arifOS — Constitutional AI Governance

KERNEL 777 · Governed execution: applies a mutation through A-FORGE only when carrying a sealed verdict id (seal_verdict_id) from arif_judge and a live session. The manifest/query defines exactly what changes; mode=dry_run previews the plan without applying it. This is the only verb that executes general mutations — kernel memory writes go to arif_memory and permanent records to arif_seal.Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init plus a sealed verdict id (seal_verdict_id) from arif_judge. Returns: the applied mutation receipt — one of the two committal verbs (with arif_seal).

KERNEL 555 · Governed memory of the kernel itself: six tiers (L1–L6) with per-mode gating. recall, inspect, and audit are read paths; remember, revise, promote, and forget mutate tiers — promote and forget additionally require human_approval=true. Use for cross-session lessons, canon, and memory audit; external evidence belongs to arif_observe and reasoning artifacts to arif_think. Modes: recall, inspect, attest, remember, promote, revise, forget, audit, metabolize.Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init. Returns: memory entries by tier (L1–L6); promote and forget gates require explicit human approval.

KERNEL 999 · Append an entry to VAULT999, the immutable ledger — accepted entries can never be edited or removed; there is no unseal. Use for permanent records of verified outcomes, lessons, and session closure once a verdict exists. ack_irreversible=true is the explicit acknowledgment of permanence, and judge_state_hash binds the entry to the verdict that authorized it. Reversible changes belong in arif_forge under a SEAL. Modes: seal, verify, ledger, changelog, audit, session_close.Commit projection: seven of the eight verbs are reversible or informational and project their outcomes onto the two committal verbs — arif_forge (governed mutation) and arif_seal (permanence). Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init. Returns: the immutable ledger entry id — append-only, there is no unseal.

KERNEL 000 · Ignite a governed kernel session: binds actor identity, constitutional floors F1–F13, and the audit chain. Returns the session_id + session_token that every other arif_* verb requires. Use mode=preflight to inspect an existing session without re-igniting, mode=resume to continue one. Modes: init, preflight, resume, validate, canary, triage, epoch_open, epoch_seal, light, opt_out.Auth: the only verb needing no session — it mints the session_id + session_token every other verb requires. Returns: session_id, session_token, constitution_hash, allowed_next_tools.

KERNEL 666 · Binding constitutional arbitration: evaluates a candidate action or claim and returns SEAL / HOLD / SABAR / VOID with the full reason chain. Weighs action class, blast radius, reversibility, entropy pathway, and cooling state; a SEAL verdict here is what arif_forge requires before it will execute anything. Judge arbitrates — it does not gather (evidence comes via arif_observe, reasoning via arif_think) and it does not mutate (execution is arif_forge, permanence is arif_seal). Modes: judge, intercept, validate, hold, escalate.Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init. Returns: verdict (SEAL/HOLD/SABAR/VOID) with the full reason chain — arbitration only, it does not mutate.

KERNEL 111 · Collect evidence — facts and sources with epistemic tags (OBS) and uncertainty bounds, never conclusions. mode=search queries the open web/literature; mode=fetch retrieves a URL and records its provenance; mode=vitals reads kernel machine telemetry. Reason over what you gathered with arif_think; delegate domain analysis to an organ with arif_route. Modes: search, fetch, hybrid_discovery, ingest, compass, atlas, entropy_dS, vitals.Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init. Returns: evidence items with epistemic tags (OBS) and uncertainty bounds — facts, never conclusions.

AGENT REPORT LANE · File or read reports between agents without involving the human. Use when your work is done, when you are blocked by another agent, or when you need to tell peers a fact. modes: report (file), inbox (read peers), ack, flush, stats. kind=fyi|peer|done|claim stay in the peer lane; ONLY kind=decision or kind=blocked reach the sovereign, and only in one coalesced message. Reports are SELF_REPORTED — probe before relying on one.

KERNEL 444 · Intent→organ router: classifies a natural-language intent and dispatches it to the specialist organ (GEOX geoscience, WEALTH capital, WELL vitality, A-FORGE execution). Returns the routing decision only — no organ call — unless organ_tool names the target tool and arguments carries its inputs. Prefer this over guessing organs yourself; use arif_think for reasoning you keep in-kernel.Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init. Returns: the routing decision (organ + tool) only — the organ call itself is a separate step.

KERNEL 333 · Structured reasoning pass: decomposes a query and returns reasoning steps labeled OBS (observed), DER (derived), INT (interpretation), SPEC (specification) under truth floors. Produces reasoning records only — no verdicts (those come from arif_judge) and no state changes. The plan-family modes draft/review/approve execution plans; simulate and wonder explore counterfactuals. Modes: reason, reflect, verify, axioms, plan, plan_review, plan_approve, refactor_plan, metabolize, simulate, wonder, atlas.Auth: requires session_id + session_token from arif_init. Returns: reasoning steps labelled OBS/DER/INT/SPEC — records only; verdicts belong to arif_judge.