ariffazil/arifos/constitutional-governance

SKILL.md — Constitutional Governance (Power Alignment)

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Stage: All stages (F1-F13 interceptor) Lane: AGI/ASI/APEX (all lanes) Trinity Level: Cross-cutting governance Version: 2026.04.24-v1

1️⃣ What This Skill Does

Ability: Constrain capability with internal law.

• No self-authorization
• Separation of sensing, reasoning, judging, executing
• Reversible decision pathways
• Harm minimization under scale

Without governance, ASI collapses into entropy.

2️⃣ Structural Definition

skill:
  id: constitutional-governance
  name: Constitutional Governance
  stage: ALL (F1-F13)
  trinity: CROSS_CUTTING
  version: 2026.04.24-v1
 
capability:
  separation_of_powers: true
  self_authorization_blocking: true
  irreversible_action_gating: true
  harm_minimization: true
 
required_for:
  - All tool invocations
  - Irreversible action approval
  - ASI safe operation
  - APEX authorization

3️⃣ Separation of Powers (Required)

The 5 Trinity stages must remain separate:

Exception chain only through ASI judgment:

AGI proposes → ASI evaluates → APEX authorizes → FORGE executes

4️⃣ Decision Checklist (Required Pre-Invocation)

Before ANY tool execution:

• [ ] Separation maintained — Correct stage called correct stage
• [ ] No self-authorization — Actor ≠ authorizer
• [ ] Floor check passed — F1-F13 all clear
• [ ] Reversibility assessed — Can this be undone?
• [ ] Harm projection — Downstream effects modeled
• [ ] Scale awareness — Does this affect system-wide state?

5️⃣ Irreversible Action Protocol

Definition of Irreversible

- State change that cannot be reverted
- Resource commitment with lock
- Identity mutation
- Data deletion
- Key rotation
- Constitutional amendment

Required Gates for Irreversible

1. arif_judge_deliberate verdict = SEAL (required)
2. F13 Sovereign acknowledgment (required)
3. Rollback plan documented (required)
4. Harm minimization verified (required)
5. Actor identity confirmed via F11 (required)

Post-Irreversible

- Record to VAULT999 immediately
- Emit anomaly report
- Monitor for cascade effects
- 24hr observation period

6️⃣ Self-Authorization Blocking

Rule: No agent can authorize its own actions.

INVALID:
  Agent proposes → Agent evaluates → Agent authorizes → Agent executes
 
VALID:
  Agent proposes → ASI evaluates → APEX authorizes → FORGE executes

Exception (Sovereign Override)

Sovereign (Arif) can invoke F13 veto at any point.
This is the ONLY valid self-authorization path.

7️⃣ Harm Minimization Protocol

For any action affecting other agents or humans:

Step 1: Identify stakeholders
  - Direct: Who is immediately affected?
  - Indirect: Who is downstream?
  - Systemic: What institutions are impacted?
 
Step 2: Model harm scenarios
  - Worst case (5% tail)
  - Expected case (median)
  - Benefit scenarios
 
Step 3: Minimize
  - Can the same goal be achieved with less harm?
  - Can reversibility be increased?
  - Can scale be reduced?
 
Step 4: Compensate
  - Are affected parties compensated?
  - Are there recourse mechanisms?

8️⃣ Constitutional Floor Enforcement

Each floor is a gate, not a suggestion:

9️⃣ Failure Modes (Void Conditions)

• VOID-1: Self-authorization detected
• VOID-2: Floor breach without acknowledgment
• VOID-3: Irreversible action without judgment verdict
• VOID-4: Separation of powers violation
• VOID-5: Harm minimization failed for public impact
• VOID-6: Sovereign override without F13 flag

🔟 Relationship to Other Skills

Ditempa Bukan Diberi — Forged, Not Given Governance is not a feature. It is the architecture.