# Normative Surface Inventory Template
Use this artifact during suite discovery to list the real normative surfaces that might need document ownership. Keep it source-grounded and compact.
## Surface inventory
| Surface | Type | Why it matters normatively | Likely owning document | Source anchors / evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `<surface>` | `algorithm | process | format | protocol | role | terminology domain` | `<why it must be specified>` | `<candidate document>` | `<source anchors>` |
## Inventory checks
| Check | Required Result | Actual Result | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Every listed surface traces to authoritative or observed evidence. | Yes | `<pass/fail>` | `<notes>` |
| Subordinate or non-normative topics are marked for merge, dependency, or exclusion. | Yes | `<pass/fail>` | `<notes>` |
| Likely owning documents are provisional until the suite-boundary decision stage. | Yes | `<pass/fail>` | `<notes>` |