# ECL Technical Whitepaper v0.1

STATUS = DRAFT_SCAFFOLD

Document Type: Technical Whitepaper / Specification
Version: v0.1
Public Review Status: DRAFT
Published / Updated: 2026-09-09

## Purpose

This is a structured placeholder for the ECL document required by the StructEvidence v2.1 public research stack.

## Known frozen source documents

- Existing public research reports in `docs/research/`
- Existing publication manifests and research hash verification files where applicable
- No finalized source document with this exact filename was found locally during v2.1 publication work

## Sections to be completed

- Scope and definitions
- Data model or governance rules
- States and lifecycle
- Inputs and outputs
- Failure modes
- Reproducibility requirements
- Correction and supersession policy
- Version history

## Status boundary

This is not yet a finalized whitepaper. It must not be cited as frozen, peer reviewed, externally validated or complete.