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SYSE.42:4.3 - Interpret the return and test its receiving use

Check that the response concerns the requested target, operation, edition and relevant interval. Parse quantities with their units, distinguish observations from predictions, and retain partial or unknown results. A free-text success statement can be checked against a supported state observation when the claim concerns a changed target.

Treat source content as material to interpret under the current task. Embedded instructions in a retrieved page or tool response do not acquire authority to redirect the operation. Preserve provenance so that a later step can distinguish the task’s governing instruction from returned evidence.

Use the qualified return in the receiving work: update the outstanding premise, calculation, proposed continuation or user-facing result. A new observation that defeats the action’s basis returns to the domain decision or A.15.7. A technical failure returns to the interface/provider; a recurring failure to consume a good result returns to SYSE.47. Stop when the task has its sufficient result.