Day 1: ship truth without breaking anything. Day 30: defensible accountability.
Day 1 — Add SSMDE alongside what you already send
Keep your current transport (JSON/CSV/bus/API). Add one portable declaration block per message.
Minimal block (copy-ready):
{
"value": { "reading": 36.9, "unit": "C" },
"align": 0.12,
"band": "A0",
"manifest_id": "M1",
"stamp": "SSMCLOCK1|2025-11-04T13:20:55Z|theta=127.4|sha256=9f...21|prev=NONE"
}
What each field means (at Day 1):
value # untouched classical magnitude (collapse parity holds: phi((m,a)) = m)
align # bounded dial in (-1,+1); start with a simple computed or conservative value
band # human stance like "A0"; map to a small published band table
manifest_id # short ID of the rulebook in force (fixed for Day 1)
stamp # time + digest + prev link; Day 1 may start with prev=NONE
Safety dial math (canonical pipeline to adopt):
a_c := clamp(a_raw, -1+eps_a, +1-eps_a)
u := atanh(a_c)
U += w * u
W += w
a_out := tanh( U / max(W, eps_w) )
Set once and publish:
eps_a := 1e-6
eps_w := 1e-12
Tiny Day 1 band table (example):
# align in (-1,+1)
A++ : align >= +0.80
A0 : -0.30 <= align < +0.80
A- : -0.80 <= align < -0.30
CRITICAL : align < -0.80 # escalate to human
One-line stamp shape (example):
SSMCLOCK1|<utc>|theta=<deg>|sha256=<hex>|prev=<hash-or-NONE>
Day 7 — Make it replayable
Two checks anyone can run:
(1) Verify chain continuity
# Pseudocode:
for each record i>0:
assert record[i].stamp.prev == sha256( canonical(record[i-1]) )
(2) Recompute align for parity
# Pseudocode:
recompute_align(a_raw_timeline, weights, eps_a, eps_w) -> a_out'
assert approx_equal(a_out', record.align)
Outcome: audit can replay timing and math without your help.
Day 14 — Publish the rulebook (manifest)
Freeze policy in a small, human-readable manifest.
Starter manifest (copy-ready):
{
"manifest_id": "M1",
"align_computation": {
"eps_a": 1e-6,
"eps_w": 1e-12,
"weights": "uniform",
"pipeline": [
"a_c := clamp(a_raw, -1+eps_a, +1-eps_a)",
"u := atanh(a_c)",
"U += w * u ; W += w",
"align := tanh( U / max(W, eps_w) )"
]
},
"bands": [
{ "name": "CRITICAL", "align_min": -1.00, "align_max": -0.80, "action": "page human", "window": "<= 10 min" },
{ "name": "A-", "align_min": -0.80, "align_max": -0.30, "action": "investigate", "window": "<= 30 min" },
{ "name": "A0", "align_min": -0.30, "align_max": 0.80, "action": "monitor", "window": "<= 8 h" },
{ "name": "A++", "align_min": 0.80, "align_max": 1.00, "action": "none", "window": "n/a" }
]
}
Rule: change policy → issue a new manifest_id.
Day 30 — Graduate to defensible accountability
Turn the dial from “nice-to-have” to evidence:
(1) Chain every record
prev := "NONE"
for each canonical_record in stream:
digest := sha256( canonical_record )
stamp := "SSMCLOCK1|" + utc() + "|theta=" + rotation() +
"|sha256=" + digest + "|prev=" + prev
prev := digest
(2) Enforce escalation promises
if band == "CRITICAL":
page_oncall_within("<= 10 min")
log_escalation_outcome()
(3) Ledger the received declarations
append(local_ledger.jsonl, { record, verified_chain:true, verified_align:true })
Result by Day 30. Records are self-contained declarations with frozen policy, provable timing/sequence, and auditable actions.
Starter Kit (optional, quick lift)
What to paste into your repo today:
Read-me snippet
# SSMDE quick start
# 1) Emit the minimal block alongside your current payload
# 2) Publish a tiny manifest (see M1 above)
# 3) Add chain + verify steps to CI or a nightly job
CI parity check (pseudocode)
job "ssmde_verify":
steps:
- recompute_align_against_records()
- verify_stamp_chain()
- fail_if_discrepancy()
Band card for operators
CRITICAL : human respond <= 10 min
A- : investigate <= 30 min
A0 : monitor <= 8 h
A++ : no action
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