---
slug: "Outcome"
name: "Outcome"
type: "Data Structures"
layer: "Infrastructure"
ref: "Outcome#7537"
sema_id: "sema:Outcome#mh:SHA-256:753768dae28040f1291ee2849d2aac2a08bbffd836cfab679bdbea9a6ff7ec03"
tags: ["Infrastructure","Data Structures"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json
url: https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/Outcome/
related: ["Plan","EpistemicROI","HindsightBlock","IntentGap","NormativeJudge","Rally","RealizationProtocol","Reflexion","Simulation"]
---

# Outcome

Realized state after an action, captured for Plan-vs-reality comparison

Layer: Infrastructure · Category: Data Structures

## Mechanism

The actual result that occurs in reality. It may differ from the [Plan](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Plan.md) due to external factors, noise, or execution error.

## Invariants

—

## Failure modes

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## Data schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "outcome_id",
    "value"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "outcome_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for this outcome"
    },
    "value": {
      "description": "The actual result achieved"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the outcome was realized"
    },
    "deviation": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Difference between actual and expected (if applicable)"
    }
  }
}
```

## Builds on

- [Plan](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Plan.md) (Infrastructure; References)

## Used by

- [EpistemicROI](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/EpistemicROI.md) (Mind; References)
- [HindsightBlock](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/HindsightBlock.md) (Mind; References)
- [IntentGap](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/IntentGap.md) (Society; References)
- [NormativeJudge](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/NormativeJudge.md) (Mind; References)
- [Rally](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Rally.md) (Society; Yields)
- [RealizationProtocol](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/RealizationProtocol.md) (Society; Yields)
- [Reflexion](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Reflexion.md) (Mind; References)
- [Simulation](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Simulation.md) (Mind; References)

## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:Outcome#mh:SHA-256:753768dae28040f1291ee2849d2aac2a08bbffd836cfab679bdbea9a6ff7ec03`
- Ref: `Outcome#7537`
- Supersedes:
  - `sema:Outcome#mh:SHA-256:38e079f2323ce9cf3d1022624f693bbb02b3e0e25d7eb42abc4d06c75548b53a`
  - `sema:Outcome#mh:SHA-256:bac20a1c92f4883e971592d642911e215370afbb56ea8afa18313a1f2959d683`
  - `sema:Outcome#mh:SHA-256:ac55da2e51aaab185174d9e8edba137536b1ff90a2f6a1d6e1ab634bf7429ef0`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/Outcome/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/#Outcome)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Outcome.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json)