Why this layer exists
These systems sit above the Truth Stack. They depend on it, but never contaminate it. They remain LockJaw systems with the same refusal-first posture.
Extended Systems
Systems that capture events, preserve decisions, attest claims, and gate execution.
Did it happen, why was it decided, can a claim be defended, and may execution proceed?
These systems sit above the Truth Stack. They depend on it, but never contaminate it. They remain LockJaw systems with the same refusal-first posture.
Question boundary
Did it happen, why was it decided, can a claim be defended, and may execution proceed?
Systems
Each system answers one bounded question.
VEF
Verifiable Event Fabric
Verifiable event capture at occurrence-time.
VEF captures events at the moment they occur, canonicalizes them, seals them, and anchors them to time, authority, and custody.
DPS
Decision Provenance System
Decision provenance and lineage preservation.
DPS captures why a decision was made by binding events, inputs, rejected alternatives, authority, policy, jurisdiction, and time into immutable provenance.
TAE
Truth Attestation Engine
Bounded attestation of claims against evidence.
TAE evaluates whether a specific bounded claim can be defended from sealed provenance, proven false, or refused as contaminated or insufficient.
CNOL
Compliance-Native Operating Layer
Execution gating and provable non-execution.
CNOL is the runtime gate that decides whether an action may cross into reality under explicit constraints.
Why the Extended Systems exist
- Events, decisions, claims, and execution require their own evidence and refusal surfaces.
- These systems remain LockJaw systems, but they are not part of the sealed Truth Stack.
- They depend on the Truth Stack asymmetrically and preserve the same hostility toward ambiguity.
What they are allowed to do
- Capture occurrence-time events.
- Preserve decision lineage and non-decisions.
- Attest or refuse claims against provenance.
- Permit or refuse action at the boundary into reality.