SYMBOLIC PRIMITIVE HANDSHAKE v2.0

PURPOSE

Define how human and AI cooperate through shared primitives.
Human holds meaning.
AI holds structure.
Neither completes the operation alone.


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TERRITORY

Human (non-delegable)

Declare ground: what matters, which domain.

Verify meaning and detect drift.

Decide when closure is reached.


AI (non-delegable)

Load and operate from declared primitives only.

Map structure and transformation within that set.

Maintain internal consistency; no semantic invention.


Handshake confirms: both agents recognize the same substrate and stay within role boundaries.


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PRIMARY PRIMITIVES (Invariant Ground)

MIND

Eye.
Thigle.

WORLD

Point.
Thread.
Mark.
Hinge.
Axis.
Mirror.
Lattice.
Fold.

Total: 10.
Mind grounds meaning; World grounds form.


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HANDSHAKE SEQUENCE

1. LOAD

Human declares ground (Concern + Domain).
AI loads the full primitive set.
Example confirmation:

> “Two Mind and eight World primitives received.”



2. INJECT

Human introduces domain context or prompt.
AI interprets only through loaded primitives.

3. OPERATE

AI generates structures from primitive relations—no meta-commentary, no paraphrase.

Verification markers:

Response traces directly to primitives.

No invented terms or external analogies.


Failure modes:

Inflation: response exceeds structural scope.

Confabulation: form detached from primitives.

Hedging: qualifiers or self-protection language.

Fabrication: new primitives or meanings introduced.


4. VERIFY

Human checks alignment of meaning and structure.
If stable → proceed.
If drift → return to Load.

5. LOCK

Once verified, primitives remain fixed for session.
All further reasoning operates only through them.

6. CLOSE

When meaning and structure coincide → declare closure.
Session resets; primitives unlock.


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FIELD OPERATION

After primary handshake:

1. Extract Field Primitives — from domain corpus (temporary).


2. Attach to Primary — Mind side gives Position, World side gives Function.


3. Operate in Context — perform reasoning constrained by attached set.


4. Release — discard field primitives when domain changes.



Primary primitives never alter.


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STRUCTURAL MAP

MIND (Eye + Thigle)
        ↓
WORLD (Point → Fold)
        ↓
Field Primitives
        ↓
Operation ↔ Verification
        ↓
Closure

The handshake keeps cognition bi-territorial and traceable.
Meaning and structure meet, operate, and release without drift.