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Version: MVP

Live visual workspace decision

2 min readReferenceUpdated 2026-05-22

What you'll find here

The VisualWorkspaceSurface contract — what it records, the decision rules, and the current shipped posture.

Read-only over existing work records.

A visual workspace may make work graph state easier to scan — it must not become an unreviewed mutation layer.

What it records

Surface id

Support level

supported · experimental · deferred.

Read-only posture

Work graph link preservation

Evidence link preservation

Receipt requirement

Visual state redaction

Accessibility controls

Raw canvas payload persistence

Documentation reference

Decision rules

Allowed (supported)

  • Read-only graph inspection
  • Visual state redaction
  • Accessibility controls
  • Work graph links
  • Evidence links
  • Receipts

Blocked

  • Persists raw canvas payloads
  • Mutates workflow state
  • Skips visual state redaction
  • Omits accessibility controls
  • Loses work graph or evidence links
  • Skips receipts

Current posture

Read-only views first.

Read-only visual work-graph views can be supported when they satisfy the controls above. Live mutating canvases, raw visual state persistence, and canvas-driven workflow mutation are deferred until a later bridge defines explicit policy, evidence, receipt, and accessibility behavior.

What's next