Understanding Merlin
This page teaches how to read Merlin's evidence and why governance matters once AI can produce more code than humans can review.
Follow the path: start work, observe execution, inspect proof, then understand cost, compliance, and controls.
MRL-2026-0047: Production UI smoke-test note
The tour uses this completed production run as the reference thread, so each page shows a different lens on the same request, PR, audit bundle, and cost record.
Work Order
MRL-2026-0047
archived
Pull request
#317
github.com/bmozi/merlin/pull/317
Audit bundle
257 entries
digest f35fee0f04ab
Cache reuse
1.35M
$21.15 avoided
Proven
check or signed artifact
Observed
event or runtime signal
Claimed
agent statement only
Review
human judgment required
Sample trust concepts
The operating thesis behind Merlin: order, not chaos.
Operator action bar
Controls look real so guests understand the workflow, but live mutation paths stay locked.