The workflow defines the operational path followed by Satoshium Certifier when it applies Suite Standards and Suite Methodology to a certification subject.
Each certification moves from subject identification and evidence assembly into a canonical Certification Package, from which reports, receipts, certified records, machine-readable outputs, and Suite-ready references are generated.
Suite Standards → Suite Methodology → Certifier Schema →The workflow begins by identifying the artifact, record, workflow, service, dataset, tool, page, or subsystem being considered for certification.
The subject must be bounded clearly enough that evidence can be gathered, standards can be applied, and the resulting certification can be reviewed later.
Evidence is collected, organized, preserved, and associated with the Certification Package. The evidence inventory becomes part of the canonical certification record evaluated under the governing Suite Standards and Suite Methodology.
Evidence may include URLs, screenshots, reports, metadata, source records, supporting documentation, hashes, and preserved references.
The Certification Package is the authoritative source object for the certification. It preserves the subject, scope, standards, methodology, evidence, review notes, assessment, decision, and history.
Generated artifacts should derive from the Certification Package rather than redefining the certification independently.
Certifier evaluates the evidence against Suite Standards using Suite Methodology, records the certification decision, limitations, confidence posture, and review rationale within the Certification Package.
Only after the certification decision is finalized are public certification artifacts generated from the completed Certification Package.
The decision may support certification outcomes while lifecycle state may separately reflect conditions such as expiration, renewal, or revocation, subject to the applicable standards and methodology.
Once the certification decision is finalized, the Certification Package generates the Satoshium Certification Process Report (SCPR), Certification Receipt (SCR), Certified Record HTML (SCRD HTML), Certified Record JSON (SCRD JSON), and supporting certification artifacts.
These artifacts allow the certification to be read, reviewed, verified, indexed, preserved, and reused across the Satoshium ecosystem.
After certification artifacts are generated, downstream Suite institutions may catalog, preserve chronology, preserve integrity, publish discovery metadata, perform governed Attestor evaluation where eligible, and orchestrate workflows without modifying the certification itself.
Registry catalogs through SREGs. Chronicle preserves qualifying historical Occurrences through Chronicle Entries. Anchor preserves integrity through Integrity References. Beacon publishes Discovery Signals with supporting discovery metadata. Attestor creates governed Attestations and produces bounded Trust Statements through Rule-Constrained Evaluation where eligible. Navigator defines and orchestrates workflows using certified records.
Workflow is the operational backbone of Certifier. Suite Standards define the expectations. Suite Methodology defines the process. Certifier executes the certification workflow and produces durable certification artifacts.
The workflow does not create certification authority by itself. Authority follows the governed subject: Certifier retains certification authority within its settled institutional role, while Suite Standards define shared expectations and Suite Methodology defines shared implementation principles. The workflow applies those foundations through evidence-based certification operations.