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Source priority

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Set a clear priority when sources disagree. Record the resolution so the team can find it later.

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Add "Source priority" from ntent to this repo.

Fetch https://ntent.app/r/f/source-policy as plain text. Merge it into contract.json, at the top level, without disturbing what is already there.

Then check it: 2 sources disagree, and the argument takes 30 seconds instead of a meeting.

Reads https://ntent.app/r/f/source-policy

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contract.json · at the top level
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"source_policy": {
  "requirement_authority": "source.signed_sow",
  "authority_reason": "The SOW is the document both parties signed. A ticket is how work is scheduled, not how scope is agreed.",
  "context_rule": "The PRD and call notes explain intent, assumptions and candidate designs. They remain proposed until an authorised change order accepts them. They cannot override the SOW.",
  "conflict_rule": "Do not resolve conflicting sources silently. Preserve both statements and open an entry in OPEN-QUESTIONS.md.",
  "unknown_rule": "Represent an unknown as an open question, not as a default. Block the affected implementation. Do not substitute a conventional assumption.",
  "verbatim_rule": "This file paraphrases. Quote the source document when the exact wording matters."
}

Success check: 2 sources disagree, and the argument takes 30 seconds instead of a meeting.

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