A new version archives the prior state and links both directions.
Appendix B · Working toolkit
Build a dossier that remembers how the reasoning changed.
Create reusable records for Dossiers I–XV, carry exact prior versions forward, preserve superseded states, and reopen a decision without pretending that review automatically reverses it.
Later stages reference exact prior-stage versions rather than silently re-establishing old claims.
Unknown, not applicable, not yet established, and disputed are supported field states.
Coverage is visible, but completion is never treated as proof of truth, legitimacy, or sound reasoning.
15 reusable stage templates + reopened-decision review
Select or create a record.
The editor combines Appendix B’s shared dossier cover with the compact core fields for the selected stage. Advanced/high-consequence guidance remains visible without turning every exercise into a compliance wall.
Decision Dossier
Record
Shared cover
Version, provenance, authority status, uncertainty, dissent, and reopening travel with every stage.
Core stage fields
Advanced / high-consequence
Do not collapse
Appendix B.19
Template integrity review
This is a review checklist, not a score. Checking every box does not prove that the reasoning is good.
Why local-first?
A practice tool before an institutional system.
The toolkit intentionally has no account, server submission, approval workflow, or authority action. It lets students, instructors, reviewers, and policy teams practice the record discipline while keeping the distinction between a textbook abstraction and future verified N5 infrastructure explicit.
Use JSON export to move a workspace between browsers or preserve it as a file. Markdown export creates a readable snapshot of one version. Neither format constitutes authorization or official provenance outside the context in which the user chooses to preserve it.