Compare options and see what needs checking.

Structure conditions and options before a decision

PÓLYA receives evidence-bearing observations from HARBINGER and organizes them into options, constraints, assumptions, and review conditions. It does not own final choice or approval authority.

Build a reviewable decision structure

1. 01
   Receive bounded observations

   Use evidence, time, relationships, conflicts, and gaps without discarding provenance.

2. 02
   Define options and constraints

   Make alternatives, exclusions, dependencies, and trade-offs explicit.

3. 03
   Test decision conditions

   Show what supports, weakens, or blocks each condition.

4. 04
   Pass the review on without granting authority

   Pass reviewed conditions to the appropriate human and, where applicable, the RAIFFA control boundary.

Keep decision conditions attached to evidence

An option should remain a reviewable condition record, not a persuasive sentence. It should state which observations were used, what was excluded, when the condition expires, and who is accountable for the next check.

• Option and explicit exclusion conditions
• Supporting and weakening observations with evidence coordinates
• Assumptions, dependencies, conflicts, and temporal validity
• Unresolved gaps and the accountable next reviewer

Insufficient evidence leaves the review unresolved

When evidence is insufficient or incompatible, PÓLYA does not manufacture a ranking. It returns why the review cannot be completed and what must be checked next.

• Missing material observation or origin evidence
• Incompatible conditions or counter-signals
• Stale observations or expired assumptions
• No accountable owner or decision criterion
• No feasible option inside the current constraints

PÓLYA is not a recommendation engine

Its output is a decision structure for review, not a final selection, approval, or execution request.