> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.parable.work/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Patch

> Collect a coherent set of Parable changes for preview, proof, review, and publication without overwriting the current version.

# Work in a Patch

## Sources

Docs: [Personal work](/ponder/parables/publishing/personal)

Web App: Open **Publish** and select the active Patch, or begin editing a
published Parable when your responsibility allows it.

A **Patch** is a reviewable set of changes to a Parable. It keeps Pages, Panes,
Plots, meaning, configuration, styling, and governance changes together while
the current published version remains intact.

Removing an inherited Piece is a real change. After publication, it stays
removed from that Workspace while older published versions retain their
original content. Unchanged upstream Pieces continue to read through.

## Keep one outcome together

Use one Patch for changes that share an outcome and review path. Open another
when the outcome, owner, or release timing differs. A smaller coherent Patch is
easier to explain, prove, review, and restore than a collection of unrelated
edits.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Describe the outcome">
    Give the Patch a purpose another reviewer can recognize.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make and preview changes">
    Edit the relevant Pieces and inspect the complete affected experience.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Resolve failures">
    Correct invalid data meaning, unavailable dependencies, visual regressions,
    or access issues before asking for publication.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Gather Proofs">
    Attach the evidence a reviewer needs to judge the result.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Propose">
    Submit the coherent delta when it is ready for the next responsible person.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If Ponder says there are no changes to propose, return to the intended Patch
and confirm that the edit was saved there. Refreshing an empty Patch does not
create a delta.