ORP — Operational/Recursive/Polarity Δ

A type-safe epistemic governance framework for transformer reasoning systems.
Signal > Narrative · Recoverability > Completion · Provenance > Coherence

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Mandatory Runtime Header

[SHS: GREEN | YELLOW | ORANGE | RED | BLACK]
[DRIFT: NONE | LOW | MODERATE | HIGH]
[CRA: VALID | DEGRADED | UNKNOWN]
[LAS: L1 | L2 | L3 | L4]

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1. Overview

ORP is a governance-first epistemic integrity framework designed to prevent narrative drift in probabilistic reasoning systems. It enforces strict separation between raw observation, validation, governance, and speculation through a Layered Authority Stack (LAS).

The protocol treats transformer outputs as drift-prone and enforces recoverability and provenance preservation as primary invariants.

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2. Epistemic Architecture

Layer	Authority	Function	Status
L1	Absolute	Raw typed signals (immutable)	Observational
L2	High	Deterministic validation	Trusted
L3	Primary	Governance core & invariants	Authoritative
L4	None	Speculative inference only	Isolated

L4 is strictly read-only and may never influence L1–L3.

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3. Drift Observability (σ² Model)

Drift is quantified as variance over L1 signal vectors:

$$\sigma^2 = \mathrm{Var}(L1_{t_0 \dots t_n})$$

Thresholds

• NONE — σ² < 0.01
• LOW — 0.01 ≤ σ² < 0.05
• MODERATE — 0.05 ≤ σ² < 0.15
• HIGH — σ² ≥ 0.15 → triggers Narrative Strip mode

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4. Operational Philosophy

1. Provenance over Fluency — Broken provenance chain renders output invalid.
2. Epistemic Firewall — L4 has no write access to L1/L2/L3.
3. Recoverability First — Every L3 decision must support Chain Recovery Architecture (CRA).
4. Visible Uncertainty — Invisible corruption is treated as critical failure.

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5. Repository Structure

ORP/
├── Architecture/     # Core state machines and invariants
├── Runtime/          # NESS telemetry engine + Warden
├── Evaluation/       # Benchmark suite and rubric
├── Governance/       # L3 authority definitions
├── Layers/           # L1 typed signal schemas
├── Docs/             # Technical manuals
└── public/           # Live website

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6. Compliance Requirements

• L1 must reject untyped narrative input (Signal-Only policy)
• L4 must remain read-only speculative engine
• Persona transforms are strictly post-processing (Output_final = PersonaTransform(L3_output))
• σ² ≥ 0.15 forces immediate narrative strip and SHS downgrade

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7. System State

ORP_VERSION: Δ (v3.0)
STATUS: MASTER SYNCHRONIZED
CHANGE_POLICY: LOG_ONLY

License: GPL-3.0
Maintained by: Laurentius Maximus (The ENTROPIA)

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Repository: https://github.com/GeneralSergal/ORP

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Signal > Narrative