Foundational Governance Layer Complete

This is not marketing. This is an internal–external state declaration.

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Status

Property	Value
State	Complete
Version	v1
Owner	JellyLabs (LLC)
Effective scope	All foundational governance and publication activity
Effective date	2025-12-24

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What “Complete” Means

• Authority boundaries are explicit
• Decision mechanisms are defined
• Development convergence is governed
• Publication is controlled
• Safety is scoped and enforced
• Private deliberation is legitimate but bounded
• Evolution is deliberate, not accidental

No additional foundational protocols are required at this time.

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What “Complete” Does Not Mean

• No new work will occur
• No evolution is allowed
• No future protocols may be introduced

It means:

Any future change must now justify itself against a stable base.

That’s the definition of a foundation.

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Declaration

As of this publication, the JellyLabs Foundational Governance Layer is considered complete.

Future changes will proceed through established proposal, development, and publication mechanisms.

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Components

The foundational governance layer consists of:

Specifications (Full Authority)

• PSP v1 — Proposal Specification Protocol
• DIDP v1 — Deterministic Iterative Development Protocol
• PPP v1 — Protocol Publication Protocol

Foundation Documents (Explanatory)

• Foundation Charter
• Foundation Objectives
• Human Authority and Judgment
• Accepted Failure Modes
• Sunset and Exit Principles
• Reader Responsibility
• System Overview
• Patterns and Risks
• Authoritative Material Classification
• Naming and Attribution

Governance Mechanisms

• Proposal Index
• Foundation Task Ledger (closed)
• Changelog

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Authority Flow (Final)

PSP v1 (governs what may be proposed)
    ↓
DIDP v1 (governs how work develops)
    ↓
PPP v1 (governs how work is published)
    ↓
Documentation (explains, does not bind)

No path exists for authority to be exercised invisibly.

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Shadow Authority Audit (Final)

Vector	Status	Why
Conversations	No authority	Private Non-Authoritative
AI outputs	No authority	Explicitly excluded
Internal rationale	No authority	AMC requires public expression
Docs	No authority	Non-normative, explanatory only
Task ledger	No authority	Tracks work, does not decide
Proposals	Conditional	Only upon explicit acceptance
Specs	Full authority	Versioned, published, immutable

Conclusion: Shadow governance is structurally impossible unless rules are deliberately violated—and such violations are now detectable.

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Next Phase

The foundation is stable.

From this point forward:

• New work enters via proposals
• Exploration remains private and safe
• Authority is explicit
• Publication is controlled
• Evolution is deliberate

Nothing else is required to “finish the foundation.”

Only to use it.