Governance enters the book through human ratification — a named chief signing a proposed rule into force. Nothing enters unsigned. The signing surface is the only door.
Signing surface →Select a rule from the register to inspect its governance state — why it is active, where it came from, and what its institutional status is.
Only active governance may constrain a decision.
A ratified rule is not governing until it is active.
A signature is not authority.
A candidate is not a policy.
Unknown is a legitimate state.