---
type: concept
title: Layer 7 — Data, Evidence, and Publishing
aliases:
  - evidence layer
  - publishing layer
  - data layer
  - layer 7
modified: 2026-07-08
tags:
  - architecture
  - architecture-layer
  - evidence
  - publishing
  - suitecentral
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# Layer 7 — Data, Evidence, and Publishing

> Runtime stores, metrics generation, drift guard, proof cards, reviewer mirror, NotebookLM Drive sync, OneDrive package, wiki build, and hosted deploy.

The base of the [[pages/concepts/suitecentral-code-architecture|seven-layer code architecture]]: the pipeline that converts live engineering state into auditable, reviewer-accessible evidence. Metrics are generated from real test and coverage runs (never hand-authored) and drift guards fail CI when documentation claims diverge from measured code state — the discipline behind [[pages/concepts/production-proof|Production Proof]] and [[pages/concepts/canonical-metrics|Canonical Metrics and Wording]]. Publishing targets include the per-component proof cards, the public reviewer mirror snapshot, the NotebookLM Drive-synced source pack, the offline executive package, and this wiki's own build-and-deploy pipeline.

## Questions this layer answers

- How does documentation evidence get published?
- Which artifacts feed NotebookLM and the wiki?

Ask them live on the **[Code Architecture Dashboard](https://demo.kstratmdconsulting.com/code-architecture-dashboard.html)** — click the bottom layer of the infographic.

## Documentation & evidence

- [Documentation index](https://demo.kstratmdconsulting.com/docs/INDEX.md) — the full docs tree this layer publishes from
- Proof card: [Strategic positioning](https://demo.kstratmdconsulting.com/docs/review/proof-cards/strategic-positioning.md)

## Related layers

- [[pages/architecture/user-operator-surfaces|Layer 1 — User & Operator Surfaces]] — serves the wiki and evidence surfaces this layer builds
- [[pages/architecture/connector-integration-layer|Layer 6 — Connector & Integration Layer]] — whose status claims this layer audits and publishes

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*Last refreshed: 2026-07-06*