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Mobius Substrate Handbook¶
Intelligence moves. Integrity guides.
Mobius is easier to understand from the problem outward than from the architecture inward.
If this is your first visit, begin with AI Simple in Life. It explains the core loop without requiring knowledge of GI, MIC, quorum mechanics, sentinels, or the deeper runtime.
Start in 5 minutes¶
2 · Understand Mobius¶
What the project is, what it is not, and why the architecture exists.
3 · Understand the record¶
Intent, reasoning, scope, evidence, review, and replay.
4 · See the system¶
Substrate → Terminal → Browser Shell → Civic Protocol Core → HIVE.
Choose your depth¶
| I want to… | Start here | Then go deeper |
|---|---|---|
| Understand the philosophy | AI Simple in Life | Theoretical Foundations |
| Understand the architecture | Five Surfaces | Technical Architecture |
| Understand EPICON | EPICON Philosophy | EPICON protocol |
| Build with Mobius | System Overview | Implementation |
| Operate Mobius | Mobius Pulse | Operations |
| Study the research | Canonical Definitions | Research & Publications |
| Follow the project over time | State of the Substrate | Cycle Journal in the navigation |
| Find an old document | Full Index | Archives |
The Mobius reading map¶
AI SIMPLE IN LIFE
How humans + AI solve problems
↓
EPICON
How intent and reasoning are recorded
↓
WITNESS PROTOCOL
How evidence and claims are checked
↓
OAA
How experience becomes memory
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HIVE
How counterfactuals are explored
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CIVIC PROTOCOL CORE
How durable records are preserved
The handbook is a renderer of the canon, not a second source of truth. When a handbook page conflicts with current machine state or ratified canon, follow the explicit canonical pointer and preserve the disagreement for correction.
Verify what you read¶
The handbook can show live proof beside protocol text. For current runtime state, use State of the Substrate and the canonical Terminal endpoints linked there.
Keep the boundary simple:
No UI-derived truth.
Reference shelf¶
Use these after you have the basic mental model:
- Canonical Definitions — GI, MII, MIC, EPICON, Seal, Quorum, and current terminology.
- School of Chambers — Learn, Memory, Pulse, World, Council, Archives, Core.
- Glossary — extended and historical terminology; prefer Canonical Definitions when they disagree.
- FAQ — common high-level questions.
- Full Documentation Index — exhaustive repository map.
Documentation philosophy¶
The handbook follows three principles:
- Kaizen (改善) — small steps, clear pathways, continuous improvement.
- Kintsugi (金繕い) — keep the cracks visible; superseded material moves to archives rather than disappearing.
- Custodianship — documentation should outlive any single contributor, model, UI, or deployment.
The goal of the front door is clarity. The goal of the archive is completeness. They do not need to be the same page.
Reorganized C-380 · CI remediation C-381 · 2026-07-23
“We heal as we walk.”