mod: Phase 3 — lifecycle state machine + escalation + appeal, 106/106

Pure SX state machine (lib/mod/lifecycle.sx) over the engine:
open→triaged→decided→appealed→final, transition table guards illegal moves.
Auto-tier resolves terminal actions; escalate parks at human-tier (resolve
blocked until review supplies evidence). Appeal re-runs the engine — new
exonerated-keep rule at top precedence lets exoneration override a prior hide.
Api façade (mod/triage/resolve/review/appeal/finalize) over a case registry,
logging committed decisions to the audit trail. +46 escalation tests.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

lib/mod/api.sx

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-;; lib/mod/api.sx — report registry + public entry points.
+;; lib/mod/api.sx — report registry + lifecycle façade + public entry points.
 ;;
-;; mod/report files a report (assigning a sequential id) into the in-memory
-;; registry; mod/add-evidence accumulates evidence onto a filed report;
-;; mod/decide resolves an id, runs the policy engine against the current registry
-;; and rule set, and commits the decision to the append-only audit log.
+;; mod/report files a report (assigning a sequential id) and opens a lifecycle
+;; case for it; mod/add-evidence accumulates evidence; mod/decide runs the engine
+;; and commits to the audit log. The lifecycle façade (mod/triage, mod/resolve,
+;; mod/review, mod/appeal, mod/finalize) drives the per-report case through its
+;; states, logging each committed decision to the audit trail.
 
 (define mod/*reports* (list))
+(define mod/*cases* (list))
 (define mod/*counter* 0)
 (define mod/*rules* mod/default-rules)
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@
     ()
     (begin
       (set! mod/*reports* (list))
+      (set! mod/*cases* (list))
       (set! mod/*counter* 0)
       (mod/audit-reset!))))
 
@@ -28,7 +31,10 @@
         ((id (str "r" mod/*counter*)))
         (let
           ((r (mod/mk-report id by about reason)))
-          (begin (append! mod/*reports* r) r))))))
+          (begin
+            (append! mod/*reports* r)
+            (append! mod/*cases* {:id id :case (mod/mk-case r)})
+            r))))))
 
 (define
   mod/get-report
@@ -70,3 +76,88 @@
         (let
           ((d (mod/decide-report r mod/*reports* mod/*rules*)))
           (begin (mod/log-decision! d (mod/report-evidence r)) d))))))
+
+;; ── lifecycle façade over the case registry ──
+
+(define
+  mod/case-of
+  (fn
+    (id)
+    (reduce
+      (fn (acc rec) (if (= (get rec :id) id) (get rec :case) acc))
+      nil
+      mod/*cases*)))
+
+(define
+  mod/case-store!
+  (fn
+    (id c)
+    (set!
+      mod/*cases*
+      (map
+        (fn (rec) (if (= (get rec :id) id) {:id id :case c} rec))
+        mod/*cases*))))
+
+;; apply a lifecycle op to the stored case, persist it, and (when a decision was
+;; committed cleanly) append it to the audit log; returns the updated case
+(define
+  mod/case-apply!
+  (fn
+    (id op log?)
+    (let
+      ((c (mod/case-of id)))
+      (if
+        (nil? c)
+        nil
+        (let
+          ((c2 (op c)))
+          (begin
+            (mod/case-store! id c2)
+            (when
+              log?
+              (when
+                (nil? (mod/case-error c2))
+                (let
+                  ((d (mod/case-decision c2)))
+                  (if
+                    (nil? d)
+                    nil
+                    (mod/log-decision!
+                      d
+                      (mod/report-evidence (mod/case-report c2)))))))
+            c2))))))
+
+(define
+  mod/triage
+  (fn
+    (id)
+    (mod/case-apply!
+      id
+      (fn (c) (mod/case-triage c mod/*reports* mod/*rules*))
+      false)))
+
+(define
+  mod/resolve
+  (fn (id) (mod/case-apply! id (fn (c) (mod/case-resolve c)) true)))
+
+(define
+  mod/review
+  (fn
+    (id kind val)
+    (mod/case-apply!
+      id
+      (fn (c) (mod/case-review c kind val mod/*reports* mod/*rules*))
+      true)))
+
+(define
+  mod/appeal
+  (fn
+    (id kind val)
+    (mod/case-apply!
+      id
+      (fn (c) (mod/case-appeal c kind val mod/*reports* mod/*rules*))
+      true)))
+
+(define
+  mod/finalize
+  (fn (id) (mod/case-apply! id (fn (c) (mod/case-finalize c)) false)))

lib/mod/conformance.conf

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PRELOADS=(
   lib/mod/schema.sx
   lib/mod/policy.sx
   lib/mod/engine.sx
+  lib/mod/lifecycle.sx
   lib/mod/audit.sx
   lib/mod/api.sx
 )
@@ -20,4 +21,5 @@ PRELOADS=(
 SUITES=(
   "decide:lib/mod/tests/decide.sx:(mod-decide-tests-run!)"
   "audit:lib/mod/tests/audit.sx:(mod-audit-tests-run!)"
+  "escalation:lib/mod/tests/escalation.sx:(mod-escalation-tests-run!)"
 )

lib/mod/lifecycle.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+;; lib/mod/lifecycle.sx — report lifecycle state machine (pure SX over the engine).
+;;
+;; Lifecycle state is deliberately separate from policy: the Prolog rules answer
+;; "what action?", this module answers "where in the process is this report?".
+;;
+;;   :open ──triage──▶ :triaged ──resolve/review──▶ :decided ──appeal──▶ :appealed
+;;                                                      │                    │
+;;                                                      └────finalize───▶ :final ◀┘
+;;
+;; A case is an immutable value {:report :state :decision :tier :error :history}.
+;; Every transition returns a NEW case; illegal transitions return the case
+;; unchanged with :error set. Tiers: triage runs the engine (auto-tier); a
+;; terminal action (hide/remove/keep) resolves immediately, an :escalate action
+;; flags the case for human review (human-tier) before it can be resolved.
+
+(define mod/case* (fn (report state decision tier err history) {:history history :state state :report report :error err :tier tier :decision decision}))
+
+(define
+  mod/mk-case
+  (fn (report) (mod/case* report "open" nil nil nil (list))))
+
+(define mod/case-report (fn (c) (get c :report)))
+(define mod/case-state (fn (c) (get c :state)))
+(define mod/case-decision (fn (c) (get c :decision)))
+(define mod/case-tier (fn (c) (get c :tier)))
+(define mod/case-error (fn (c) (get c :error)))
+(define mod/case-history (fn (c) (get c :history)))
+
+;; ── transition table ──
+
+(define mod/lc-transitions {:final (list) :appealed (list "final") :decided (list "appealed" "final") :open (list "triaged") :triaged (list "decided")})
+
+(define mod/member? (fn (x lst) (mod/any? (fn (y) (= y x)) lst)))
+
+(define
+  mod/lc-can-transition?
+  (fn
+    (from to)
+    (let
+      ((outs (get mod/lc-transitions from)))
+      (if (nil? outs) false (mod/member? to outs)))))
+
+;; ── core transition: validate, record history, or flag :error ──
+
+(define
+  mod/case-goto
+  (fn
+    (c to note report decision tier)
+    (let
+      ((from (mod/case-state c)))
+      (if
+        (mod/lc-can-transition? from to)
+        (mod/case*
+          report
+          to
+          decision
+          tier
+          nil
+          (append (mod/case-history c) (list {:note note :to to :from from})))
+        (mod/case*
+          (mod/case-report c)
+          from
+          (mod/case-decision c)
+          (mod/case-tier c)
+          (str "illegal transition: " from " -> " to)
+          (mod/case-history c))))))
+
+(define
+  mod/case-error-set
+  (fn
+    (c msg)
+    (mod/case*
+      (mod/case-report c)
+      (mod/case-state c)
+      (mod/case-decision c)
+      (mod/case-tier c)
+      msg
+      (mod/case-history c))))
+
+;; ── lifecycle operations ──
+
+;; :open → :triaged — run the auto-tier first pass.
+(define
+  mod/case-triage
+  (fn
+    (c reports rules)
+    (let
+      ((d (mod/decide-report (mod/case-report c) reports rules)))
+      (let
+        ((tier (if (= (get d :action) "escalate") "human" "auto")))
+        (mod/case-goto
+          c
+          "triaged"
+          "auto-tier first pass"
+          (mod/case-report c)
+          d
+          tier)))))
+
+;; :triaged → :decided — auto-tier resolves; human-tier is blocked until review.
+(define
+  mod/case-resolve
+  (fn
+    (c)
+    (if
+      (= (mod/case-tier c) "human")
+      (mod/case-error-set c "awaiting human review (escalated)")
+      (mod/case-goto
+        c
+        "decided"
+        "auto-tier resolved"
+        (mod/case-report c)
+        (mod/case-decision c)
+        (mod/case-tier c)))))
+
+;; :triaged → :decided — human review: attach evidence, re-decide, resolve.
+(define
+  mod/case-review
+  (fn
+    (c kind val reports rules)
+    (let
+      ((nr (mod/attach-evidence (mod/case-report c) (mod/mk-evidence kind val))))
+      (let
+        ((d (mod/decide-report nr reports rules)))
+        (mod/case-goto c "decided" (str "human review: " kind) nr d "human")))))
+
+;; :decided → :appealed — appeal: attach evidence, re-decide (may override).
+(define
+  mod/case-appeal
+  (fn
+    (c kind val reports rules)
+    (let
+      ((nr (mod/attach-evidence (mod/case-report c) (mod/mk-evidence kind val))))
+      (let
+        ((d (mod/decide-report nr reports rules)))
+        (mod/case-goto
+          c
+          "appealed"
+          (str "appeal: " kind)
+          nr
+          d
+          (mod/case-tier c))))))
+
+;; :decided | :appealed → :final
+(define
+  mod/case-finalize
+  (fn
+    (c)
+    (mod/case-goto
+      c
+      "final"
+      "finalized"
+      (mod/case-report c)
+      (mod/case-decision c)
+      (mod/case-tier c))))
+
+(define
+  mod/case-action
+  (fn
+    (c)
+    (let ((d (mod/case-decision c))) (if (nil? d) nil (get d :action)))))

lib/mod/policy.sx

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 ;; cond->goal takes an id-term so the same condition can be compiled with the
 ;; head variable "Id" (for clause bodies) or a concrete report id (for proof-tree
 ;; goal-by-goal re-querying in the engine).
+;;
+;; Precedence (top wins): exoneration evidence (appeal override) > confirmed-abuse
+;; evidence (human review) > spam/abuse classification > repeated-report count >
+;; default keep.
 
 (define mod/mk-rule (fn (name action conds) {:when conds :name name :action action}))
 
@@ -19,6 +23,9 @@
 (define
   mod/default-rules
   (list
+    (mod/mk-rule
+      "exonerated-keep"
+      :keep (list (list :evidence "exonerated")))
     (mod/mk-rule
       "reviewer-remove"
       :remove (list (list :evidence "confirmed-abuse")))

lib/mod/scoreboard.json

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
   "lang": "mod",
-  "total_passed": 60,
+  "total_passed": 106,
   "total_failed": 0,
-  "total": 60,
+  "total": 106,
   "suites": [
     {"name":"decide","passed":31,"failed":0,"total":31},
-    {"name":"audit","passed":29,"failed":0,"total":29}
+    {"name":"audit","passed":29,"failed":0,"total":29},
+    {"name":"escalation","passed":46,"failed":0,"total":46}
   ],
-  "generated": "2026-06-06T17:36:32+00:00"
+  "generated": "2026-06-06T17:49:32+00:00"
 }

lib/mod/scoreboard.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # mod scoreboard
 
-**60 / 60 passing** (0 failure(s)).
+**106 / 106 passing** (0 failure(s)).
 
 | Suite | Passed | Total | Status |
 |-------|--------|-------|--------|
 | decide | 31 | 31 | ok |
 | audit | 29 | 29 | ok |
+| escalation | 46 | 46 | ok |

lib/mod/tests/escalation.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+;; lib/mod/tests/escalation.sx — Phase 3: lifecycle state machine + escalation.
+
+(define mod-esc-count 0)
+(define mod-esc-pass 0)
+(define mod-esc-fail 0)
+(define mod-esc-failures (list))
+
+(define
+  mod-esc-test!
+  (fn
+    (name got expected)
+    (begin
+      (set! mod-esc-count (+ mod-esc-count 1))
+      (if
+        (= got expected)
+        (set! mod-esc-pass (+ mod-esc-pass 1))
+        (begin
+          (set! mod-esc-fail (+ mod-esc-fail 1))
+          (append!
+            mod-esc-failures
+            (str name "\n    expected: " expected "\n    got:      " got)))))))
+
+;; ── transition table guard ──
+
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "open → triaged allowed"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "open" "triaged")
+  true)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "triaged → decided allowed"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "triaged" "decided")
+  true)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "decided → appealed allowed"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "decided" "appealed")
+  true)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "appealed → final allowed"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "appealed" "final")
+  true)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "open → decided rejected"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "open" "decided")
+  false)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "triaged → final rejected"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "triaged" "final")
+  false)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "final is terminal"
+  (mod/lc-can-transition? "final" "open")
+  false)
+
+;; ── initial state ──
+
+(define
+  mod-esc-c0
+  (mod/mk-case (mod/mk-report "r1" "alice" "bob" "this is spam")))
+(mod-esc-test! "new case is open" (mod/case-state mod-esc-c0) "open")
+(mod-esc-test! "new case has no decision" (mod/case-decision mod-esc-c0) nil)
+
+;; ── auto-tier: spam triages + resolves to decided/hide ──
+
+(define
+  mod-esc-spam-rep
+  (list (mod/mk-report "r1" "alice" "bob" "this is spam")))
+(define
+  mod-esc-t1
+  (mod/case-triage mod-esc-c0 mod-esc-spam-rep mod/default-rules))
+(mod-esc-test! "spam triaged" (mod/case-state mod-esc-t1) "triaged")
+(mod-esc-test! "spam triage tier auto" (mod/case-tier mod-esc-t1) "auto")
+(mod-esc-test! "spam triage action hide" (mod/case-action mod-esc-t1) "hide")
+
+(define mod-esc-r1 (mod/case-resolve mod-esc-t1))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "auto resolve → decided"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-r1)
+  "decided")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "decision preserved through resolve"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-r1)
+  "hide")
+
+;; ── illegal transition flags :error, leaves state ──
+
+(define mod-esc-bad (mod/case-finalize mod-esc-c0))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "finalize from open is illegal"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-bad)
+  "open")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "illegal transition sets error"
+  (nil? (mod/case-error mod-esc-bad))
+  false)
+
+;; ── human-tier: repeated report escalates, resolve blocked, review decides ──
+
+(define mod-esc-rep-r (mod/mk-report "r3" "ann" "dave" "off-topic"))
+(define mod-esc-rep-reports (list mod-esc-rep-r mod-esc-rep-r mod-esc-rep-r))
+(define mod-esc-rep-c0 (mod/mk-case mod-esc-rep-r))
+(define
+  mod-esc-rep-t
+  (mod/case-triage mod-esc-rep-c0 mod-esc-rep-reports mod/default-rules))
+
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "repeated triage action escalate"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-rep-t)
+  "escalate")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "repeated triage tier human"
+  (mod/case-tier mod-esc-rep-t)
+  "human")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "repeated still triaged after triage"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-rep-t)
+  "triaged")
+
+(define mod-esc-rep-block (mod/case-resolve mod-esc-rep-t))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "auto-resolve blocked on human tier (state unchanged)"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-rep-block)
+  "triaged")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "blocked resolve sets error"
+  (nil? (mod/case-error mod-esc-rep-block))
+  false)
+
+(define
+  mod-esc-rep-rev
+  (mod/case-review
+    mod-esc-rep-t
+    "confirmed-abuse"
+    "human"
+    mod-esc-rep-reports
+    mod/default-rules))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "human review → decided"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-rep-rev)
+  "decided")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "human review action remove"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-rep-rev)
+  "remove")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "review attached evidence to report"
+  (len (mod/report-evidence (mod/case-report mod-esc-rep-rev)))
+  1)
+
+(define mod-esc-rep-final (mod/case-finalize mod-esc-rep-rev))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "review case finalizes"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-rep-final)
+  "final")
+
+;; ── appeal overrides a prior decision ──
+
+(define
+  mod-esc-ap-c0
+  (mod/mk-case (mod/mk-report "r5" "u" "v" "buy now spam")))
+(define mod-esc-ap-rep (list (mod/mk-report "r5" "u" "v" "buy now spam")))
+(define
+  mod-esc-ap-t
+  (mod/case-triage mod-esc-ap-c0 mod-esc-ap-rep mod/default-rules))
+(define mod-esc-ap-d (mod/case-resolve mod-esc-ap-t))
+
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "appeal precondition decided/hide"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-ap-d)
+  "hide")
+
+(define
+  mod-esc-ap-appealed
+  (mod/case-appeal
+    mod-esc-ap-d
+    "exonerated"
+    "moderator"
+    mod-esc-ap-rep
+    mod/default-rules))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "appeal → appealed state"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-ap-appealed)
+  "appealed")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "appeal overrides hide → keep"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-ap-appealed)
+  "keep")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "appeal recorded via exonerated-keep rule"
+  (get (mod/case-decision mod-esc-ap-appealed) :rule)
+  "exonerated-keep")
+
+(define mod-esc-ap-final (mod/case-finalize mod-esc-ap-appealed))
+(mod-esc-test! "appealed → final" (mod/case-state mod-esc-ap-final) "final")
+
+;; ── history records the full traversal ──
+
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "full lifecycle history length 4 (triage,resolve,appeal,finalize)"
+  (len (mod/case-history mod-esc-ap-final))
+  4)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "first history step open→triaged"
+  (get (first (mod/case-history mod-esc-ap-final)) :to)
+  "triaged")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "last history step → final"
+  (get (nth (mod/case-history mod-esc-ap-final) 3) :to)
+  "final")
+
+;; ── api-level lifecycle façade ──
+
+(mod/reset!)
+(mod/report "alice" "bob" "this is spam")
+(mod/report "carol" "dave" "off-topic")
+(mod/report "carol" "dave" "off-topic")
+(mod/report "carol" "dave" "off-topic")
+
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: case opens at open"
+  (mod/case-state (mod/case-of "r1"))
+  "open")
+
+(define mod-esc-api-t1 (mod/triage "r1"))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: triage spam → triaged"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-api-t1)
+  "triaged")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: triage spam action hide"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-api-t1)
+  "hide")
+
+(define mod-esc-api-r1 (mod/resolve "r1"))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: resolve → decided"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-api-r1)
+  "decided")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: resolve logged decision"
+  (len (mod/audit "r1"))
+  1)
+
+(define mod-esc-api-app (mod/appeal "r1" "exonerated" "mod"))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: appeal → appealed"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-api-app)
+  "appealed")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: appeal overrides → keep"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-api-app)
+  "keep")
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: appeal logged second decision"
+  (len (mod/audit "r1"))
+  2)
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: finalize → final"
+  (mod/case-state (mod/finalize "r1"))
+  "final")
+
+;; r4 is the 3rd report about dave → escalates via the human tier
+(define mod-esc-api-t4 (mod/triage "r4"))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: repeated triage escalates (human tier)"
+  (mod/case-tier mod-esc-api-t4)
+  "human")
+(define mod-esc-api-blk (mod/resolve "r4"))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: escalated resolve blocked"
+  (mod/case-state mod-esc-api-blk)
+  "triaged")
+(define mod-esc-api-rev (mod/review "r4" "confirmed-abuse" "human"))
+(mod-esc-test!
+  "api: review → decided/remove"
+  (mod/case-action mod-esc-api-rev)
+  "remove")
+(mod-esc-test! "api: unknown id → nil" (mod/triage "r99") nil)
+
+(define mod-escalation-tests-run! (fn () {:failures mod-esc-failures :total mod-esc-count :passed mod-esc-pass :failed mod-esc-fail}))

plans/mod-on-sx.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ federation extension.
 
 ## Status (rolling)
 
-`bash lib/mod/conformance.sh` → **60/60** (Phases 1–2 complete)
+`bash lib/mod/conformance.sh` → **106/106** (Phases 1–3 complete)
 
 ## Ground rules
 
@@ -96,12 +96,20 @@ lib/mod/fed.sx
 
 ## Phase 3 — Escalation + lifecycle state machine
 
-- [ ] state machine: `:open → :triaged → :decided → :appealed → :final`
-- [ ] auto-tier: first-pass rules decide quick cases
-- [ ] human-tier: rules that emit `:escalate` move to next state
-- [ ] appeal: re-runs with appeal evidence, may override prior decision
-- [ ] `(mod/appeal id new-evidence)` API
-- [ ] `lib/mod/tests/escalation.sx` — full lifecycle traversal cases
+- [x] state machine: `lib/mod/lifecycle.sx` — `:open → :triaged → :decided →
+  :appealed → :final` as a pure SX module over the engine; transition table guards
+  illegal moves (sets `:error`, leaves state); immutable cases with `:history`
+- [x] auto-tier: `mod/case-triage` runs the engine; terminal action (hide/remove/
+  keep) → tier `auto`, `mod/case-resolve` advances to `:decided`
+- [x] human-tier: `:escalate` action → tier `human`; `mod/case-resolve` is blocked
+  (sets `:error`); `mod/case-review` attaches evidence, re-decides, advances
+- [x] appeal: `mod/case-appeal` attaches appeal evidence + re-runs the engine; new
+  `exonerated-keep` rule (top precedence) lets exoneration override a prior `:hide`
+- [x] `(mod/appeal id new-evidence)` API — lifecycle façade over a case registry in
+  api.sx (`mod/triage` / `resolve` / `review` / `appeal` / `finalize`), logging
+  each committed decision to the audit trail
+- [x] `lib/mod/tests/escalation.sx` — 46 cases: transition guards, auto/human tiers,
+  blocked resolve, full appeal-override traversal, history, api façade
 
 ## Phase 4 — Federation
 
@@ -113,6 +121,22 @@ lib/mod/fed.sx
 
 ## Progress log
 
+- **Phase 3 complete — 106/106** (+46 escalation). Lifecycle state machine,
+  auto/human tiers, appeal-override, and an api façade. The state machine is a
+  pure SX module (`lib/mod/lifecycle.sx`) over the engine — policy stays in
+  Prolog, lifecycle stays out of it, per the design constraint. Cases are
+  immutable values threaded through transitions; illegal moves set `:error`
+  rather than throwing (the env's error handling is untested, so this keeps tests
+  deterministic). Tier logic: triage runs the engine, an `:escalate` action parks
+  the case at the human tier where `mod/case-resolve` is blocked until
+  `mod/case-review` supplies evidence. Appeal-override works because the new
+  `exonerated-keep` rule sits at top precedence — appeal evidence re-runs the same
+  engine and a higher-precedence clause wins. The api façade (`mod/triage` …
+  `mod/finalize`) keeps a per-report case registry and logs each committed
+  decision to the Phase-2 audit trail, so lifecycle + audit compose.
+  - **Gotcha:** `sx_insert_near` inserts only the FIRST top-level form of a
+    multi-form source — silently drops the rest (byte count barely changes). For
+    multi-form additions, rewrite the file with `sx_write_file`.
 - **Phase 2 complete — 60/60** (+29 audit). Evidence accumulation, constructive
   proof trees, append-only audit log. A decision's `:proof :goals` is a real
   derivation: each body goal is re-queried against the same Prolog DB with the