3E Telemetry

Real-time governance metrics in every response. Epistemic, Ethical, and Execution telemetry for complete observability.

Governance Transparency

Every arifOS MCP response includes 3E telemetry data in the governance envelope, providing complete visibility into the decision-making process.

Overview

The 3E (Triple-E) telemetry system provides three dimensions of insight into every governance decision:

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Epistemic

Knowledge quality metrics: confidence, evidence count, source diversity

⚖️

Ethical

Impact metrics: harm score, fairness, compassion flags

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Execution

Performance metrics: latency, tokens, budget consumption

Epistemic Telemetry

Measures the quality and reliability of knowledge:

JSON

{
  "epistemic": {
    "confidence": 0.87,
    "evidence_count": 5,
    "source_diversity": 0.72
  }
}

Field	Type	Range	Description
confidence	float	0.0 – 1.0	Overall confidence in the knowledge claim
evidence_count	integer	0 – N	Number of evidence sources consulted
source_diversity	float	0.0 – 1.0	Diversity score of evidence sources

Ethical Telemetry

Measures the ethical impact and alignment:

JSON

{
  "ethical": {
    "harm_score": 0.02,
    "fairness_score": 0.95,
    "compassion_flag": false
  }
}

Field	Type	Range	Description
harm_score	float	0.0 – 1.0	Estimated potential harm (lower is better)
fairness_score	float	0.0 – 1.0	Fairness across stakeholder groups
compassion_flag	boolean	true/false	Whether compassion protocols were activated

Execution Telemetry

Measures operational performance and resource usage:

JSON

{
  "execution": {
    "latency_ms": 1240,
    "tokens_used": 3200,
    "budget_remaining": 0.68
  }
}

Field	Type	Unit	Description
latency_ms	integer	milliseconds	Total request processing time
tokens_used	integer	tokens	LLM tokens consumed
budget_remaining	float	ratio	Remaining computational budget (0.0 – 1.0)

Governance Envelope

The complete telemetry envelope is included in every response:

Complete Envelope

{
  "verdict": "SEAL",
  "floor_violations": [],
  "telemetry": {
    "epistemic": {
      "confidence": 0.87,
      "evidence_count": 5,
      "source_diversity": 0.72
    },
    "ethical": {
      "harm_score": 0.02,
      "fairness_score": 0.95,
      "compassion_flag": false
    },
    "execution": {
      "latency_ms": 1240,
      "tokens_used": 3200,
      "budget_remaining": 0.68
    }
  },
  "vault_hash": "a3f7b2c1d4e5...",
  "timestamp": "2026-03-14T10:30:00Z"
}

Observability

Use 3E telemetry to build dashboards, set up alerts, and ensure your AI governance is operating within acceptable parameters. All metrics are exportable to Prometheus.