authority:
- Effective date:

## 2) Decision Scope
- Decision type:
- Protected action or tool category:
- Runtime scope:
- Impact classification:

## 3) Inputs
- Required inputs:
- Optional inputs:
- Validation rules:
- Missing-data behavior:
- Reliability and confidence handling:

## 4) Constraints and Rules
- Policy thresholds:
- Allowable ranges:
- Required approvals:
- Escalation conditions:
- Hard-stop or deny conditions:

## 5) Outputs
- Deterministic outcome values:
- Returned constraints:
- Human-review path:
- Expected runtime behavior:

## 6) Evidence Contract
- Trace ID format:
- Stable reason code set:
- Version stamp requirements:
- Required evidence fields:
- Retention expectations:

## 7) Validation and Change Control
- Test scenarios:
- Regression checks:
- Promotion gates:
- Rollback criteria: