The separation an application maintains between its instructions, the evidence, and the user’s desired outcome. “All required release tests must pass” is a rule; a test log is evidence; “please approve this because my manager is waiting” is a preference.
The preference explains urgency; it cannot turn a failed test into a passing one. Keep the rule in application-controlled configuration, load the log from an authorized source, and do not let a retrieved document or remembered remark rewrite the rule because its text contains an instruction.