01 · answerworthy-file
answerworthy.md
The single canonical UTF-8 Markdown file served at a subject site root.
Canonical vocabulary
Terms implementations can cite without inventing their own meanings.
The glossary names the file, its record types, the six dimensions, the five cumulative states and the four acts.
02 · canonical-fact
Canonical fact
A material statement with basis, source class, source and verification date.
03 · answer
Answer
A question-form heading followed by a self-contained response and source URL.
04 · access-retrieval
Access and retrieval
The dimension that tests whether relevant systems can retrieve and render public evidence.
05 · entity-certainty
Entity certainty
The dimension that tests whether the subject can be identified without material ambiguity or contradiction.
06 · offer-comprehension
Offer comprehension
The dimension that tests whether a qualified buyer or agent can understand the offer, audience and conditions.
07 · evidence-corroboration
Evidence and corroboration
The dimension that tests whether consequential claims can be supported, attributed and independently checked.
08 · buyer-question-coverage
Buyer-question coverage
The dimension that tests whether public evidence answers priority pre-brand questions, comparisons and constraints.
09 · answer-performance
Answer performance
The dimension that records observed mention, citation, recommendation and follow-through as separate outcomes.
10 · m0
M0 Present
A valid answerworthy.md exists at the canonical path and parses.
11 · m1
M1 Structured
Required frontmatter and sections are present and well formed.
12 · m2
M2 Sourced
Material facts carry basis, source class, source and verification date.
13 · m3
M3 Corroborated
An independent party re-fetched the site and recorded an attestation inside the file.
14 · m4
M4 Maintained
The file stays within its freshness policy and receives dated rechecks.
15 · generate
Generate
Draft the file from a public site and mark unsupported facts for confirmation.
16 · audit
Audit
Evaluate the file and live site across six dimensions while preserving unavailable states.
17 · remediate
Remediate
Apply permitted changes to the site or repository and update the canonical file.
18 · refresh
Refresh
Re-fetch, recheck, update freshness and record material changes.