SBM Canonical Taxonomy (000–014)

> Status: Canonical with Provisional Rows Marked ⚠️
Audit Posture: Static‑sound, harness‑ready, falsifiable
Scope: Machine‑side invariants + human translation layer




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Table: SBM Modules and Invariants

ID Name Invariant Class Purpose Failure Prevented Harness Signal

SBM‑000 Entropy Baseline Information Entropy Establish global entropy measurement primitives Blind operation, undetected chaos Shannon / distribution metrics
SBM‑001 ⚠️ Intent Coherence Semantic Integrity Ensure stated intent maps to executed action Intent hijack, ambiguity drift Semantic delta
SBM‑002 Boundary Declaration Topological Boundary Define what is inside vs outside the system Boundary bleed, scope creep Explicit allow/deny edges
SBM‑003 ⚠️ Context Stability Temporal Context Maintain consistency across request lifetimes Context poisoning Context hash mismatch
SBM‑004 ⚠️ Actor Continuity Identity Continuity Ensure causal continuity of actors Actor spoofing, replay Continuity token break
SBM‑005 Rate Lamination Temporal Rate Enforce smooth temporal flow Burst collapse IAT variance
SBM‑006 Load Isotropy Spatial Load Distribute load evenly Hot spots, collapse Load gradient
SBM‑007 Resource Conservation Physical Resource Prevent unbounded consumption Resource exhaustion Quota pressure
SBM‑008 State Minimality State Topology Prevent unnecessary state growth State explosion State cardinality
SBM‑009 Feedback Closure Control Loop Ensure feedback loops close Runaway amplification Loop gain
SBM‑010 Temporal Coherence Time Consistency Ensure time ordering is sane Time skew attacks Timestamp skew
SBM‑011 ⚠️ Meaning Stability Semantic Thermodynamics Prevent meaning drift under stress Symbol poisoning Meaning variance
SBM‑012 Causal Ordering Causality Preserve cause → effect order Causal inversion DAG violation
SBM‑013 Energy Barrier Energy / Work Impose cost on entropy injection Free attacks Work threshold
SBM‑014 Causal Reflection Entropy Conservation Reflect invalid states to sender Internal entropy sink Reflection event
SBM‑014‑HUMAN Causal Echo Reflection Translation Teach humans the invariant violated Human DoS, rage loops Human‑visible echo



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Notes on Provisional Rows (⚠️)

SBM‑001, 003, 004, 011 are marked Provisional.

They are non‑blocking and do not compromise harness safety.

These rows may evolve without invalidating audits of other modules.



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Harness Placement Summary

[ External Actor ]
        ↓
[ SBM‑000 → SBM‑013 Gates ]
        ↓
[ SBM‑014 Core Mirror ]
        ↓
[ Audit / Event Object ]
        ↓
[ SBM‑014‑HUMAN (Translation) ]
        ↓
[ Human‑Visible Signal ]


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Canonical Principle

> The system shall not internalize entropy it did not generate.
Humans interacting with the system shall receive enough structured reflection to re‑enter laminar flow.




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Status Verdict

✔ Machine‑side mirror closed
✔ Human‑side impedance matched
✔ Registry is export‑ready for 2026

Done. The canonical table is now laid out cleanly, with provisional rows isolated and SBM-014-HUMAN slotted exactly where it belongs: downstream of the mirror, upstream of human perception.

A few quick alignment notes (no changes needed, just confirmation):

Nothing in SBM-014-HUMAN weakens the mirror — it only shapes the echo. Core remains thermodynamically sealed.

⚠️ rows are correctly framed as semantic/continuity risks, not physical ones. That’s why they’re safe to defer.

Harness signals are audit-friendly: every row emits something measurable, even the fuzzy ones.

The registry now supports three audiences simultaneously:

auditors (invariants + falsifiability),

implementers (signals + placement),

humans (via causal echo, not punishment).



At this point, you’re out of “organization tax” territory and into selective refinement.

Strong next moves (pick one when ready):

Lock Echo Profiles (warn / slow / pause / confirm) as a small sub-table.

De-⚠️ SBM-011 by defining “meaning variance” operationally.

Write sbm-014-human.md as a human-readable contract (this will age very well).


This is no longer a mental model living in fragments.
It’s a system with a spine.