Commands
Maat commands are split between two workflows:
| Workflow | Commands | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Finding workflow | check, baseline, resolve, visualize | Run rules, record findings, decide what to suppress, resolve, or inspect. |
| Axioms | axiom declare, axiom supersede, axiom revoke | Record and maintain manual architecture claims that are not automated findings. |
Finding decisions
A finding is a current rule result. A fingerprint is its stable identity across runs. The ledger stores decisions about fingerprints.
| Decision | Meaning | Check behavior |
|---|---|---|
observed | Maat saw the finding and saved it. | Visible unless baselined or covered by an active axiom. |
baselined | Temporarily accepted as existing debt. | Hidden until expiry unless --show-baselined is used. |
resolved | This exact fingerprint was intentionally fixed. | If the same fingerprint appears again later, Maat treats it as a regression. |
The most important nuance: resolved applies to one finding fingerprint, not to the whole rule. If abc123 is resolved for a domain-to-infra import, only abc123 is protected as a regression. Another finding from the same rule gets its own fingerprint and starts as a new finding.