# Artifact policy

Every important artifact carries a small **propagation contract** instead
of a boolean `can_read`. Scale externalities are first-class data. Schema:
`artifact-policy.schema.json`.

```yaml
steward: xyra              # the human who interprets intent
state: low-key             # commons | low-key | held

audience:
  circle: builders         # named circle within the community
  exposure_cap: 40         # people permitted to know it (held/low-key)

propagation:
  reshare: ask             # yes | ask | no
  publicize: no
  discuss_with_nonmembers: no
  derivative_work: yes

scale:
  sensitivity: high        # none | low | medium | high
  reason:                  # why this shouldn't scale (see STEWARDSHIP.md)
    - advantage_degrades_with_adoption
    - scarce_resource
    - provider_may_restrict_if_abused

sunset:
  reconsider_after: 2027-02-01
```

Defaults when a field is absent: `state: low-key`, `reshare: ask`,
`publicize: no`, `discuss_with_nonmembers: no`, `derivative_work: yes`.

`commons` artifacts may omit everything but `steward` and `state`.