Ethics & Audit Ledger (append-only)

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Ethics & Audit Ledger (append-only)

Labels: phase:1, area:ethics, type:infra
Milestone: Self-Incorporation v1

Description

Implement an append-only JSONL ledger for ethics/audit decisions.

Acceptance Criteria

• 100% of quarantine/allow decisions produce a JSONL entry
• Entries link scans, signatures, capability diffs
• Provide a basic query tool (filter by date, action, component)
• Unit tests for writer and basic query

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Tracking links for this issue

• Backlog source: docs/issues/selfinc_v1_backlog.md
• Related bodies directory: docs/issues/bodies/
• Release notes template: docs/issues/release_notes_template.md

When closing this issue, please link corresponding PR(s) and note any new tests added under tests/ and documentation updates under docs/.

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Checklist — Ethics & Audit Ledger

• Writer: append-only JSONL entries for decisions
• Contents: link scans, signatures, cap diffs
• Query: basic CLI/tool for filters
• Tests: writer + query
• Docs: retention + privacy notes