Recovery Capacity

Definition

Recovery Capacity represents:

The system's current ability to return toward a usable state after stress exposure.

It is state-dependent, not trait-based.


What Recovery Capacity Is

  • A transient condition
  • A probabilistic allowance
  • A window, not a promise

Recovery Capacity answers:

"Is recovery currently possible?"


What Recovery Capacity Is Not

Recovery Capacity is not:

  • A recovery guarantee
  • A performance indicator
  • A sleep score

Absence of recovery capacity is a valid state.


System Role

Recovery Capacity:

  • Gates interpretation depth
  • Enables or disables suggestions
  • Explains stagnation without blame

Responsibility Boundary

Recovery Capacity:

  • Does not initiate recovery
  • Does not accelerate outcomes
  • Does not override structural limits

It only defines whether recovery should be attempted.


Compliance Note

Using Recovery Capacity to promise recovery, guarantee outcomes, or optimize performance violates ESGR Constructs specifications.


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