core/docs
Shay e58e377e06 docs(handoff): E1/R7 assertion spec + arc status after Phases A and B
Closes the Opus share of the curriculum-license-loop arc. Three deliverables,
all docs -- no production code.

1. E1-R7-ASSERTION-SPEC.md -- the Opus half of Phase E1. The code move was
   already specified by runtime_contracts.md ("defer the single sink emission
   to the pipeline serve boundary"); what to ASSERT was not, and the default
   sink is None, so nothing exercises the path. Eight invariants (I1-I8) plus
   three mechanism rulings (M1-M3), each with the silent failure it prevents.

   The three mechanism rulings are the value. M1: stage a turn_log INDEX, not
   a captured TurnEvent -- a captured copy is the pre-override snapshot, i.e.
   the defect with extra steps. M2: attach_telemetry_sink must NOT flush a
   staged turn event, which is the OPPOSITE of what it correctly does for
   _pending_reboot_payload; the reboot payload is final when buffered, a turn
   event is mid-flight, and flushing on attach would silently restore R7. M3:
   the runtime cannot detect whether a pipeline will run (the pipeline wraps
   the runtime), so deferral must be explicit opt-in and the no-pipeline path
   must stay byte-identical.

   All ten source citations verified against HEAD.

2. Plan of record AMENDED with four falsified premises from Phases A/B, with
   the original text preserved:
   - physics·modal was the wrong first target -- its ceiling is 480 against a
     657 threshold, and 8 of 11 bands cannot reach 657 at all. Vocabulary is
     the constraint, not chain count. Retarget: philosophy_theology·modal.
   - MAX_PREMISE_SENTENCES=16 caps a family at 16 chains, so ADR-0262 §5.1's
     own remedy (~219 relations) collapses the band at row 17. No curriculum
     band can earn SERVE until premise compilation is query-scoped. New
     implementation phase precedes ALL content work.
   - authoring a negative today serves a confident wrong "Yes", not UNKNOWN.
   - 21 of 25 ratified deduction bands are short on distinct evidence.

3. DIVISION-OF-WORK updated for the handoff: §0 status table with branch names
   and merge order, the revised order (E2 -> R5-R7 -> C -> D -> E1(code) ->
   parity), the new R5-R7 unit specified to gate-level detail, and a standing
   "do not fix" on the deduction ledger exposure.

   One correction to my own earlier text: §4 told Phase C to mirror the
   deduction producer "exactly". That would replicate the padding -- a flat
   CASES_PER_BAND=720 cycling a 28-instance space. Phase C now points at the
   `estimation` producer instead (660 distinct, zero repeats), and must
   register in AUDIT_SOURCES.

[Verification]: uv sync --locked on canonical CPython 3.12.13; in-worktree
smoke 555 passed, deductive 285 passed (this branch is off main and carries
neither ADR-0264 nor the Phase B tests, so 555 is the correct baseline here,
not the 569 that holds on the stacked A+B branches).
2026-07-25 16:11:33 -07:00
..
adr chore(governance): stamp nine merged ADRs Accepted + pin the invariant 2026-07-25 14:38:02 -07:00
agents/grok
analysis feat(coherence): grounded-open hedge arm — serve pack surfaces honestly hedged instead of over-refusing (ADR-0254) 2026-07-23 01:27:17 -07:00
architecture
audit
benchmarks
briefs docs(governance): weekly-audit rulings T1/T7/T8/T9 — INV-32/33/34 registration, ADR-0243 fold, residual escalation, path sweep, prune ledger 2026-07-22 19:18:59 -07:00
curriculum
decisions
evals
examples
handoff docs(handoff): E1/R7 assertion spec + arc status after Phases A and B 2026-07-25 16:11:33 -07:00
handoffs docs(paradigm): retire six competing unratified problem-solving paradigms under ADR-0252 2026-07-19 14:46:47 -07:00
implementation docs(paradigm): retire six competing unratified problem-solving paradigms under ADR-0252 2026-07-19 14:46:47 -07:00
issues fix(tests): session-scoped engine-state isolation baseline — close module-scope escape to the live life-store 2026-07-22 20:32:06 -07:00
lab
outreach
paradigm-archive docs(paradigm): retire six competing unratified problem-solving paradigms under ADR-0252 2026-07-19 14:46:47 -07:00
plans docs(handoff): E1/R7 assertion spec + arc status after Phases A and B 2026-07-25 16:11:33 -07:00
research chore(governance): stamp nine merged ADRs Accepted + pin the invariant 2026-07-25 14:38:02 -07:00
sessions
specs feat(provenance,teaching): close the lateral gaps the assessment actually found 2026-07-25 04:51:15 +00:00
workbench docs(governance): weekly-audit rulings T1/T7/T8/T9 — INV-32/33/34 registration, ADR-0243 fold, residual escalation, path sweep, prune ledger 2026-07-22 19:18:59 -07:00
zig chore: Refactor CLI and Governance Anchors (#926) 2026-07-03 12:34:56 -07:00
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

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>.md convention).
  • research/ - Raw research notes and preliminary findings.
  • lab/ - Experimental content (Warning: Not ratified; must not be referenced as authoritative in production PRs).

External

  • outreach/ - External communications and messaging.
  • zig/ - Scoped documentation for the Zig language components.