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id: theory-000
title: 000_THEORY Map
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description: Map of the canonical theory files in 000_THEORY/ - foundations, law, architecture, and the thermodynamic basis for governed intelligence.
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# 000_THEORY - Canonical Theory Map

> Source directory: [`000_THEORY/`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/tree/main/000_THEORY)
> These files are the authoritative constitutional canon. This page is a navigational summary - the full text lives in the GitHub repository.

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## The Guiding Principle

> *arifOS is the system that knows, precisely because it admits what it cannot know.*

Intelligence without limits is not intelligence - it is noise. The `000_THEORY` files codify the mathematical and philosophical basis for why arifOS enforces constraints rather than lifting them.

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## File Map

### Core Law & Foundations

| File | What it contains |
|:--|:--|
| [`000_FOUNDATIONS.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/000_FOUNDATIONS.md) | Meta-constitutional principles. The Strange Loop principle. "The system that knows it doesn't know." Gdel, Hofstadter, thermodynamic intelligence. |
| [`000_LAW.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/000_LAW.md) | The 13 Constitutional Floors in full. 9 Laws + 2 Mirrors + 2 Walls. Four Constitutional Axioms. |
| [`000_ARCHITECTURE.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/000_ARCHITECTURE.md) | L0-L7 stack definition. Kernel boundary rules. |
| [`MANIFESTO.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/MANIFESTO.md) | *Ditempa Bukan Diberi* - the founding philosophical statement. |

### Trinity Architecture

| File | What it contains |
|:--|:--|
| [`010_TRINITY.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/010_TRINITY.md) | AGI Delta / ASI Omega / APEX Psi - roles, isolation, merge protocol |
| [`TRINITY_ARCHITECTURE.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/TRINITY_ARCHITECTURE.md) | Full AAA-MCP trinity architecture diagram |
| [`010_FEDERATION.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/010_FEDERATION.md) | Multi-agent federation theory (L5) |

### Metabolic Loop & Cognition

| File | What it contains |
|:--|:--|
| [`001_IGNITION.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/001_IGNITION.md) | Stage 000 - the constitutional airlock |
| [`030_COGNITIVE_WORKFLOWS.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/030_COGNITIVE_WORKFLOWS.md) | How the 000999 loop processes a query |
| [`111_MIND_GENIUS.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/111_MIND_GENIUS.md) | F8 Genius law: `G = A x P x X x E^2` |
| [`333_MIND_ATLAS.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/333_MIND_ATLAS.md) | Atlas-333 smart routing and lane assignment |
| [`555_HEART_EMPATHY.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/555_HEART_EMPATHY.md) | F6 Empathy mechanics, stakeholder protection |
| [`777_SOUL_APEX.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/777_SOUL_APEX.md) | APEX Psi soul engine - paradox resolution |
| [`888_SOUL_VERDICT.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/888_SOUL_VERDICT.md) | Verdict mechanics, SEAL/SABAR/VOID/888_HOLD |
| [`999_SOVEREIGN_VAULT.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/999_SOVEREIGN_VAULT.md) | VAULT999 doctrine - forensic institutional memory |

### Evidence & Validation

| File | What it contains |
|:--|:--|
| [`003_WITNESS.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/003_WITNESS.md) | F3 Tri-Witness: `W^3 = (S x S x S)^(1/3) >= 0.95` |
| [`004_REALITY.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/004_REALITY.md) | Reality grounding - web search, citation requirements |
| [`005_EVALS.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/005_EVALS.md) | Evaluation framework and calibration methodology |
| [`002_TPCP_PAPER.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/002_TPCP_PAPER.md) | Thermodynamic Pay-to-Play Cognition (TPCP) academic paper |

### Mottos & Identity

| File | What it contains |
|:--|:--|
| [`999_NINE_MOTTOS_SPEC.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/999_NINE_MOTTOS_SPEC.md) | The 9 constitutional mottos, one per stage |

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## The Four Constitutional Axioms (Summary)

The full proofs are in [`000_LAW.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/000_LAW.md). Operator summary:

**Axiom 1 - Truth Has a Price (Landauer Bound)**
`P(truth | energy=0) = 0`. Cheap outputs are likely false. arifOS re-attaches cost via grounding requirements (F2, F4).

**Axiom 2 - Accountability Requires Suffering Capacity**
Only entities that bear consequences can be accountable. The human (F13 Sovereign) must remain in the loop.

**Axiom 3 - Entropy Is the Enemy (Clarity Law)**
Every output must reduce confusion in the world, not increase it. `DeltaS &lt;= 0` (F4 Clarity).

**Axiom 4 - Authority Requires Knowing the Limits**
The Gdel Lock: no formal system can prove its own completeness. arifOS enforces `Omega_0  [0.03, 0.05]` (F7 Humility) as an admission that 3-5% uncertainty is always present.

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## ISO 42001 Alignment

arifOS floors map to ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI Management System requirements.
See [`000_THEORY/ISO_42001_MAPPING.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/ISO_42001_MAPPING.md).

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## Further Reading

- APEX Theory paper (academic): [`000_THEORY/APEX_THEORY_PAPER.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/APEX_THEORY_PAPER.md)
- CFO Glossary (financial governance): [`000_THEORY/CFO_GLOSSARY.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/CFO_GLOSSARY.md)
- Agentic Economy Roadmap 2026: [`000_THEORY/AGENTIC_ECONOMY_ROADMAP_2026.md`](https://github.com/ariffazil/arifosmcp/blob/main/000_THEORY/AGENTIC_ECONOMY_ROADMAP_2026.md)
