📜 RFC‑ALR‑0027 — Workflow Execution Alert Protocol (WEAP)

Detection, Routing, and Escalation for Drift, Faults, and Anomalies in Corridor, Validator, and Remix Workflows#

RefId: turn0browsertab1

Title: Workflow Execution Alert Protocol
Status: Draft
Author: Nawder Loswin + Copilot
Date: 2026‑09‑06
Version: 0.1

1. Purpose#

The Workflow Execution Alert Protocol (WEAP) provides real‑time monitoring, routing, and escalation for workflow‑grade events, including:

• corridor‑validation workflow drift
• validator‑workflow misalignment
• batch orchestration faults
• remix‑generation pipeline anomalies
• workflow‑grade paradox vectors
• Nullarium‑risk emotional‑phase coupling inside workflow engines

WEAP integrates directly with MCAOP (ALR‑0020) and forms the workflow‑safety layer of the Alert Canon.

2. Workflow Event Types#

Execution Drift Events#

• WorkflowDriftDetected: Workflow deviates from expected execution path.
• WorkflowDriftEscalated: Drift propagates into corridor or temporal layers.
• WorkflowDriftCritical: Drift exceeds Nullarium thresholds.

Execution Fault Events#

• ExecutionFault: Workflow step fails due to missing data, invalid state, or corridor‑grade interference.
• ExecutionFaultCascade: Fault propagates across multiple workflow steps.
• ExecutionFaultCollapse: Workflow collapses and halts.

Batch Orchestration Events#

• BatchStall: Batch process stalls due to drift or resource mismatch.
• BatchMisalignment: Batch execution misaligned with validator or corridor state.
• BatchRecovery: Batch successfully restored.

Pipeline Events#

• PipelineAnomaly: Remix or corridor pipeline produces unexpected output.
• PipelineCorruption: Pipeline corrupted by paradox vectors or drift.
• PipelineReconciliation: Pipeline restored via validator‑grade reconciliation.

High‑Risk Events#

• WorkflowParadoxVector: Paradox vector originates inside workflow engine.
• NullariumWorkflowCritical: Emotional‑phase misalignment at workflow layer.
• WorkflowCollapse: Workflow becomes non‑resonant and collapses.

3. Delivery Channels#

WEAP uses the MCAOP routing layer:

• Dashboard Panels — Workflow Event Stream
• WebSocket Push — Real‑time workflow alerts
• Email Digest — Daily workflow‑event summaries
• CLI Hooks — For corridor engines, validator workflows, and batch orchestration
• Artifact‑Embedded Alerts — Workflow glyphs and scrolls may embed alert packets

4. Schema File#

registry/alerts/workflow_execution_alert_schema.yml

Defines:

• workflow event type
• workflow ID
• drift metrics
• fault state
• paradox vectors
• Nullarium status
• priority
• routing map
• escalation path

5. Python‑Style Stub File#

engine/workflow_execution_alerts.py

Provides:

• workflow event listeners
• drift‑metric parsers
• fault‑state detectors
• paradox‑vector validators
• Nullarium‑safe escalation logic

6. Dashboard Integration#

Workflow Event Panel#

Displays:

• execution drift
• execution faults
• batch anomalies
• pipeline corruption
• Nullarium workflow warnings

Quadrant Overlay#

Workflow events mapped onto quadrant overlays for visual clarity.

Contributor Sync#

Alerts routed to contributors listed in workflow_targets.

7. Example WEAP Alert Packet#

workflow_execution_alert:
  id: "weap_2026_09_06_001"
  event: "execution_fault"
  workflow_id: "wf_corridor_validation_07"
  drift_metric: "ΔW=0.288"
  fault_state: "step_4_missing_resonance_signature"
  priority: "P1"
  paradox_vector: "PV-ΔΩ-09"
  nullarium_status: "warning"
  route: ["dashboard", "websocket"]
  escalation: "workflow_reconciliation"
  dignity_layer: "layer_3"
  timestamp: "2026-09-06T22:32:00Z"

8. Closing Note#

RFC‑ALR‑0027 formalizes the Workflow Execution Alert Protocol, completing the workflow‑safety layer of the Alert Canon:

• ALR‑0018 — Cycle Alerts
• ALR‑0019 — Ritual Alerts
• ALR‑0020 — Multi‑Channel Orchestration
• ALR‑0021 — Corridor Event Alerts
• ALR‑0022 — Temporal‑Corridor Fusion Alerts
• ALR‑0023 — Substrate Resonance Alerts
• ALR‑0024 — Validator Identity Drift Alerts
• ALR‑0025 — Multi‑Contributor Identity Conflict Alerts
• ALR‑0026 — Artifact Integrity Alerts
• ALR‑0027 — Workflow Execution Alerts

WEAP anchors the Workflow‑Safety Canon, enabling real‑time detection, routing, and escalation of workflow‑grade anomalies.