---
id: ADR-CMT-MTG-018
title: Document the Current Submissions Subject Boundary
product_area: committees
module: meetings
revision: 1
status: proposed
design_intent: proposed
source_sha:
  services-committees: 36129c24daeaadcdb339218c38cdeaff9861359d
decision: >-
  No inspected route declares a Submissions operation binding; four owned
  subject kinds provide the existing review boundary, while an approved
  publication exemption remains unestablished.
constrains:
  - SVC-CMT-MTG-meetings
  - SVC-CMT-MTG-decisions
  - SVC-CMT-MTG-recruitment
  - WF-CMT-MTG-014
  - RESP-CMT
origin: >-
  R2-ARCH-002 (Andrew, 2026-10-22), as stated in specs/CONVENTIONS.md#9.5
  Service Contract (SVC); FND-CMT-MTG-046
alternatives:
  - option: Publish nomination and seat-application creation bindings.
    why_not: >-
      The current implementation uses owned subject kinds; whether that is a
      sufficient alternative needs the standard’s approval.
  - option: Publish staff governance mutation bindings.
    why_not: >-
      They currently represent staff administration rather than declared form
      intake.
consequences:
  - >-
    Every route entry retains its observed publication status and proposed
    reason.
  - >-
    New or existing self-service intake needs a publication assessment against
    the approved standard.
supersedes: []
evidence:
  - >-
    services-committees at 36129c24: aws/committees.submissions.ts;
    modules/*/aws/api/*.routes.ts (no binding declared)
---
# Document the Current Submissions Subject Boundary

## Context

The design records whether an operation is published and why. A subject registration and a review receiver are visible, but those do not by themselves prove compliance with the operation publication standard.

## Decision

No inspected route declares a Submissions operation binding; four owned subject kinds provide the existing review boundary, while an approved publication exemption remains unestablished.

## Alternatives Considered

Publish nomination and seat-application creation bindings. The current implementation uses owned subject kinds; whether that is a sufficient alternative needs the standard’s approval.

Publish staff governance mutation bindings. They currently represent staff administration rather than declared form intake.

## Consequences

Every route entry retains its observed publication status and proposed reason. New or existing self-service intake needs a publication assessment against the approved standard.