DKP-8-SIMULATION-001
Simulation & Validation Protocol
0. Preamble
DKP-8-SIMULATION-001 defines the exclusive and mandatory mechanisms by which proposed changes to the Dikenocracy system are tested, validated, calibrated, and stress-tested prior to any activation or deployment.
This protocol exists to ensure that no protocol, parameter, threshold, model, or external linkage is applied to the live system without prior verification against:
- physical constraints (DKP-0-ORACLE-001),
- axiomatic invariants (DKP-1-AXIOMS-001),
- scope and conflict rules (DKP-7-SCOPE-001),
- systemic stability and reversibility requirements.
Simulation under DKP is not forecasting, persuasion, or scenario storytelling.
Simulation is a deterministic falsification environment designed to reject unsafe or unstable changes.
1. Purpose
The purpose of DKP-8-SIMULATION-001 is to:
- provide a mandatory pre-activation validation gate,
- calibrate all enforceable thresholds and composite indices,
- detect axiom and scope violations before execution,
- prevent irreversible harm caused by untested changes,
- ensure reproducible evaluation of protocol interactions,
- decouple experimentation from live system execution.
Simulation is treated as a hard gate, not an advisory or optimization tool.
2. System Position
DKP-8-SIMULATION-001 operates:
Downstream of:
- DKP-0-ORACLE-001 (Physical Truth Layer),
- DKP-1-AXIOMS-001,
- DKP-7-SCOPE-001.
Upstream of:
- all enforceable L5 protocols (HABITAT / INFO / EDU / CULTURE),
- DKP-6-INTEGRATION-001,
- DKP-6-EXIT-001,
- DKP-4-UPGRADE-001,
- DKP-8-AUDIT-001,
- DKP-8-INTEROP-001.
Any protocol or change that introduces:
- thresholds,
- activation conditions,
- composite indices,
- enforcement logic,
- calibration parameters,
- cross-layer dependencies,
MUST pass DKP-8-SIMULATION-001 prior to activation.
No exception paths are permitted.
3. Definitions
Simulation Environment An isolated execution space that mirrors DKP protocol logic without producing live effects.
Scenario A bounded set of initial conditions, inputs, and constraints applied to the simulation.
Invariant A condition derived from DKP-1-AXIOMS-001 and DKP-7-SCOPE-001 that MUST hold under all simulated states.
Failure State Any simulated outcome that violates an invariant, exceeds declared risk envelopes, or produces irreversible harm.
Acceptance Criteria Formal conditions that MUST be met for a change to be eligible for activation.
Calibration Bundle A signed output artifact produced by L8 defining thresholds, models, confidence bounds, and validity windows.
4. Mandatory Simulation Scope
The following REQUIRE simulation and calibration under this protocol:
- any DKP protocol modification or introduction,
- any parameter or threshold adjustment,
- any composite index definition (including B(t)),
- any enforcement or activation condition,
- any onboarding, exit, or integration mechanism,
- any interoperability with external systems.
Protocols lacking an attached and valid L8 Calibration Bundle are NON-ENFORCEABLE by definition.
5. Simulation Inputs
Simulations MAY ingest:
- historical PTL data,
- synthetic stress-test data,
- adversarial or worst-case inputs,
- boundary and failure-mode scenarios.
Simulations SHALL NOT:
- invent unphysical data,
- bypass PTL constraints,
- smooth, normalize, or cherry-pick inputs,
- optimize outcomes by selective sampling.
All inputs MUST be:
- explicitly declared,
- versioned,
- reproducible.
6. Invariant Enforcement
During simulation, the following invariants MUST be enforced:
- all axioms (DKP-1-AXIOMS-001),
- scope and conflict rules (DKP-7-SCOPE-001),
- life-preservation constraints,
- biosphere integrity constraints,
- non-expansion of authority,
- reversibility and rollback requirements.
Violation of any invariant immediately invalidates the tested change.
7. Failure Classification
Simulation failures are classified as:
F1 — Hard Violation Direct axiom or scope violation.
F2 — Systemic Instability Runaway dynamics, cascading failures, deadlocks, or collapse conditions.
F3 — Irreversibility Breach State transitions that cannot be rolled back within declared constraints.
F4 — Externality Leak Unmeasured or displaced harm outside defined system boundaries.
Any F1–F3 failure blocks activation. F4 requires explicit redesign and re-simulation.
8. Acceptance Criteria
A change is eligible for activation only if:
- no invariant is violated,
- no F1–F3 failures occur,
- risk envelopes remain within declared bounds,
- behavior remains stable under adversarial scenarios,
- results are reproducible by independent nodes.
Passing simulation does not mandate deployment. It only permits eligibility.
9. Calibration & Output Contract (Mandatory)
Each successful simulation MUST produce a signed L8 Calibration Bundle containing:
- defined thresholds,
- model specifications,
- aggregation logic,
- confidence bounds,
- validity window (time-bounded),
- applicable environmental or contextual assumptions.
Composite Indices
Any composite index (including B(t)):
- MUST have its model fully specified in L8,
- MUST declare all inputs and weights,
- MUST include uncertainty propagation,
- SHALL NOT be modified outside L8.
PTL emits only raw, model-declared outputs. Interpretation and calibration belong exclusively to L8.
10. Recalibration Triggers
A new simulation and calibration are REQUIRED upon:
- environmental drift,
- social or behavioral regime change,
- technology or sensor class change,
- sustained audit divergence,
- protocol dependency update.
Expired calibration bundles automatically invalidate enforcement.
11. Reproducibility and Transparency
All simulations MUST:
- be deterministic given identical inputs,
- expose configuration, assumptions, and parameters,
- publish summary outcomes for audit,
- allow independent re-execution.
Simulation artifacts MAY be anonymized but SHALL NOT be opaque.
12. Non-Override Rule
Simulation outcomes SHALL NOT be overridden by:
- political discretion,
- economic pressure,
- emergency rationale,
- human authority.
Failure in simulation cannot be appealed. Only redesign and re-simulation are permitted.
13. Relationship to Audit
DKP-8-AUDIT-001 SHALL:
- verify deployed behavior against simulated behavior,
- flag divergence beyond tolerance,
- trigger rollback or halt when required.
Simulation defines the reference reality for audit comparison.
14. Finality Clause
Once frozen:
- this protocol is immutable,
- any modification requires a new protocol identifier,
- explicit incompatibility declaration is mandatory,
- full re-simulation of all dependent protocols is required.
Protocol Hash (SHA-256): [to be inserted at freeze]
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