diff --git a/contracts/epistemics/freshness.go b/contracts/epistemics/freshness.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2f49a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/epistemics/freshness.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package epistemics
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/world"
+)
+
+type VolatilityMode string
+
+const (
+	VolatilityImmutable    VolatilityMode = "IMMUTABLE"
+	VolatilityVersionBound VolatilityMode = "VERSION_BOUND"
+	VolatilityVerySlow     VolatilityMode = "VERY_SLOW"
+	VolatilitySlow         VolatilityMode = "SLOW"
+	VolatilityMedium       VolatilityMode = "MEDIUM"
+	VolatilityFast         VolatilityMode = "FAST"
+	VolatilityEphemeral    VolatilityMode = "EPHEMERAL"
+	VolatilityCustom       VolatilityMode = "CUSTOM"
+)
+
+type TemporalApplicability struct {
+	ObservedAtUnixMillis     int64
+	ValidFromUnixMillis      *int64
+	ValidUntilUnixMillis     *int64
+	LastVerifiedAtUnixMillis *int64
+	Volatility               VolatilitySpec
+	VersionBindings          []world.VersionBinding
+}
+type VolatilitySpec struct {
+	Mode                         VolatilityMode
+	ExpectedChangeIntervalMillis *int64
+	RevalidateAfterMillis        *int64
+	HardStaleAfterMillis         *int64
+	InvalidateOnVersionChange    bool
+	RevalidationPolicyRef        string
+}
+type FreshnessAssessmentState string
+
+const (
+	FreshnessAssessmentCurrent         FreshnessAssessmentState = "CURRENT"
+	FreshnessAssessmentAcceptable      FreshnessAssessmentState = "ACCEPTABLE"
+	FreshnessAssessmentAging           FreshnessAssessmentState = "AGING"
+	FreshnessAssessmentStale           FreshnessAssessmentState = "STALE"
+	FreshnessAssessmentVersionMismatch FreshnessAssessmentState = "VERSION_MISMATCH"
+	FreshnessAssessmentHistoricalOnly  FreshnessAssessmentState = "HISTORICAL_ONLY"
+	FreshnessAssessmentUnknown         FreshnessAssessmentState = "UNKNOWN"
+)
+
+type FreshnessAssessment struct {
+	SourceKnowledgeRef     string
+	TaskRef                string
+	State                  FreshnessAssessmentState
+	Reason                 string
+	AgeMillis              int64
+	VersionMatchState      string
+	RevalidationAttemptRef string
+	AssessedAtUnixMillis   int64
+}
+type RevalidationRequest struct {
+	ID                    string
+	SourceKnowledgeRef    string
+	TaskRef               string
+	RequiredVersionRefs   []world.SemanticReference
+	RequestedAtUnixMillis int64
+}
+type RevalidationResponse struct {
+	RequestID             string
+	Assessment            FreshnessAssessment
+	NewEvidenceRefs       []EvidenceRef
+	CompletedAtUnixMillis int64
+}
+
+func (v VolatilitySpec) Validate() error {
+	if v.Mode == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("volatility mode is required")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (t TemporalApplicability) Validate() error {
+	if t.ObservedAtUnixMillis < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("observed time is required")
+	}
+	return t.Volatility.Validate()
+}
+func (a FreshnessAssessment) Validate() error {
+	if a.SourceKnowledgeRef == "" || a.TaskRef == "" || a.State == "" || a.AgeMillis < 0 || a.AssessedAtUnixMillis < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("freshness assessment is incomplete")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/contracts/work/freshness.go b/contracts/work/freshness.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c107b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/work/freshness.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package work
+
+import "git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/world"
+
+type FreshnessRequirementMode string
+type FreshnessFallbackPolicy string
+
+const (
+	FreshnessAny                 FreshnessRequirementMode = "ANY"
+	FreshnessPreferCurrent       FreshnessRequirementMode = "PREFER_CURRENT"
+	FreshnessRequireCurrent      FreshnessRequirementMode = "REQUIRE_CURRENT"
+	FreshnessRequireWithinAge    FreshnessRequirementMode = "REQUIRE_WITHIN_AGE"
+	FreshnessRequireVersionMatch FreshnessRequirementMode = "REQUIRE_VERSION_MATCH"
+	FreshnessLiveRequired        FreshnessRequirementMode = "LIVE_REQUIRED"
+	FallbackAllowStaleDisclosure FreshnessFallbackPolicy  = "ALLOW_STALE_WITH_DISCLOSURE"
+	FallbackHypothesisOnly       FreshnessFallbackPolicy  = "USE_AS_HYPOTHESIS_ONLY"
+	FallbackWaitForSource        FreshnessFallbackPolicy  = "WAIT_FOR_SOURCE"
+	FallbackAskOwner             FreshnessFallbackPolicy  = "ASK_OWNER"
+	FallbackStopUnknown          FreshnessFallbackPolicy  = "STOP_WITH_UNKNOWN"
+)
+
+type TaskFreshnessRequirement struct {
+	Mode                 FreshnessRequirementMode
+	MaximumAgeMillis     *int64
+	RequiredVersionRefs  []world.SemanticReference
+	RevalidationRequired bool
+	FallbackPolicy       FreshnessFallbackPolicy
+}
diff --git a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
index 1aeb56a..95631c0 100644
--- a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
+++ b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"task_file":"dev/tasks/GEN2-006-normalize-epistemics-evidence-propositions-claims-and-belief-assessments.json","task_id":"GEN2-006","task_revision":1}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"task_file":"dev/tasks/GEN2-007-general-freshness-volatility-temporal-applicability-and-revalidation.json","task_id":"GEN2-007","task_revision":1}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/epistemics/domain/freshness.go b/modules/epistemics/domain/freshness.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a65253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/epistemics/domain/freshness.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package domain
+
+import "git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/epistemics"
+
+// AssessFreshness receives the Work-owned requirement as primitive policy
+// inputs, keeping the Epistemics owner independent of Work package types.
+func AssessFreshness(applicability epistemics.TemporalApplicability, mode string, maximumAgeMillis *int64, nowMillis int64) epistemics.FreshnessAssessment {
+	age := nowMillis - applicability.ObservedAtUnixMillis
+	if age < 0 {
+		age = 0
+	}
+	state := epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentCurrent
+	reason := "observation is within applicability window"
+	if applicability.ValidUntilUnixMillis != nil && nowMillis > *applicability.ValidUntilUnixMillis {
+		state, reason = epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentStale, "valid-until elapsed"
+	}
+	if applicability.Volatility.HardStaleAfterMillis != nil && age > *applicability.Volatility.HardStaleAfterMillis {
+		state, reason = epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentStale, "hard volatility window elapsed"
+	}
+	if applicability.Volatility.RevalidateAfterMillis != nil && age > *applicability.Volatility.RevalidateAfterMillis && state == epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentCurrent {
+		state, reason = epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentAging, "revalidation window elapsed"
+	}
+	if maximumAgeMillis != nil && age > *maximumAgeMillis {
+		state, reason = epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentStale, "task maximum age exceeded"
+	}
+	if mode == "LIVE_REQUIRED" {
+		state, reason = epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentHistoricalOnly, "live source required"
+	}
+	return epistemics.FreshnessAssessment{SourceKnowledgeRef: "knowledge", TaskRef: "task", State: state, Reason: reason, AgeMillis: age, AssessedAtUnixMillis: nowMillis}
+}
diff --git a/modules/epistemics/domain/freshness_test.go b/modules/epistemics/domain/freshness_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec05af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/epistemics/domain/freshness_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package domain_test
+
+import (
+	"git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/epistemics"
+	"git.cin.su/m/Assistant/modules/epistemics/domain"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFreshnessIsTaskRelative(t *testing.T) {
+	hard := int64(100)
+	app := epistemics.TemporalApplicability{ObservedAtUnixMillis: 1, Volatility: epistemics.VolatilitySpec{Mode: epistemics.VolatilityVersionBound, HardStaleAfterMillis: &hard}}
+	current := domain.AssessFreshness(app, "ANY", nil, 50)
+	historical := domain.AssessFreshness(app, "LIVE_REQUIRED", nil, 50)
+	if current.State != epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentCurrent || historical.State != epistemics.FreshnessAssessmentHistoricalOnly {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v and %v", current.State, historical.State)
+	}
+}