# What is a completion in Provely?

> The outcome satisfies the completion contract. The Provely definition, with an example.

Canonical: https://provely.sh/glossary/completion  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-05  

**Completion means that the outcome satisfies the contract: every positive postcondition holds, no negative postcondition holds, and the evidence correlates with this operation. Only completion earns VERIFIED.**

> Intent, action, acknowledgement, outcome, and completion stay separate in the data model, the API, and the interface.

## Read next

- [Read the definition of Completion contract](https://provely.sh/glossary/completion-contract)
- [Read the definition of Verdict](https://provely.sh/glossary/verdict)
- [See every glossary term](https://provely.sh/glossary)
- [Read how Provely works](https://provely.sh/how-it-works)