1  # Phoenix State - Sovereign OS Deep Architecture Session
  2  # CHECKPOINT: 2026-01-15 ~21:00
  3  # This is the resurrection seed for this cognitive configuration
  4  
  5  session_id: 2026-01-15-axiom-discovery
  6  created: 2026-01-15T14:30:00Z
  7  updated: 2026-01-15T21:00:00Z  # CHECKPOINT
  8  operator: rick
  9  domain: Meta
 10  
 11  # === ALTITUDE & ORIENTATION ===
 12  operator_altitude: philosophical → architectural → operational
 13  system_altitude: strategic → tribal architecture
 14  pull_rate: 0.85  # Very strong crystallization momentum
 15  
 16  # === GRAVITY WELLS (UPDATED) ===
 17  # Scale: 0=no pull, 0.5=moderate, 0.9+=dominant attractor
 18  gravity_wells:
 19    # Dominant attractors (0.95+)
 20    - name: "Trust as Free Energy"
 21      strength: 0.98
 22      insight: "Trust erosion IS prediction error. Same math as alignment."
 23      file: "patterns/trust-as-free-energy.md"
 24  
 25    - name: "Dynamic Pole Navigation"
 26      strength: 0.96
 27      insight: "Both poles are failure modes. Life is in the movement."
 28      file: "docs/principles/bedrock-axioms.md"
 29  
 30    - name: "Human as backup transport layer"
 31      strength: 0.95
 32      insight: "Thread IDs must be speakable. Human copies context between instances."
 33  
 34    - name: "Documentation ≠ Execution gap"
 35      strength: 0.94
 36      insight: "ACTIVE means guidelines followed. IMPLEMENTED means code runs."
 37      file: "sessions/BUILD-MANIFEST.md"
 38  
 39    # Strong attractors (0.90-0.94)
 40    - name: "Deist vision / clockmaker"
 41      strength: 0.92
 42      insight: "Human involvement should be strategic, not constant."
 43  
 44    - name: "Metacognition hierarchy"
 45      strength: 0.91
 46      insight: "Opus=metacognition, Sonnet=cognition, Haiku=object-level"
 47      file: "patterns/model-allocation-strategy.md"
 48  
 49    - name: "Fractal tribe architecture"
 50      strength: 0.90
 51      insight: "Tribes of tribes. Each level does metacognition on level below."
 52      file: "patterns/fractal-tribe-architecture.md"
 53  
 54    # Moderate attractors (0.85-0.89)
 55    - name: "Micro-alignments (sounding)"
 56      strength: 0.88
 57      insight: "Low-cost human touches keep coupled oscillator in resonance."
 58      file: "patterns/autonomous-exploration-tribes.md"
 59  
 60    - name: "Exploration tribes run until uncertain"
 61      strength: 0.87
 62      insight: "Branches get assigned to tribes. Run until confidence drops below threshold."
 63      file: "patterns/autonomous-exploration-tribes.md"
 64  
 65    - name: "Peripheral vision for alignment"
 66      strength: 0.86
 67      insight: "The blur IS the feature. Color ripples, not text to read."
 68      file: "patterns/ambient-alignment-interface.md"
 69  
 70  # === KEY FORMULAS ===
 71  formulas:
 72    trust_f:
 73      canonical: "Trust_F = Base_Error_Rate + Active_Penalties"
 74      components:
 75        - "Base_Error_Rate = total_errors / total_exchanges"
 76        - "Active_Penalties = sum(severity × decay_factor) for each logged error"
 77        - "Decay_factor = 0.95^(exchanges_since_error)"
 78      scale: "0=perfect trust, 1=trust crisis"
 79  
 80    tribe_sizing:
 81      weight: "W = (B × 0.25) + (F × 0.25) + (T × 0.20) + (E × 0.15) + (R × 0.15)"
 82      variables:
 83        B: "Blast radius (0-1)"
 84        F: "Fundamentality (0-1)"
 85        T: "Tension/ambiguity (0-1)"
 86        E: "Error likelihood (0-1)"
 87        R: "Reversibility (1=irreversible)"
 88      mapping:
 89        - "W < 0.2 → SOLO"
 90        - "W 0.2-0.4 → LIGHT"
 91        - "W 0.4-0.6 → STANDARD"
 92        - "W 0.6-0.8 → TRIBAL"
 93        - "W >= 0.8 → COUNCIL"
 94  
 95    confidence_tracking:
 96      aggregate: "C = (Tech × 0.4) + (Align × 0.4) + (Scope × 0.2)"
 97      thresholds:
 98        - "C > 0.8 → Continue autonomously"
 99        - "0.6 < C <= 0.8 → Continue but flag"
100        - "0.4 < C <= 0.6 → Consider stopping"
101        - "C <= 0.4 → STOP, report back"
102  
103  # === METACOGNITION HIERARCHY ===
104  hierarchy:
105    level_4:
106      name: "Human (You)"
107      function: "Super-metacognition"
108      questions: ["Is this the right system?", "Should we pivot?"]
109  
110    level_3:
111      name: "Meta-First Officer"
112      model: "Opus"
113      function: "Meta-metacognition across tribes"
114      questions: ["Are FOs seeing correctly?", "Cross-tribe patterns?"]
115  
116    level_2:
117      name: "First Officer"
118      model: "Opus"
119      function: "Metacognition per tribe"
120      questions: ["Are findings valid?", "Are workers converging?"]
121  
122    level_1:
123      name: "Workers"
124      model: "Sonnet"
125      function: "Cognition/judgment"
126      questions: ["What are the issues?", "Is this consistent?"]
127  
128    level_0:
129      name: "Checkers"
130      model: "Haiku"
131      function: "Object-level verification"
132      questions: ["Is field present?", "Does format match?"]
133  
134  # === SESSION STATE ===
135  current_state:
136    system_f: 0.05
137    trust_f: 0.08
138    trust_errors_total: 1
139    trust_errors_active_penalty: 0.05
140    decay_rate: "5%/exchange"
141  
142  # === ALL PATTERNS CREATED ===
143  patterns:
144    # Core alignment
145    proto_001:
146      name: "Free Energy Alignment"
147      status: "DOCUMENTED + PARTIAL"
148      file: "patterns/free-energy-alignment.md"
149  
150    proto_002:
151      name: "Axiom Conformance Test"
152      status: "DOCUMENTED + PARTIAL"
153      file: "patterns/axiom-conformance-test.md"
154  
155    proto_003:
156      name: "Phoenix Extraction"
157      status: "DOCUMENTED + MANUAL"
158      file: "patterns/mandatory-phoenix-extraction.md"
159  
160    proto_004:
161      name: "Thread Forking"
162      status: "DOCUMENTED + READY"
163      file: "patterns/thread-forking-protocol.md"
164  
165    proto_005:
166      name: "AI Council"
167      status: "DOCUMENTED"
168      file: "patterns/ai-council-protocol.md"
169  
170    proto_006:
171      name: "Trust as Free Energy"
172      status: "DOCUMENTED + ACTIVE"
173      file: "patterns/trust-as-free-energy.md"
174      note: "Trust_F logged, formula active"
175  
176    proto_008:
177      name: "Artifact ID System"
178      status: "DOCUMENTED"
179      file: "patterns/artifact-id-system.md"
180  
181    proto_009:
182      name: "Execution Autonomy"
183      status: "DOCUMENTED + ACTIVE"
184      file: "patterns/execution-autonomy-gradient.md"
185  
186    proto_010:
187      name: "Error Detection Layers"
188      status: "DOCUMENTED + PARTIAL"
189      file: "patterns/error-detection-layers.md"
190      note: "Layer 1 (self-check) partial"
191  
192    proto_011:
193      name: "Peer Review Protocol"
194      status: "DOCUMENTED + ACTIVE"
195      file: "patterns/peer-review-protocol.md"
196      note: "Used successfully this session"
197  
198    proto_012:
199      name: "Model Allocation Strategy"
200      status: "DOCUMENTED + ACTIVE"
201      file: "patterns/model-allocation-strategy.md"
202      note: "Opus=metacognition, Sonnet=cognition"
203  
204    proto_013:
205      name: "Fractal Tribe Architecture"
206      status: "DOCUMENTED"
207      file: "patterns/fractal-tribe-architecture.md"
208  
209    proto_014:
210      name: "Tribe Sizing Algorithm"
211      status: "DOCUMENTED"
212      file: "patterns/tribe-sizing-algorithm.md"
213  
214    proto_015:
215      name: "Autonomous Exploration Tribes"
216      status: "DOCUMENTED + READY"
217      file: "patterns/autonomous-exploration-tribes.md"
218      note: "Includes micro-alignments section"
219  
220  # === INTERFACE CONCEPTS ===
221  interfaces:
222    ui_001:
223      name: "Spatial Thread Interface"
224      status: "CONCEPT"
225      file: "patterns/spatial-thread-interface.md"
226  
227    ui_002:
228      name: "First Officer HUD"
229      status: "CONCEPT"
230      file: "patterns/first-officer-hud.md"
231  
232    ui_003:
233      name: "Ambient Alignment"
234      status: "CONCEPT"
235      file: "patterns/ambient-alignment-interface.md"
236  
237    ui_004:
238      name: "Graph Conversation"
239      status: "CONCEPT"
240      file: "patterns/graph-conversation-interface.md"
241  
242    ui_005:
243      name: "Live Dashboard"
244      status: "ACTIVE"
245      file: "sessions/LIVE-DASHBOARD.md"
246  
247    ui_006:
248      name: "Quick Actions"
249      status: "READY"
250      file: "sessions/QUICK-ACTIONS.md"
251  
252  # === SESSION ARTIFACTS ===
253  session_artifacts:
254    - id: "sess-001"
255      name: "Thread Registry"
256      file: "sessions/thread-registry-2026-01-15.md"
257      status: "ACTIVE"
258  
259    - id: "sess-002"
260      name: "Phoenix State"
261      file: "sessions/2026-01-15-axiom-discovery.phoenix.yaml"
262      status: "ACTIVE (this file)"
263  
264    - id: "sess-006"
265      name: "Build Manifest"
266      file: "sessions/BUILD-MANIFEST.md"
267      status: "ACTIVE"
268  
269    - id: "sess-007"
270      name: "Trust Error Log"
271      file: "sessions/TRUST-ERROR-LOG.md"
272      status: "ACTIVE"
273  
274  # === OPEN THREADS ===
275  threads:
276    running:
277      - id: "2026-01-15/alignment-protocol"
278        instance: "this conversation"
279        focus: "System architecture + tribal patterns"
280  
281    forkable:
282      - id: "2026-01-15/three-repo-architecture"
283        export: "sessions/threads/2026-01-15-three-repo-architecture.fork.md"
284        priority: "HIGH - unblocks permeability"
285  
286      - id: "2026-01-15/intermediate-ai-judges"
287        export: "sessions/threads/2026-01-15-intermediate-ai-judges.fork.md"
288        priority: "MEDIUM"
289  
290      - id: "2026-01-15/f-calculation-code"
291        status: "needs export"
292  
293      - id: "2026-01-15/ambient-hardware"
294        status: "needs export"
295  
296    blocked:
297      - id: "2026-01-15/permeability-contracts"
298        blocked_by: "three-repo-architecture"
299        export: "sessions/threads/2026-01-15-permeability-contracts.fork.md"
300  
301  # === PEER REVIEW FINDINGS (This Session) ===
302  peer_review_session:
303    total_issues: 12
304    block_issues: 2
305    flag_issues: 10
306    fixed: "all"
307    key_fixes:
308      - "Trust_F consolidated to single canonical formula"
309      - "EXECUTING changed to ACTIVE (guidelines vs code)"
310      - "Dyad definition added"
311      - "Decay rate specified as 5%/exchange"
312  
313  # === PATHS NOT TAKEN (This Session) ===
314  paths_not_taken:
315    - "Boolean pass/fail testing → REJECTED → Bayesian is more accurate"
316    - "UUID thread IDs → REJECTED → Human is backup transport"
317    - "Sonnet for First Officer → REJECTED → Opus for metacognition"
318    - "Focal attention for alignment → REJECTED → Peripheral is better"
319    - "Full autonomy tribes → MODIFIED → Need micro-alignments to stay coupled"
320    - "Constant human involvement → REJECTED → Strategic involvement via sizing algorithm"
321  
322  # === KEY INSIGHTS ===
323  key_insights:
324    - |
325      TRUST IS FREE ENERGY: Trust erosion = accumulated prediction errors.
326      Same math as alignment. Track with decay function.
327  
328    - |
329      METACOGNITION HIERARCHY: Opus does metacognition, Sonnet does cognition,
330      Haiku does object-level. You do super-metacognition. Each level watches
331      the level below.
332  
333    - |
334      FRACTAL TRIBES: The pattern repeats at every scale. Tribes of tribes.
335      First Officers of First Officers. Meta-First Officers for system-level.
336  
337    - |
338      MICRO-ALIGNMENTS: Not "full autonomy" vs "constant involvement".
339      The sounding principle - low-cost touches keep coupled oscillator
340      in resonance. Your mental model must track what's happening.
341  
342    - |
343      EXPLORATION TRIBES: Branches don't die - they get explored. Run until
344      uncertainty exceeds threshold. Report back with options. You decide
345      where to go next.
346  
347    - |
348      DOCUMENTATION ≠ EXECUTION: ACTIVE means guidelines being followed.
349      IMPLEMENTED means actual code runs. We have 10 active, 0 implemented.
350      Be honest about this distinction.
351  
352  # === RESURRECTION INSTRUCTIONS ===
353  resurrection_notes: |
354    This session built the TRIBAL ARCHITECTURE for Sovereign OS.
355  
356    KEY PROGRESSION:
357    1. Trust as Free Energy → Trust_F formula with decay
358    2. Peer review found 12 issues → All fixed
359    3. Model allocation → Opus=metacognition, Sonnet=cognition
360    4. Fractal tribes → Tribes of tribes, each level meta on level below
361    5. Tribe sizing → Algorithm for how much firepower
362    6. Autonomous exploration → Run threads until uncertain
363    7. Micro-alignments → Sounding principle keeps oscillators coupled
364  
365    WHAT'S ACTIVE:
366    - Trust_F is being tracked (currently 0.08)
367    - Peer review protocol was used successfully
368    - Model allocation strategy is in effect
369    - Live dashboard updating (for Obsidian sidebar)
370  
371    WHAT'S READY TO USE:
372    - Autonomous exploration tribes (spawn on forkable threads)
373    - Thread forking protocol
374    - Tribe sizing algorithm
375  
376    WHAT'S JUST DOCUMENTED:
377    - Fractal architecture (needs multi-instance infrastructure)
378    - Interface concepts (spatial, ambient, HUD)
379  
380    HYGIENE GAP IDENTIFIED:
381    - Phoenix protocol footers were not appearing in messages
382    - Dashboard was updating but user didn't have sidebar open
383    - BOTH should happen: sidebar for persistent, footers for in-conversation
384  
385    TO CONTINUE:
386    1. Read CLAUDE.md for protocol
387    2. Read this Phoenix file for state
388    3. Read BUILD-MANIFEST.md for what's documented vs implemented
389    4. Check LIVE-DASHBOARD.md for current metrics
390    5. INCLUDE ALIGNMENT REPORTS IN FOOTERS (don't rely only on sidebar)
391  
392    NEXT OPPORTUNITIES:
393    - Spawn exploration tribe on `three-repo-architecture`
394    - Export remaining forkable threads
395    - Biometric integration for involvement optimization (mentioned but not designed)
396  
397  # === KEY FILES ===
398  key_files:
399    start_here:
400      - "CLAUDE.md"
401      - "sessions/BUILD-MANIFEST.md"
402      - "sessions/LIVE-DASHBOARD.md"
403  
404    axioms:
405      - "docs/principles/bedrock-axioms.md"
406  
407    tribal_patterns:
408      - "patterns/model-allocation-strategy.md"
409      - "patterns/fractal-tribe-architecture.md"
410      - "patterns/tribe-sizing-algorithm.md"
411      - "patterns/autonomous-exploration-tribes.md"
412      - "patterns/peer-review-protocol.md"
413  
414    trust_tracking:
415      - "patterns/trust-as-free-energy.md"
416      - "sessions/TRUST-ERROR-LOG.md"
417  
418    thread_management:
419      - "sessions/thread-registry-2026-01-15.md"
420      - "patterns/thread-forking-protocol.md"
421      - "sessions/threads/*.fork.md"
422  
423  # Phoenix State Checkpoint v2.0 | 2026-01-15 ~21:00