Checklist items are marked complete without photos, measured values, references, or reviewer identity.
The dashboard looks healthy while the underlying installation remains impossible to verify.
Each critical check defines the objective evidence required for acceptance.
Design checklists around acceptance criteria and evidence—not around the number of boxes completed.
05 · FIELD TAKEAWAYStatus is a claim. Evidence is what makes it credible.
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