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name: oip-v3-book-ii-obligation
description: Apply the Total Structure v3: Law II — OBLIGATION article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# Total Structure v3: Law II — OBLIGATION

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation/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

LAW II — OBLIGATION Capability Creates Debt Obligation scales with capability. The greater the capacity, the greater the violation in withholding remedy. Hierarchy creates obligation downward, not privilege upward. The capable are not owed 

## Representations

- Human: /a/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation
- JSON: /api/articles/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation
- Relationships: /api/articles/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation/topology
- History: /api/articles/oip-v3-book-ii-obligation/revisions
