Operator Semantic Taxonomy
Canonical operator-facing state reference for the first implementation slice.
Downstream specs and badge mappings must reuse this vocabulary instead of inventing local synonyms.
Last reviewed: 2026-03-21
Core Rules
- One primary label means one thing everywhere it appears.
- Semantic axes stay separate. Execution outcome, coverage, freshness, evidence depth, and actionability are not interchangeable.
- Diagnostic-only states never use
warning or danger.
- Primary
warning and danger states must carry an operator next-action policy.
- Valid-empty and support-limit states are not failures unless a separate governance or execution rule says otherwise.
Semantic Axes
| Axis |
Question it answers |
execution_lifecycle |
Where a run sits in its execution flow |
execution_outcome |
What happened when execution finished or stopped |
item_result |
How one restore or preview item resolved |
data_coverage |
Whether the expected data or sections are present |
evidence_depth |
How much structured evidence detail is available |
product_support_maturity |
Whether TenantPilot can represent the source faithfully |
data_freshness |
Whether the available data is still current enough to trust |
operator_actionability |
Whether an operator needs to do anything next |
publication_readiness |
Whether the record is ready for stakeholder delivery |
governance_deviation |
Whether the record represents a real governance problem |
Severity Rules
| Band |
Meaning |
danger |
Execution failure, material risk, or a stop-before-proceed condition |
warning |
Operator attention or follow-up is recommended or required |
info |
In-progress or context-heavy states that are not failures by themselves |
success |
Intended outcome achieved with no further operator action required |
gray |
Neutral, diagnostic, archived, not applicable, or intentionally non-actionable context |
primary |
Reserved for badge-system compatibility only; avoid for first-slice operator states |
Presentation Levels
| Level |
Use |
primary |
The first label an operator uses to decide what happened and whether action is needed |
diagnostic |
Secondary detail that preserves technical truth without replacing the primary meaning |
Next-Action Policy
| Policy |
Meaning |
required |
Operator must act before retrying or relying on the result |
optional |
Review is recommended, but the state is not a hard stop |
none |
No operator action is needed |
Migration Guidance
Do not ship bare first-slice labels such as Blocked, Partial, Missing, Unsupported, Stale, Warning, or Safe.
Use these qualified replacements instead:
| Legacy term |
Adopted replacement |
Blocked |
Blocked by prerequisite or Fix before running |
Partial |
Completed with follow-up, Coverage incomplete, Partially applied, or Mixed evidence detail |
Missing |
Not collected yet or Review input pending |
Stale |
Refresh recommended or Refresh review inputs |
Unsupported |
Support limited |
Warning |
Review before running |
Safe |
Ready to continue |
First-Slice Canonical Mappings
Operations
| Raw state |
Primary label |
Axis |
Band |
Next action |
queued |
Queued for execution |
execution_lifecycle |
info |
none |
running |
In progress |
execution_lifecycle |
info |
none |
succeeded |
Completed successfully |
execution_outcome |
success |
none |
partially_succeeded |
Completed with follow-up |
execution_outcome |
warning |
optional |
blocked |
Blocked by prerequisite |
execution_outcome |
warning |
required |
failed |
Execution failed |
execution_outcome |
danger |
required |
Evidence And Review Completeness
| Domain |
Raw state |
Primary label |
Axis |
Band |
Next action |
| Evidence |
complete |
Coverage ready |
data_coverage |
success |
none |
| Evidence |
partial |
Coverage incomplete |
data_coverage |
warning |
required |
| Evidence |
missing |
Not collected yet |
data_coverage |
info |
optional |
| Evidence |
stale |
Refresh recommended |
data_freshness |
warning |
optional |
| Review |
complete |
Review inputs ready |
data_coverage |
success |
none |
| Review |
partial |
Review inputs incomplete |
data_coverage |
warning |
required |
| Review |
missing |
Review input pending |
data_coverage |
info |
optional |
| Review |
stale |
Refresh review inputs |
data_freshness |
warning |
optional |
Baseline Semantics
| Domain |
Raw state |
Primary label |
Level |
Axis |
Band |
| Fidelity |
full |
Detailed evidence |
diagnostic |
evidence_depth |
success |
| Fidelity |
partial |
Mixed evidence detail |
diagnostic |
evidence_depth |
info |
| Fidelity |
reference_only |
Metadata only |
diagnostic |
evidence_depth |
info |
| Fidelity |
unsupported |
Support limited |
diagnostic |
product_support_maturity |
gray |
| Gap status |
clear |
No follow-up needed |
primary |
data_coverage |
success |
| Gap status |
gaps_present |
Coverage gaps need review |
primary |
data_coverage |
warning |
meta_fallback remains diagnostic context. It does not count as a primary coverage gap by itself.
Restore Semantics
| Domain |
Raw state |
Primary label |
Axis |
Band |
Next action |
| Run |
completed |
Applied successfully |
execution_outcome |
success |
none |
| Run |
partial |
Applied with follow-up |
execution_outcome |
warning |
optional |
| Run |
completed_with_errors |
Applied with follow-up |
execution_outcome |
warning |
optional |
| Run |
failed |
Restore failed |
execution_outcome |
danger |
required |
| Run |
aborted |
Stopped early |
execution_outcome |
gray |
none |
| Result |
manual_required |
Manual follow-up needed |
operator_actionability |
warning |
required |
| Result |
mapped |
Mapped to existing item |
item_result |
info |
none |
| Result |
skipped |
Not applied |
item_result |
gray |
optional |
| Preview |
created |
Will create |
item_result |
success |
none |
| Preview |
created_copy |
Will create copy |
item_result |
warning |
optional |
| Preview |
mapped_existing |
Will map existing |
item_result |
info |
none |
| Preview |
skipped |
Will skip |
item_result |
gray |
optional |
| Check |
blocking |
Fix before running |
operator_actionability |
danger |
required |
| Check |
warning |
Review before running |
operator_actionability |
warning |
optional |
| Check |
safe |
Ready to continue |
operator_actionability |
success |
none |
Curated Examples
The first-slice guard rubric scores these twelve examples:
- Operation blocked by missing prerequisite
- Operation completed with follow-up
- Operation completed successfully
- Evidence not collected yet
- Evidence refresh recommended
- Review input pending
- Mixed evidence detail stays diagnostic
- Support limited stays diagnostic
- Coverage gaps need review
- Restore preview blocked by a check
- Restore run applied with follow-up
- Restore item requires manual follow-up
Cross-View Safety Rules
- First-slice resources that do not expose an edit or view lifecycle through global search stay out of global search.
- Taxonomy-backed filter labels, badge counts, and summaries must be derived from already-authorized workspace and tenant scope only.
- Canonical views may reuse the same vocabulary as tenant-context views, but they must not reveal hidden tenant names, counts, or filter hints.