Pattern Proposal: Derived Health Monitoring

Summary

System health is computed from governance metrics with reasons, giving agents a snapshot of overall state.

Candidate Pattern

• ID: health-monitor-derived
• Classification: intelligence
• Maturity: strategic_direction
• Type: emerging

Observed Signals

No specific signals listed.

Evidence

Supporting Evidence

• src/cas_runner/dashboard/health_model.py (HealthStatus, calculate_health, get_health_reasons) - Health computation logic

Scope Assessment

• Evidence Strength: medium
• Confidence: medium
• Applies to: ideas-to-life-cas

Rationale

• Intent: Enable quick diagnosis of whether the governance system is operating normally.
• Context: Dashboard module computes health from governance metrics.
• Force: Metrics are scattered across governance models
• Force: Need simple health summary for humans or agents

Traceability

Artifact source: proposed-patterns