# kaal:claim:7314479-051

**Claim.** Requirements stated now, against systems still under construction, remain testable; requirements stated later become postmortems.

**Type.** methodological  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- governance of systems under active construction

**Source quote.**

> The sovereign local agent runtime is early enough that the sequence can still be reversed. Requirements stated now, against systems still under construction, remain testable. Requirements stated later become postmortems.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Institutional Requirements for Sovereign Local Agent Runtimes* (2026), XI. Research Agenda and Conclusion, page 24

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Institutional Requirements for Sovereign Local Agent Runtimes (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7314479

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**Topics.** research-methods, dynamic-regulation, institutional-design

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