A field guide

Intent Accounting

A way of keeping the work of machines trustworthy enough that a person need only spend attention where attention is required.

This is a map, not a manual. No one reads all of it — you open the accounts your own judgment points to, at the depth you choose. Two accounts can be entered cold (marked in green); four hold the weight of the whole argument (marked in red). Follow one of the three paths, or wander.

Follow a path

Dependencies flow downward — an edge means you need the upper before the lower is sayable. Red = hinge · green = entry point.