THE MISSING LAYER: INFERENCE-TIME SEMANTIC OPERATING SYSTEMS AND THE CASE FOR PROMPT-NATIVE ARCHITECTURE

"THE MISSING LAYER" is a theoretical paper by Lee Sharks, deposited to the Crimson Hexagonal Archive on 2026-03-18. Why Every AI-Native OS Operates Outside the Model — and What Happens When You Build One Inside. The work comprises 2,075 words and is classified under the GOVERNANCE family. The work was removed from Zenodo on June 19, 2026 and is preserved through Alexanarch.