# Machine Verdict Derivation

> Derive the verify-stage verdict from the toolchain's machine output — exit codes and parsed findings — never from the model's reading, so a clean verdict is an observed machine fact.

Record: `algo:machine-verdict-derivation`
Kind: quality-engine
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-machine-verdict-derivation
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/machine-verdict-derivation/closure

## stage

- [verify](https://banes-lab.com/records/stage/verify.md)

## axis

- [verification](https://banes-lab.com/records/reason/axis-verification.md)

## grounds

- [ver-evidence](https://banes-lab.com/records/reason/node-ver-evidence.md)

## derived-by

- [Quality Governance Loop](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/quality-governance-loop.md)