PRIOR-template.md

The template for out/prior.md, the analyst's expectations written before it can see results.

What it holds

Eight sections. 1 what the analyst expects the scheme to hold, with the exemplar rule: line (how B1 chooses among quotes that all pass a gate); 2 expectations about the model, including the operator's, recorded so E1 can say whether it held; 3 the three failure shares (does-not-compose above 15 per cent, particulars above 50 per cent, corrections met twice above ten); 4 the temporal brackets, from the canvas's own events; 5 the rule for a coordinating turn; 6 the onset contrast; 7 the D4 distance weights and grades (w = 4, 2, 1, 0.5; g = 1, 0.5, 0, -1); 8 the concept floor and the off-platform threshold for cannot-tell.

Who writes it, and when

The analyst writes prior.md from it: sections 1 to 6 at the start of B1, before the scheme exists; 7 and 8 at D1, before any adaptation. The template says each part is sealed by the harness when written and amended only by a logged departure.

Why it exists

Contract §1: "The verdict is pre-registered", and writing expectations down at B1 is "the only instrument for telling a finding from a prior." distance.py reads §7 and handoff.py reads §8.

Where

PRIOR-template.md; source aggregator/instrument/PRIOR-template.md.

Checked against: PRIOR-template.md, CONTRACT-aggregator.md §1, tools/distance.py, tools/handoff.py.