> ## Documentation Index
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# Governance reports

> Create, retrieve, and track reports tied to one frozen brief version.

Governance reports package a frozen brief, its evidence limits, and its decision context into a versioned PDF artifact.

## Draft and final reports

* A **draft** can be generated from an unconfirmed brief and carries a visible draft notice.
* A **final** report requires a confirmed brief.
* A draft cannot be published as a final artifact.

Each artifact records the brief id and version it represents. Generating a newer brief does not change an existing report.

## Delivery history

CiCi keeps artifact creation separate from distribution and observed retrieval.

| Status                            | What CiCi observed                                                         |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Generated only                    | The report exists; no publication, handoff, or retrieval has been recorded |
| Published, not retrieved          | Publication was recorded; recipient retrieval was not                      |
| Shared out of band, not confirmed | A handoff was recorded; CiCi observed no access                            |
| Retrieved by recipient            | CiCi served and verified the report bytes for a recipient                  |
| Acknowledged by recipient         | The recipient's acknowledgment was recorded                                |

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  Recording an out-of-band handoff does not prove that a recipient opened or read the report. CiCi reports zero observed access until retrieval is actually observed.
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## Download integrity

Reports are served through an authenticated route. Before serving a file, CiCi verifies the stored PDF against the artifact hash and records the retrieval. If verification or ledger recording fails, the file is not served.
