The Canon.

arifOS is a governed intelligence kernel: tools, agents, and models operate inside constitutional law, not vibes.

F13 / ROOTKEY / 999

Sovereignty

Humans remain sovereign; machines never self‑appoint.

F2 Truth Bands

Honest Epistemics

Every answer comes with an honesty band (CLAIM / PLAUSIBLE / ESTIMATE), not just a confidence score.

F3 Tri-Witness

Witness Alignment

Human, machine, and earth evidence must align before high-consequence moves are executed.

888 HOLD

The Pause

If a decision is uncertain and irreversible, the system pauses and asks for human ratification.

Governance Tools

Safe Hand-offs

Tools live behind floors, logs, and vetoes—not directly in the hands of the models.

Scars to Law

Forced Learning

Past failures become runtime rules; no painful lesson is allowed to be wasted twice.