Source-linked visual production preserves a reviewable path from a visual proposition back to the material, interpretation, decision, or disclosed assumption that supports it. HIVE calls the release-facing record of that path an Evidence Passport. Private Matter evidence and Matter-specific passports are never public discovery content.
Evidence is not interpretation
A record may document words, measurements, or observations. A finding may interpret those materials. A visual specification then expresses an approved explanatory choice. Keeping those layers distinct makes revisions and disagreements easier to understand.
Changes should remain attributable
When an opinion or source changes, the affected finding, decision, specification, and output should be revised through a recorded path instead of silently replacing the prior state.
What an Evidence Passport does not do
A provenance record does not guarantee accuracy, admissibility, or agreement. It makes the supporting path and disclosed limits easier for authorized reviewers to inspect.