{
  "handle": "Reasoncommons",
  "gloss": "Keep the reasons behind a shared decision readable by everyone it binds",
  "mechanism": "Each shared {{decision}} is recorded with its reasons, the alternatives rejected and why, and who decided, in a place everyone the decision binds can read. People who were not in the room can then follow, question or revisit it.",
  "invariants": [
    "Each shared decision records its reasons, the rejected alternatives and who decided.",
    "The record is readable by everyone the decision binds."
  ],
  "failure_modes": [
    "Reasons in the room: only the deciders know why the decision was made.",
    "Post-hoc reasons: reasons are written after the fact to fit the decision."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Protocols"
    ],
    "ring": 2,
    "tier": 2,
    "related": [
      "Reasonfade",
      "Costeer"
    ],
    "minted": "2026-10-05T21:38:21+02:00"
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Reasoncommons#mh:SHA-256:0f525b57f046ea35d5343b68ccf33191b41ede5422f33c4d5da8c40f2ab5d1b6",
  "sema_ref": "Reasoncommons#0f52",
  "sema_stub": "0f52",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "decision": "sema:Decision#mh:SHA-256:b1407127acd4a39314fc24b418310e4b95e0347e4e22f376151ab765e2dfd2c7"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Protocols",
  "used_by": {}
}