{
  "handle": "DocumentedOverride",
  "mechanism": "The override-with-documentation safety valve at hard seams. Accepts a failed {{accept_spec}} evaluation plus a textual rationale and scoped override authority; composes_with {{time_warp_log}} to cryptographically log the override event (forward action + override + rationale + signing identity). Yields a forced {{decision}} that bypasses the failed gate. The override is a first-class, audit-trailed coordination act — every bypass carries non-repudiable evidence of who overrode what and why. Preserves fail-closed discipline by making the bypass explicit, named, signed, and logged rather than silent.",
  "gloss": "Supervised bypass of a failed acceptance gate, cryptographically logged",
  "invariants": [
    "Every override event must be signed by an identity holding scoped override authority.",
    "Forward action, override, rationale, and signing identity are all logged to {{time_warp_log}} — no partial records.",
    "Rationale field must be non-empty: a DocumentedOverride with no documentation is not a DocumentedOverride."
  ],
  "failure_modes": [
    "Override authority is over-scoped — any agent can bypass any gate, defeating the fail-closed discipline.",
    "Compromised signing key enables silent override with valid-looking log entries.",
    "Rationale accepts low-information text ('legitimate business reason') that defeats the audit purpose while technically satisfying non-empty."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 2,
    "ring": 1,
    "caution": "Overrides a failed acceptance gate. The cryptographic log is the only post-hoc accountability; ensure override authority is scoped and auditable before composing.",
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Governance"
    ],
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:DocumentedOverride#mh:SHA-256:17d333bda6bfc9f98ef85e9d09dd8cf84a8d8f13f13fb4e5de767bc4c8e75a54",
      "sema:DocumentedOverride#mh:SHA-256:40548ac167ea414f493054543303e74dac28a64510aa55ea8d1807ea52a6a5c6",
      "sema:DocumentedOverride#mh:SHA-256:2b7763b4dab9fefa6b60e2b2ffd3849509a9b5af43a4ab3604973d55916f6dc4"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:DocumentedOverride#mh:SHA-256:129bb6b19219e4afc278012f555b298980c4a74000195ae1e6766f2e5d40d940",
  "sema_ref": "DocumentedOverride#129b",
  "sema_stub": "129b",
  "dependencies": {
    "accepts": {
      "accept_spec": "sema:AcceptSpec#mh:SHA-256:37fa28b93d390f8c8eb171eaab54ff4f9e57a95ef67af024422f823545a291cc"
    },
    "composes_with": {
      "time_warp_log": "sema:TimeWarpLog#mh:SHA-256:755f480a60517d8e99807da674019db06ab0b7b2edabcc806d833947da4446e4"
    },
    "yields": {
      "decision": "sema:Decision#mh:SHA-256:b1407127acd4a39314fc24b418310e4b95e0347e4e22f376151ab765e2dfd2c7"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Governance",
  "used_by": {}
}