# No-Op Receipt

**Version:** 3.0.6  
**Last reviewed UTC:** 2026-06-20T00:41:09Z  
**Maturity:** Reference  
**Intended user:** Operator or AI-assisted workflow recording why action was refused or deferred.

## What this artifact is for

Use this template to publish a reviewable, source-routed record. A completed record should identify the acting node, relevant authority or constraint, evidence, review state, repair or exit path, and any reason for no-op or blocked growth.

## Editable variables

Replace bracketed values with actual, non-sensitive implementation information. Keep private credentials, secrets, raw private files, and unneeded personal data outside the public packet.

## Blank template

```json
{
  "id": "[id]",
  "version": "3.0.6",
  "last_reviewed_utc": "2026-06-20T00:41:09Z",
  "requested_action": "[requested action]",
  "no_op_reason": "[no op reason]",
  "evidence_gap": "[evidence gap]",
  "review_trigger": "[review trigger]",
  "allowed_next_step": "[allowed next step]",
  "source_domain": "[source domain]",
  "claim_boundary_note": "VNWO publishes static public observatory guidance and templates. It does not certify safety or viability, provide legal advice, execute agents, import files, synchronize memory, collect private telemetry, validate credentials, authorize endpoints, prove consciousness, or override Teleodynamic or UAIX.",
  "human_review_required": false,
  "schema_version": "3.0.6",
  "artifact_maturity": "reference"
}
```

## Completed fictional example

```json
{
  "id": "noop-example-claim-widening",
  "version": "3.0.6",
  "last_reviewed_utc": "2026-06-20T00:41:09Z",
  "requested_action": "Claim the agent is certified safe.",
  "no_op_reason": "claim_widening_blocked",
  "evidence_gap": "VNWO does not hold certification authority and no external certification source was provided.",
  "review_trigger": "Human review required before publishing safety certification language.",
  "allowed_next_step": "Replace with static observatory guidance language and cite the correct source domain.",
  "source_domain": "vnwo.com",
  "claim_boundary_note": "VNWO does not certify systems.",
  "human_review_required": true,
  "schema_version": "3.0.6",
  "artifact_maturity": "reference"
}
```

## Validation notes

- Validate the JSON instance against `/schemas/no-op-receipt.schema.json`.
- Confirm `schema_version`, `version`, and `last_reviewed_utc` match the active release.
- Preserve the source domain for imported concepts.
- Verify that any stated authorization comes from the implementing system, not public metadata or VNWO.
- Treat maturity as documentation status, not certification.
- Use no-op and human review when evidence, authority, or review capacity is insufficient.

## Related files

- Schema: `https://vnwo.com/schemas/no-op-receipt.schema.json`
- Example: `https://vnwo.com/examples/no-op-receipt.json`
- Machine-readable governance: `https://vnwo.com/machine-readable-governance/`

## Source-routing note

Name the source domain for every imported concept. Preserve implementation authority with the implementing organization. Use no-op or human review when authority, evidence, or version state is ambiguous.

## Claim boundary

VNWO publishes static public observatory guidance and templates. It does not certify safety or viability, provide legal advice, execute agents, import files, synchronize memory, collect private telemetry, validate credentials, authorize endpoints, prove consciousness, or override Teleodynamic or UAIX.