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name: normandy-claim-voxel
description: Apply the Normandy: A Claim Is A Traversal Unit article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Normandy: A Claim Is A Traversal Unit

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/normandy-claim-voxel). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/normandy-claim-voxel.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/normandy-claim-voxel/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

Claim A claim voxel is the atomic machine-readable unit that Normandy uses to store one assertion. The voxel carries an identifier, a tier label, a slot that records where the assertion sits inside the article, a list of source identifiers,

## Representations

- Human: /a/normandy-claim-voxel
- JSON: /api/articles/normandy-claim-voxel
- Relationships: /api/articles/normandy-claim-voxel/topology
- History: /api/articles/normandy-claim-voxel/revisions