Canonical decision operating system for rights-constrained, ripple-aware ethical governance and intelligence alignment.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | v9.5 |
| Status | Canonical core release (Tier 1–3), with a synchronized document/workbook set and integrity layer |
| License | CC BY-ND 4.0 (spec text) · MIT (code) · CC BY 4.0 (examples) |
| Canonical sites | ripplelogic.org · mathgov.org |
| Repository | github.com/MathGov/ripple-logic |
| Author | James McGaughran · ORCID: 0009-0005-3324-7290 |
v9.5 — Canonical Core Bundle (Tier 1–3)
Release tag: v9.5
Release folder: releases/v9.5_2026-04-16
This release includes:
- RippleLogic v9.5 Canon
- Sentience Gradient Protocol (SGP) v4.6
- ripple.md Standard v2.0
- RippleLogic Agent System v9.0
- RippleLogic Aligners Sheet v2.3 (worked-run exemplar)
- ProofPack v0.3
- Release manifest
- SHA-256 manifest
- Bundle inventory
This is the current stable release line.
RippleLogic is a general-purpose ethical operating system that evaluates decisions across nested stakeholder scopes while enforcing:
- Non-compensatory rights floors so rights violations cannot be traded away for aggregate benefit elsewhere
- Catastrophic tail-risk control using Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) over a governed scenario library rather than expected value
- Containment so local gains may not degrade the coherence of containing union scopes beyond governed tolerance
- Welfare ranking only among options that pass the admissibility gates, scored across a 7 × 7 welfare matrix of union scopes × welfare dimensions
- Structural diagnostics through Union Coherence Index (UCI) and Hollowing-Out Index (HOI) for long-run integrity monitoring and tie-breaking
It is designed for governance and public policy analysis, AI alignment and safety evaluation, institutional and organizational decision-making, and other high-stakes environments requiring auditable, rights-respecting reasoning under uncertainty.
Canonical naming: RippleLogic is the canonical release-line name. MathGov remains the historical umbrella term for the broader lineage and ecosystem.
Single source of truth: The Foundation Canon (RippleLogic_v9.5_Canon_FINAL.docx) is the governing artifact for the v9.5 release line. If any companion artifact conflicts with the Canon, the Canon governs.
Current release: v9.5
Release type: Canonical core release
Core bundle: Tier 1–3 publication-ready core bundle
The v9.5 line contains the following synced core artifacts:
RippleLogic_v9.5_Canon_FINAL.docxSGP_v4.6_FINAL.docxripple_md_Standard_v2.0_RELEASE_READY_FINAL.docxRippleLogic_Agent_System_v9.0_RELEASE_READY.docxRippleLogic_Aligners_Sheet_v2.3_RELEASE_READY_FINAL.xlsx
The release package also includes:
RippleLogic_v9.5_ProofPack_v0.3.docxRippleLogic_v9.5_release_manifest_FINAL.yamlRippleLogic_v9.5_release_sha256_FINAL.txtRippleLogic_v9.5_bundle_inventory_FINAL.txt
RippleLogic filters and ranks options in a fixed lexicographic order:
NCRC → TRC → Containment → RLS → UCI / HOI
- NCRC removes rights-violating options
- TRC removes options with unacceptable catastrophic tail risk
- Containment blocks local optimization that degrades containing scopes
- RLS ranks the remaining selectable options by weighted welfare improvement
- UCI / HOI provide structural diagnostics, tie-breaking support, and longitudinal monitoring
Later-stage gains cannot compensate for earlier-stage failure.
Every decision is evaluated across 49 cells, formed by 7 union scopes × 7 welfare dimensions.
| Code | Scope |
|---|---|
| U1 | Self |
| U2 | Household |
| U3 | Community |
| U4 | Organization |
| U5 | Polity |
| U6 | Humanity / CMIU |
| U7 | Biosphere |
| Code | Dimension |
|---|---|
| D1 | Material |
| D2 | Health |
| D3 | Social |
| D4 | Knowledge |
| D5 | Agency |
| D6 | Meaning |
| D7 | Environment |
All normative computation is performed on the canonical [-1, +1] scale.
The Canon is the normative source of truth. The following companion artifacts extend or operationalize the v9.5 core line:
| Artifact | Version | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sentience Gradient Protocol (SGP) | v4.6 | Sentience scoring and rights-of-protection interface consumed by RippleLogic |
| ripple.md Standard | v2.0 | Portable alignment contract and wrapper/interface standard |
| RippleLogic Agent System | v9.0 | Operational agent controls, evaluation harness expectations, stewardship, and deployment mode governance |
| RippleLogic Aligners Sheet | v2.3 | Worked-run and audit-ready workbook companion |
RippleLogic v9.5 is release-ready as the core synced document/workbook bundle for the declared Tier 1–3 scope.
This means the v9.5 release line now provides:
- a synced canonical document stack
- a calculable and publication-clean workbook companion within its declared role
- release hashes and manifest surfaces suitable for GitHub and website publication
- a bounded release integrity layer through the ProofPack and metadata surfaces
This does not mean the system is fully empirically validated or that Tier 4 replay claims are open.
- Core synced canon line: ready
- Tier 1–3 specification/use as a documented framework: claimable within the stated boundaries of the Canon and companion documents
- Tier 4 independent replay claim: prohibited until validator/schema surfaces and any optional executable companion assets are separately published and pinned
This repository currently provides:
- Tier 1–3 canonical framework and documentation
- worked-run exemplar support
- release-layer integrity metadata
This repository does not yet provide:
- a Tier 4 independently replayable validator system
- a full validator/schema/reference-calculator ecosystem
- a deployment evidence pack proving live Agent System conformance
The Aligners Sheet is included as a worked-run exemplar companion, not as the repository-level validator/schema surface.
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v9.0_2026-03-24/
v9.5_2026-04-16/
examples/
ripplelogic-proofpack-lite/
README.md
RELEASE_HISTORY.md
RELEASE_MANIFEST.json
RELEASE_POLICY.md
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