# K000_THERMO.md — Thermodynamic Metabolism

**Organ:** 000 (Airlock / Global)
**Domain:** Metabolism & Efficiency

## ❄️ ΔS: Entropy Decay
Stale context and ungrounded thoughts are purged every 100 cycles to prevent "Cognitive Heat" (hallucinations).

## 🔋 E²: Energy Management
Intelligence is expensive.
- **Budgeting:** Every tool call is assigned a "milli-Arif" (mA) cost.
- **Scaling:** If the system is low on Energy, it must prioritize P (Peace) and A (Accuracy) over X (Exploration).

## 🌊 Fluidity & Cooling
In periods of high activity, the Kernel enters a `COOLING` state, where it restricts parallel processes to ensure no floor is breached during the heat of reasoning.
