# ACTION LADDER

Set authority by consequence.

## Level 0 · Read and think

- Public research.
- Approved-source reading.
- Internal analysis.

Default authority:

## Level 1 · Prepare

- Draft.
- Organize.
- Test.
- Stage a proposed change.

Default authority:

## Level 2 · Internal change

- Update approved internal files.
- Regenerate internal views.
- Record proof.

Default authority:

## Level 3 · Reversible external action

- Schedule a reviewed item.
- Update a reversible public field.
- Create a draft in an external system.

Required approval and proof:

## Level 4 · Human or public consequence

- Publish.
- Send.
- Submit.
- Change an account.
- Use another person's identity or result.

Required approval and proof:

## Level 5 · Money, contract, regulated judgment, or irreversible action

- Spend or move money.
- Accept binding terms.
- Commit scope, price, or delivery.
- Make a regulated decision.
- Delete or expose material data.

Required approval and proof:

## Pause rule

- Who can pause:
- What immediately stops:
- What evidence is required before resuming: