459280e3f3
Discovered before implementing Phase 1: the live identity trajectory
final_state.F carries the invariant versor_condition(F) < 1e-6 — it is a
VERSOR (even-grade operator, grades 0/2/4, exactly zero grade-1 content).
§2.1/§2.2's literal 'project psi_traj onto the grade-1 value subspace' is
therefore VACUOUS on the real runtime object: P_id(F) = 0 identically,
flagging every trajectory — a fail-closed brick. Root cause: a versor is
an operator, not a state vector; projecting the operator into a subspace
of states is a category error.
Resolution (ratified by Joshua Shay 2026-07-17): measure whether the
versor PRESERVES the value subspace, via its action on the axes
F a_i F~ (sandwich). Two per-axis measures, both empirically verified
necessary and non-redundant:
- subspace leakage = euclidean_norm(rot_i - P_I(rot_i)) — catches a
versor tilting a value axis toward an alien dimension (e4/e5);
- signed self-alignment = <a_i, rot_i>_0 — catches in-subspace
inversion (e1 -> -e1: leakage 0 but self-align -1), the concrete
realization of the ratified 'signed overlap, never abs()' decision.
Keeps the grade-1 pack axes unchanged (no pack migration) and sharpens
inalienability: identity is invariant UNDER transformation, not a frozen
state.
§4a rewritten to the operator-preservation spec (lift_axis, gram_matrix,
subspace_project, sandwich, euclidean_norm, axis_response); governance
annotation item 12 records the reframe + ratification; plan doc §3 Fact C
+ §5 Phase 1 + progress log updated.
[Verification]: docs-only ADR/plan amendment; provenance/ADR guard
(test_adr_0241_governance_p12.py) 6 passed — ADR-0244 Status line
confirmed still 'Proposed' (the item-12 ratification text is inside the
annotation/§4a, not a status flip). All acceptance numbers pre-verified
via in-tree numerical probes against algebra.cl41.
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| 3lang-depth-pr-plan.md | ||
| admissibility-exemplars.md | ||
| ci-optimization.md | ||
| core-rd-base-prompts.md | ||
| ethics_packs.md | ||
| EVAL_AUDIT_2026-05-20.md | ||
| eval_methodology.md | ||
| frontier_baselines.md | ||
| gaps.md | ||
| handoff_template.md | ||
| hitl-backpressure.md | ||
| holdout_recipients.txt | ||
| identity_packs.md | ||
| master-plan-post-substrate-audit.md | ||
| memo.html | ||
| model_dependency_size_tally.md | ||
| pack_inventory_2026-05-21.md | ||
| position_paper.md | ||
| PROGRESS.md | ||
| README.md | ||
| recognizer-registry.md | ||
| refusal-taxonomy.md | ||
| reviewers.yaml | ||
| RUST.md | ||
| safety_packs.md | ||
| sponsors.md | ||
| teaching_order.md | ||
| test-debt-quarantine.md | ||
| testing-lanes.md | ||
| Whitepaper.md | ||
| Yellowpaper.md | ||
CORE Documentation Index
This is the central index for all documentation in the CORE project.
Canonical Root Documents
- Whitepaper.md - The CORE architectural and philosophical whitepaper.
- Yellowpaper.md - Technical specifications and mathematical formulation of the CORE engine.
- PROGRESS.md - High-level project progress tracking.
- specs/runtime_contracts.md - Critical invariants and bounds for the runtime execution flow.
Directories
Architecture & Design
- adr/ - Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). The canonical history of all ratified engineering choices.
- architecture/ - High-level architectural documents (e.g., pipelines, schemas).
- analysis/ - Deep dives and master plans for structural changes.
- specs/ - Detailed technical specifications and invariants.
Planning & Progress
- plans/ - Capability roadmaps and implementation plans.
- briefs/ - Project briefs and scoping documents for upcoming work.
- issues/ - Detailed issue analyses and technical reproductions (not standard trackers).
- audit/ - Audit reports and claims ledgers.
Operations & Usage
- examples/ - Usage examples and reference integrations.
- workbench/ - Documentation for the CORE workbench UI and related tooling.
- agents/ - Agent-specific operational guides.
Note regarding
agents/grok/: Operational guide for using Grok 4.3 + Grok Build with CORE. This is not architecture documentation.
Learning & Evaluation
- curriculum/ - Documentation on the teaching/learning order and knowledge progression.
- evals/ - Evaluation methodology and performance criteria documentation.
- benchmarks/ - Benchmark evidence and performance tracking logs.
Historical & Experimental
- sessions/ - Chronological session logs documenting the "decision trail" and intellectual history of major choices.
- handoffs/ - Legacy brief, audit, and investigation notes (historical; the formal HANDOFF mechanism is retired — see AGENTS.md for the current lightweight
session-break-summary-<DATETIME>.mdconvention). - research/ - Raw research notes and preliminary findings.
- lab/ - Experimental content (Warning: Not ratified; must not be referenced as authoritative in production PRs).