Never infer cloud state from a repository artifact

A policy JSON in a folder is an intention. Only a probe of the live account is evidence. The named mechanism in ADR-0005 was wrong; the conclusion was not.

Text-first. ADR-0005-A is a written instruction; this page does not claim a video exists.

Key moments

  1. A folder is not live state
  2. Probe the account
  3. A second boundary is drift

Transcript

policy JSON in a folder is an intention; only a probe of the live account is evidence.

Published 2026-07-28