# Outcome Graph

> Capability modeled as a position in a graph of achieved outcomes, not a label or a level.

Category: context

An outcome graph models capability as a position in a directed graph of achieved, verified outcomes, with prerequisite edges between them.

## Why it matters
Credentials lie. "Senior," "level 3," "certified" tell you nothing about what a person or an agent can actually do right now. An outcome graph makes capability provable: you have achieved these outcomes, which unlock these next ones. Position is the proof, not the title.

## In practice
Work is a DAG of outcomes with prerequisite edges. Progress is defined by which outcomes are achieved and verified, not by self-reported status. Capability becomes a fact you can derive from graph position.

## Where it shows up in my work
This is how agentic-u models its curriculum and how I model all work in the CRC graph behind this site. Every decision certificate here is an outcome with its proof attached.

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Source: https://ryanhunter.io/lexicon/outcome-graph
Part of the Agent Infrastructure Lexicon by Ryan Hunter. https://ryanhunter.io/lexicon