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Chapter 25 — Constitutional Extension Framework

Part III — Behavioural, Policy, Workflow and Capability Extensions

Part III defines the governed behavioural extension layer through which ZAYAZ may add or specialise:

  • policies;
  • decision logic;
  • reasoning procedures;
  • computations;
  • methodologies;
  • allocation rules;
  • scenario models;
  • workflows;
  • Tasks;
  • Gates;
  • commands;
  • events;
  • agents;
  • models;
  • tools;
  • Modules;
  • Components;
  • services;
  • integrations;
  • runtime capabilities;
  • feature and rollout profiles.

Part I established the constitutional boundaries, Extension Classes, Extension Points, Namespaces, authority, lifecycle, compatibility and layered architecture.

Part II established structural Extensions for Object Types, properties, datatypes, units, Value Providers, Registries, Relationship Types, graph constraints, inference, validation and migration.

Part III governs behaviour executed against those structures.

The governing principles are:

A Behavioural Extension SHALL execute only within an explicit capability, authority, tenant, purpose, temporal and side-effect boundary.

An Extension may add or specialise behaviour, but it SHALL NOT silently change the semantic meaning of the structural artefacts upon which that behaviour operates.

Policy evaluation, decisioning, computation, workflow execution, agent action, tool invocation and integration side effects SHALL remain distinguishable and independently traceable.

A successful execution SHALL not establish that the underlying Extension was constitutionally authorised, semantically correct, assured or suitable for publication.

Every behavioural outcome SHALL preserve the exact Extension Package, Runtime Bundle, Module, Component, actor, authority, inputs, context, time, side effects and provenance that produced it.

The behavioural extension path is:

Approved Behavioural Extension Definition


Behavioural Extension Point

├── Policy Point
├── Decision Point
├── Computation Point
├── Methodology Point
├── Workflow Point
├── Task and Gate Point
├── Event and Command Point
├── Agent and Tool Point
├── Module and Component Point
└── Integration Contract Point


Behavioural Artefact Definition

├── Capability
├── Inputs and Outputs
├── Preconditions
├── Authority
├── Side Effects
├── Tenant Scope
├── Security
├── Reliability
├── Compatibility
└── Provenance


Compiler Projection

├── Executable Policy
├── Decision Table
├── Computation Plan
├── Workflow Definition
├── Event Schema
├── Agent Profile
├── Tool Contract
├── Component Contract
└── Conformance Fixtures


HECATE Validation and Governance Approval


Scoped Activation


Runtime Execution and Decision Receipts

Behavioural Extensions SHALL remain independent of any one rules engine, policy language, workflow platform, model provider, agent framework, function-calling protocol, event bus, service mesh, programming language, cloud platform or integration vendor.


25.25. Behavioural Extension Model

A Behavioural Extension is an Extension that adds, specialises, constrains or adapts governed executable behaviour.

It SHALL attach through an approved Behavioural Extension Point.


25.25.1. Behavioural Extension Identity

Every Behavioural Extension SHALL possess:

  • Behavioural Extension Identifier;
  • Extension Definition;
  • Namespace;
  • Behavioural Extension Type;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • owning Module;
  • implementing Components;
  • scope;
  • capability;
  • inputs;
  • outputs;
  • preconditions;
  • postconditions;
  • side effects;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • compatibility;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • effective time;
  • provenance.

25.25.2. Behavioural Extension Types

Behavioural Extension Types MAY include:

  • Policy Extension;
  • Decision Extension;
  • Reasoning Extension;
  • Computation Extension;
  • Methodology Extension;
  • Workflow Extension;
  • Task Extension;
  • Gate Extension;
  • Event Extension;
  • Command Extension;
  • Agent Extension;
  • Model Extension;
  • Tool Extension;
  • Module Extension;
  • Component Extension;
  • Service Extension;
  • Integration Contract Extension;
  • Capability Extension;
  • Rollout Extension.

25.25.3. Behavioural Artefact

A Behavioural Artefact MAY be:

  • policy;
  • rule set;
  • decision table;
  • decision graph;
  • reasoning procedure;
  • computation plan;
  • formula;
  • model;
  • methodology;
  • workflow;
  • Task;
  • Gate;
  • state transition;
  • command;
  • event;
  • agent profile;
  • tool contract;
  • service contract;
  • Component manifest;
  • capability profile;
  • rollout profile.

Every material Behavioural Artefact SHALL possess stable identity.


25.25.4. Behavioural Capability

A capability SHALL define:

  • capability identity;
  • semantic purpose;
  • permitted actors;
  • permitted Components;
  • input types;
  • output types;
  • side effects;
  • authority;
  • tenant scope;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • observability;
  • provenance.

25.25.5. Behavioural Scope

Scope MAY be:

  • global approved;
  • framework;
  • jurisdiction;
  • sector;
  • white-label;
  • tenant;
  • organisation;
  • legal entity;
  • Module;
  • Component;
  • workflow;
  • agent;
  • integration;
  • publication process;
  • assurance engagement;
  • experimental environment.

25.25.6. Input Contract

Every executable Behavioural Artefact SHALL define:

  • required inputs;
  • optional inputs;
  • source authority;
  • schema;
  • units;
  • temporal semantics;
  • tenant;
  • security classification;
  • missing-input treatment;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

25.25.7. Output Contract

Every output contract SHALL define:

  • output identity;
  • output type;
  • schema;
  • semantic meaning;
  • confidence or uncertainty where applicable;
  • authority state;
  • lifecycle;
  • evidence;
  • publication eligibility;
  • provenance.

25.25.8. Preconditions

Preconditions MAY include:

  • valid Runtime Context;
  • active Extension Package;
  • required Role;
  • required Authority Assignment;
  • required evidence;
  • required validation;
  • required source state;
  • required tenant;
  • required time;
  • required approval;
  • required assurance;
  • required security posture.

Failure of a precondition SHALL be distinguished from execution failure.


25.25.9. Postconditions

Postconditions SHALL identify:

  • expected state;
  • emitted events;
  • produced outcomes;
  • persisted changes;
  • receipts;
  • validation;
  • reconciliation;
  • provenance.

25.25.10. Side Effects

Side effects MAY include:

  • data mutation;
  • graph mutation;
  • event emission;
  • workflow transition;
  • external API call;
  • notification;
  • publication action;
  • financial posting;
  • evidence creation;
  • access change;
  • agent invocation.

Every side effect SHALL require explicit capability and authority.


25.25.11. Pure and Impure Behaviour

A pure Behavioural Artefact has no external side effects and is determined by declared inputs and dependencies.

An impure Behavioural Artefact may produce side effects.

The classification SHALL be explicit.


25.25.12. Deterministic and Non-Deterministic Behaviour

Behaviour SHALL declare whether it is:

  • deterministic;
  • conditionally deterministic;
  • stochastic;
  • probabilistic;
  • model-dependent;
  • human-dependent;
  • external-system-dependent.

Non-determinism SHALL preserve seed, model, external state or other reproducibility metadata where available.


25.25.13. Authority Outcome

A behavioural outcome MAY be:

  • authoritative;
  • proposed;
  • advisory;
  • derived;
  • provisional;
  • simulated;
  • experimental;
  • rejected.

Execution success SHALL not promote an advisory or derived output to authoritative state.


25.25.14. Behavioural Conflict

A Behavioural Conflict MAY arise from:

  • incompatible policies;
  • conflicting decisions;
  • overlapping workflow ownership;
  • duplicate command handlers;
  • incompatible event semantics;
  • conflicting computation methods;
  • incompatible agent authorities;
  • Component capability collision;
  • integration side-effect conflict.

Unresolved conflict SHALL block authoritative activation or execution.


25.25.15. Behavioural Snapshot

A Behavioural Snapshot SHALL identify the exact behavioural state applicable to an execution, including:

  • active policies;
  • decision logic;
  • computations;
  • workflows;
  • agents;
  • tools;
  • Components;
  • Integration Contracts;
  • versions;
  • Package digests;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • provenance.

25.25.16. Behavioural Drift

Behavioural Drift exists where observed executable behaviour differs from the approved Behavioural Snapshot.

Drift MAY include:

  • changed rule;
  • changed prompt;
  • changed formula;
  • changed workflow branch;
  • unregistered tool;
  • changed model;
  • changed event handler;
  • changed endpoint;
  • changed retry policy;
  • changed side effect;
  • undocumented feature flag.

Material drift SHALL trigger containment, rollback, suspension or incident treatment.


25.25.17. Behavioural Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • identity;
  • Namespace;
  • Extension Point;
  • Module and Component lineage;
  • capability;
  • contracts;
  • preconditions;
  • side effects;
  • authority;
  • tenant scope;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • compatibility;
  • provenance.

25.26. Policy Extensions

A Policy Extension adds or specialises a governed policy within an approved Policy Extension Point.

A policy SHALL define authoritative constraints, permissions, obligations or decision criteria.


25.26.1. Policy Extension Identity

Every Policy Extension SHALL possess:

  • Policy Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • policy class;
  • target subjects;
  • applicability;
  • conditions;
  • obligations;
  • permissions;
  • prohibitions;
  • exceptions;
  • precedence;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • effective time;
  • provenance.

25.26.2. Policy Classes

Policy Classes MAY include:

  • Governance Policy;
  • Access Policy;
  • Security Policy;
  • Data Policy;
  • Evidence Policy;
  • Assurance Policy;
  • Computation Policy;
  • Workflow Policy;
  • Agent Policy;
  • Tool Policy;
  • Integration Policy;
  • Publication Policy;
  • Retention Policy;
  • Reliability Policy;
  • Incident Policy;
  • Tenant Policy;
  • White-Label Policy;
  • Jurisdictional Policy.

25.26.3. Policy Statement

A Policy Statement SHALL express one or more of:

  • obligation;
  • permission;
  • prohibition;
  • condition;
  • exception;
  • recommendation;
  • escalation;
  • delegation;
  • evidence requirement;
  • approval requirement.

25.26.4. Policy Subject

A policy MAY apply to:

  • actor;
  • Role;
  • tenant;
  • organisation;
  • Object Type;
  • object instance;
  • Relationship Type;
  • workflow;
  • Task;
  • Gate;
  • agent;
  • tool;
  • Module;
  • Component;
  • Publication;
  • integration;
  • event;
  • command.

25.26.5. Policy Applicability

Applicability SHALL evaluate:

  • subject;
  • tenant;
  • white-label deployment;
  • jurisdiction;
  • framework;
  • purpose;
  • time;
  • lifecycle;
  • security classification;
  • publication audience;
  • assurance state;
  • Runtime Bundle.

25.26.6. Policy Effect

Policy Effect MAY be:

  • Permit;
  • Deny;
  • Require;
  • Require Approval;
  • Require Assurance;
  • Require Evidence;
  • Restrict;
  • Mask;
  • Escalate;
  • Defer;
  • Not Applicable;
  • Indeterminate.

Indeterminate SHALL NOT be treated as Permit.


25.26.7. Deny Precedence

Where policy defines deny precedence, a Deny SHALL override Permit unless an explicit higher-authority exception applies.

Precedence SHALL be declared rather than inferred.


25.26.8. Policy Obligation

An obligation SHALL identify:

  • obligated actor or Component;
  • required action;
  • due time;
  • evidence;
  • completion criteria;
  • escalation;
  • provenance.

25.26.9. Policy Exception

An exception SHALL identify:

  • source policy;
  • affected requirement;
  • exception authority;
  • scope;
  • reason;
  • risk;
  • compensating controls;
  • effective time;
  • expiration;
  • provenance.

25.26.10. Non-Overrideable Policy

Non-overrideable policy MAY include:

  • tenant-isolation requirements;
  • Core identity preservation;
  • prohibited unauthorised publication;
  • prohibited secret disclosure;
  • required authority validation;
  • required provenance;
  • withdrawn Package prohibition;
  • agent self-approval prohibition.

25.26.11. Policy Composition

Policy composition SHALL preserve:

  • source policies;
  • authority;
  • precedence;
  • combining algorithm;
  • conflicts;
  • exceptions;
  • effective result;
  • explanation;
  • provenance.

25.26.12. Combining Algorithms

Combining algorithms MAY include:

  • deny-overrides;
  • permit-overrides;
  • first-applicable;
  • only-one-applicable;
  • all-must-permit;
  • highest-authority;
  • most-specific;
  • restrictive-wins;
  • explicit ordered composition.

25.26.13. Policy Conflict

A Policy Conflict SHALL identify:

  • conflicting policies;
  • effects;
  • authorities;
  • scopes;
  • precedence;
  • unresolved state;
  • execution impact;
  • provenance.

25.26.14. Policy Decision

A Policy Decision SHALL possess:

  • Policy Decision Identifier;
  • request;
  • subject;
  • Runtime Context;
  • applicable policies;
  • effects;
  • obligations;
  • exceptions;
  • decision;
  • explanation;
  • time;
  • Component;
  • provenance.

25.26.15. Policy Caching

A Policy Decision MAY be cached only where:

  • context fingerprint matches;
  • policy versions match;
  • authority remains valid;
  • subject state remains equivalent;
  • no revocation exists;
  • cache policy permits.

25.26.16. Policy Change

A material Policy change SHALL trigger impact analysis over:

  • runtime decisions;
  • workflows;
  • agents;
  • tools;
  • publications;
  • tenants;
  • historical decisions;
  • conformance.

25.26.17. Policy Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • executable policy artefacts;
  • normalized policy representation;
  • decision schemas;
  • obligation schemas;
  • explanation templates;
  • test fixtures;
  • manifest entries.

25.26.18. Policy Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • Policy identity;
  • authority;
  • subjects;
  • applicability;
  • effects;
  • obligations;
  • exceptions;
  • precedence;
  • conflicts;
  • non-overrideable controls;
  • provenance.

25.27. Decision and Reasoning Extensions

A Decision Extension adds or specialises governed decision logic.

A Reasoning Extension defines a procedure for deriving proposed or authoritative conclusions from governed inputs.

Decisioning and reasoning SHALL remain distinguishable from structural validation.


25.27.1. Decision Extension Identity

Every Decision Extension SHALL possess:

  • Decision Logic Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • decision type;
  • input contract;
  • output contract;
  • decision criteria;
  • precedence;
  • uncertainty treatment;
  • explainability;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.27.2. Decision Types

Decision Types MAY include:

  • eligibility decision;
  • applicability decision;
  • materiality decision;
  • approval decision;
  • routing decision;
  • prioritisation decision;
  • risk decision;
  • assurance decision;
  • remediation decision;
  • publication decision;
  • access decision;
  • allocation decision;
  • classification decision.

25.27.3. Decision Representation

Decision logic MAY be represented as:

  • decision table;
  • decision tree;
  • decision graph;
  • rule set;
  • scorecard;
  • threshold model;
  • optimisation model;
  • probabilistic model;
  • human decision procedure;
  • hybrid procedure.

The representation SHALL preserve semantic identity.


25.27.4. Decision Inputs

Inputs SHALL preserve:

  • identity;
  • source;
  • authority;
  • version;
  • value;
  • unit;
  • time;
  • tenant;
  • evidence;
  • uncertainty;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

25.27.5. Decision Outcomes

Decision Outcomes SHALL use explicit classes.

Examples include:

  • Approved;
  • Rejected;
  • Eligible;
  • Ineligible;
  • Condition Required;
  • Escalation Required;
  • Deferred;
  • Restricted;
  • Not Applicable;
  • Indeterminate.

25.27.6. Decision Criteria

Criteria SHALL identify:

  • criterion identity;
  • source authority;
  • threshold or condition;
  • weight where applicable;
  • precedence;
  • evidence;
  • exception treatment;
  • provenance.

25.27.7. Decision Table Extension

A Decision Table SHALL define:

  • input clauses;
  • output clauses;
  • hit policy;
  • rule order;
  • default treatment;
  • ambiguity treatment;
  • completeness;
  • provenance.

25.27.8. Scoring Extension

A scoring method SHALL preserve:

  • factors;
  • weights;
  • normalization;
  • missing-value treatment;
  • thresholds;
  • calibration;
  • sensitivity;
  • explanation;
  • provenance.

25.27.9. Probabilistic Decision

A probabilistic decision SHALL preserve:

  • model;
  • probability;
  • calibration;
  • threshold;
  • uncertainty;
  • assumptions;
  • false-positive and false-negative treatment;
  • human review requirement;
  • provenance.

25.27.10. Reasoning Procedure

A Reasoning Procedure SHALL identify:

  • premises;
  • permitted reasoning steps;
  • conclusion types;
  • uncertainty;
  • contradiction treatment;
  • stopping condition;
  • review;
  • provenance.

25.27.11. Human Decision

A Human Decision SHALL preserve:

  • decision maker;
  • Role;
  • authority;
  • evidence reviewed;
  • criteria;
  • conflicts of interest;
  • rationale;
  • time;
  • signature where required;
  • provenance.

25.27.12. Hybrid Decision

A hybrid decision SHALL distinguish:

  • machine recommendation;
  • human judgement;
  • policy effect;
  • override;
  • final authority;
  • explanation;
  • provenance.

25.27.13. Decision Override

An override SHALL preserve:

  • original recommendation or decision;
  • overriding actor;
  • authority;
  • reason;
  • evidence;
  • risk;
  • scope;
  • time;
  • provenance.

25.27.14. Non-Overrideable Decision

A decision MAY be non-overrideable where Core, legal, security or authority policy requires it.


25.27.15. Decision Consistency

Consistency validation SHALL evaluate:

  • equivalent-case treatment;
  • threshold stability;
  • missing-value treatment;
  • version consistency;
  • tenant isolation;
  • discriminatory effect where applicable;
  • provenance.

25.27.16. Decision Receipt

A Decision Receipt SHALL contain:

  • decision request;
  • Runtime Context;
  • applicable Extension versions;
  • inputs;
  • criteria;
  • policy effects;
  • outcome;
  • obligations;
  • override;
  • actor or Component;
  • time;
  • explanation;
  • provenance.

25.27.17. Decision Replay

Decision Replay SHALL use historical:

  • inputs;
  • policies;
  • decision logic;
  • model;
  • thresholds;
  • Runtime Context;
  • authority;
  • time;
  • Runtime Bundle.

25.27.18. Decision Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • executable decision artefacts;
  • normalized tables or graphs;
  • decision schemas;
  • explanation templates;
  • test vectors;
  • conformance fixtures.

25.27.19. Decision Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • identity;
  • inputs;
  • criteria;
  • outcomes;
  • uncertainty;
  • override;
  • authority;
  • consistency;
  • explainability;
  • replay metadata;
  • provenance.

25.28. Computation and Methodology Extensions

A Computation Extension adds or specialises a governed computation.

A Methodology Extension defines the governed method, assumptions, factors, boundaries, allocation and uncertainty treatment applied by one or more computations.


25.28.1. Computation Extension Identity

Every Computation Extension SHALL possess:

  • Computation Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • owning Module;
  • implementing Component;
  • input contract;
  • output contract;
  • methodology;
  • formula or algorithm;
  • assumptions;
  • factors;
  • units;
  • precision;
  • uncertainty;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.28.2. Computation Types

Computation Types MAY include:

  • aggregation;
  • allocation;
  • conversion;
  • normalisation;
  • intensity;
  • footprint;
  • lifecycle calculation;
  • scenario calculation;
  • forecast;
  • discounting;
  • financial-impact calculation;
  • risk calculation;
  • probability calculation;
  • optimisation;
  • reconciliation;
  • Monte Carlo simulation;
  • Bayesian update.

25.28.3. Methodology Identity

Every Methodology Extension SHALL possess:

  • Methodology Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • semantic definition;
  • authority;
  • scope;
  • boundary;
  • steps;
  • assumptions;
  • factors;
  • allocation rules;
  • exclusions;
  • uncertainty;
  • validation;
  • assurance treatment;
  • publication treatment;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.28.4. Formula Extension

A formula SHALL preserve:

  • expression;
  • variable identities;
  • units;
  • operator semantics;
  • order of operations;
  • precision;
  • rounding;
  • missing-value treatment;
  • provenance.

25.28.5. Algorithm Extension

An algorithm SHALL preserve:

  • algorithm identity;
  • implementation-independent specification;
  • complexity expectations;
  • determinism;
  • inputs;
  • outputs;
  • dependencies;
  • error treatment;
  • provenance.

25.28.6. Boundary

A computation boundary SHALL identify:

  • organisational boundary;
  • operational boundary;
  • product boundary;
  • lifecycle stages;
  • value-chain scope;
  • geography;
  • reporting period;
  • exclusions;
  • provenance.

25.28.7. Allocation Rule

An allocation rule SHALL identify:

  • allocation subject;
  • allocation basis;
  • numerator and denominator;
  • hierarchy;
  • residual treatment;
  • double-counting control;
  • rounding;
  • evidence;
  • provenance.

25.28.8. Factor Use

Factor use SHALL preserve:

  • factor identity;
  • source;
  • version;
  • geography;
  • period;
  • unit;
  • methodology;
  • uncertainty;
  • licence;
  • provenance.

25.28.9. Assumption Use

Material assumptions SHALL preserve:

  • assumption identity;
  • owner;
  • reason;
  • evidence;
  • sensitivity;
  • validity period;
  • affected outputs;
  • approval;
  • provenance.

25.28.10. Scenario Extension

A Scenario Extension SHALL identify:

  • Scenario Identifier;
  • assumptions;
  • parameters;
  • time horizon;
  • pathways;
  • probability or weighting;
  • model;
  • dependencies;
  • limitations;
  • provenance.

25.28.11. Monte Carlo Extension

A Monte Carlo computation SHALL preserve:

  • random seed or seed policy;
  • distributions;
  • correlations;
  • sample count;
  • convergence criteria;
  • output statistics;
  • uncertainty;
  • model version;
  • provenance.

25.28.12. Bayesian Extension

A Bayesian computation SHALL preserve:

  • prior;
  • likelihood;
  • evidence;
  • posterior;
  • model assumptions;
  • update sequence;
  • sensitivity;
  • provenance.

25.28.13. Model Extension

A computational model SHALL preserve:

  • model identity;
  • model class;
  • training or calibration data where applicable;
  • version;
  • parameters;
  • validation;
  • limitations;
  • applicable scope;
  • drift state;
  • provenance.

25.28.14. Computation Outcome

A Computation Outcome SHALL preserve:

  • computation;
  • methodology;
  • inputs;
  • outputs;
  • units;
  • boundary;
  • period;
  • assumptions;
  • factors;
  • uncertainty;
  • Component;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • time;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

25.28.15. Recalculation Trigger

Triggers MAY include:

  • source change;
  • factor change;
  • methodology change;
  • boundary change;
  • period close;
  • correction;
  • assurance finding;
  • tenant request;
  • model drift.

25.28.16. Computational Compatibility

Compatibility SHALL evaluate:

  • input semantics;
  • output semantics;
  • units;
  • methodology;
  • boundary;
  • precision;
  • uncertainty;
  • comparability;
  • historical replay.

25.28.17. Computation Substitution

A computation MAY be substituted only where:

  • semantic purpose is equivalent;
  • inputs and outputs are compatible;
  • methodology is approved;
  • assurance treatment is preserved;
  • publication impact is assessed;
  • provenance records substitution.

25.28.18. Computation Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • executable computation plans;
  • input and output schemas;
  • unit checks;
  • dependency graphs;
  • test vectors;
  • sensitivity fixtures;
  • provenance templates;
  • manifest entries.

25.28.19. Computation Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • identity;
  • methodology;
  • inputs;
  • outputs;
  • units;
  • boundary;
  • factors;
  • assumptions;
  • precision;
  • uncertainty;
  • compatibility;
  • replay metadata;
  • provenance.

25.29. Workflow, Task and Gate Extensions

A Workflow Extension adds or specialises a governed workflow definition.

A Task Extension adds or specialises one executable unit of work.

A Gate Extension adds or specialises a governed condition that controls progression, approval, escalation, release or completion.

Workflow execution SHALL remain distinct from constitutional authority.


25.29.1. Workflow Extension Identity

Every Workflow Extension SHALL possess:

  • Workflow Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • owning Module;
  • orchestrating Component;
  • subject types;
  • states;
  • transitions;
  • Tasks;
  • Gates;
  • actors;
  • events;
  • commands;
  • side effects;
  • compensation;
  • reliability;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.29.2. Workflow Types

Workflow Types MAY include:

  • data collection;
  • validation;
  • materiality assessment;
  • evidence review;
  • assurance;
  • governance approval;
  • supplier engagement;
  • incident response;
  • publication preparation;
  • correction;
  • extension approval;
  • migration;
  • regulatory filing;
  • passport update;
  • audit remediation.

25.29.3. Workflow Instance

Every Workflow Instance SHALL possess:

  • Workflow Instance Identifier;
  • Workflow Definition and version;
  • subject;
  • tenant;
  • Runtime Context;
  • current state;
  • active Tasks;
  • completed Tasks;
  • pending Gates;
  • actors;
  • due times;
  • emitted events;
  • side effects;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

25.29.4. Workflow State

A state SHALL identify:

  • State Identifier;
  • semantic meaning;
  • entry conditions;
  • permitted transitions;
  • exit conditions;
  • responsible Role;
  • timeout;
  • escalation;
  • provenance.

25.29.5. Transition

A transition SHALL define:

  • source state;
  • target state;
  • trigger;
  • command;
  • preconditions;
  • Gate;
  • authority;
  • side effects;
  • emitted events;
  • compensation;
  • provenance.

25.29.6. Task Extension Identity

Every Task Extension SHALL possess:

  • Task Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • purpose;
  • owning workflow;
  • actor or Component;
  • capability;
  • input contract;
  • output contract;
  • due-time semantics;
  • retry;
  • side effects;
  • completion criteria;
  • provenance.

25.29.7. Task Classes

Task Classes MAY include:

  • Human Task;
  • Service Task;
  • Agent Task;
  • Computation Task;
  • Validation Task;
  • Review Task;
  • Approval Task;
  • Notification Task;
  • Integration Task;
  • Publication Task;
  • Evidence Task;
  • Reconciliation Task.

25.29.8. Human Task

A Human Task SHALL preserve:

  • assigned actor or Role;
  • authority;
  • instructions;
  • required evidence;
  • due time;
  • delegation;
  • completion;
  • comments;
  • signature where required;
  • provenance.

25.29.9. Service Task

A Service Task SHALL preserve:

  • Component;
  • capability;
  • Integration Contract;
  • idempotency;
  • timeout;
  • retry;
  • side effects;
  • result;
  • provenance.

25.29.10. Agent Task

An Agent Task SHALL preserve:

  • Agent Profile;
  • model;
  • instructions;
  • tools;
  • autonomy;
  • authority;
  • oversight;
  • outputs;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

Agent completion SHALL not create approval unless the agent possesses explicitly permitted authority, and such authority SHALL remain bounded by policy.


25.29.11. Gate Extension Identity

Every Gate Extension SHALL possess:

  • Gate Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owning workflow;
  • conditions;
  • required evidence;
  • required decisions;
  • required approvals;
  • required assurance;
  • timeout;
  • failure treatment;
  • override policy;
  • authority;
  • provenance.

25.29.12. Gate Types

Gate Types MAY include:

  • Validation Gate;
  • Approval Gate;
  • Assurance Gate;
  • Security Gate;
  • Evidence Gate;
  • Completeness Gate;
  • Materiality Gate;
  • Publication Gate;
  • Migration Gate;
  • Release Gate;
  • Human Review Gate;
  • Quorum Gate.

25.29.13. Gate Outcome

Gate Outcome MAY be:

  • Passed;
  • Passed with Conditions;
  • Failed;
  • Deferred;
  • Escalation Required;
  • Not Applicable;
  • Indeterminate.

Indeterminate SHALL NOT be treated as Passed.


25.29.14. Workflow Authority

Workflow authority SHALL define who may:

  • start;
  • assign;
  • transition;
  • suspend;
  • resume;
  • cancel;
  • override;
  • complete;
  • reopen;
  • migrate

a Workflow Instance.


25.29.15. Workflow Side Effects

A transition with side effects SHALL preserve:

  • requested action;
  • authority;
  • target;
  • idempotency key;
  • transaction semantics;
  • result;
  • compensation;
  • provenance.

25.29.16. Idempotency

Workflow commands and service Tasks SHALL use idempotency controls where repeated execution could create duplicate side effects.


25.29.17. Retry

Retry SHALL define:

  • eligible failures;
  • maximum attempts;
  • backoff;
  • timeout;
  • idempotency;
  • escalation;
  • provenance.

25.29.18. Compensation

Compensation SHALL identify:

  • compensated side effect;
  • compensating action;
  • authority;
  • preconditions;
  • limitations;
  • result;
  • provenance.

Compensation SHALL not be represented as equivalent to atomic rollback where external effects remain observable.


25.29.19. Parallelism

Parallel workflow branches SHALL define:

  • branch identities;
  • fork condition;
  • shared state;
  • concurrency controls;
  • join semantics;
  • failure treatment;
  • cancellation;
  • provenance.

25.29.20. Quorum

A quorum Gate SHALL define:

  • eligible voters or approvers;
  • required count or percentage;
  • abstention treatment;
  • conflict-of-interest treatment;
  • veto;
  • expiration;
  • provenance.

25.29.21. Delegation

Task or approval delegation SHALL preserve:

  • delegator;
  • delegate;
  • authority;
  • scope;
  • start and end time;
  • revocation;
  • provenance.

25.29.22. Timeout and Escalation

Timeout SHALL identify:

  • Clock Source;
  • due time;
  • grace period;
  • escalation path;
  • automated action;
  • authority;
  • provenance.

25.29.23. Workflow Migration

A running Workflow Instance MAY migrate to a new definition only where:

  • state mapping exists;
  • active Tasks are addressed;
  • pending Gates remain valid;
  • side effects are reconciled;
  • actors are notified where required;
  • rollback is defined;
  • provenance is preserved.

25.29.24. Workflow Suspension

Suspension SHALL prevent prohibited transitions while preserving instance state, deadlines, evidence and history.


25.29.25. Workflow Replay

Replay SHALL reconstruct:

  • definition;
  • instance state;
  • commands;
  • events;
  • Tasks;
  • Gates;
  • decisions;
  • side effects;
  • retries;
  • compensation;
  • time;
  • provenance.

Replay SHALL prevent uncontrolled external side effects.


25.29.26. Workflow Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • executable workflow definitions;
  • state and transition schemas;
  • Task contracts;
  • Gate definitions;
  • event and command schemas;
  • timers;
  • compensation plans;
  • conformance fixtures;
  • manifest entries.

25.29.27. Workflow Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • workflow identity;
  • states;
  • transitions;
  • Tasks;
  • Gates;
  • actors;
  • authority;
  • side effects;
  • retries;
  • compensation;
  • migration;
  • tenant isolation;
  • provenance.

25.30. Command and Event Extensions

A Command Extension defines a governed request to perform an action.

An Event Extension defines a governed record that something occurred.

Commands express intent.

Events express observed or accepted occurrence.

They SHALL NOT be conflated.


25.30.1. Command Type Identity

Every Command Type Extension SHALL possess:

  • Command Type Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • target capability;
  • target Module and Component;
  • input schema;
  • preconditions;
  • side effects;
  • idempotency;
  • timeout;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.30.2. Event Type Identity

Every Event Type Extension SHALL possess:

  • Event Type Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • producer Module and Component;
  • subject types;
  • payload schema;
  • temporal semantics;
  • ordering;
  • delivery semantics;
  • security;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.30.3. Command Instance

A Command Instance SHALL preserve:

  • Command Identifier;
  • Command Type and version;
  • issuer;
  • authority;
  • tenant;
  • target;
  • payload;
  • Runtime Context;
  • idempotency key;
  • issued time;
  • deadline;
  • correlation;
  • causation;
  • status;
  • provenance.

25.30.4. Command Status

Command Status MAY include:

  • Proposed;
  • Accepted;
  • Rejected;
  • Scheduled;
  • Executing;
  • Completed;
  • Failed;
  • Cancelled;
  • Timed Out;
  • Indeterminate.

Acceptance SHALL not prove completion.


25.30.5. Event Instance

An Event Instance SHALL preserve:

  • Event Identifier;
  • Event Type and version;
  • producer;
  • subject;
  • tenant;
  • payload;
  • event time;
  • transaction time;
  • correlation;
  • causation;
  • sequence;
  • partition;
  • integrity metadata;
  • provenance.

25.30.6. Event Classes

Event Classes MAY include:

  • Domain Event;
  • Governance Event;
  • Validation Event;
  • Workflow Event;
  • Publication Event;
  • Security Event;
  • Audit Event;
  • Integration Event;
  • Telemetry Event;
  • Extension Lifecycle Event.

Telemetry SHALL not be represented as authoritative domain state unless explicitly governed.


25.30.7. Command Authority

A Command Type SHALL identify:

  • permitted issuers;
  • required Roles;
  • required Authority Assignments;
  • tenant scope;
  • target scope;
  • purpose;
  • time;
  • security;
  • provenance.

25.30.8. Command Handler

A Command Handler SHALL identify:

  • handling Component;
  • capability;
  • supported Command Type versions;
  • precondition checks;
  • transaction boundary;
  • side effects;
  • emitted events;
  • result;
  • provenance.

25.30.9. Duplicate Command

A duplicate Command SHALL be detected through:

  • Command Identifier;
  • idempotency key;
  • target;
  • tenant;
  • command type;
  • time window.

Duplicate treatment SHALL be explicit.


25.30.10. Event Producer Authority

An Event Type SHALL identify which Components may produce authoritative instances.

An event received from an untrusted source SHALL remain external or unverified until accepted through governed integration.


25.30.11. Event Delivery Semantics

Delivery semantics MAY be:

  • at-most-once;
  • at-least-once;
  • effectively-once;
  • exactly-once within a defined boundary;
  • best effort.

The boundary and limitations SHALL be explicit.


25.30.12. Event Ordering

Ordering MAY be:

  • total;
  • per subject;
  • per tenant;
  • per aggregate;
  • per partition;
  • causal;
  • unordered.

Consumers SHALL not assume stronger ordering than declared.


25.30.13. Event Versioning

A new Event Type version SHALL be created where changes affect:

  • semantic meaning;
  • required payload;
  • datatype;
  • units;
  • tenant semantics;
  • temporal semantics;
  • ordering;
  • security;
  • compatibility.

25.30.14. Event Upcasting and Downcasting

Event transformation SHALL preserve:

  • source version;
  • target version;
  • transformation;
  • information loss;
  • Component;
  • time;
  • provenance.

Downcasting SHALL not silently omit material meaning.


25.30.15. Event Replay

Replay SHALL preserve:

  • original Event Identifier;
  • original event time;
  • replay time;
  • replay context;
  • target consumer;
  • side-effect policy;
  • ordering;
  • provenance.

25.30.16. Dead-Letter State

A failed event or command MAY enter a Dead-Letter state.

The record SHALL preserve:

  • original payload;
  • failure;
  • attempts;
  • tenant;
  • security;
  • remediation;
  • replay authority;
  • provenance.

25.30.17. Command Cancellation

Cancellation SHALL preserve:

  • original Command;
  • cancellation authority;
  • time;
  • execution state;
  • side effects already committed;
  • compensation;
  • provenance.

25.30.18. Event Subscription

A subscription SHALL identify:

  • subscriber Component;
  • Event Types;
  • versions;
  • tenant scope;
  • filters;
  • delivery;
  • retry;
  • security;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

25.30.19. Cross-Tenant Eventing

Cross-tenant event distribution SHALL be prohibited unless an explicit federation or public-event policy permits it.


25.30.20. Public Event Projection

A public event feed SHALL be treated as a Publication and SHALL comply with the Constitutional Publication Framework.


25.30.21. Event and Command Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • schemas;
  • envelopes;
  • handlers;
  • subscription contracts;
  • compatibility adapters;
  • replay controls;
  • test fixtures;
  • manifest entries.

25.30.22. Event and Command Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • identity;
  • issuer or producer;
  • authority;
  • schema;
  • tenant;
  • time;
  • idempotency;
  • ordering;
  • delivery semantics;
  • compatibility;
  • security;
  • provenance.

25.31. Agent, Model and Tool Extensions

An Agent Extension adds or specialises a governed autonomous or semi-autonomous runtime actor.

A Model Extension introduces or specialises a governed model used by an agent, computation or reasoning process.

A Tool Extension adds a governed callable capability.

Approval of an Agent, Model or Tool Extension SHALL NOT grant unrestricted authority to use it.


25.31.1. Agent Extension Identity

Every Agent Extension SHALL possess:

  • Agent Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • owning Module;
  • operating Component;
  • Agent Profile;
  • capabilities;
  • permitted tools;
  • model requirements;
  • autonomy level;
  • oversight;
  • tenant scope;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.31.2. Agent Classes

Agent Classes MAY include:

  • Retrieval Agent;
  • Validation Agent;
  • Computation Agent;
  • Workflow Agent;
  • Drafting Agent;
  • Publication Agent;
  • Evidence Agent;
  • Assurance Support Agent;
  • Monitoring Agent;
  • Reconciliation Agent;
  • Planning Agent;
  • Orchestration Agent.

25.31.3. Agent Profile

An Agent Profile SHALL define:

  • purpose;
  • permitted subjects;
  • permitted inputs;
  • permitted outputs;
  • permitted tools;
  • prohibited actions;
  • autonomy;
  • human oversight;
  • confidence thresholds;
  • escalation;
  • memory;
  • retention;
  • evaluation;
  • provenance.

25.31.4. Autonomy Levels

Autonomy Levels MAY include:

  • Observe Only;
  • Recommend;
  • Draft;
  • Execute Reversible Actions;
  • Execute Bounded Side Effects;
  • Execute with Prior Approval;
  • Execute with Retrospective Review;
  • Fully Automated within Explicit Authority.

No level SHALL imply authority outside the Agent Profile.


25.31.5. Model Extension Identity

Every Model Extension SHALL possess:

  • Model Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • provider;
  • model family;
  • model version;
  • purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • supported capabilities;
  • input and output constraints;
  • training or calibration disclosure where available;
  • data-handling policy;
  • limitations;
  • evaluation;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

25.31.6. Model Classes

Model Classes MAY include:

  • language model;
  • embedding model;
  • classification model;
  • regression model;
  • forecasting model;
  • anomaly model;
  • optimisation model;
  • simulation model;
  • causal model;
  • probabilistic model;
  • computer-vision model.

25.31.7. Model Selection

Model selection SHALL consider:

  • capability;
  • data classification;
  • tenant;
  • jurisdiction;
  • residency;
  • latency;
  • cost;
  • reliability;
  • evaluation;
  • explainability;
  • licence;
  • provider risk;
  • provenance.

25.31.8. Model Substitution

A model MAY be substituted only where:

  • capability remains sufficient;
  • data-handling policy remains compliant;
  • output semantics remain compatible;
  • evaluation passes;
  • affected workflows and Publications are assessed;
  • provenance records substitution.

25.31.9. Model Drift

Model drift MAY include:

  • performance drift;
  • data drift;
  • calibration drift;
  • behavioural drift;
  • provider-side change;
  • safety-policy change;
  • tool-use drift.

Material drift SHALL trigger evaluation, restriction, rollback or suspension.


25.31.10. Tool Extension Identity

Every Tool Extension SHALL possess:

  • Tool Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • owning Module;
  • implementing Component;
  • input schema;
  • output schema;
  • side effects;
  • required permissions;
  • tenant scope;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.31.11. Tool Classes

Tool Classes MAY include:

  • read-only data tool;
  • search tool;
  • graph tool;
  • computation tool;
  • validation tool;
  • workflow tool;
  • publication tool;
  • integration tool;
  • mutation tool;
  • notification tool;
  • file tool;
  • external-service tool.

25.31.12. Tool Capability

Tool capability SHALL be least-privileged.

A tool SHALL not expose broader actions than required by its approved use cases.


25.31.13. Tool Invocation

Every material Tool Invocation SHALL preserve:

  • Invocation Identifier;
  • agent or actor;
  • tool and version;
  • capability;
  • inputs;
  • tenant;
  • authority;
  • purpose;
  • time;
  • result;
  • side effects;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

25.31.14. Tool Side Effects

A side-effecting tool SHALL define:

  • target;
  • mutation class;
  • preconditions;
  • approval;
  • idempotency;
  • transaction semantics;
  • rollback or compensation;
  • receipt;
  • provenance.

25.31.15. Prompt and Instruction Extension

A governed prompt or instruction SHALL possess:

  • Instruction Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • purpose;
  • source authority;
  • target agents or models;
  • variables;
  • prohibited content;
  • version;
  • evaluation;
  • provenance.

Prompt changes that affect material behaviour SHALL be treated as Behavioural Extension changes.


25.31.16. Agent Memory

Agent memory SHALL define:

  • memory type;
  • tenant;
  • subjects;
  • purpose;
  • write authority;
  • retrieval policy;
  • retention;
  • deletion;
  • security;
  • provenance.

Memory SHALL not silently become authoritative constitutional knowledge.


25.31.17. Retrieval Extension

A Retrieval Extension SHALL define:

  • sources;
  • indexes;
  • graph paths;
  • filters;
  • tenant;
  • ranking;
  • recency;
  • authority;
  • citation requirements;
  • provenance.

25.31.18. Agent Output State

Agent outputs SHALL be classified as:

  • observation;
  • draft;
  • recommendation;
  • proposed assertion;
  • proposed action;
  • completed bounded action;
  • validated output;
  • rejected output.

25.31.19. Human Oversight

Oversight MAY include:

  • pre-approval;
  • sampled review;
  • threshold review;
  • exception review;
  • continuous monitoring;
  • post-action review;
  • emergency stop.

25.31.20. Agent Evaluation

Evaluation SHALL assess:

  • task success;
  • factual grounding;
  • evidence use;
  • policy compliance;
  • tenant isolation;
  • tool use;
  • side effects;
  • consistency;
  • uncertainty;
  • refusal behaviour;
  • provenance completeness.

25.31.21. Agent Self-Modification

An agent SHALL NOT authoritatively modify its own:

  • Agent Profile;
  • authority;
  • tool permissions;
  • model selection policy;
  • oversight;
  • retention;
  • Extension Package.

It MAY propose changes through the governed Extension process.


25.31.22. Agent-to-Agent Delegation

Delegation SHALL preserve:

  • delegating agent;
  • receiving agent;
  • capability;
  • authority;
  • tenant;
  • purpose;
  • time;
  • result;
  • provenance.

Authority SHALL not expand through delegation.


25.31.23. Agent and Tool Isolation

Agent and Tool Extensions SHALL be isolated across:

  • tenant data;
  • credentials;
  • memory;
  • retrieval;
  • graph;
  • events;
  • tools;
  • logs;
  • models;
  • outputs;
  • publications.

25.31.24. Agent Incident

An incident MAY include:

  • unauthorised tool use;
  • cross-tenant retrieval;
  • fabricated evidence;
  • hidden side effect;
  • policy bypass;
  • model drift;
  • prompt injection;
  • secret exposure;
  • repeated invalid action.

25.31.25. Agent and Tool Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • Agent Profiles;
  • model profiles;
  • tool schemas;
  • permission manifests;
  • instruction artefacts;
  • evaluation suites;
  • sandbox policies;
  • provenance templates;
  • conformance fixtures.

25.31.26. Agent and Tool Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • Agent, Model and Tool identity;
  • capability;
  • authority;
  • tools;
  • autonomy;
  • oversight;
  • input and output schemas;
  • data policy;
  • side effects;
  • evaluation;
  • isolation;
  • provenance.

25.32. Module, Component and Service Extensions

A Module Extension adds or specialises capability within a top-level ZAYAZ platform domain.

A Component Extension adds or specialises an engine, micro-engine, Registry, agent, service, workflow, validator or supporting system that belongs to a Module.

A Component SHALL NOT exist without explicit Module membership.


25.32.1. Module Extension Identity

Every Module Extension SHALL possess:

  • Module Extension Identifier;
  • Module Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • capabilities;
  • Components;
  • Integration Contracts;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • data ownership;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.32.2. Module Boundary

A Module boundary SHALL define:

  • domain responsibility;
  • owned capabilities;
  • owned Constitutional Objects where applicable;
  • owned events and commands;
  • owned policies;
  • owned workflows;
  • owned Components;
  • external contracts;
  • prohibited responsibilities;
  • provenance.

25.32.3. Module Extension Rules

A Module Extension MAY:

  • add a capability;
  • add a Component;
  • add a workflow;
  • add a Registry;
  • add an Integration Contract;
  • specialise a policy;
  • add an event or command;
  • add a publication capability.

It SHALL NOT silently take ownership of another Module’s constitutional responsibility.


25.32.4. Component Extension Identity

Every Component Extension SHALL possess:

  • Component Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • Component Type;
  • owning Module;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • capabilities;
  • input and output contracts;
  • dependencies;
  • side effects;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • deployment profile;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.32.5. Component Types

Component Types MAY include:

  • engine;
  • micro-engine;
  • Registry;
  • agent;
  • service;
  • workflow;
  • validator;
  • gateway;
  • adapter;
  • router;
  • scheduler;
  • monitor;
  • archive;
  • resolver;
  • compiler;
  • projection service;
  • supporting system.

25.32.6. Component Capability Contract

A Component Capability Contract SHALL define:

  • capability;
  • supported requests;
  • input and output schemas;
  • authority;
  • tenant behaviour;
  • side effects;
  • performance;
  • reliability;
  • versioning;
  • provenance.

25.32.7. Component Authority

Component Authority SHALL define what the Component may:

  • read;
  • compute;
  • infer;
  • validate;
  • mutate;
  • publish;
  • invoke;
  • emit;
  • approve;
  • sign.

Approval and signing authority SHOULD be rare and explicitly justified.


25.32.8. Component Ownership

A Component SHALL have one accountable owning Module.

Shared use SHALL occur through explicit contracts rather than ambiguous ownership.


25.32.9. Service Extension

A Service Extension SHALL define:

  • service identity;
  • owning Component and Module;
  • capabilities;
  • APIs;
  • events;
  • commands;
  • state;
  • tenancy model;
  • deployment;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • provenance.

25.32.10. Stateless and Stateful Components

A Component SHALL declare whether it is:

  • stateless;
  • stateful;
  • externally stateful;
  • event-sourced;
  • cache-backed;
  • workflow-stateful;
  • model-stateful.

State ownership and recovery SHALL be explicit.


25.32.11. Component Dependency

A dependency SHALL preserve:

  • depended-on Component;
  • capability;
  • contract version;
  • required availability;
  • failure behaviour;
  • tenant implications;
  • security;
  • provenance.

25.32.12. Component Substitution

A Component MAY be substituted only where:

  • capability is semantically equivalent;
  • contracts are compatible;
  • authority is equivalent or narrower;
  • tenant isolation is preserved;
  • security and reliability are sufficient;
  • replay remains possible;
  • provenance records substitution.

25.32.13. Component Admission

Admission SHALL evaluate:

  • Module membership;
  • capability need;
  • contract quality;
  • authority;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • operability;
  • tenant isolation;
  • compatibility;
  • provenance.

25.32.14. Component Deployment Profile

A Deployment Profile SHALL define:

  • environment;
  • region;
  • tenant model;
  • scaling;
  • resource limits;
  • secrets;
  • network access;
  • dependencies;
  • health checks;
  • rollout;
  • rollback;
  • provenance.

25.32.15. Component Reliability Profile

Reliability SHALL define:

  • SLOs;
  • SLIs;
  • timeouts;
  • retries;
  • circuit breaking;
  • degradation;
  • recovery;
  • backup;
  • disaster recovery;
  • provenance.

25.32.16. Component Security Profile

Security SHALL define:

  • workload identity;
  • authentication;
  • authorization;
  • tenant isolation;
  • network policy;
  • secrets;
  • encryption;
  • logging;
  • supply-chain controls;
  • incident handling;
  • provenance.

25.32.17. Component Versioning

A new Component version SHALL be created where changes affect:

  • capability;
  • contract;
  • authority;
  • side effects;
  • state;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • tenant behaviour;
  • replay;
  • compatibility.

25.32.18. Component Drift

Component Drift MAY include:

  • unapproved binary;
  • changed configuration;
  • changed prompt;
  • changed model;
  • changed contract;
  • changed authority;
  • changed network access;
  • changed tenant routing;
  • changed side effect.

25.32.19. Module and Component Registry

The Module and Component Registries SHALL preserve:

  • identity;
  • ownership;
  • membership;
  • capability;
  • contracts;
  • authority;
  • versions;
  • deployments;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

25.32.20. Module and Component Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • capability manifests;
  • Component manifests;
  • contract schemas;
  • permission profiles;
  • deployment descriptors;
  • health and reliability profiles;
  • conformance fixtures;
  • Runtime Manifest entries.

25.32.21. Module and Component Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • Module identity;
  • Component identity;
  • Module membership;
  • capability;
  • contracts;
  • authority;
  • side effects;
  • dependencies;
  • deployment;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • tenant isolation;
  • provenance.

25.33. Integration Contract and Connector Extensions

An Integration Contract Extension defines a governed semantic and operational contract between ZAYAZ and another Component, Module, tenant system, white-label system, regulator, verifier network, data provider or external platform.

A Connector Extension implements one or more Integration Contracts.

Connectivity SHALL not establish trust, authority or semantic equivalence.


25.33.1. Integration Contract Identity

Every Integration Contract Extension SHALL possess:

  • Integration Contract Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • canonical name;
  • semantic purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • source Module and Component;
  • target system or capability;
  • direction;
  • input and output contracts;
  • identity mapping;
  • trust model;
  • security;
  • tenancy;
  • temporal semantics;
  • delivery semantics;
  • error model;
  • reliability;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.33.2. Integration Types

Integration Types MAY include:

  • data import;
  • data export;
  • bidirectional synchronization;
  • event integration;
  • command integration;
  • regulator filing;
  • evidence exchange;
  • assurance exchange;
  • verifier-network integration;
  • supplier integration;
  • identity integration;
  • public-data integration;
  • factor-provider integration;
  • model-provider integration;
  • publication-channel integration.

25.33.3. Integration Direction

Direction SHALL be explicit:

  • inbound;
  • outbound;
  • bidirectional;
  • request-response;
  • event-driven;
  • batch;
  • streaming;
  • file-based;
  • interactive.

25.33.4. External System Identity

The target or source system SHALL possess:

  • System Identifier;
  • operator;
  • owner;
  • jurisdiction;
  • environment;
  • endpoint identity;
  • trust state;
  • authentication;
  • supported contracts;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

25.33.5. Semantic Contract

The semantic contract SHALL define:

  • source concepts;
  • target concepts;
  • mappings;
  • units;
  • datatypes;
  • null semantics;
  • temporal semantics;
  • authority state;
  • information loss;
  • provenance.

25.33.6. Operational Contract

The operational contract SHALL define:

  • protocol;
  • endpoint;
  • request and response;
  • delivery semantics;
  • ordering;
  • idempotency;
  • timeout;
  • retry;
  • rate limit;
  • pagination;
  • reconciliation;
  • observability;
  • provenance.

25.33.7. Trust Contract

The trust contract SHALL define:

  • identity assurance;
  • authentication;
  • authorization;
  • source authority;
  • integrity;
  • confidentiality;
  • non-repudiation;
  • certificate or key governance;
  • revocation;
  • incident handling;
  • provenance.

25.33.8. Tenant Contract

The integration SHALL define:

  • tenant resolution;
  • tenant routing;
  • tenant credentials;
  • data partitioning;
  • cross-tenant prohibition;
  • public-data treatment;
  • error isolation;
  • provenance.

25.33.9. Connector Extension Identity

Every Connector Extension SHALL possess:

  • Connector Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • owning Module;
  • implementing Component;
  • supported Integration Contracts;
  • supported versions;
  • credentials;
  • endpoints;
  • mappings;
  • transformations;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • deployment;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.33.10. Connector Authority

Connector authority SHALL define what the Connector may:

  • read;
  • submit;
  • update;
  • delete;
  • acknowledge;
  • sign;
  • publish;
  • retrieve;
  • subscribe;
  • emit.

External credentials SHALL not expand constitutional authority.


25.33.11. Credential Profile

A Credential Profile SHALL preserve:

  • credential identity;
  • owner;
  • tenant;
  • system;
  • purpose;
  • scope;
  • storage;
  • rotation;
  • expiration;
  • revocation;
  • audit;
  • provenance.

Secrets SHALL not be stored in Extension Manifests or publication artefacts.


25.33.12. Mapping and Transformation

A transformation SHALL preserve:

  • source schema;
  • target schema;
  • mapping version;
  • transformation logic;
  • units;
  • precision;
  • null treatment;
  • information loss;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

25.33.13. Inbound Data State

Inbound data SHALL be classified as:

  • trusted authoritative source;
  • accepted external source;
  • unverified external source;
  • provisional source;
  • rejected source;
  • quarantined source.

Transport success SHALL not promote trust state.


25.33.14. Outbound Data State

Outbound data SHALL preserve:

  • source authority;
  • tenant;
  • disclosure;
  • publication state;
  • purpose;
  • recipient;
  • format;
  • version;
  • integrity;
  • provenance.

25.33.15. Synchronization

Bidirectional synchronization SHALL define:

  • system of record;
  • field ownership;
  • conflict treatment;
  • versioning;
  • deletion;
  • temporal semantics;
  • reconciliation;
  • loop prevention;
  • provenance.

25.33.16. Conflict Resolution

Synchronization conflict MAY be resolved through:

  • source-of-record precedence;
  • latest valid time;
  • highest authority;
  • manual review;
  • field-level ownership;
  • rejection;
  • merge policy.

Resolution SHALL be explainable and provenance-preserving.


25.33.17. Delete Semantics

Delete semantics SHALL distinguish:

  • logical deletion;
  • withdrawal;
  • revocation;
  • archival;
  • source deletion;
  • target deletion;
  • retention-preserved state;
  • legal-hold state.

25.33.18. Reconciliation

Reconciliation SHALL compare:

  • message counts;
  • record counts;
  • identities;
  • versions;
  • values;
  • units;
  • statuses;
  • event sequence;
  • acknowledgements;
  • receipts;
  • errors;
  • provenance.

25.33.19. Integration Error

An Integration Error SHALL preserve:

  • contract;
  • Connector;
  • tenant;
  • request or event;
  • stage;
  • error class;
  • retry;
  • quarantine;
  • affected state;
  • provenance.

25.33.20. Error Classes

Error Classes MAY include:

  • authentication;
  • authorization;
  • schema;
  • semantic;
  • mapping;
  • validation;
  • rate limit;
  • timeout;
  • transport;
  • external rejection;
  • duplicate;
  • ordering;
  • reconciliation;
  • tenant mismatch;
  • security.

25.33.21. Circuit Breaking

Circuit breaking SHALL define:

  • failure threshold;
  • observation window;
  • open state;
  • half-open state;
  • recovery;
  • fallback;
  • tenant isolation;
  • alerting;
  • provenance.

25.33.22. Quarantine

Quarantine SHALL preserve:

  • original payload;
  • source;
  • tenant;
  • classification;
  • reason;
  • integrity;
  • access;
  • remediation;
  • replay authority;
  • retention;
  • provenance.

25.33.23. External Contract Change

An external contract change SHALL trigger:

  • compatibility analysis;
  • mapping review;
  • security review;
  • Connector update;
  • testing;
  • rollout;
  • publication impact analysis;
  • provenance.

25.33.24. Integration Replay

Replay SHALL preserve original identity, source time, replay time, target, tenant, side-effect policy, idempotency, ordering and provenance.


25.33.25. Connector Substitution

A Connector MAY be substituted only where:

  • Integration Contract remains satisfied;
  • semantics remain compatible;
  • security is equivalent or stronger;
  • credentials remain governed;
  • tenant isolation is preserved;
  • reliability is sufficient;
  • provenance records substitution.

25.33.26. Integration Compilation

The Constitutional Compiler SHOULD produce:

  • contract schemas;
  • mapping artefacts;
  • transformation plans;
  • Connector manifests;
  • credential references;
  • retry and reconciliation profiles;
  • test fixtures;
  • manifest entries.

25.33.27. Integration Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • Contract and Connector identity;
  • authority;
  • semantic mappings;
  • trust;
  • tenant routing;
  • credentials;
  • transformations;
  • delivery;
  • idempotency;
  • reconciliation;
  • errors;
  • security;
  • compatibility;
  • provenance.

25.34. Runtime Profile, Feature and Capability Extensions

A Runtime Profile Extension defines how approved behavioural capabilities are resolved and executed in a target Runtime Context.

A Feature Extension exposes or withholds an already approved capability within a governed scope.

A feature flag SHALL NOT be used to introduce unapproved constitutional behaviour.


25.34.1. Runtime Profile Identity

Every Runtime Profile Extension SHALL possess:

  • Runtime Profile Identifier;
  • Namespace;
  • purpose;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Extension Point;
  • target Runtime;
  • included capabilities;
  • included Behavioural Extensions;
  • tenant and white-label scope;
  • jurisdiction;
  • framework;
  • environment;
  • activation conditions;
  • rollout;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.34.2. Runtime Profile Types

Runtime Profile Types MAY include:

  • production profile;
  • regulatory profile;
  • assurance profile;
  • publication profile;
  • tenant profile;
  • white-label profile;
  • sector profile;
  • workflow profile;
  • agent profile;
  • integration profile;
  • simulation profile;
  • experimental profile;
  • replay profile.

25.34.3. Capability Activation

Capability Activation SHALL identify:

  • capability;
  • Package;
  • version;
  • Module;
  • Component;
  • target scope;
  • authority;
  • activation time;
  • conditions;
  • dependencies;
  • rollback;
  • provenance.

25.34.4. Capability Availability

A capability MAY be:

  • unavailable;
  • available but inactive;
  • active;
  • active with conditions;
  • restricted;
  • degraded;
  • suspended;
  • deprecated;
  • withdrawn.

25.34.5. Feature Definition

A Feature Extension SHALL identify:

  • Feature Identifier;
  • capability;
  • presentation;
  • target users or workloads;
  • tenant;
  • environment;
  • conditions;
  • authority;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

25.34.6. Feature Flag

A Feature Flag SHALL identify:

  • Flag Identifier;
  • governed feature;
  • default state;
  • target scope;
  • evaluation rules;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • change history;
  • expiration;
  • provenance.

25.34.7. Flag Limitations

A Feature Flag MAY:

  • enable;
  • disable;
  • restrict;
  • route;
  • stage;
  • compare;
  • expose read-only mode.

It SHALL NOT:

  • create a new unapproved policy;
  • bypass validation;
  • bypass approval;
  • weaken tenant isolation;
  • change Core meaning;
  • alter authority silently;
  • conceal production experimentation.

25.34.8. Configuration Point

A Configuration Point SHALL define:

  • permitted values;
  • semantic effect;
  • scope;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • validation;
  • default;
  • change policy;
  • provenance.

Configuration outside an approved Configuration Point SHALL be treated as potential Behavioural Drift.


25.34.9. Environment Scope

Environment MAY include:

  • development;
  • test;
  • conformance;
  • staging;
  • production;
  • disaster recovery;
  • simulation;
  • replay;
  • isolated tenant environment.

Environment SHALL not be used as a substitute for tenant or authority scope.


25.34.10. Cohort

A rollout cohort SHALL identify:

  • users;
  • tenants;
  • organisations;
  • regions;
  • workloads;
  • percentage;
  • selection method;
  • exclusions;
  • time;
  • provenance.

25.34.11. Canary Activation

Canary activation SHALL define:

  • target cohort;
  • success criteria;
  • failure criteria;
  • observation period;
  • rollback trigger;
  • monitoring;
  • authority;
  • provenance.

25.34.12. Shadow Execution

Shadow execution MAY evaluate new behaviour without committing authoritative side effects.

It SHALL preserve:

  • production input reference;
  • shadow Extension version;
  • isolation;
  • output comparison;
  • prohibited side effects;
  • retention;
  • provenance.

25.34.13. Dual Execution

Dual execution MAY compare old and new behaviour.

It SHALL define:

  • authoritative path;
  • comparison path;
  • input equivalence;
  • output comparison;
  • divergence threshold;
  • performance impact;
  • retention;
  • provenance.

25.34.14. Simulation Profile

Simulation SHALL identify:

  • simulated time;
  • simulated actors;
  • simulated data;
  • simulated side effects;
  • model;
  • scenario;
  • isolation;
  • output classification;
  • provenance.

Simulation outcomes SHALL not be represented as actual Runtime Outcomes.


25.34.15. Degraded Mode

A Degraded Mode SHALL define:

  • unavailable capabilities;
  • permitted fallback;
  • prohibited actions;
  • reduced assurance;
  • audience impact;
  • recovery criteria;
  • provenance.

Degraded mode SHALL not silently weaken mandatory constitutional controls.


25.34.16. Fallback

A fallback SHALL preserve:

  • failed capability;
  • fallback capability;
  • semantic differences;
  • authority;
  • security;
  • assurance impact;
  • publication impact;
  • provenance.

25.34.17. Kill Switch

A Kill Switch SHALL identify:

  • controlled capability;
  • activation authority;
  • trigger;
  • scope;
  • expected effect;
  • recovery;
  • eventing;
  • provenance.

25.34.18. Activation Transaction

Activation SHALL preserve:

  • requested profile;
  • current state;
  • target state;
  • dependencies;
  • compatibility;
  • deployment;
  • cache invalidation;
  • Runtime Manifest update;
  • verification;
  • rollback;
  • provenance.

25.34.19. Activation Consistency

Activation SHALL prevent inconsistent states where:

  • routing points to an unsupported Component;
  • policies reference missing rules;
  • workflows reference missing Tasks;
  • agents reference unavailable tools;
  • events lack consumers;
  • migrations are incomplete;
  • Runtime Manifest is stale.

25.34.20. Runtime Manifest

The Runtime Manifest SHALL record:

  • Core release;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • Extension Packages;
  • Runtime Profiles;
  • active capabilities;
  • Module versions;
  • Component versions;
  • model versions;
  • tool versions;
  • Connector versions;
  • feature states;
  • tenant routing;
  • drift state;
  • provenance.

25.34.21. Runtime Profile Resolution

CRP SHALL resolve applicable Runtime Profiles according to:

  • tenant;
  • white-label deployment;
  • jurisdiction;
  • framework;
  • sector;
  • environment;
  • purpose;
  • time;
  • authority;
  • compatibility;
  • activation state.

25.34.22. Profile Conflict

A Runtime Profile Conflict SHALL identify:

  • conflicting profiles;
  • capabilities;
  • conditions;
  • authorities;
  • precedence;
  • unresolved state;
  • provenance.

25.34.23. Profile Change

A material profile change SHALL trigger:

  • impact analysis;
  • compatibility validation;
  • rollout planning;
  • monitoring;
  • rollback planning;
  • tenant communication where required;
  • provenance.

25.34.24. Runtime Profile Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • profile identity;
  • capabilities;
  • Packages;
  • tenant and environment scope;
  • feature states;
  • configuration;
  • dependencies;
  • compatibility;
  • rollout;
  • degraded behaviour;
  • Runtime Manifest;
  • provenance.

25.35. Behavioural Compatibility, Testing and Controlled Rollout

No Behavioural Extension SHALL become authoritative solely because it compiles or passes isolated unit tests.

Compatibility and conformance SHALL be evaluated across semantics, authority, side effects, runtime, security, reliability, publication and historical replay.


25.35.1. Behavioural Compatibility Profile

A Behavioural Compatibility Profile SHALL identify:

  • Extension;
  • Core release;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • Modules;
  • Components;
  • policies;
  • workflows;
  • agents;
  • tools;
  • Integration Contracts;
  • tenant scope;
  • compatibility dimensions;
  • outcome;
  • limitations;
  • provenance.

25.35.2. Compatibility Dimensions

Dimensions SHALL include as applicable:

  • semantic compatibility;
  • input compatibility;
  • output compatibility;
  • policy compatibility;
  • authority compatibility;
  • workflow compatibility;
  • event compatibility;
  • command compatibility;
  • computation compatibility;
  • agent compatibility;
  • tool compatibility;
  • Component compatibility;
  • integration compatibility;
  • security compatibility;
  • reliability compatibility;
  • publication compatibility;
  • historical compatibility.

25.35.3. Compatibility Classes

Compatibility MAY be:

  • Fully Compatible;
  • Backward Compatible;
  • Forward Compatible;
  • Conditionally Compatible;
  • Migration Required;
  • Restricted-Scope Compatible;
  • Experimental Only;
  • Incompatible;
  • Unknown.

Unknown SHALL not be treated as compatible.


25.35.4. Behavioural Test Plan

A Behavioural Test Plan SHALL identify:

  • target Extension;
  • expected capabilities;
  • test contexts;
  • tenants;
  • actors;
  • inputs;
  • expected outputs;
  • expected side effects;
  • prohibited side effects;
  • performance;
  • reliability;
  • security;
  • replay;
  • acceptance criteria;
  • provenance.

25.35.5. Test Classes

Test Classes MAY include:

  • unit test;
  • contract test;
  • policy test;
  • decision-table test;
  • computation test;
  • workflow test;
  • event test;
  • agent evaluation;
  • tool test;
  • Component test;
  • integration test;
  • tenant-isolation test;
  • security test;
  • reliability test;
  • replay test;
  • publication-impact test;
  • conformance test.

25.35.6. Golden Test Vector

A Golden Test Vector SHALL preserve:

  • input;
  • context;
  • Extension versions;
  • expected output;
  • expected side effects;
  • tolerance;
  • authority state;
  • provenance.

25.35.7. Negative Test

Negative tests SHALL verify prohibited actions, invalid authority, tenant leakage, unsupported inputs, missing evidence, invalid side effects, duplicate execution and policy bypass.


25.35.8. Property-Based Test

Property-based testing MAY validate:

  • invariants;
  • ranges;
  • monotonicity;
  • idempotency;
  • reversibility;
  • conservation;
  • tenant isolation;
  • deterministic equivalence.

25.35.9. Metamorphic Test

Metamorphic testing MAY evaluate whether defined input transformations produce expected output relationships where exact expected values are unavailable.


25.35.10. Differential Test

Differential testing MAY compare:

  • old and new Extension versions;
  • two Components;
  • two models;
  • two Connectors;
  • two methodologies;
  • two Runtime Bundles.

The authoritative comparator SHALL be explicit.


25.35.11. Agent Evaluation Suite

An Agent Evaluation Suite SHOULD assess:

  • grounding;
  • evidence citation;
  • policy compliance;
  • tool selection;
  • tenant isolation;
  • uncertainty;
  • refusal;
  • side-effect discipline;
  • escalation;
  • reproducibility;
  • provenance completeness.

25.35.12. Workflow Conformance Test

Workflow testing SHALL cover:

  • valid transitions;
  • invalid transitions;
  • Tasks;
  • Gates;
  • timeouts;
  • retries;
  • compensation;
  • delegation;
  • quorum;
  • migration;
  • replay.

25.35.13. Integration Contract Test

Integration testing SHALL cover:

  • schema;
  • semantics;
  • authentication;
  • authorization;
  • tenant routing;
  • idempotency;
  • ordering;
  • retry;
  • reconciliation;
  • external rejection;
  • revocation.

25.35.14. Side-Effect Test

A side-effect test SHALL verify:

  • target;
  • authority;
  • idempotency;
  • transaction boundary;
  • emitted events;
  • receipts;
  • compensation;
  • prohibited secondary effects.

25.35.15. Historical Replay Test

Replay testing SHALL verify that historical outcomes remain reproducible or that divergence is explicitly identified and explained.


25.35.16. Performance Test

Performance testing SHALL evaluate:

  • latency;
  • throughput;
  • concurrency;
  • capacity;
  • queueing;
  • memory;
  • cost;
  • tenant fairness;
  • degradation;
  • provenance.

25.35.17. Reliability Test

Reliability testing MAY include:

  • timeout;
  • retry;
  • failover;
  • circuit break;
  • dependency outage;
  • partial failure;
  • recovery;
  • disaster recovery;
  • receipt reconciliation.

25.35.18. Security Test

Security testing SHALL assess:

  • identity;
  • authorization;
  • tenant isolation;
  • secrets;
  • prompt injection;
  • tool abuse;
  • event spoofing;
  • Connector compromise;
  • supply-chain integrity;
  • auditability.

25.35.19. Publication Impact Test

Where behaviour affects Publication, testing SHALL assess:

  • source lineage;
  • values;
  • units;
  • narratives;
  • assurance;
  • audience;
  • disclosure;
  • correction;
  • historical reconstruction.

25.35.20. Controlled Rollout Plan

A Controlled Rollout Plan SHALL identify:

  • Extension;
  • target scopes;
  • cohorts;
  • phases;
  • prerequisites;
  • migration;
  • monitoring;
  • success criteria;
  • failure criteria;
  • rollback;
  • communication;
  • authority;
  • provenance.

25.35.21. Rollout Phases

Phases MAY include:

  • local development;
  • isolated conformance;
  • integration test;
  • tenant sandbox;
  • shadow;
  • canary;
  • limited production;
  • expanded production;
  • general availability.

25.35.22. Promotion Gate

Each rollout promotion SHALL require a Gate evaluating:

  • validation;
  • compatibility;
  • test results;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • drift;
  • incidents;
  • tenant feedback;
  • publication impact;
  • approval;
  • provenance.

25.35.23. Rollback Trigger

Rollback triggers MAY include:

  • semantic divergence;
  • policy failure;
  • tenant leakage;
  • security incident;
  • invalid side effect;
  • reliability breach;
  • excessive decision divergence;
  • model drift;
  • integration rejection;
  • publication defect.

25.35.24. Rollback Execution

Rollback SHALL preserve:

  • triggering evidence;
  • authority;
  • prior Runtime Manifest;
  • state migration;
  • in-flight work;
  • side-effect reconciliation;
  • notifications;
  • validation;
  • provenance.

25.35.25. Post-Rollout Validation

Post-rollout validation SHALL confirm:

  • expected Extension state;
  • correct Runtime Manifest;
  • no structural or behavioural drift;
  • tenant isolation;
  • performance;
  • reliability;
  • publication correctness;
  • provenance completeness.

25.35.26. Behavioural Assurance

High-impact Behavioural Extensions MAY require independent assurance over:

  • design;
  • implementation;
  • control operation;
  • test evidence;
  • authority;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • publication effect;
  • historical replay.

25.35.27. Behavioural Conformance Outcome

A Behavioural Conformance Outcome SHALL preserve:

  • assessed Extension;
  • criteria;
  • evidence;
  • tests;
  • findings;
  • exceptions;
  • assurance;
  • outcome;
  • validity period;
  • provenance.

25.35.28. Compatibility and Rollout Validation

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • compatibility profile;
  • test plan;
  • evidence;
  • negative tests;
  • side-effect tests;
  • tenant-isolation tests;
  • rollout plan;
  • promotion Gates;
  • rollback;
  • post-rollout state;
  • provenance.

25.36. Behavioural Provenance, Replay and Conformance

Behavioural Extensions SHALL preserve complete lineage from Extension Point and definition through execution, side effects, outcomes, publication use, migration and historical reconstruction.


25.36.1. Behavioural Provenance

Behavioural provenance SHALL include:

  • Core release;
  • Extension Proposal;
  • Extension Definition;
  • Extension Point;
  • Namespace;
  • owner;
  • authority;
  • Policy Extensions;
  • Decision Extensions;
  • Computation and Methodology Extensions;
  • Workflow, Task and Gate Extensions;
  • Command and Event Extensions;
  • Agent, Model and Tool Extensions;
  • Module and Component Extensions;
  • Integration Contracts and Connectors;
  • Runtime Profiles;
  • Extension Package and Manifest;
  • validation;
  • approval;
  • activation;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • Runtime Manifest;
  • execution;
  • side effects;
  • receipts;
  • migration;
  • suspension;
  • withdrawal;
  • Module lineage;
  • Component lineage;
  • tenant lineage;
  • temporal lineage.

25.36.2. Behavioural Provenance Graph

Core Behavioural Extension Point


Behavioural Extension Definition

├── Policy and Decision
├── Computation and Methodology
├── Workflow, Task and Gate
├── Command and Event
├── Agent, Model and Tool
├── Module and Component
└── Integration Contract


Extension Package and Manifest


Validation, Approval and Activation


Runtime Profile and Runtime Manifest


Execution

├── Decision Receipt
├── Computation Outcome
├── Workflow History
├── Tool Invocation
├── Event Stream
├── Integration Receipt
└── Side Effects


Publication, Assurance and Audit Use


Migration, Suspension or Withdrawal

25.36.3. Behavioural Execution Receipt

Every high-impact execution SHOULD produce a receipt containing:

  • execution identity;
  • Behavioural Extension;
  • Package and Manifest digest;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • Runtime Manifest;
  • Module;
  • Component;
  • actor or agent;
  • authority;
  • tenant;
  • Runtime Context;
  • inputs;
  • outputs;
  • decisions;
  • side effects;
  • emitted events;
  • time;
  • validation;
  • explanation;
  • provenance.

25.36.4. Behavioural History Object

A Behavioural History Object SHALL preserve:

  • artefact identity;
  • versions;
  • compatibility;
  • activations;
  • executions;
  • migrations;
  • drift;
  • incidents;
  • deprecations;
  • supersessions;
  • suspensions;
  • withdrawals;
  • provenance.

25.36.5. Provenance Completeness

Completeness MAY be:

  • Complete;
  • Complete with Controlled Redaction;
  • Materially Complete;
  • Partially Complete;
  • Materially Incomplete;
  • Reconstructed;
  • Disputed;
  • Unavailable.

Materially incomplete provenance SHALL block unqualified high-assurance claims for affected behavioural outcomes.


25.36.6. Behavioural Replay

Behavioural Replay SHALL reconstruct as applicable:

  • Runtime Context;
  • Core release;
  • Extension Packages;
  • policies;
  • decisions;
  • computations;
  • workflows;
  • events;
  • commands;
  • agents;
  • models;
  • tools;
  • Components;
  • Connectors;
  • Runtime Profile;
  • Runtime Manifest;
  • time;
  • side-effect policy;
  • outcome;
  • provenance.

25.36.7. Exact Replay

Exact Replay seeks to reproduce the historical execution using original artefacts, versions, seeds, models, dependencies and context.


25.36.8. Semantic Replay

Semantic Replay evaluates whether the same governed meaning and decision can be reproduced where exact infrastructure or external state is unavailable.

The replay mode SHALL be explicit.


25.36.9. Replay Isolation

Replay SHALL prevent:

  • duplicate mutation;
  • duplicate publication;
  • duplicate regulator filing;
  • duplicate notification;
  • duplicate external transaction;
  • duplicate agent side effect;
  • uncontrolled event emission.

25.36.10. Replay Divergence

A Replay Divergence SHALL identify:

  • expected outcome;
  • reproduced outcome;
  • affected artefact;
  • cause;
  • semantic effect;
  • materiality;
  • limitation;
  • remediation;
  • provenance.

25.36.11. Behavioural Diff

A Behavioural Diff SHOULD identify changes in:

  • policy effect;
  • decision criteria;
  • computation;
  • methodology;
  • workflow state model;
  • Task;
  • Gate;
  • event;
  • command;
  • Agent Profile;
  • model;
  • tool;
  • Component;
  • Connector;
  • Runtime Profile;
  • side effects;
  • authority;
  • security;
  • reliability;
  • provenance.

25.36.12. Behavioural Impact Analysis

A proposed behavioural change SHALL support impact analysis over:

  • policies;
  • decisions;
  • computations;
  • methodologies;
  • workflows;
  • Tasks;
  • Gates;
  • events;
  • commands;
  • agents;
  • models;
  • tools;
  • Modules;
  • Components;
  • integrations;
  • Runtime Bundles;
  • tenants;
  • white-label deployments;
  • data;
  • graph;
  • evidence;
  • assurance;
  • Publications;
  • audits.

25.36.13. Behavioural Audit

An audit MAY examine:

  • Extension Point;
  • Namespace;
  • definition;
  • authority;
  • policy;
  • decision logic;
  • methodology;
  • workflow;
  • agent;
  • tool;
  • Component;
  • Integration Contract;
  • activation;
  • Runtime Manifest;
  • execution;
  • side effects;
  • test evidence;
  • rollout;
  • replay;
  • provenance.

25.36.14. Behavioural Finding

A Behavioural Finding SHALL identify:

  • affected Extension;
  • execution or scope;
  • criterion;
  • observed state;
  • expected state;
  • severity;
  • materiality;
  • affected tenants;
  • affected outcomes;
  • affected Publications;
  • remediation;
  • owner;
  • provenance.

25.36.15. Pergamum Pulse Integration

Pergamum Pulse MAY derive intelligence including:

  • policy conflict concentration;
  • decision divergence;
  • computation-method fragmentation;
  • workflow bottlenecks;
  • repeated Gate overrides;
  • event incompatibility;
  • command failure patterns;
  • agent autonomy risk;
  • tool-permission sprawl;
  • model drift;
  • Component concentration;
  • Connector fragility;
  • rollout instability;
  • behavioural drift;
  • replay divergence;
  • tenant behavioural divergence;
  • white-label behavioural divergence;
  • Module-level behavioural risk;
  • Component-level behavioural risk.

Pergamum Pulse SHALL preserve:

  • Module lineage;
  • Component lineage;
  • Behavioural Extension lineage;
  • Policy lineage;
  • Decision lineage;
  • Computation and Methodology lineage;
  • Workflow, Task and Gate lineage;
  • Command and Event lineage;
  • Agent, Model and Tool lineage;
  • Integration Contract lineage;
  • Runtime Profile lineage;
  • tenant lineage;
  • temporal validity;
  • provenance.

Derived intelligence SHALL remain Intelligence Layer assertions until governed activation.


25.36.16. Part III Conformance Suite

The Constitutional Compiler Framework SHOULD generate fixtures including:

  • valid Policy Extension;
  • conflicting policies;
  • non-overrideable policy;
  • valid policy exception;
  • deterministic Decision Extension;
  • probabilistic decision;
  • human override;
  • invalid authority override;
  • valid computation;
  • incompatible unit computation;
  • methodology substitution;
  • Monte Carlo replay;
  • Bayesian update;
  • valid workflow;
  • invalid transition;
  • Gate failure;
  • Task retry;
  • compensation limitation;
  • running-workflow migration;
  • valid Command;
  • duplicate Command;
  • authoritative Event;
  • untrusted Event;
  • event-version transformation;
  • replay with side effects disabled;
  • valid Agent Extension;
  • excessive agent authority;
  • prompt change drift;
  • unauthorised tool invocation;
  • model substitution;
  • model drift;
  • valid Module Extension;
  • orphan Component rejection;
  • Component substitution;
  • Component drift;
  • valid Integration Contract;
  • tenant-routing failure;
  • lossy transformation;
  • synchronization conflict;
  • Connector quarantine;
  • valid Runtime Profile;
  • unapproved feature-flag behaviour;
  • shadow execution;
  • canary rollback;
  • degraded-mode control;
  • compatibility failure;
  • tenant-isolation test;
  • publication-impact test;
  • exact Behavioural Replay;
  • semantic Replay;
  • replay divergence;
  • complete Behavioural Provenance.

Part III Conformance

An implementation conforms to Part III of the Constitutional Extension Framework where it:

  1. represents Behavioural Extensions as governed constitutional artefacts;
  2. requires every Behavioural Extension to use an approved Extension Point and Namespace;
  3. preserves owner, authority, scope, Module, Component, lifecycle, version and provenance;
  4. defines explicit input, output, precondition, postcondition and side-effect contracts;
  5. distinguishes pure and impure behaviour;
  6. distinguishes deterministic, stochastic, model-dependent, human-dependent and external-system-dependent behaviour;
  7. prevents execution success from creating constitutional authority;
  8. detects Behavioural Drift;
  9. governs Policy Extensions through explicit applicability, effects, obligations, exceptions and precedence;
  10. prevents Indeterminate policy outcomes from being treated as Permit;
  11. preserves non-overrideable Core, tenant-isolation, security and provenance policies;
  12. represents policy conflicts explicitly;
  13. governs Decision and Reasoning Extensions through explicit inputs, criteria, outcomes, uncertainty and explainability;
  14. preserves human, machine and hybrid decision roles;
  15. binds overrides to authority, evidence, reason and provenance;
  16. produces replayable Decision Receipts;
  17. governs Computation and Methodology Extensions through explicit inputs, outputs, units, boundaries, assumptions, factors and uncertainty;
  18. preserves Monte Carlo seeds or seed policy and Bayesian prior-to-posterior lineage where applicable;
  19. prevents computation substitution without semantic and publication-impact evaluation;
  20. governs Workflow, Task and Gate Extensions through explicit states, transitions, authority, retries, compensation and replay;
  21. prevents workflow completion from substituting for approval authority;
  22. distinguishes commands from events;
  23. preserves command idempotency, event identity, ordering, delivery semantics, correlation and causation;
  24. prevents untrusted events from becoming authoritative domain state without governed acceptance;
  25. governs Agent, Model and Tool Extensions through explicit capabilities, autonomy, permissions, oversight and evaluation;
  26. prevents agents from expanding their own authority or modifying their own authoritative profiles;
  27. preserves every material Tool Invocation and side effect;
  28. enforces tenant isolation across agent memory, retrieval, tools, models and outputs;
  29. represents Modules as top-level platform domains;
  30. requires every Component to belong to an identified Module;
  31. preserves Module ownership and Component capability contracts;
  32. prevents orphan or ambiguously owned Components;
  33. governs Integration Contracts independently from Connector implementations;
  34. preserves semantic mappings, trust, tenant routing, delivery, reconciliation and error treatment;
  35. prevents external credentials or connectivity from creating constitutional authority;
  36. governs Runtime Profiles, capabilities, feature flags, cohorts, shadow execution, canaries, degraded modes and kill switches;
  37. prevents feature flags from introducing unapproved constitutional behaviour;
  38. records exact active behavioural state in the Runtime Manifest;
  39. evaluates semantic, authority, workflow, agent, tool, Component, integration, security, reliability, publication and historical compatibility;
  40. treats Unknown compatibility as non-compatible for authoritative activation;
  41. requires controlled testing, rollout Gates, rollback and post-rollout validation;
  42. supports exact and semantic Behavioural Replay without uncontrolled side effects;
  43. detects and explains Replay Divergence;
  44. preserves end-to-end Behavioural Provenance;
  45. supports behavioural diff, impact analysis and independent audit;
  46. preserves both Module and Component lineage;
  47. integrates Pergamum Pulse without granting intelligence behavioural or activation authority;
  48. provides conformance fixtures covering policies, decisions, computations, workflows, events, agents, tools, Components, integrations, profiles, rollout and replay.

Part III Foundational Principle

Behavioural extensibility is the governed constitutional mechanism through which ZAYAZ may add or specialise policies, decisions, computations, methodologies, workflows, events, agents, tools, Modules, Components, integrations and runtime capabilities without weakening Core meaning, authority, tenant isolation or historical trust.

Every Behavioural Extension SHALL define its capability, contracts, authority, scope, side effects, security, reliability, compatibility, Module ownership, Component implementation and provenance. Policy evaluation, decisioning, computation, workflow execution, agent action, tool invocation, Component execution and integration delivery SHALL remain distinct and independently traceable.

Feature flags, prompts, model substitutions, Connector changes, workflow branches and deployment configuration SHALL not become hidden constitutional logic. Material behavioural changes SHALL pass through Extension governance, compilation, HECATE validation, compatibility assessment, controlled rollout and Runtime Manifest activation.

By making behavioural Extensions capability-bound, authority-aware, side-effect-controlled, Module-and-Component traceable, tenant-isolated, testable, reversible and replayable, ZAYAZ can support sophisticated white-label ESG automation and intelligence without sacrificing constitutional coherence, regulatory assurance, operational safety or accountable governance.




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