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+# Findings Ledger and Replay (Vulnerability Explorer)
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+The Findings Ledger is the append-only backbone for auditable triage. It records current finding state, history transitions, and operator actions in a way that supports deterministic replay and offline verification.
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+This document provides a conceptual overview; the authoritative schema and hashing rules are in the Findings Ledger module docs.
+
+## What the Ledger Stores
+
+- **Finding records:** enriched, policy-derived findings (with references to advisories/VEX/SBOM/reachability and explain traces).
+- **History:** append-only state transitions with actor identity, justification, and timestamps (UTC).
+- **Triage actions:** discrete operator actions (comment, assignment, mitigation note, ticket link) with immutable provenance.
+
+## Replay and Verification
+
+- Replay reconstructs derived state from append-only history/actions and compares deterministic digests.
+- Offline bundles include the ledger exports plus integrity metadata so auditors can verify without trusting a live service.
+
+## References
+
+- Findings Ledger schema: `docs/modules/findings-ledger/schema.md`
+- Merkle anchoring policy: `docs/modules/findings-ledger/merkle-anchor-policy.md`
+- Vulnerability Explorer dossier: `docs/modules/vuln-explorer/architecture.md`