Decision trace

decision:
  action: create_pull_request
  reason:
    type: policy-compatible-action
    summary: Fix applied and tests requested; pull request creation is allowed.
  evidence:
    - type: artifact
      ref: report
  policyChecks:
    - permissions
    - policies.pullRequest

AWP does not standardize or require private chain-of-thought. It standardizes events, inputs, outputs, decisions and policy results. Decision records are required for actions that need approval, so approvers see the facts behind a request.

Normative text: Decision trace.