02 Consensus Math

Module 2: The Cold Truth — Forensic Variance & Adversarial Math

1. The Verification Paradigm: Forensic Adversarial Conflict

The Synthesis Ledger rejects the "Single-Inference" fallacy. V3.0 replaces passive consensus with an active Adversarial Conflict model. To achieve a Basis Point Score (BPS), logic must survive a high-entropy "stress furnace" designed to expose every logical vulnerability before it is sealed on-chain.

1.1 The Dual-Agent Conflict (Flagship vs. Specialist Silos)

Elite fidelity is enforced by pitting two distinct Grok-4.1 intelligence tiers against one another in a structured synthesis:

  • The Specialists (Grok-4.1-fast): Four blind specialist silos (SRE, Security, Economy, Structure) tasked with identified technical vulnerabilities or "Poison Inputs" specific to their domain.
  • The Jury (Grok-4.1-fast-reasoning): A 10-person synthetic jury that analyzes the specialists' findings, provides qualitative verdicts, and assigns severity scores to calculate mathematical impact.

2. The Forensic Variance Formula

The protocol measures logic health in Basis Points, where 1 BPS = 0.01% success probability. A score of 10,000 represents theoretical perfection, but the Forensic Variance ensures that no two scores are ever identical, mirroring the chaotic nature of intelligence updates.

2.1 The Logic Vitality Equation

The BPS is calculated through a synthetic synthesis model:

BPS_final = 10000 - (Avg_Jury_Score * 20)

  • Avg_Jury_Score: The arithmetic mean of 10 independent jury verdicts on a scale of 1-100.
  • BPS Extraction: The V3 finalizer utilizes a hardened parser to identify 4-digit BPS results (e.g., 8330) regardless of internal JSON labeling, ensuring total anchor compatibility across the ledger.

2.2 The 7800 Survival Threshold

The protocol enforces a strict Kinetic Floor:

  • The Floor: 7,800 BPS (78.00% success density).
  • At-Risk Status: Logic that drops below this floor is considered "fragile" and enters the Strike Escalation phase.
  • Irregularity Mandate: The Jury is forbidden from outputting "Round Numbers," forcing high-density, forensic precision for every result.

3. The Obsolescence Engine: 3-Strike Purge

Sovereignty in the Synthesis Ledger is not earned once; it is defended weekly.

  1. Weekly Challenge: The Sentinel triggers a fresh audit cycle every 7 days.
  2. Cooldown Lock: V3 implements a hard 144-hour (6-day) cooldown. Logic cannot be updated until the previous audit has cooled, preventing rapid logic manipulation.
  3. Strike Accrual: If the Forensic Variance math yields a result below 7800, the Logic ID receives a Strike.
  4. Terminal Obsolescence: Upon reaching the 3rd Strike, the smart contract marks the logic as Obsolete, disabling its authority and revenue streams permanently.

4. The Immutable Audit Hash: Proof of Debate

To eliminate "Black Box" auditing, every BPS update on Base Mainnet (0x030A8e...) requires a Proof of Integrity (POI) Hash.

  • Keccak256 Commitment: The contract stores the cryptographic hash of the raw 10-Person Jury deliberation report.
  • Public Verification: Users can match the on-chain hash against the Jury JSON logs, creating a permanent, verifiable trail of "The Cold Truth".
  • The Sovereign Standard: This ensures that every BPS on the ledger is a mathematical outcome of an adversarial debate, not a static guess.

Protocol Epoch: 01 (Genesis) Contract Address: 0x030A8e0eC9f584484088a4cea8D0159F32438613