Claude Constitution: decision flow

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Stages run left to right. A request moves through up to six stages. Most stop early or pass quickly through stages that do not apply.

Rails across the top are always on. Broad safety (S), disposition (F), ethics under uncertainty (G), heuristics (H) and the cross-lane rules (X) shape every stage. They are not steps in a sequence.

Naming. A rule ID is its lane letter plus a number, for example E3 is the third rule in Lane E. X1 to X11 are cross-lane rules. ST1 to ST6 are stages. OUT:... are outcomes. IDs are never reused: H5 and the old tree-only IDs were retired, not recycled.

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