adaptive-pricing/workplans/ADAPTIVE-WP-0004-boundary-engine-and-explainable-validation.md

id, type, title, domain, repo, status, owner, topic_slug, created, updated, state_hub_workstream_id

id	type	title	domain	repo	status	owner	topic_slug	created	updated	state_hub_workstream_id
ADAPTIVE-WP-0004	workplan	Boundary engine and explainable validation	financials	adaptive-pricing	finished	codex	helix-forge	2026-07-02	2026-07-02	3ab759a2-97b6-4cf0-8c14-80dae637c23a

Boundary engine and explainable validation

Turn strategic pricing constraints from INTENT.md into an explicit validation engine with inspectable outcomes.

Formalize Constraint Model

id: ADAPTIVE-WP-0004-T01
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "180ea896-4e89-4256-b1ba-0d72e4d49dcd"

Define the internal representation for hard and soft constraints, including minimum margin, cost floor, payment fees, commitment requirements, segment eligibility, and approval thresholds.

Implement Validation Engine

id: ADAPTIVE-WP-0004-T02
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "16c96dc5-45fc-4cca-9f71-d3b8d797f28f"

Implement evaluation logic that accepts a pricing configuration and returns pass/fail results, violated constraints, and structured reasons.

Model Commitment-Backed Discounts

id: ADAPTIVE-WP-0004-T03
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "adaa7751-b1b9-4d9e-a708-4caaf6a4801d"

Encode rules for discounts, concessions, and improved unit economics so they require enforceable or economically meaningful commitments instead of optimistic usage assumptions.

Add Scenario And Abuse Tests

id: ADAPTIVE-WP-0004-T04
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "96a1f2d4-518f-4e4f-8227-43bac08ff615"

Add scenario tests that cover valid configurations, invalid discounting, rejected commitment trades, and edge cases such as zero-usage, high-fee, or unprofitable configurations.

Exit Criteria

id: ADAPTIVE-WP-0004-T05
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "0a771125-cc2b-4339-b210-ac834562516f"

Exit when pricing configurations can be validated against explicit constraints with machine-readable and human-readable explanations.

Dependencies: ADAPTIVE-WP-0003.