Project Loom Decision Log

IDDateArtifactDecisionRationaleAlternativesEvidence
DL-0012026-07-11PL-101 Project Loom OntologyAdded Implementation DebtExisting concepts couldn’t explain pre-existing structural weaknessesTechnical Debt, Institutional DebtCase #002
DL-0022026-07-11PL-101 Project Loom OntologyAdded Governance FragilityNo concept explained external vulnerabilityNoneCase #001
DL-0032026-07-11PL-101 Project Loom OntologyAdded Fragility subtypesTwo distinct fragility mechanisms; conflating reduced precisionSingle fragility conceptCases #001, #002
DL-0042026-07-11PL-101 Project Loom OntologyAdded Dependency ConcentrationChains alone couldn’t explain cascading failureNoneCase #002
DL-0052026-07-11PL-101 Project Loom OntologyAdded Formal vs. Effective AuthorityDivergence between legal empowerment and practical controlNoneCases #001, #002
DL-0062026-07-11PL-101 Project Loom OntologyAdded Capacity DomainsAggregated ratings misleadingSingle capacity ratingCase #002
DL-0072026-07-11PL-201 Loom Analysis ProtocolAdded Level of AnalysisProtocol risked conflating analytical levelsNo level specificationCase #003
DL-0082026-07-11PL-201 Loom Analysis ProtocolAdded Evidence StandardsImprove transparency and consistencyNo evidence ratingsCross-case review
DL-0092026-07-11PL-201 Loom Analysis ProtocolAdded Stage 10Create formal feedback loopFramework unchanged by casesCross-case review
DL-0102026-07-11PL-201 Loom Analysis ProtocolAdded Design Adequacy classificationProtocol implied all disappointing outcomes are governance failuresNo design classificationCase #003
DL-0112026-07-11PL-901 Artifact RegistryEstablished Artifact RegistryProject needed canonical structureAd hoc managementProject maturation

Change Log

VersionDateChangesRationale
v1.02026-07-11Initial Decision LogRecord all major design decisions