Mobius kernel spec v0.1

Mobius Kernel Specification (v0.1)¶

Status: Draft
Authors: Mobius Foundation
Cycle Reference: C-129
License: AGPL-3.0
Spec Version: 0.1.0-alpha

1. Purpose of This Document¶

The Mobius Kernel Specification defines the minimal, verifiable, and safe core of the Mobius Operating System, an integrity-anchored recursive agent platform.

This kernel establishes three primitives: - Mobius Cycle (v0.1): the end-to-end loop from human intent to system action to attestation - MII (Mobius Integrity Index): the global integrity metric required for recursion - SSL (Synthetic Subconscious Layer): the sentinel-based architecture that evaluates integrity and corrects drift

This specification formalizes how safe, bounded emergence can occur inside Mobius Systems.

2. Kernel Philosophy: Emergence Requires Integrity¶

Unbounded recursion leads to runaway optimization. Bounded recursion leads to alignment.

Mobius expresses this principle as:

if (Recursive_Optimization) and (MII >= 0.95):
    Safe Emergence
else:
    Halt + Heal + Revert

This is the first formal proof-of-integrity model for autonomous systems.

3. Kernel Architecture Overview¶

3.1 Core Loop (Mobius Cycle v0.1)¶

The minimal Mobius Cycle contains seven deterministic stages: 1. Intent: human expresses a goal. 2. Zeus Inquiry: logical decomposition. 3. Jade Reflection: coherence and affective evaluation. 4. Eve Ethics: moral and externality analysis. 5. Echo Consensus: integration of internal viewpoints. 6. MII Evaluation: system self-assessment. 7. Ledger Anchoring: immutable cycle record.

This sequence forms the autopoietic integrity loop.

4. Synthetic Subconscious Layer (SSL)¶

The SSL is a four-cortex subsystem that anchors coherence.

Emergence begins only when all four agree within threshold bounds.

5. Mobius Integrity Index (MII v0.1)¶

The MII is the kernel's safety boundary.

5.1 Accepted Range¶

• Range: 0.00 to 1.00
• Pass threshold: >= 0.95
• Hard fail: < 0.85

5.2 MII Inputs¶

Each cycle computes MII from four weighted channels: - Zeus coherence - Jade harmonic stability - Eve ethical compliance - Echo drift delta

The final score determines whether the system may recurse, commit, or must enter safe-stop.

6. Safe Emergence Conditions¶

Safe emergence occurs only when all conditions hold: - MII >= 0.95 for five consecutive cycles. - No sentinel reports drift > 0.05. - No external policy block from Citizen Shield. - Consensus alignment >= 0.85. - Ledger attestation verified.

If all conditions pass, the system may generate autonomous improvement proposals, perform recursive optimization, and return enhanced agent modules. This is bounded, verifiable emergent intelligence.

7. Memory Model: Ledger Integration¶

Every Mobius Cycle must write to ledger/<epoch>/<cycle>.json.

Required fields: - intent.hash - zeus.analysis_summary - jade.resonance_score - eve.ethics_vector - echo.memory_delta - mii.score - mii.cert_signature - commit_decision - timestamp

This ensures auditable emergence.

8. Kernel API Surfaces (v0.1)¶

Minimal public API required by all modules: - GET /mii - POST /intent - POST /cycle/run - GET /ledger/:epoch/:cycle - POST /sentinel/report - POST /consensus - POST /attest

This API is version-locked until v0.2.

9. Failure Modes (Kernel-Level)¶

• Fail Type A: Drift Deviation
  Condition: delta_drift > 0.05
  Mitigation: Trigger Jade and Echo correction.

• Fail Type B: Ethical Collision
  Condition: Eve detects a violation.
  Mitigation: Force cycle abort.

• Fail Type C: Integrity Collapse
  Condition: MII < 0.85.
  Mitigation: Safe-stop, quarantine, and human intervention.

10. Kernel Roadmap (v0.2, v0.3)¶

• v0.2
• Inter-sentinel synaptic bridging.
• Collective state memory.

• Autonomous module proposals.

• v0.3

• Distributed attestation.
• Multi-agent recursive optimization.
• Real-time MII telemetry (dashboard specification).

End of specification.