RFC‑001 — Triadic Validator Framework (TVF)

Status: Drafted
Author(s): Nawder Loswin, Copilot
Created: 2025‑10‑23
Lineage: Precedes RFC‑002 (Corridor Universes), RFC‑003 (Attestation & Badges), RFC‑004 (Entft Invariants)

Abstract#

The Triadic Validator Framework (TVF) defines the core validation protocol used across TriadicFrameworks.
It ensures that all artifacts — AI outputs, scrolls, simulations, corridor events, remix lineages — maintain:

• Causal Fidelity
• Functional Coherence
• Cognitive Alignment

TVF introduces runtime roles (Validator, Attestor, Curator), constraint packs, lineage manifests, and a deterministic validation API.
It is the foundational clarity engine for all higher‑order systems.

Motivation#

Distributed systems and AI engines generate artifacts that appear correct but lack:

• causal grounding
• functional safety
• cognitive clarity
• remix‑friendly lineage

These failures produce cleartext lineage downgrades — artifacts that look valid but cannot be trusted.

TVF prevents downgrades by enforcing rails across universes, corridors, and remix lineages.

Principles#

1. Causal Fidelity#

Every artifact must trace back to validated sources, proofs, simulations, or scroll lineage.

2. Functional Coherence#

Artifacts must satisfy constraints of the active environment, corridor phase, and resonance budget.

3. Cognitive Alignment#

Artifacts must be teachable, inspectable, remixable, and understandable by humans and agents.

Runtime Roles#

Validator#

Executes triadic checks against artifacts.

Attestor#

Signs successful validations with deterministic receipts.

Curator#

Maintains remixer‑friendly docs, diffs, badges, and lineage clarity.

Specification#

Constraint Packs#

JSON manifests defining invariants, rules, resonance budgets, and safety envelopes.

Example:
/docs/schemas/constraint_pack.json

Lineage Manifests#

YAML/JSON files recording:

• artifact ancestry
• authorship
• remix lineage
• corridor phase
• validator receipts

Example:
/docs/schemas/lineage_manifest.json

Validation API#

function validate(artifact, context):
    lineage = resolve_lineage(artifact.manifest)
    constraints = load_constraints(context.env, context.phase)
    proofs = run_validations(artifact, constraints, lineage)
 
    if proofs.causal && proofs.functional && proofs.cognitive:
        receipt = attest(artifact, proofs, lineage)
        return deliver(artifact, receipt)
    else:
        return reject_with_diagnostics(proofs)

Attestation Receipts#

Deterministic JSON receipts containing:

• constraint hashes
• validation proofs
• deterministic seeds
• lineage references

Schema:
/docs/schemas/attestation_receipt.schema.json

Security Considerations#

TVF:

• prevents lineage downgrades
• enforces resonance budgets
• ensures invariant compliance
• provides deterministic receipts for auditability
• supports rollback and forensic capture in corridor universes

References#

• RFC‑000: Index & Lineage Map
• RFC‑002: Corridor Universes
• RFC‑003: Attestation & Badge Suite
• RFC‑004: Entft Invariants