FPF Reference

    SYSTEM-RECOGNITION — Test systemhood only when it changes the decision

    Preface node heading:system-recognition-test-systemhood-only-when-it-changes-the-decision:484

    What this page is

    This is generated FPF reference text from the specification preface or supporting sections. It helps interpret FPF; it is not FPF Reference product documentation.

    Methodology

    Use it to understand how the specification wants to be read, then return to a route, pattern, or work packet for active work. Cite generated IDs only when the wording changes the task decision.

    Content

    • Situation: A decision may change if one exact entity is a System, while the same noun may instead name Work, a Method, capability, episteme, structure, or another subject.
    • Question: What decision depends on treating that entity as a System?
    • First useful result or honest blocker: Return to the direct non-system claim; recognize or reject the System reading; or name the missing construction fact or test.
    • Start with: A.1.SCR.
    • Stop or return: Stop at that direct result or exact blocker. A noun, assignment, capability, plan, or project label does not establish systemhood.

    Last Updated: 2026-09-03 — upstream FPF commit b999972c (github.com/ailev/FPF)