docs: propose ADR-0108 sequencing for currently-Proposed ADRs (#111)
Makes the post-ADR-0105 sequencing of ADR-0080 / 0084 / 0087 / 0106 explicit, durable, and revisable. Status: Proposed. No content of the four sequenced ADRs is modified — sequencing is meta, not content.
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# ADR-0108 — Proposed-ADR Sequencing Post-ADR-0105
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**Status:** Proposed
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**Date:** 2026-05-22
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**Author:** CORE agents + reviewers
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**Relates to:** ADR-0080, ADR-0084, ADR-0087, ADR-0106
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## Context
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After ADR-0105, the ADR index carries four Proposed-but-not-Accepted ADRs:
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| ADR | Proposed | Origin |
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|---|---|---|
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| ADR-0080 | 2026-05-20 | Contemplation loop (self-interrogation, read-only Phase 1) |
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| ADR-0084 | 2026-05-20 | Definitional layer for lexicon packs (optional per-entry block) |
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| ADR-0087 | 2026-05-20 | Rhetorical style as a third substantive selection axis |
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| ADR-0106 | 2026-05-22 | Expert-demo promotion contract |
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Three of these (0080 / 0084 / 0087) were proposed in a single 2026-05-20
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session and have not advanced. The frontier work since that day went into
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the ADR-0091→0105 evidence-governed domain chain (a different axis), so
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the stall is *orthogonal scope*, not contradiction or rejection.
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`docs/decisions/README.md` currently states "No ADR currently sits in a
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'Proposed but unimplemented' state." That sentence is no longer true and
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the README will need updating once this sequencing decision is accepted.
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Without an explicit sequencing decision, three things happen:
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1. The Proposed-ADR list grows without external legibility.
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2. Reviewers cannot tell *intent to land* from *intent to defer* from
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*intent to withdraw*.
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3. Future "what's next?" questions re-derive sequencing on every read,
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which is wasted work and drifts over time.
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ADR-0108 makes the sequencing decision explicit, durable, and revisable.
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## Decision
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### 1. Priority order
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The four currently-Proposed ADRs are sequenced as follows:
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1. **ADR-0106 — Expert-Demo Promotion Contract.** *Highest priority.*
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Domain-legibility: the four `reasoning-capable` ratifications overstate
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what the system has demonstrated until `expert_demo` has a real
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contract. Implementation PR follows acceptance.
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2. **ADR-0107 — `mathematics_logic` expert-demo promotion (reserved).**
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First worked promotion against the ADR-0106 contract. Smallest
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expert-demo proof surface across the four ratified domains.
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3. **ADR-0080 — Contemplation Loop.** *Next-most-load-bearing.* Converts
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gap-finding from human-driven to system-emitted-and-reviewed.
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Phase 1 is intentionally read-only and `SPECULATIVE`-only. Unlocks
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curriculum growth speed.
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4. **ADR-0084 — Definitional Layer.** *Deferred pending ADR-0107.* The
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definitional block is content-shaped; its value surfaces during a
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worked expert promotion when definitional depth becomes a bottleneck.
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Holding it Proposed avoids premature schema commitment.
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5. **ADR-0087 — Rhetorical Style Axis.** *Lowest current priority.*
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Register + anchor-lens already demonstrate the orthogonality pattern
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ADR-0087 generalizes. No active pull from a downstream consumer.
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Stays Proposed until a concrete consumer ADR motivates it.
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### 2. No withdrawals
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This ADR withdraws none of 0080 / 0084 / 0087. Each remains Proposed and
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intact. Sequencing ≠ rejection.
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### 3. Sequencing is revisable
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Acceptance of ADR-0108 does not freeze the order. The order is the
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*current* best guess; new evidence (a worked promotion that hits a
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definitional bottleneck, a downstream rhetorical-style consumer landing,
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an unanticipated capability gap) updates the order by a follow-up ADR.
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### 4. README discipline
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The README "Current frontier" section MUST list every Proposed ADR with
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its sequencing rank and one-line rationale, so outside readers can see
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intent without reading every ADR body. The sentence "No ADR currently
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sits in a 'Proposed but unimplemented' state" is removed when this ADR
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lands and is replaced with the sequenced Proposed-ADR list.
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## Invariants
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### `proposed_adr_index_complete`
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Every ADR with `Status: Proposed` in `docs/decisions/` must appear in the
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README "Current frontier" sequencing list. A Proposed ADR absent from the
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sequencing list is a documentation drift bug.
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### `no_silent_withdrawal`
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A Proposed ADR may move to `Withdrawn` only by a successor ADR that
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explicitly cites it. No silent deletion.
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### `sequencing_is_revisable`
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Acceptance of ADR-0108 does not lock the order. A subsequent ADR may
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re-rank Proposed ADRs by citing this one and stating the trigger.
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## Acceptance evidence
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Accepted when the following land together:
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- README "Current frontier" updated to:
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- remove the "No ADR currently sits in a 'Proposed but unimplemented'
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state" claim
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- add the ranked Proposed-ADR list with one-line rationales matching
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§Decision
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- this ADR's status flipped to Accepted
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- no body content of ADR-0080 / 0084 / 0087 / 0106 is modified by this PR
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(sequencing is a meta-decision, not a content edit)
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## Consequences
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- "What's next?" becomes a one-screen read on `docs/decisions/README.md`
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rather than a four-file scan plus reasoning.
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- Reviewers can act on Proposed ADRs in declared order without
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cross-checking session memory.
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- Proposed ADRs that genuinely no longer fit get a documented exit via
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a successor ADR rather than disappearing from the index.
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- Future "candidate frontier" bullets in the README become the on-ramp
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to a new Proposed ADR, with this sequencing list as their next stop.
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## Out of scope
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- This ADR does not implement any of the four Proposed ADRs.
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- This ADR does not modify ADR-0080 / 0084 / 0087 / 0106 bodies.
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- Multi-reviewer governance (the open ADR-0105 candidate frontier item)
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is orthogonal and remains future work.
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@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ADRs record significant architectural decisions: what was decided, why, what alt
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| [ADR-0104](ADR-0104-curriculum-sourced-teaching-proposals.md) | Curriculum-Sourced Teaching Proposals | Accepted (2026-05-22) |
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| [ADR-0105](ADR-0105-sealed-holdout-encryption.md) | Sealed Holdout Encryption via age | Accepted (2026-05-22) |
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| [ADR-0106](ADR-0106-expert-demo-promotion-contract.md) | Expert-Demo Promotion Contract | Proposed (2026-05-22) |
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| [ADR-0108](ADR-0108-proposed-adr-sequencing.md) | Proposed-ADR Sequencing Post-ADR-0105 | Proposed (2026-05-22) |
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