# VAR

- [Overview](/docs/var/overview/) — What VAR is and why it exists, explained without jargon
- [How it works](/docs/var/how-it-works/) — The six-stage pipeline: discovery, check, test, mutation, review, classification
- [CLI reference](/docs/var/cli-reference/) — All flags, options, output modes, and usage examples
- [Session state](/docs/var/session-state/) — How session persistence, fingerprinting, and drift detection work
- [Decision policy](/docs/var/decision-policy/) — Cost-aware stage gating: significance, budgets, and rationale
- [Output modes](/docs/var/output-modes/) — Human, compact, and JSON output formats with schema reference