Govern evidence. Compose candidates. Review the whole.
“Atom” is only a candidate term for the smallest independently testable report unit. Definitions, snapshots, signals, explanations, decisions, uncertainty, and provenance may compose into a report—but report-level quality cannot be assumed from its parts.
01Evidence
Govern definitions, sources, transformations, and freshness.
02Candidate units
Give each report job testable inputs, output, and evidence linkage.
03Report
Compose around audience, task, cadence, argument, and accessibility.
04Review
Approve with human judgment and learn from reader outcomes.