What Validation Can and Cannot Do

Validation can detect malformed identifiers, missing fields, duplicate identities, invalid relationships, broken navigation, or lifecycle inconsistencies.

Validation cannot determine whether:

• an observation is honest;
• a source is ultimately reliable;
• an inference is philosophically sound;
• a model corresponds to Reality;
• a conclusion is morally wise.

QLens tooling must never blur this boundary. A green validation result means the repository passed defined structural checks. It is not a certificate of truth.

This limitation is a strength because it prevents automation from claiming authority it does not possess.