Glossary

  • catalog directory the .ironclad/ directory
  • container directory the directory above the catalog directory
  • fact a TOML pipeline describing one tracked assumption
  • fact selector a fact label or fact ID accepted by commands such as show, edit, and remove
  • fact ID the file-based identifier of a fact
  • label the human-friendly indexed name of a fact
  • sample one unit of tracked content
  • trace provenance metadata attached to a sample
  • batch of samples the set of samples produced by one fact
  • resolved snapshot the latest captured snapshot, usually stored in actual.json
  • approved snapshot the reviewed snapshot, usually stored in canon.json