KCAE.MEMORY:4.1 - Retain the smallest revisable episode

Preserve the original expression or observation that matters, the receiving use, allowed source return, current interpretation, rejected interpretations that could otherwise recur, unresolved questions and the grounds of any conclusion. Keep source text separate from the system’s interpretation. An early cue may have no selected method, no confirmed anomaly and no confidence score. That is a legitimate unresolved result.

Obtain the retention purpose, scope, access and expiry from the owner. Avoid copying private source material when a protected reference suffices; test that the reference will remain obtainable by an authorized later reader. If the content must be erased, retaining an embedding or paraphrase may still retain the prohibited information. Apply the deletion meaning to every derived copy.

For CedarBench, retain “senior analyst removes duplicates after on-time exports,” the customer proposal, the missing protocol question and the reason a speed-only interpretation was insufficient. Do not reduce the record to “resend recommended.” It may be reopened after a protocol change, even if the original customer never used the word reconciliation.