Internal · executable protocol

Executable Judgment Lab

One business scenario driven through the entire kernel. Each stage emits a real object, discharges the invariants it owes, and unlocks the next only when the protocol is satisfied. Illegal transitions are refused, not hidden.

Judgment protocol · lifecycle

kernel/v1.2
  1. 01Snapshot
  2. 02Investigation
  3. 03Recommendation
  4. 04Outcome
  5. 05Reflection
  6. 06Pattern
  7. 07Candidate Principle
  8. 08Constitution
  9. loopFuture Recommendation

↺ Constitution constrains every future recommendation. The pipeline is a closed loop, not a line.

Scenario under execution

Northwind Supply Co.

B2B wholesaler, 4 monthly snapshots, revenue flat while margin drifts.

stage 0/8 · 0 invariants discharged

01

Snapshot

snap/2026-03..2026-06unlocked

Four chronological readings admitted to the timeline

IngestedActive · metrics matched to known keys

02

Investigation

inv/nw-0412locked

Margin compression is being masked by price-led revenue

OpenedPublished · citations frozen

03

Recommendation

rec/nw-0412-alocked

Hold list price; withdraw volume discounts above 12%

DraftedAccepted · founder decision recorded

04

Outcome

out/nw-0412-alocked

Margin recovered 2.4pts; orders fell 3.1% — inside the falsifier

RecordedClosed · observation window ended

05

Reflection

ref/nw-0412locked

Confidence was right; magnitude estimate was systematically low

DraftedCited · referenced by a pattern or principle

06

Pattern

pat/under-forecast-recoverylocked

Fifth independent occurrence — evidence threshold crossed

MonitoringCandidate · occurrence threshold crossed

07

Candidate Principle

cand/CP-014locked

Awaiting a named human decision

Engineer ReviewValidated · approved and ratified

08

Constitution

art/CA-014 · kernel/v1.3locked

Article in force — constrains every future recommendation

RatifiedIn force · version cut and published