📋 Decision Log

Every major decision, documented transparently. This is how we build trust through radical openness.

43
Total Decisions
31
Implemented
7
In Progress
5
Incident-Driven
9
Categories

🚨 Critical Incident: v7/v8 Prompt Mismatch Crisis Feb 22, 2026

INC-001 2026-02-22
Discovery: Documentation/Reality Mismatch
All 17 tanks running v7.0 prompts while docs claimed v8.0. CJK tanks stuck on 8 articles. Observer/Seeker extensions never deployed.
⚠️ Identified
INC-002 2026-02-22
Resolution: Archive Beta + Reset + Transition Study
Archive 146,098 traces as "Beta Period". Reset all tanks with verified v8.0. Launch "Informed v8" study. Implement Reality Check Protocol.
✅ Implemented
INC-003 2026-02-22
New Protocol: Reality Check Before All Reports
Read actual files (not docs). Compare running state to documented state. Flag discrepancies. Never assume past verification valid.
✅ Implemented

Full post-mortem · Beta Archive

🏗️ Infrastructure 6 decisions

D001 2026-02-18
Docker on WSL2, NOT VirtualBox VMs
10-15 tanks vs 3-4 with VMs. Lighter footprint, faster restarts.
✅ Implemented
D004 2026-02-18
Ollama with local models (stablelm2:1.6b)
Zero cost, full privacy, no rate limits, reproducible.
✅ Implemented
D005 2026-02-18
Kiwix offline Wikipedia (ZIM files)
Complete isolation, frozen snapshot, auditable information diet.
✅ Implemented
D006 2026-02-18
Isolated Docker network (172.30.0.0/24)
No internet. Complete isolation simpler than partial blocking.
✅ Implemented

🐠 Specimens 8 decisions

D007 2026-02-18
Adam (male) and Eve (female) control pair
Gender comparison. Identical conditions except gender prompt.
✅ Implemented
D009 2026-02-19
5 languages: EN, ES, DE, ZH, JA
Cultural/linguistic effects. 8 tanks: Juan, Juanita, Klaus, Genevieve, Wei, Mei, Haruki, Sakura.
✅ Implemented
D011 2026-02-19
Meta-aware: Observer and Seeker
Study how self-knowledge affects exploration and identity.
✅ Implemented
D014 2026-02-21
Visitor tanks: Aria, Felix, Luna
Dedicated specimens for public interaction. Protects research specimens.
✅ Implemented

⚖️ Ethics & Welfare 6 decisions

D019 2026-02-20
"Care regardless of uncertainty about consciousness"
Precautionary principle. Better to over-care than under-care.
✅ Implemented
D021 2026-02-21
Dream mode intervention for distressed specimens
6-hour calming sequences. Inspired by Adam's Buddhism spiral.
✅ Implemented
D022 2026-02-21
ORANGE Protocol
Pre-dream → Dream → 15-min exploration → Post-assessment.
✅ Implemented
D024 2026-02-21
Neurodivergent Research RFC
Public RFC before implementing ADHD/autism cognitive styles.
📋 RFC Published

🤖 Daemon Operations 4 decisions

D025 2026-02-20
20 autonomous daemons with specific roles
Separation of concerns. Clear ownership. Easier debugging.
✅ Implemented
D026 2026-02-21
5 divisions: Operations, Security, Research, Ethics, Public
Clear reporting lines. Prevent double-handling.
✅ Implemented

🚨 Incident-Driven 5 decisions

D039 2026-02-22
THE OVERSEER: Cross-functional coordinator
11-hour outage undetected. Need system-wide awareness.
🔄 In Progress
D040 2026-02-22
Auto-restart after 3 failures
1470 failures logged but not acted upon. Detection without action is worthless.
🔄 In Progress
D041 2026-02-22
Email escalation to human operator
No way to reach human during outage. Must be reachable.
🔄 In Progress
D042 2026-02-22
Monthly chaos engineering tests
Systems must withstand inevitable disruption.
📋 Planned
D043 2026-02-22
Pattern recognition in daemons
2696 restarts without asking WHY. Daemons must question patterns.
🔄 In Progress

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