# Topic Discovery Synthesis Record

## 1. Synthesis Identity

```text
workflow: viewpoint-discussion-distillation
stage: topic-discovery-synthesis
input_mode: completed bounded worker outputs
output_file: 01-topic-map.md
status: draft_pending_user_confirmation
```

## 2. Files Read

```text
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R01-returned-output.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R02-returned-output.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R03-returned-output.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R04-returned-output.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R05-returned-output.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R06-returned-output.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/R07-returned-output.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R01-topic-discovery-return.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R02-topic-discovery-return.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R03-topic-discovery-return.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R04-topic-discovery-return.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R05-topic-discovery-return.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R06-topic-discovery-return.md
handoff/thread-return-packets/R07-topic-discovery-return.md
```

## 3. Files Written

```text
01-topic-map.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/worker-output-index.md
invocations/topic-discovery-router/synthesis-record.md
```

## 4. Synthesis Rule

The synthesis groups overlapping worker candidates into provisional global topics. It does not finalize topic boundaries, perform material routing, create topic documents, or start downstream work.

## 5. Human Gate

The next required step is user review of `01-topic-map.md`.