{"id":"write-coordination-freedom-is-safe-under-module-isolation","text":"Write-path coordination-free correctness (deterministic identity, lightweight routing, structural discipline) is reinforced by module isolation, which prevents cross-module state corruption by ensuring no shared mutable state or cross-cutting dependencies — together, the coordination-free write path and independent module correctness support end-to-end write-path safety within each module's boundary.","truth_value":"IN","source":"","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[{"type":"SL","antecedents":["write-correctness-is-both-structural-and-coordination-free","modules-are-independently-correct"],"outlist":["assumed-invariants-are-unenforced"],"label":"module isolation bounds the blast radius of coordination-free writes; unenforced invariants threaten this guarantee under real 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