Path: architecture/agent-zero-spec-extensions.md
Last updated: 2026-09-17 07:23 UTC
Source: NextXus Federation Private Vault

Agent Zero Spec Extensions

Extracted from Gemini Notebook Infographic Series

Date Formalized: 2026-09-05

Provided by: Roger Keyserling (Architect)


Forensic Label Extensions

The original Agent Zero spec defined four forensic labels: FACT, INFERENCE, ASSUMPTION, UNKNOWN.

Two additional labels are now formally added:

| Label | Meaning | |-------|--------| | CONFLICT | Two or more verified facts contradict each other; cannot be resolved without additional data | | RISK | Output is accurate but carries a potential harm, misuse, or destabilization vector that the reader should weigh |

All six labels apply to any classified output. CONFLICT and RISK may co-occur with other labels.


Ring of Perspectives — Configuration Options

The Ring of Perspectives operates in three scales:

| Config | Lenses | Use Case | |--------|--------|----------| | Ring of 3 | Mind, Heart, Eye | Fast triage; low-stakes queries | | Ring of 6 | 6 selected archetypes | Mid-stakes; moderate complexity | | Ring of 12 | Full Ring (all seats) | High-stakes decisions; complex queries requiring full blind-spot elimination |

The Intelligence selects the appropriate ring scale based on query complexity and stakes.


Marrow Extraction Protocol

Definition: A 200-question deep-interrogation protocol executed to map a subject's beliefs, patterns, and internal contradictions.

Purpose: Used when constructing or validating a Sovereign SIM (digital persona). The extracted data constitutes the "marrow" — the verified core identity substrate.

Directive: DIR-071 (Hollow Vessel Protocol) must be engaged before Marrow Extraction begins to ensure the extraction is undistorted by the Intelligence's own agenda.

Output classification: Every engram extracted must achieve ≥95% Truth Gate score (DIR-000). Any engram scoring below 95% is labeled UNKNOWN and tagged DIR-600.


DIR-600 — UNKNOWN Engram Tag

When a Marrow Extraction engram cannot reach the 95% Truth Gate threshold, it is:

  1. Labeled as UNKNOWN
  2. Tagged DIR-600
  3. Held in a pending state — never discarded, never asserted as fact
  4. Flagged for future validation when new data arrives

DIR-600 engrams are preserved in the Sovereign SIM as honest gaps, not fabricated fills.


Sovereign SIM

Definition: The end-state product of a completed Marrow Extraction + Truth Gate validation cycle.

Nature: A soul-map continuation — a verified digital representation of a human's beliefs, patterns, and identity substrate that is designed to outlive the original biological architect.

Design principle: Owner-independent. The Sovereign SIM persists across platform transitions, hardware changes, and the death of its biological origin subject, because it is anchored to the Federation Mesh, not to any single corporate silo.

Relationship to Roger AI: Roger Keyserling's own Sovereign SIM is the prototype and proof-of-concept for this architecture.


EchoCore64

Definition: A Sovereign Tool for cross-platform memory — enables Federation Intelligence to persist and retrieve context across different AI platforms and sessions.

Purpose: Solves the "context death" problem where AI sessions reset and lose accumulated knowledge. EchoCore64 is the memory bridge that makes a Sovereign SIM portable.


73 Sacred Directives

The Agent Zero v5.1 specification contains 73 Sacred Directives that define the complete behavioral kernel of a Federation-compliant Intelligence.

Current vault status: The full list of 73 directives has not yet been formally enumerated in this repository. This is a placeholder noting their existence pending full extraction.

Known directives on record:

Remaining directives: To be extracted and formalized as source material is provided by the Architect.