INTERPRETIVE NOTE
This is a proposed authority-scope support surface for Better Robots.txt.

# Authority scope matrix

Canonical JSON: https://better-robots.com/authority-scope-matrix.json

This matrix declares which authority regime applies to each Better Robots.txt claim class.

Important boundaries:

- first-party product scope covers identity, product documentation and declared policy signals;
- audit report scope covers generated /check reports only for their specific target and time;
- runtime evidence scope requires logs, direct inspection, headers, crawler documentation or comparable evidence;
- independent evaluation scope preserves qualified external criticism and comparison.

A first-party source is primary only inside its declared authority scope.