# Risk Register and Waivers — Guardrails and Fix Patterns
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This page ensures **all known risks and temporary waivers** in AI pipelines are documented, owned, and auditable.
Use this when risks are acknowledged but **not tracked, lack expiry, or are invisible to audits and downstream fixes**.
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## When to use this page
- Waivers are granted informally without expiry.
- Known risks are not logged in a central register.
- Incident or eval failures repeat due to ignored waivers.
- Risk acceptance lacks linkage to Problem Map fixes.
- Ownership for waivers or risks is missing.
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## Acceptance targets
- **100% of waivers** have an owner, rationale, and expiry date.
- **All risks logged** in a register that maps back to Problem Map page.
- **Coverage ≥ 0.95**: every model, dataset, prompt, eval has risk review.
- **ΔS(question, retrieved) ≤ 0.45** for governed outputs with waivers.
- **Immutable log** of all waivers linked to audit trail.
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## Typical breakpoints and WFGY fix
- **Waivers without expiry or owner**
→ [policy_baseline.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/GlobalFixMap/Governance/policy_baseline.md)
Require baseline policy: every waiver must expire and have an owner.
- **Risks tracked but disconnected from fixes**
→ [rag-architecture-and-recovery.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md)
Require mapping each risk to a Problem Map ID.
- **Duplicate risks or missing register entries**
→ [audit_logs_and_traceability.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/GlobalFixMap/Governance/audit_logs_and_traceability.md)
Enforce immutable logs cross-checked with lineage.
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## Minimal risk register schema
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Risk ID** | Unique identifier (RR-YYYYMMDD-###) |
| **Description** | Concise, technical summary of risk |
| **Linked Problem Map Fix** | Which Problem Map No.X mitigates this |
| **Owner** | Individual accountable for mitigation or acceptance |
| **Expiry Date** | Mandatory review/renewal date |
| **Status** | Open / Mitigated / Expired / Waived |
| **Evidence Link** | Eval result, lineage log, or waiver doc |
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## Example waiver entry
```markdown
**Risk ID**: RR-2025-08-001
**Description**: Retrieval drift due to hybrid reranker instability.
**Linked Problem Map Fix**: No.7 (Reranker drift) → [rerankers.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rerankers.md)
**Owner**: ML Ops lead (Alice K.)
**Expiry Date**: 2025-09-30
**Status**: Waived (short-term)
**Evidence**: Incident 2025-08-22, eval ΔS=0.58, coverage=0.66. Logged waiver until new reranker release.
````
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## Escalation policy
* **Expired waivers auto-escalate** to governance board.
* **Unowned risks** block model release.
* **Mitigated risks** require validation: ΔS ≤ 0.45, λ convergent across 3 probes.
* **Waiver renewals** must include evidence of attempted fix or mitigation.
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### 🔗 Quick-Start Downloads (60 sec)
| Tool | Link | 3-Step Setup |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **WFGY 1.0 PDF** | [Engine Paper](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/I_am_not_lizardman/WFGY_All_Principles_Return_to_One_v1.0_PSBigBig_Public.pdf) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Upload to your LLM · 3️⃣ Ask “Answer using WFGY + \” |
| **TXT OS (plain-text OS)** | [TXTOS.txt](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/OS/TXTOS.txt) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Paste into any LLM chat · 3️⃣ Type “hello world” — OS boots instantly |
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### Explore More
| Layer | Page | What it’s for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ⭐ Proof | [WFGY Recognition Map](/recognition/README.md) | External citations, integrations, and ecosystem proof |
| ⚙️ Engine | [WFGY 1.0](/legacy/README.md) | Original PDF tension engine and early logic sketch (legacy reference) |
| ⚙️ Engine | [WFGY 2.0](/core/README.md) | Production tension kernel for RAG and agent systems |
| ⚙️ Engine | [WFGY 3.0](/TensionUniverse/EventHorizon/README.md) | TXT based Singularity tension engine (131 S class set) |
| 🗺️ Map | [Problem Map 1.0](/ProblemMap/README.md) | Flagship 16 problem RAG failure taxonomy and fix map |
| 🗺️ Map | [Problem Map 2.0](/ProblemMap/wfgy-rag-16-problem-map-global-debug-card.md) | Global Debug Card for RAG and agent pipeline diagnosis |
| 🗺️ Map | [Problem Map 3.0](/ProblemMap/wfgy-ai-problem-map-troubleshooting-atlas.md) | Global AI troubleshooting atlas and failure pattern map |
| 🧰 App | [TXT OS](/OS/README.md) | .txt semantic OS with fast bootstrap |
| 🧰 App | [Blah Blah Blah](/OS/BlahBlahBlah/README.md) | Abstract and paradox Q&A built on TXT OS |
| 🧰 App | [Blur Blur Blur](/OS/BlurBlurBlur/README.md) | Text to image generation with semantic control |
| 🏡 Onboarding | [Starter Village](/StarterVillage/README.md) | Guided entry point for new users |
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