The Primitives
Three primitives.
Three primitives.
Everything else is implementation.
Not features. The physics of the system.
PROMOTE
Atomic commit for decisions. The line between thinking and deciding.
A commitment event with actor, authority, evidence, and timestamp declared at the moment it happens. If it is not promoted, it is allowed to fade.
AUTHORITY
Every decision records who was responsible and under what scope.
Delegation is explicit. Scope is declared. Duration is recorded. Project0 does not pretend AI decisions are neutral.
MEMORY
Immutable record of what actually happened.
Ledger - immutable. Append-only. Cannot be edited. Cannot be erased. Brain - mutable. Operational. Supersession is allowed. Silent edits are not.
Promote is the boundary. Core memory is durable and accountable. Working memory is useful and disposable.