diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index 9245651..3c9a98e 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -406,6 +406,16 @@ classification. Reporting disabled removes only its file requirements.
 
 ## Stage 1 — Define Processing Outcomes and Contracts
 
+**Completed 2026-09-24.** Added processing-owned operation identities, execution
+counts with availability, safe outcome/recovery reasons, work states, explicit
+decision dispositions, and typed recoverable/fatal/canceled failure classes. The
+proposal, validator, and runner result boundaries now carry operation outcomes
+instead of warning fields. `go test ./internal/framework/outcomes
+./internal/framework/structuredoutput` and `git diff --check` passed. Tests of
+contracts, validators, and runner are temporarily unavailable because existing
+validator/runner consumers still use the removed warning fields; Stages 3, 4,
+and 6 reconnect those consumers.
+
 **Work:** Add the small outcome/reference/count types from B–E. Extend
 `structuredoutput.Response` and `Failure`, module proposal results, validator
 results/decisions, and runner output to carry actual processing outcomes. Replace
diff --git a/internal/framework/contracts/contracts.go b/internal/framework/contracts/contracts.go
index 4678539..50789d0 100644
--- a/internal/framework/contracts/contracts.go
+++ b/internal/framework/contracts/contracts.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/chunking"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/schema"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposals"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/structuredoutput"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/validators"
-	stagewarnings "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/warnings"
 )
 
 type StructuredLLMClient = structuredoutput.Client
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ type ProposalRequest struct {
 }
 
 type ProposalResult struct {
-	Proposals []proposals.CorrectionProposal `json:"proposals,omitempty"`
-	Warnings  []stagewarnings.StageWarning   `json:"warnings,omitempty"`
+	Proposals  []proposals.CorrectionProposal `json:"proposals,omitempty"`
+	Operations []outcomes.Operation           `json:"operations,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ValidationRequest is the input to validator execution.
diff --git a/internal/framework/outcomes/outcomes.go b/internal/framework/outcomes/outcomes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f78af8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/framework/outcomes/outcomes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Package outcomes contains processing facts shared by proposal generation,
+// validation, and orchestration. Presentation and filesystem concerns live elsewhere.
+package outcomes
+
+// OperationKind identifies one logical model operation. Validation input failures
+// occur before a model call and therefore have no batch index.
+type OperationKind string
+
+const (
+	OperationProposal        OperationKind = "proposal"
+	OperationValidation      OperationKind = "validation"
+	OperationValidationInput OperationKind = "validation_input"
+)
+
+// Reference is the stable processing identity of an operation. Proposal indices
+// are scoped to a module instance, while batch indices are local to a validator
+// invocation within one section.
+type Reference struct {
+	ModuleKey      string        `json:"module_key"`
+	ModuleInstance string        `json:"module_instance"`
+	SectionIndex   int           `json:"section_index"`
+	Kind           OperationKind `json:"operation"`
+	ValidatorName  string        `json:"validator_name,omitempty"`
+	ValidatorOrder *int          `json:"validator_order,omitempty"`
+	BatchIndex     *int          `json:"batch_index,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ExecutionCounts describe one terminal structured-client call. Available is
+// false when an external client provides no execution facts; zero is then unknown.
+type ExecutionCounts struct {
+	Available         bool `json:"available"`
+	ProviderAttempts  int  `json:"provider_attempts"`
+	TransientRetries  int  `json:"transient_retries"`
+	StructuralRepairs int  `json:"structural_repairs"`
+	RetriesExhausted  bool `json:"retries_exhausted"`
+	HTTPStatus        *int `json:"http_status,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ReasonCode is a fixed, safe explanation category. Raw provider errors and
+// prompt content are never stored in an operation outcome.
+type ReasonCode string
+
+const (
+	ReasonOperationTimeout           ReasonCode = "operation_timeout"
+	ReasonCapacityExceeded           ReasonCode = "capacity_exceeded"
+	ReasonTransportFailed            ReasonCode = "transport_failed"
+	ReasonProviderResponseInvalid    ReasonCode = "provider_response_invalid"
+	ReasonProviderFailed             ReasonCode = "provider_failed"
+	ReasonInvalidOutputExhausted     ReasonCode = "invalid_output_exhausted"
+	ReasonInvalidOutput              ReasonCode = "invalid_output"
+	ReasonValidationInputTooLarge    ReasonCode = "validation_input_too_large"
+	ReasonValidationDecisionsInvalid ReasonCode = "validation_decisions_invalid"
+	ReasonSetupFailure               ReasonCode = "setup_failure"
+	ReasonCanceled                   ReasonCode = "canceled"
+	ReasonInternalFailure            ReasonCode = "internal_failure"
+)
+
+type RecoveryReason string
+
+const (
+	RecoveryOutputRepaired    RecoveryReason = "output_repaired"
+	RecoveryServiceRecovered  RecoveryReason = "service_recovered"
+	RecoveryProposalsFiltered RecoveryReason = "proposals_filtered"
+)
+
+// FilteredProposal attributes a defective response item to its proposal identity.
+// Ordinary editorial rejection is a decision, not a filtered proposal.
+type FilteredProposal struct {
+	ProposalIndex int        `json:"proposal_index"`
+	Reason        ReasonCode `json:"reason"`
+	Count         int        `json:"count"`
+}
+
+// Operation is a compact terminal outcome. A successful operation may have one
+// recovery with several reasons. A failed operation never has recovery reasons.
+type Operation struct {
+	Reference       Reference          `json:"reference"`
+	Counts          ExecutionCounts    `json:"counts"`
+	Succeeded       bool               `json:"succeeded"`
+	FailureReason   ReasonCode         `json:"failure_reason,omitempty"`
+	RecoveryReasons []RecoveryReason   `json:"recovery_reasons,omitempty"`
+	ProposalIndices []int              `json:"proposal_indices,omitempty"`
+	Filtered        []FilteredProposal `json:"filtered,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type WorkState string
+
+const (
+	WorkNotStarted  WorkState = "not_started"
+	WorkCompleted   WorkState = "completed"
+	WorkInterrupted WorkState = "interrupted"
+)
diff --git a/internal/framework/runner/runner.go b/internal/framework/runner/runner.go
index ed19974..50a2cc4 100644
--- a/internal/framework/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/framework/runner/runner.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/schema"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/llm"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposals"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/validators"
 	stagewarnings "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/warnings"
@@ -36,19 +37,31 @@ type Runner struct {
 
 // ModuleResult captures deterministic per-module execution output.
 type ModuleResult struct {
-	ModuleKey          string                       `json:"module_key"`
-	ModuleInstance     string                       `json:"module_instance"`
-	ReplacementPolicy  proposals.ReplacementPolicy  `json:"replacement_policy"`
-	Status             string                       `json:"status"`
-	ProposalCount      int                          `json:"proposal_count"`
-	Warnings           []stagewarnings.StageWarning `json:"warnings,omitempty"`
-	ValidatorDecisions []ValidatorDecisionRecord    `json:"validator_decisions,omitempty"`
-	ValidatorRejected  []ValidatorRejectedChange    `json:"validator_rejected,omitempty"`
-	AppliedChanges     []proposals.AppliedChange    `json:"applied_changes,omitempty"`
-	SkippedChanges     []proposals.SkippedChange    `json:"skipped_changes,omitempty"`
-	ErrorMessage       string                       `json:"error_message,omitempty"`
-	StartedAt          time.Time                    `json:"started_at"`
-	CompletedAt        time.Time                    `json:"completed_at"`
+	ModuleKey          string                      `json:"module_key"`
+	ModuleInstance     string                      `json:"module_instance"`
+	ReplacementPolicy  proposals.ReplacementPolicy `json:"replacement_policy"`
+	Status             string                      `json:"status"`
+	ProposalCount      int                         `json:"proposal_count"`
+	Operations         []outcomes.Operation        `json:"operations,omitempty"`
+	ValidatorDecisions []ValidatorDecisionRecord   `json:"validator_decisions,omitempty"`
+	ValidatorRejected  []ValidatorRejectedChange   `json:"validator_rejected,omitempty"`
+	AppliedChanges     []proposals.AppliedChange   `json:"applied_changes,omitempty"`
+	SkippedChanges     []proposals.SkippedChange   `json:"skipped_changes,omitempty"`
+	ErrorMessage       string                      `json:"error_message,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt          time.Time                   `json:"started_at"`
+	CompletedAt        time.Time                   `json:"completed_at"`
+}
+
+// WorkUnitOutcome keeps initial section identity while text evolves between
+// module instances. Detailed candidate and decision records are debug evidence.
+type WorkUnitOutcome struct {
+	ModuleIndex        int                       `json:"module_index"`
+	ModuleKey          string                    `json:"module_key"`
+	ModuleInstance     string                    `json:"module_instance"`
+	Section            contracts.SectionMetadata `json:"section"`
+	State              outcomes.WorkState        `json:"state"`
+	CorrectionsApplied int                       `json:"corrections_applied"`
+	Operations         []outcomes.Operation      `json:"operations,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ValidatorDecisionRecord struct {
@@ -87,13 +100,15 @@ type RunInput struct {
 
 // RunOutput is the deterministic runner output.
 type RunOutput struct {
-	FinalTranscript       *schema.Transcript      `json:"-"`
-	ModuleResults         []ModuleResult          `json:"module_results"`
-	Observations          llm.ObservationSnapshot `json:"-"`
-	ObservationsAvailable bool                    `json:"-"`
-	LLMSummary            llm.ExecutionSummary    `json:"-"`
-	RunWallTimeMS         int64                   `json:"-"`
-	ValidatorTimings      []ValidatorTiming       `json:"-"`
+	FinalTranscript       *schema.Transcript          `json:"-"`
+	ModuleResults         []ModuleResult              `json:"module_results"`
+	Sections              []contracts.SectionMetadata `json:"sections"`
+	WorkUnits             []WorkUnitOutcome           `json:"work_units"`
+	Observations          llm.ObservationSnapshot     `json:"-"`
+	ObservationsAvailable bool                        `json:"-"`
+	LLMSummary            llm.ExecutionSummary        `json:"-"`
+	RunWallTimeMS         int64                       `json:"-"`
+	ValidatorTimings      []ValidatorTiming           `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func New(factory ModuleFactory) *Runner {
diff --git a/internal/framework/structuredoutput/call.go b/internal/framework/structuredoutput/call.go
index f1ad3ef..398a1c8 100644
--- a/internal/framework/structuredoutput/call.go
+++ b/internal/framework/structuredoutput/call.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"time"
 
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/responseschema"
 )
 
@@ -40,15 +41,16 @@ type PromptMetadata struct {
 }
 
 type Response struct {
-	Content          json.RawMessage   `json:"content,omitempty"`
-	Provider         string            `json:"provider,omitempty"`
-	Model            string            `json:"model,omitempty"`
-	PromptTokens     int               `json:"prompt_tokens,omitempty"`
-	CompletionTokens int               `json:"completion_tokens,omitempty"`
-	TotalTokens      int               `json:"total_tokens,omitempty"`
-	Prompt           PromptMetadata    `json:"prompt"`
-	Prepared         *PreparedSnapshot `json:"prepared,omitempty"`
-	FinalContent     string            `json:"final_content,omitempty"`
+	Execution        outcomes.ExecutionCounts `json:"execution"`
+	Content          json.RawMessage          `json:"content,omitempty"`
+	Provider         string                   `json:"provider,omitempty"`
+	Model            string                   `json:"model,omitempty"`
+	PromptTokens     int                      `json:"prompt_tokens,omitempty"`
+	CompletionTokens int                      `json:"completion_tokens,omitempty"`
+	TotalTokens      int                      `json:"total_tokens,omitempty"`
+	Prompt           PromptMetadata           `json:"prompt"`
+	Prepared         *PreparedSnapshot        `json:"prepared,omitempty"`
+	FinalContent     string                   `json:"final_content,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // PreparedSnapshot is the exact rendered request snapshot. Its messages may
diff --git a/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure.go b/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure.go
index 78b7357..612276c 100644
--- a/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure.go
+++ b/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package structuredoutput
 
-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
+)
 
 // FailureKind separates invalid generated content from operational failures.
 type FailureKind string
@@ -13,14 +17,31 @@ const (
 // Failure exposes a safe message while retaining the typed cause for callers.
 // The cause must not be serialized or formatted directly in user artifacts.
 type Failure struct {
-	Kind    FailureKind
+	Kind    FailureKind // Retained until the adapter switches to reason-based classification.
+	Class   FailureClass
+	Reason  outcomes.ReasonCode
 	Message string
 	Cause   error
 }
 
+// FailureClass determines whether domain processing may safely skip a model
+// operation or must stop the run. Parent cancellation always stops the run.
+type FailureClass string
+
+const (
+	FailureRecoverable FailureClass = "recoverable"
+	FailureFatal       FailureClass = "fatal"
+	FailureCanceled    FailureClass = "canceled"
+)
+
 func (f *Failure) Error() string { return f.Message }
 func (f *Failure) Unwrap() error { return f.Cause }
 
+func IsRecoverable(err error) bool {
+	var failure *Failure
+	return errors.As(err, &failure) && failure.Class == FailureRecoverable
+}
+
 func IsMalformedError(err error) bool {
 	var failure *Failure
 	return errors.As(err, &failure) && failure.Kind == FailureMalformedOutput
diff --git a/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure_test.go b/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure_test.go
index 1287f02..c528444 100644
--- a/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure_test.go
+++ b/internal/framework/structuredoutput/failure_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package structuredoutput
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 )
 
 func TestFailureClassificationKeepsCauseAndSafeMessage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -16,3 +18,28 @@ func TestFailureClassificationKeepsCauseAndSafeMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("runtime classification: %v", runtime)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRecoverableFailureKeepsTypedCauseOutOfSafeMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	cause := errors.New("provider response contained a secret")
+	failure := &Failure{
+		Class:   FailureRecoverable,
+		Reason:  outcomes.ReasonTransportFailed,
+		Message: "model transport failed",
+		Cause:   cause,
+	}
+	wrapped := errors.Join(errors.New("operation failed"), failure)
+	if !IsRecoverable(wrapped) || !errors.Is(wrapped, cause) {
+		t.Fatalf("recoverable failure lost classification or cause: %v", wrapped)
+	}
+	if failure.Error() != "model transport failed" {
+		t.Fatalf("unsafe failure text: %q", failure.Error())
+	}
+	for _, class := range []FailureClass{FailureFatal, FailureCanceled} {
+		if IsRecoverable(&Failure{Class: class, Cause: cause}) {
+			t.Fatalf("%s classified as recoverable", class)
+		}
+	}
+	if IsRecoverable(cause) {
+		t.Fatal("bare internal error classified as recoverable")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/framework/validators/models.go b/internal/framework/validators/models.go
index ef083a4..8ea7fe9 100644
--- a/internal/framework/validators/models.go
+++ b/internal/framework/validators/models.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/modulecatalog"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/schema"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposals"
-	stagewarnings "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/warnings"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -43,18 +43,29 @@ type Request struct {
 
 // Decision is one validator decision for one proposal index.
 type Decision struct {
-	ProposalIndex          int    `json:"proposal_index"`
-	Approved               bool   `json:"approved"`
-	ReasonCode             string `json:"reason_code"`
-	Message                string `json:"message"`
-	DiagnosticArtifactPath string `json:"diagnostic_artifact_path,omitempty"`
+	ProposalIndex          int                 `json:"proposal_index"`
+	Approved               bool                `json:"approved"`
+	Disposition            DecisionDisposition `json:"disposition"`
+	ReasonCode             string              `json:"reason_code"`
+	Message                string              `json:"message"`
+	DiagnosticArtifactPath string              `json:"diagnostic_artifact_path,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// DecisionDisposition separates normal editorial rejection from a candidate
+// excluded because its model operation could not provide a trustworthy decision.
+type DecisionDisposition string
+
+const (
+	DispositionApproved    DecisionDisposition = "approved"
+	DispositionRejected    DecisionDisposition = "rejected"
+	DispositionUnavailable DecisionDisposition = "unavailable"
+)
+
 // Result is one validator output containing exactly one decision per proposal index.
 type Result struct {
-	ValidatorName string                       `json:"validator_name"`
-	Decisions     []Decision                   `json:"decisions"`
-	Warnings      []stagewarnings.StageWarning `json:"warnings,omitempty"`
+	ValidatorName string               `json:"validator_name"`
+	Decisions     []Decision           `json:"decisions"`
+	Operations    []outcomes.Operation `json:"operations,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type InteractionDiagnosticsWriter interface {