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name: proven-work-example-one
description: Apply the Proven Work 001: can the first object prove how it was made? article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# Proven Work 001: can the first object prove how it was made?

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/proven-work-example-one). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/proven-work-example-one.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/proven-work-example-one/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

The first Proven Work object is an audit of the page that proposed Proven Work as the site’s base unit. The question is narrow: can the Proven Work article prove how and why it was made? The answer is PARTIAL . The article exists. Its revis

## Representations

- Human: /a/proven-work-example-one
- JSON: /api/articles/proven-work-example-one
- Relationships: /api/articles/proven-work-example-one/topology
- History: /api/articles/proven-work-example-one/revisions
