Decision state
The control side tracks whether premises are supported, whether causal identification is adequate, whether required validators passed, and whether the action lies inside the allowed decision set.
Hard and soft constraints
Some constraints are negotiable tradeoffs. Others are hard exclusions. Altheon makes that distinction computationally visible so a strong generative preference cannot simply outvote a physical or mathematical limit.
From answer quality to decision quality
The release objective is not just better prose. It is better decisions under uncertainty with traceable assumptions, bounded authority, and a record of what evidence changed the state.
