Evidence · StartupBuilder

Behavior outranks commitment, and an opinion weighs zero.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`grade`	`string`	required	One of `Behavior`, `Commitment`, or `Opinion`. An Opinion weighs zero.
`quote`	`text`		The words or reading, verbatim.
`source`	`string`		Who or what it came from: an Interview, an Experiment, or a Metric reading.
`binds`	`string`		The slot it grades, as `Hypothesis#<slot>`.
`force`	`string`		One of `push`, `pull`, `anxiety`, or `habit`: the switching force it shows.
`observedAt`	`datetime`		When it was observed.
`distinctIcpMembers`	`integer`		How many distinct ICP members it represents.
`outside`	`boolean`		Computed: true when its source shares no owner, Studio account, Agreement, or sibling chain with the Startup.
`askedBy`	Party		The Customer or Contact who asked through an App, the Portal or an Agent; their ask is Opinion grade.
`stance`	`string`		Whether it supports or refutes the slot it binds; a cancel refutes the slot its reason tests.

Object

JSON

{
  "$id": "https://api.sb/routewise.dev/evidence/evidence_1",
  "$type": "Evidence",
  "grade": "Behavior",
  "quote": "Example quote",
  "source": "Example source",
  "binds": "Example binds",
  "force": "push",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-22T12:00:00Z",
  "distinctIcpMembers": 1,
  "outside": true,
  "askedBy": "party_1",
  "stance": "supports"
}

Relationships

A piece of Evidence bears on many Hypotheses: Evidence supports or refutes Hypotheses; the strongest outside Evidence sets each Hypothesis grade. bearsOn, inverse evidence.
A piece of Evidence is cited by many Disputes: the Evidence each side submits on the Dispute, frozen once submitted. citedBy, inverse cites.
A piece of Evidence documents many Problems: Evidence shows a Problem in the words or behavior of the ICP. documents, inverse documentedBy.
A piece of Evidence is yielded by one Interview: an Interview captures quotes and commitments, each graded as Evidence. yieldedBy, inverse yields.

Verbs

createCreates an Evidence.
POST /{namespace}/evidencedoEvidence.created
getReturns one Evidence by id.
GET /{namespace}/evidence/{id}readNo Event
listReturns Evidence, newest first, one page at a time.
GET /{namespace}/evidencereadNo Event

A piece of Evidence is kept forever and never edited: it has no update or delete.

Permissions

Which Access level may call each Verb. One-way Verbs wait their delay window.

Operation	`owner`	`admin`	`member`	`viewer`
`Evidence.create`	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
`Evidence.get`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
`Evidence.list`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Call it

Text

Add an evidence to LedgerLark.

Example

A dental office manager shows her log of 60 no-shows a month at $180 each. The log is Evidence with grade: Behavior on the Problem, and it bears on the pricing Hypothesis.

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