> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to review a memory change

> Screen, evaluate, and approve or reject a candidate against its exact evidence.

Use this guide when a candidate is waiting in the change queue and you are authorized as a reviewer or administrator.

## Before you begin

* Confirm the candidate belongs to the intended workspace and namespace.
* Inspect the source URI, content digest, trust class, and signature status.
* Do not approve a candidate whose source or intended behavior you cannot explain.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Screen deterministic risk">
    Open **Changes**, select the candidate, and choose **Screen candidate**. Review every finding. A quarantined candidate is terminal and cannot move to approval.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the evaluation suite">
    Choose **Run evaluation** and wait for a terminal receipt. **Passed** means every required result completed without regression. **Inconclusive** or **failed** keeps approval disabled.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Compare the evidence binding">
    Confirm the evaluation belongs to the same candidate digest and current baseline revision. Review scenario-level behavioral differences and artifact references.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Record a reasoned decision">
    Enter a review reason that explains the decision, then approve, reject, or quarantine. The resulting review records the candidate digest, evaluation run, baseline revision, and policy version.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The task is complete when the candidate shows the recorded review state and the audit page contains a matching `candidate.approved`, `candidate.rejected`, or quarantine event with its request ID.

<Warning>
  Approval does not promote memory automatically. Promotion is a separate transaction so review authority and release authority remain visible in the audit lineage.
</Warning>