Observe-decide-act boxes beside the message: Choose the verb, preserve intent.

HTTP methods describe the intent

A URL identifies a target resource; the request method describes the operation the client asks the origin to apply. Together they form a contract read by the server, caches, proxies, crawlers, and retrying clients. A method is not a decoration on a path. It is a promise about the intended effect, and infrastructure can only make safe decisions when that promise is honest. ...

October 24, 2026 · 6 min · XB Field Notes