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reconstructed from README/STATUS/operator proofs · 2026-08-23

Vague goal in. Typed BusState out.

Chat swarm refused.

probe to COLD_START_OK · verify_all green · kill bar evaluates at n=5. Every string on this page is reconstructed theater.

§01 / DEFINITION · one_paragraph · verbatim

WHAT THIS IS

BELAY is a hierarchical decision keel — typed BusState with budgets and a Type-1 human gate — that forces serious builds through Staff-grade judgment instead of a free-form chat swarm. Falsifiable kill criteria are first-class; MVE is not yet claimed.

BUSSTATE
typed · budgets · hard_stop
TYPE-1
human_gate_required · attest != activate
KILL BAR
mean Brier >0.25 @ n=5
Decision Keel / GovernanceOffline+Live xAI STABLE:YESPhase 0 CLOSEDMVE NOT YETSingle-User · Showcase
JUDGMENT/VIBES

typed BusState + Type-1 gate. Chat swarm is the denied future.

§02 / HERO · SAME STREAM · TWO FUTURES

Force serious builds through Staff-grade judgment — a decision keel, not a chat swarm.

TICK 01 / 00
PLAIN_LLM
CHAT SWARM
BELAY
TYPED BUS
§08 / HONEST_STATUS · mobile-early
SELF-REPORTED HONESTLY
STATUS · 2026-08-23
product
BELAY · hierarchical decision keel
market_readiness
showcase · not an install surface
users
single-user · 0 external
offline_gate
Green · STABLE:YES
live_xai
core loop STABLE:YES · pass^k k=3
kill_bar
n=2 Brier 0.3748 · evaluates at n=5
MVE
NOT YET · proxy != MVE
Phase 0
CLOSED
MCP
N · not triad
SoT
private · theater with receipts

Saying MVE not yet is itself a trust asset.

SLUICEBELAYGARBOARDTICKLISTTOPORACKHANGDOGSEND
§03 / MECHANISM · disassembled

The mechanism, opened.

01

INGEST

Goal -> Frame. Ambiguity surfaces as tied signals.

02

ROUTE

Typed BusState Message with receiver roles + BudgetPolicy.

03

GATE

Type-1 human_gate_required. Attest resumes; reject holds.

04

RECEIPT

Kill watch / pass^k rollup pointers. No deploy cap in BELAY.

human_gate_required is a BusState flag — not role-play theater.

§04 / RECEIPTS · hash chain · honest gap

Receipts. Including the gap.

KILL-BAR DENIED
SEAL · rcpt-kill-n5 · pos 00002
criterionmean Brier >0.25 @ n=5
observed_n2
mean_brier0.3748
evaluates_atn=5
PREV a41c… → THIS b7e2…
RAW JSONL
{"kind":"kill_bar_watch","n":2,"mean_brier":0.3748}
SEAL
PASS^K LIVE ACCEPTED
SEAL · rcpt-passk-3 · pos 00003
k3
statusDONE LIVE
pointerpass_k_last_live_rollup.json
loopxAI STABLE:YES
PREV b7e2… → THIS c91f…
RAW JSONL
{"kind":"pass_k_rollup","k":3}
SEAL
HONEST GAP
SEAL · rcpt-gap-mve · pos 00004
proxy_closeblinded
claimMVE proven
truthoperational close != MVE
statusNOT YET
PREV c91f… → THIS d02a…
RAW JSONL
{"kind":"honest_gap","mve":"NOT_YET"}
SEAL

Provenance: reconstructed theater · hover/open raw JSONL on each card

KILL/LIVE

kill bar first-class. PASS^K is a rollup pointer — not MVE.

§05 / LOOP · gates · duality

Approve ≠ activate.

route -> budget -> escalate -> Type-1 attest -> resume — attest != activate

routebudgetescalateattestresumeactivate

ATTEST LIT

Type-1 dogfood pause. Resume only after owner attest.

ACTIVATE HELD

No Phase-2 without BOARD unlock. No deploy capability in BELAY.

Approve/attest alone never unlocks Stress/Build/Cyber or production ship.

§06 / SURFACE · SURFACE · not MCP

SURFACE · not MCP

governance · not triad
BELAY is not an MCP triad member. Delivery owned by SEND; WIP denials by HANGDOG; process doctrine by GARBOARD — bridge docs forbid runtime seep.
§07 / TRUTH · IS / ISN'T · claim gate

Claim discipline.

IS

  • Hierarchical decision keel
  • Typed BusState + budgets + Type-1
  • Falsifiable kill criteria
  • Offline + live xAI STABLE:YES
  • pass^k LIVE rollup pointer (k=3)

ISN'T

  • Role-play theater
  • MCP triad member
  • MVE already proven
  • Deploy / ship surface
  • Package-manager CTA
§08 / HONEST_STATUS · non-negotiable

What's actually true today.

SELF-REPORTED HONESTLY
STATUS · 2026-08-23
product
BELAY · hierarchical decision keel
market_readiness
showcase · not an install surface
users
single-user · 0 external
offline_gate
Green · STABLE:YES
live_xai
core loop STABLE:YES · pass^k k=3
kill_bar
n=2 Brier 0.3748 · evaluates at n=5
MVE
NOT YET · proxy != MVE
Phase 0
CLOSED
MCP
N · not triad
SoT
private · theater with receipts

Saying MVE not yet is itself a trust asset.

SLUICEBELAYGARBOARDTICKLISTTOPORACKHANGDOGSEND
§09 / CLOSE

END OF TRANSCRIPT

Force serious builds through Staff-grade judgment — a decision keel, not a chat swarm.

Showcase · not an install surface. Suite peers acknowledged — not absorbed.

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