{
  "answer": "No. Source code can support implementation and review claims, but current operation requires deployment identity, authorized configuration, reachable service evidence, time-bounded observations, current keys, state transitions, and attributable actions. A repository or release archive is not a live service.",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/does-source-code-prove-operation/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "id": "K01-ANSWER-059",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "question": "Does published source code prove that an institution is operating?",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "shortAnswer": "No. Source code can support implementation and review claims, but current operation requires deployment identity, authorized configuration, reachable service evidence, time-bounded observations, current keys, state transitions, and attributable actions. A repository or release archive is not a live service.",
  "slug": "does-source-code-prove-operation",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "topic": "evidence-provenance",
  "type": "Question"
}