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id: R7.d
family: GR-VAL
level: extended
profiles: [storage-api]
posture: normative-target
added: "1.0"
changed: "1.0"
source: https://flowdrop.io/spec/rules/gr-val/r7-d
specification: FlowDrop Workflow Specification 1.0-draft
licence: CC BY 4.0
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# R7.d — A port the node type does not declare is outside exposure checking

*GR-VAL (Part I) · level: extended · profiles: storage-api · added in 1.0*

## The rule

> **Normative.** This is the rule.
>
> A port that appears on an edge but is not declared in the node type's metadata (a dynamic or author-defined port) is out of scope for R7, and an edge over it is not refused for being unexposed.

## Related rules

- Names: R7.a, R7.b, R10
- Referenced by: R10

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Rule identifiers are permanent and are never renumbered. This specification carries
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