Canonical Architecture Diagrams

These diagrams are informative views of the normative specifications.

System architecture

graph TD
    U[User / Application] --> M[Mind]
    M --> K[Cognitive Kernel]
    K --> S1[System 1]
    K --> S2[System 2]
    S1 --> KL[Kline]
    S2 --> E[Society of Experts]
    KL --> R[Capability Requirements]
    E --> R
    R --> AC[Actum Compute]
    AC --> X[Experts / Artifacts / Humans]
    X --> EV[Evidence + Results]
    EV --> A[Actum]
    EV --> K
    K --> P[Patch Validation / Authority]
    P --> W[World Model]

Cognitive lifecycle

graph LR
    O[Observe] --> I[Interpret]
    I --> R[Recognize]
    R --> D{Known and admissible?}
    D -->|Yes| S1[System 1]
    D -->|No| S2[System 2]
    S1 --> V[Validate]
    S2 --> V
    V --> L[Learn]
    L --> C[Compile]
    C --> S1

K-line object model

graph TD
    T[KLineTemplate<br/>semantic cognitive topology]
    T --> E1[KLineEpisode<br/>actual execution]
    T --> A1[KLineArtifact<br/>compiled implementation]
    E1 --> EC[Evaluation Claims]
    A1 --> EC
    EC --> P[Promotion / Supersession]
    P --> CC[Cognitive Capital]

Stable waist

graph TD
    TOP[Kline / Apps / Agencies / Compiler Society]
    TOP --> ABI[Cognitive ABI]
    ABI --> MCP[MCP]
    ABI --> A2A[A2A]
    ABI --> LOCAL[Local Calls]
    ABI --> MARKET[Actum Compute]
    MARKET --> PROVIDERS[Experts / Artifacts]
    PROVIDERS --> EVIDENCE[Evidence Systems]
    EVIDENCE --> ACTUM[Actum]

Authority boundary

graph LR
    C[Cognition] --> PP[PatchProposal]
    PP --> V[Validation]
    V --> AU[Authority Check]
    AU -->|Allow| COMMIT[Commit / External Effect]
    AU -->|Deny| REJECT[Reject]

Economic flywheel

graph LR
    N[Novel Problem] --> EX[Scarce Expert Cognition]
    EX --> EP[Successful Episode]
    EP --> KL[K-line]
    KL --> CP[Compiler Society]
    CP --> AR[Cheap Artifact]
    AR --> RE[Mass Reuse]
    RE --> FRONTIER[Expert Attention Moves to Frontier]
    FRONTIER --> N