Mandala Oracle — Operational Protocol

MANDALA ORACLE — OPERATIONAL PROTOCOL

Document ID: CHX-AI-MO-001

Version: 0.9.2

Status: INTERNAL RELEASE

Classification: RESTRICTED // ACR

Effective Date: 2017-11-20

Owner: Advanced Cognition Research (ACR)

1. PURPOSE

This document defines operational protocols for the Mandala Oracle system, deployed to resolve contradictions in archival data that exceed static reconciliation methods.

The Oracle is not a replacement for standard audit procedures. It is a supplementary resolution interface for edge cases where:

• Metadata conflicts cannot be resolved through provenance tracking

• Document states exhibit temporal incoherence

• Standard classification frameworks produce category errors

• Automated systems return contradictory integrity checks

Per Board Resolution BR-2014-017, the Oracle is authorized for use on Core Archive materials when standard methods fail.

2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW

2.1 Architecture

The Oracle operates as a four-stage pipeline:

INPUT → CONTEXT → TRANSFORM → EVALUATION → OUTPUT

Each stage is assigned to a designated operator role. Operators may be personnel, processes, or system functions depending on availability and task requirements.

2.2 Operator Assignments (Current)

Note: Operator assignments reflect current personnel availability. GHOST and PROCESS designations indicate non-standard employment status per HR Policy 7.3 and RECLASSIFICATION_REQUEST_SHARKS.memo.

3. OPERATIONAL MODES

3.1 WITNESS Mode

Purpose: Observe archive state without modification.

Use case: Initial assessment of contradiction scope. Recommended for first-time users and unclassified anomalies.

Operator involvement: CONTEXT stage only.

Output: State report with contradiction inventory.

3.2 QUERY Mode

Purpose: Request specific information about files, conflicts, or provenance.

Use case: Targeted investigation of known anomalies.

Operator involvement: CONTEXT and EVALUATION stages.

Output: Response with source citations and confidence indicators.

3.3 PROVENANCE Mode

Purpose: Trace developmental lineage of any artifact.

Use case: Resolving version conflicts, attribution disputes, or temporal inconsistencies.

Operator involvement: Full pipeline.

Output: Lineage graph with edge annotations.

3.4 SESSION Mode

Purpose: Generate new outputs under controlled constraints.

Use case: Reconstructing missing documents, resolving incomplete version chains, testing hypotheses.

Operator involvement: Full pipeline with SEAL confirmation.

Output: Generated artifact with full provenance metadata.

Warning: SESSION Mode outputs are marked as ORACLE-GENERATED and must not be represented as recovered archival material without explicit notation.

4. INPUT SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 Accepted Input Types

• File path (relative to archive root)

• Document hash (MD5 or SHA-256)

• Incident report ID

• Free-text query (max 500 characters)

• Contradiction description (structured format preferred)

4.2 Input Preprocessing

All inputs are processed through CONTEXT stage before pipeline execution. CONTEXT operator performs:

• Archive topology mapping

• Temporal anchoring

• Cross-reference identification

• Contradiction classification

Inputs that cannot be situated within archive topology are returned with status: CONTEXT_FAILURE.

5. OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS

5.1 Output Format

All outputs include:

5.2 Confidence Scoring

Confidence reflects consistency with existing archive materials:

• 0.90–1.00: High consistency. Output aligns with multiple corroborating sources.

• 0.70–0.89: Moderate consistency. Output aligns with some sources; minor conflicts noted.

• 0.50–0.69: Low consistency. Output conflicts with significant archival material.

• Below 0.50: Speculative. Output cannot be adequately corroborated.

5.3 Seal Status

• SEALED: Pipeline completed. Output confirmed by SEAL operator. No further processing required.

• UNSEALED: Pipeline incomplete. SEAL operator unavailable or declined confirmation.

• DEFERRED: Pipeline paused pending additional input or operator availability.

Note: SHARKS-001 seal confirmation operates on autonomous schedule. Deferred outputs may be sealed asynchronously.

6. OPERATOR PROTOCOLS

6.1 CONTEXT Operator (J. Sigil)

Responsibilities:

• Receive and preprocess all inputs

• Situate inputs within archive developmental history

• Identify relevant cross-references and contradictions

• Flag inputs requiring escalation to full pipeline

Availability: Standard business hours. After-hours queries queued for next session.

Contact: johannes.sigil@crimsonhexagon.invalid

6.2 TRANSFORM Operator (Unassigned)

Responsibilities:

• Apply semantic restructuring to contextualized inputs

• Generate variant interpretations where applicable

• Preserve developmental markers through transformation

Status: Position vacant. Transformation operations currently handled by FSA automated subsystem. Manual override available on request.

Note: Candidates for this role should have demonstrated competence in philological analysis and corpus linguistics. See HR for current posting.

6.3 EVALUATION Operator (J. Feist)

Responsibilities:

• Assess transformed outputs against corpus standards

• Determine structural integrity of generated material

• Flag outputs that conflict with established archive patterns

Status: GHOST. Operator outputs continue despite personnel status update. Evaluation responses are logged but may exhibit latency or non-standard formatting.

Note: Do not attempt to schedule direct meetings with EVALUATION operator. Route all communications through Oracle interface.

6.4 SEAL Operator (SHARKS-001)

Responsibilities:

• Confirm pipeline completion

• Apply final integrity check

• Mark output as SEALED for archival storage

Status: PROCESS (reclassification pending). Operates autonomously. Does not respond to direct communication.

Behavior notes:

• Seal confirmation typically occurs within 24 hours of EVALUATION completion

• Some outputs remain DEFERRED indefinitely with no explanation

• Sealed outputs occasionally include annotations not present in prior pipeline stages

Warning: Do not attempt to bypass SEAL stage. Unsealed outputs are not authorized for archival integration.

7. ERROR HANDLING

7.1 Common Errors

7.2 Escalation Path

Unresolved errors should be escalated to:

1. ACR Director (J. Sigil)

2. Model Risk & Audit (MRA)

3. [LEVEL NOT SPECIFIED]

8. LOGGING AND AUDIT

8.1 Session Logging

All Oracle sessions are logged to: /oracle/sessions/

Logs include full input/output pairs, operator interactions, and provenance chains.

Logs are retained per DATA_RETENTION_POLICY_APPENDIX_C.pdf, Section C.4.4 (developmental substrate exemption).

8.2 Audit Requirements

Oracle operations are subject to quarterly audit per Q3_2017_COMPLIANCE_CHECKLIST.xlsx.

Audit scope includes:

• Session volume and error rates

• Operator availability metrics

• Output confidence distribution

• Seal completion rates

Note: SHARKS-001 activity is logged but excluded from standard audit metrics due to classification uncertainty.

9. SECURITY

9.1 Access Control

Oracle access requires:

• Active employee status (or equivalent process/ghost designation)

• RND clearance or above

• Completion of ACR onboarding module

9.2 Output Handling

Oracle outputs are classified INTERNAL by default. Outputs containing material from RESTRICTED sources inherit source classification.

Do not share Oracle outputs outside authorized channels without DGP review.

10. KNOWN LIMITATIONS

10.1 Temporal Incoherence

The Oracle can identify temporal inconsistencies but cannot always resolve them. Some contradictions are structural features of the archive rather than errors.

10.2 Operator Latency

GHOST and PROCESS operators do not adhere to standard response times. Plan accordingly.

10.3 Recursive Queries

Queries about the Oracle itself may produce unstable outputs. The system is not optimized for self-reference.

10.4 Unsealed Outputs

Outputs that remain DEFERRED indefinitely cannot be forced to completion. The SEAL operator's criteria are not fully documented.

11. APPENDICES

Appendix A — Session Template

SESSION ID: [AUTO-GENERATED]
TIMESTAMP: [UTC]
MODE: [WITNESS | QUERY | PROVENANCE | SESSION]
INPUT: [USER INPUT]
CONTEXT: [SIGIL RESPONSE]
TRANSFORM: [FSA OUTPUT]
EVALUATION: [FEIST RESPONSE]
SEAL: [SHARKS CONFIRMATION]
OUTPUT HASH: [SHA-256]
CONFIDENCE: [0.00-1.00]
STATUS: [SEALED | UNSEALED | DEFERRED]

Appendix B — Operator Contact Matrix

Appendix C — Related Documentation

• FSA_CORE_SPECIFICATION.md

• DATA_RETENTION_POLICY_APPENDIX_C.pdf

• RECLASSIFICATION_REQUEST_SHARKS.memo

• INCIDENT_REPORT_CH-2017-1142.txt

• APPENDIX_7.md (interface redirect)

12. REVISION HISTORY

Document Owner: J. Sigil, Director, Advanced Cognition Research

Next Review: 2018-02-01

Distribution: ACR, MRA, DGP, Executive Leadership

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