KYE™ Continuity + Discoverability vocabulary
Names introduced by KYE Continuity Profile™ (kye-continuity-v1) and
KYE Discoverability Profile™ (kye-discoverability-v1). This document
lists names only. Detection algorithms, scoring weights, thresholds, and
graph-traversal mechanisms are part of the normative specification and the
patent track, and are not published here.
KYE Continuity Profile™
Continuity decision values
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
continuity_preserved |
Interpreted intent matches declared intent; authority + state + scope intact; no material drift detected. |
continuity_degraded |
One or more dimensions show drift; action proceeds with constraints + obligation list. |
continuity_broken |
Material drift on at least one dimension; action MUST NOT proceed without re-anchoring. |
The companion continuity_score is a numeric in [0, 1]. The mapping from
score to decision value is part of the normative specification.
Drift types
Ten named drift categories. Detection rules are not published.
| Name | Surface |
|---|---|
intent_drift |
Interpreted goal diverges from declared goal. |
authority_drift |
Authority record at decision time differs from authority at delegation time. |
scope_drift |
Action lies outside intersected scope along the chain. |
state_drift |
Authority / principal / actor state changed since grant. |
capability_drift |
Capability invoked is not the capability granted. |
execution_drift |
Runtime behaviour diverges from declared plan. |
incentive_drift |
Pressure / incentive context conflicts with declared intent. |
oversight_drift |
Required oversight chain is missing or stale. |
evidence_drift |
Evidence references are missing, mutated, or unverifiable. |
delegation_drift |
Delegation chain has been broken, attenuated past tolerance, or re-rooted. |
Reason codes (continuity)
Continuity-status reason codes are listed in reason-codes.md under the
Continuity group. Names follow the <dimension>_drift_detected
convention (e.g., intent_drift_detected, scope_drift_detected).
Required objects
| Object | Role |
|---|---|
KYEContinuityDecision |
The signed continuity verdict for a single decision point. |
KYEAgencyDriftEvent |
One record per detected drift; hash-chained into the audit ledger. |
Continuity Decision Map™ |
The replayable artefact bound to a continuity decision. |
Continuity Evidence Pack™ |
Signed bundle composing intent + interpretation + state + pressure + incentive + decision + execution + drift events. |
Continuity signals
kye.intent.declared, kye.intent.drift_detected,
kye.agency_drift.detected, kye.agency_drift.review_required,
kye.agency_drift.resolved, kye.agency_drift.quarantined.
KYE Discoverability Profile™
Discovery modes
| Mode | Surface |
|---|---|
directory_lookup |
Resolve a known KYE URN to its current authority record + state. |
path_finder |
Find the delegation path(s) from a principal to an actor for a capability. |
graph_walk |
Traverse the authority graph under a discovery policy with row-level masking. |
risk_discovery |
Non-mutating traversal returning the would-result set for a candidate action (stale / over-permissioned / pre-revocation blast radius). |
connector_discovery |
Locate Connector Profile™ implementations + their conformance state. |
evidence_finder |
Resolve audit-event + evidence-pack pointers bound to a decision. |
Risk discovery types
| Type | Returns |
|---|---|
stale |
Authority records that have not been exercised within a profile-defined window. |
over_permissioned |
Authority records whose granted scope materially exceeds observed exercise. |
pre_revocation_blast_radius |
The downstream set that would be quarantined if a target authority were revoked. |
The detection windows, scoring weights, and side-effect-level thresholds are part of the normative specification.
Required objects
| Object | Role |
|---|---|
KYE Authority Directory™ |
The directory index of cryptographically-bound authority records. |
KYE Discovery Console™ |
The operator surface over the directory + path finder + risk discovery. |
KYE Authority Path Finder™ |
The path-resolution engine over the authority graph. |
KYE Evidence Finder™ |
The resolver over audit-event + evidence-pack indexes. |
KYE Connector Discovery Hub™ |
The discovery surface for Connector Profile™ implementations. |
Reason codes (discovery)
Discovery reason codes are listed in reason-codes.md under the
Discovery group. Names follow the discovery_<mode>_<outcome>
convention.
Discovery signals
kye.discovery.queried, kye.discovery.masked,
kye.discovery.federation_traversed, kye.discovery.policy_denied,
kye.risk.stale_detected, kye.risk.over_permissioned_detected,
kye.risk.blast_radius_computed.
Cross-profile composition
KYE Continuity Profile™ and KYE Discoverability Profile™ MAY compose with any KYE Connector Profile™. The profiles do not redefine identity, scope attenuation, or audit-chain semantics; they extend the runtime decision surface and the discovery surface respectively.
Patent-safe boundary
Algorithm content for drift detection, score computation, blast-radius traversal, intent-interpretation binding, and pre-revocation pruning is not in this repository. See the public landing pages for the profile overviews; counsel-controlled material remains private.