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+# Requirements – [Client Name]
+
+**Status:** Draft / Human Review / Locked  
+**Last Updated:** YYYY-MM-DD  
+**Reviewed by:**  
+**Source Threat Register:** Link to locked Threat Register  
+**Source Economics:** Link to client economics file (if available)
+
+## Purpose
+Derive what the system must be capable of doing, based only on verified threats and the economic reality of what the client will pay.  
+This is not workflow design and not agent design. Requirements are expressed as outcomes.
+
+## Requirements
+
+### Requirement ID: R-001
+- **Linked Threat ID:** T-00X
+- **Outcome Statement:** (e.g. “Loss of bookings from unanswered GMB Q&A must be detected within 24 hours”)
+- **Pricing Band Ceiling:** A / B / C (must stay within the band the client indicated)
+- **Verification Tier of Source Threat:** Tier 1 / Tier 2
+- **Speculative?** Yes / No (Yes only if required data is still missing)
+- **Notes:**
+- **Human Decision:** Accepted / Scoped down / Rejected / Deferred
+
+### Requirement ID: R-002
+- **Linked Threat ID:** 
+- **Outcome Statement:** 
+- **Pricing Band Ceiling:** A / B / C
+- **Verification Tier of Source Threat:** Tier 1 / Tier 2
+- **Speculative?** Yes / No
+- **Notes:**
+- **Human Decision:** Accepted / Scoped down / Rejected / Deferred
+
+*(Add additional Requirement ID blocks as needed)*
+
+## Summary
+- Total requirements drafted: 
+- Accepted: 
+- Scoped down: 
+- Rejected / Deferred: 
+- Speculative (data still missing): 
+
+## Human Review Gate
+- [ ] Every requirement is traceable to a locked Threat ID
+- [ ] Every requirement is expressed as an outcome, not a feature
+- [ ] Every requirement respects the client’s indicated pricing band
+- [ ] Speculative requirements are clearly marked
+- [ ] Human has recorded a decision on each entry
+
+Once this gate is signed off, the Requirements document is **Locked** and Layer 5 (Workflow Engineering) may begin.
+
+**Reviewer sign-off:** _________________ Date: _________