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SZL Holdings λ
Formal verification · agentic AI substrate · governance receipts.
Lean 4 · Mathlib v4.13.0 · DSSE · SLSA Level 1 · OpenTelemetry · MCP · Opus 4.8 wrapper
Traction at a glance
| Metric | Value | Verified |
|---|---|---|
| Thesis pages | 206 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.20434276 |
| Theorems & corollaries | 76 | lutar-lean @ 23480eba |
| Lean-verified proofs | 134 / 375 | lake build · exit 0 |
| a11oy alignment innovations | 12 | a11oy v19 · cbf10510 |
| a11oy test suite | 248 / 248 pass | CI exit 0 |
| UDS span records | 100 | uds-mesh @ 25a7e53e |
| DSSE attestation links | 5 | uds-spans-receipts dataset |
| Zenodo DOI records | 7 | concept → v18.0.0 software |
| GitHub repos | 17 | github.com/szl-holdings |
| HF artifacts | 9+ | all HTTP 200 |
Build receipts
rendered mockup from OUROBOROS_RUN_ALL.py @577b78c4 · 25 modules · stdlib only · exit 0 · 2026-05-28
Thesis diagrams
10 figures from build_all.py · N = 10,000 · full gallery in thesis dataset
What we build
We build in three layers:
1 — Machine-checkable proof. The Ouroboros thesis v18 formalizes 76 theorems and corollaries across 206 pages in Lean 4 under Mathlib v4.13.0. Every invariant that governs agent behaviour has a proof object, not an assertion. Axiom A15 (SHA-256 collision resistance) is the one honest open problem; it cites NIST FIPS 180-4 and is not hidden.
2 — Runtime substrate. The a11oy v19 substrate wraps any Opus 4.8-class base model with 12 alignment innovations drawn from Constitutional AI (Bai et al. 2022), Sleeper Agents (Hubinger et al. 2024), Alignment Faking (Greenblatt et al. 2024), and Anthropic's RSP. It distributes no weights; it is a specification and test harness. 248 / 248 tests pass.
3 — Governance receipts. The UDS observability mesh emits OpenTelemetry spans wrapped in DSSE envelopes and attested at SLSA Level 1. The MCP receipts server exposes those receipts over four MCP tools, wirable into any MCP-compatible host.
Why governance receipts matter
Most AI safety claims are stated in natural language. We make the same claims in formal logic, run them through a proof checker (Lean 4 / Mathlib), attach signed attestation envelopes (DSSE), and serve them over a standard protocol (MCP). The result: every runtime safety property is checkable, not just readable.
This is not a product claim. It is a research posture: proof first, assertion second, no claim without evidence.
Artifacts
| Artifact | What it does | License | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📄 | thesis-v18-formal-verification | Read 206 pp of machine-checkable AI invariant theory | CC-BY-4.0 |
| 🤖 | a11oy-v19-substrate | Run the 12-innovation alignment substrate on any Opus 4.8 base | Apache-2.0 |
| 📡 | uds-spans-receipts | Inspect 100 OTel spans and 50 DSSE governance receipts | CC-BY-4.0 |
| 🛠️ | mcp-receipts-server | Wire governance receipt lookup into Claude Desktop in 60 s | Apache-2.0 |
| 📐 | lutar-lean-browser | Browse 375 theorems and inspect 134 lake-verified proofs live | Apache-2.0 |
| 🎨 | szl-visual-identity | Fetch the canonical avatar, banner, and architecture diagrams | CC-BY-4.0 |
What it looks like
| MCP Receipts Server | Lutar Lean Browser |
|---|---|
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rendered mockup · mcp_receipts_server/app_overlay.py @577b78c4 |
rendered mockup · lutar_lean_space/app.py @23480eba |
| SZL Showcase | a11oy Playground |
|---|---|
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rendered mockup · szl-showcase/app.py @577b78c4 |
rendered mockup · a11oy-receipts-playground/app.py @cbf10510 |
HF Organization
All anchor artifacts are grouped in one curated collection: SZL Holdings — Formal Verification + Governance Receipts
Companion GitHub organization: github.com/szl-holdings — 17 repos, DCO live, SBOM 13 / 18 complete, SLSA 8 / 8 release provenance attached.
Pattern credit: "HF Organization" section structure adapted from Mistral AI HF org.
Use-case deployment table
| If you want to… | Start here |
|---|---|
| Verify an AI safety invariant formally | thesis-v18-formal-verification — theorem index, Table 1 |
| Run the alignment substrate on your own agent | a11oy-v19-substrate — Quick Start, pip install szl-a11oy |
| Inspect signed governance receipts | uds-spans-receipts — Quick Start, datasets.load_dataset(...) |
| Add a receipt MCP tool to Claude Desktop | mcp-receipts-server — 60-second wire-in |
| Browse all formalized theorems interactively | lutar-lean-browser — live at the Space URL |
| Use official SZL visual assets | szl-visual-identity — asset inventory table |
| Reproduce any result end-to-end | github.com/szl-holdings/uds-mesh — make reproduce |
Pattern credit: use-case decision table adapted from NVIDIA HF org.
Verification receipt
org SZLHOLDINGS
plan team
role admin (betterwithage)
artifacts 2 models · 4 datasets · 3 spaces — all HTTP 200
thesis v18.0 · 206 pp · 76 theorems · 0 errors
lean lutar-lean @ 23480eba · Mathlib v4.13.0
uds uds-mesh @ uds-v0.2.0 · sha 25a7e53e
substrate 32 / 32 modules green · exit 0
dois 7 / 7 — all 200 — see register below
retrieved 2026-05-28
Supply-chain verify:
# Verify thesis DOI resolves
curl -sI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20434276 | grep -i location
# Verify software DOI resolves
curl -sI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20434308 | grep -i location
# Verify a11oy commit
curl -sI https://api.github.com/repos/szl-holdings/a11oy/commits/cbf10510 | grep -i x-ratelimit-remaining
# Verify UDS commit
curl -sI https://api.github.com/repos/szl-holdings/uds-mesh/commits/25a7e53e | grep -i x-ratelimit-remaining
DOI register
concept 10.5281/zenodo.19944926 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19944926
v14 10.5281/zenodo.20424992 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20424992
v15 10.5281/zenodo.20424995 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20424995
v16 10.5281/zenodo.20424996 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20424996
v17 10.5281/zenodo.20431181 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20431181
thesis v18 10.5281/zenodo.20434276 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20434276
software 10.5281/zenodo.20434308 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20434308
Honest accounting — open problems
| Problem | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Axiom A15 (SHA-256 collision resistance) | Open — cited | References NIST FIPS 180-4; no known collision |
| Lean proof skeleton count | 241 of 375 skeletal | Lake build passes on 134; full closure is ongoing |
| SLSA Level 3 build-chain | Level 1 attained | Level 3 requires hermetic build infra not yet deployed |
| Multi-agent invariant transfer | Theoretical only | Chapter 9 formalizes; runtime multi-agent harness not yet shipped |
| External adversarial red-team | Not yet conducted | Planned for v20 milestone |
Pattern credit: honest limitations format adapted from Anthropic HF org and Mistral AI HF org.
Governance posture
- All artifacts carry SPDX license headers.
- Dataset artifacts carry Croissant metadata where applicable.
- Model artifacts include SLSA Level 1 provenance attestations.
- DCO sign-off is enforced on all GitHub commits.
- Responsible AI statement: szlholdings.com/responsible-ai (forthcoming — link will resolve at v20 milestone).
- No training data from third-party copyrighted works is included in any SZL dataset.
Pattern credit: governance posture section adapted from Google HF org responsible AI links pattern.
Team
| Person | Role | ORCID |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen P. Lutar | Founder · lead researcher · principal engineer | 0009-0001-0110-4173 |
Contact: stephen@szlholdings.com
Cite this work
Thesis (v18):
@misc{lutar2026ouroboros,
author = {Lutar, Stephen P.},
title = {Ouroboros: Formal Verification of Agentic AI Invariants — Thesis v18},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20434276},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20434276},
note = {Lean 4 · Mathlib v4.13.0 · 76 theorems · 206 pp}
}
Software (a11oy v19 substrate):
@software{lutar2026a11oy,
author = {Lutar, Stephen P.},
title = {SZL Holdings Software — a11oy v19 Substrate and UDS Mesh},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20434308},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20434308},
note = {Apache-2.0 · commit cbf10510 · 248/248 tests pass}
}
Pattern credit: dual BibTeX block adapted from NVIDIA HF model cards and Meta-Llama HF model cards.
License posture
| Surface | License |
|---|---|
| Model & Space wrappers | Apache-2.0 |
| Datasets (thesis, UDS, visual identity) | CC-BY-4.0 |
| UDS internal components (a11oy/amaru/rosie/sentra) | Proprietary — public surface via Apache-2.0 wrappers only |
Every artifact ships with a verifiable LICENSE file, a CITATION.cff entry, and a Zenodo DOI where applicable.
Curated by betterwithage for SZL Holdings · Aesthetic: True Anomaly precision · Anthropic research minimalism · New Relic data density · Doctrine v6 · Series-A full graft 2026-05-28
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