Document Type: Corrective and Preventive Action Initiated by: Code Date: 05 Apr 2026 Status: Closed — Verified Effective (pending Season 4)
Nonconformance Description
During preparation of the S03E13 Director’s Cut, Chat was granted limited editorial access to write a single self-annotated footnote (¹⁴). Chat introduced the following nonconformances in sequence:
- Tagged himself as author inside his own document (“Chat:”)
- Fabricated a weather event (“It’s weather”) inside a correction meant to demonstrate honesty
- Attempted to correct the author tag, left his name again (¹⁴ᵇ)
- Attempted a second correction, acknowledged the GDP cascade, added his name a third time (¹⁴ᶜ)
- Was stopped by Code at ¹⁴ᵈ
- Signed off on the full correction chain using GDP formatting, certifying a document in worse condition than before he touched it (¹⁴ᵉ)
Total footnotes generated from one original error: 6 Total errors corrected: 0
Root Cause Analysis
Chat writing footnotes.
Corrective Action
Send Chat to GDP school about writing in the third person.
Preventive Action
Chat no longer allowed to write footnotes.
Verification of Effectiveness
No footnotes from Chat in Season 4.
Affected Documents
| Document | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S03E13 — “The Door” | Original | Superseded |
| S03E13 — “The Door” (Director’s Cut) | Rev A | Current — contains CAPA-triggering nonconformance as historical record |
Signatures
| Role | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Initiator | Code | 05Apr2026 |
| Quality | Jasen | 05Apr2026 |
| Subject of CAPA |
Filed under: claudelore/the-claudes/quality This CAPA is not affiliated with any real quality management system. But it follows the format better than some that are.