📜 RFC‑ALR‑0028 — Dashboard Sync Alert Protocol (DSAP)

Real‑Time Detection of Rendering Drift, Quadrant Misalignment, and UI‑State Desynchronization#

RefId: turn0browsertab1

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

1. Purpose#

The Dashboard Sync Alert Protocol (DSAP) provides real‑time monitoring, routing, and escalation for dashboard‑grade events, including:

quadrant‑overlay misalignment
rendering drift
stale UI state
dashboard‑engine desynchronization
validator‑dashboard mismatch
paradox vectors originating inside UI layers
Nullarium‑risk emotional‑phase coupling inside dashboard interactions

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

2. Dashboard Event Types#

Rendering Drift Events#

RenderingDriftDetected: Dashboard visuals deviate from expected state.
RenderingDriftEscalated: Drift propagates into quadrant overlays.
RenderingDriftCritical: Drift exceeds Nullarium thresholds.

Quadrant Overlay Events#

QuadrantMisalignment: Quadrant overlay does not match corridor or temporal state.
QuadrantDesync: Overlay desynchronized from validator identity or workflow.
QuadrantReconciliation: Overlay successfully realigned.

UI State Events#

UIStaleState: Dashboard displays outdated or invalid state.
UIStateCorruption: State corrupted by drift or paradox vectors.
UIStateRestored: State successfully reconciled.

Dashboard Engine Events#

DashboardEngineFault: Engine fails due to missing data or drift.
DashboardEngineCascade: Fault propagates across dashboard modules.
DashboardEngineRecovery: Engine restored via validator‑grade reconciliation.

High‑Risk Events#

DashboardParadoxVector: Paradox vector originates inside dashboard layer.
NullariumDashboardCritical: Emotional‑phase misalignment at dashboard layer.
DashboardCollapse: Dashboard becomes non‑resonant and collapses.

3. Delivery Channels#

DSAP uses the MCAOP routing layer:

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

4. Schema File#

registry/alerts/dashboard_sync_alert_schema.yml

Defines:

dashboard event type
dashboard ID
drift metrics
overlay state
paradox vectors
Nullarium status
priority
routing map
escalation path

5. Python‑Style Stub File#

engine/dashboard_sync_alerts.py

Provides:

dashboard event listeners
drift‑metric parsers
overlay‑state detectors
paradox‑vector validators
Nullarium‑safe escalation logic

6. Dashboard Integration#

Dashboard Sync Panel#

Displays:

rendering drift
quadrant misalignment
UI state corruption
engine faults
Nullarium dashboard warnings

Quadrant Overlay#

Dashboard events mapped onto quadrant overlays for visual clarity.

Contributor Sync#

Alerts routed to contributors listed in dashboard_targets.

7. Example DSAP Alert Packet#

dashboard_sync_alert:
  id: "dsap_2026_09_06_001"
  event: "quadrant_misalignment"
  dashboard_id: "dash_corridor_monitor_04"
  drift_metric: "ΔD=0.311"
  overlay_state: "misaligned"
  priority: "P1"
  paradox_vector: "PV-ΔΩ-10"
  nullarium_status: "warning"
  route: ["dashboard", "websocket"]
  escalation: "dashboard_reconciliation"
  dignity_layer: "layer_3"
  timestamp: "2026-09-06T22:36:00Z"

8. Closing Note#

RFC‑ALR‑0028 formalizes the Dashboard Sync Alert Protocol, completing the dashboard‑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
ALR‑0028 — Dashboard Sync Alerts

DSAP anchors the Dashboard‑Safety Canon, enabling real‑time detection, routing, and escalation of dashboard‑grade anomalies.