EXP01 · EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

Prepare the evidence path before touching the apparatus.

These improvements connect an exploratory question to preregistration, traceable runs, independent review, replication, bounded claim support, and operational-utility testing. Priority follows dependency and risk.

Execution boundary

This register organizes development. It does not authorize a physical experiment, certify a laboratory, approve a protocol, or promote a scientific claim.

Automatic stop

Stop automatic progression at the first unmet external, safety, identity, storage, institutional, reviewer, or evidence dependency.

CLAIM MATURITY · E0–E8

Every status says what may—and may not—be claimed.

Exploratory question

bounded question · negative space or gap · known terms and sources

May not claim: a physical relationship exists

Candidate relationship

declared variables · detector and frame · ordinary comparison · counterexplanations

May not claim: experimental support

Experiment design

discriminating prediction · null world · artifacts · controls · measurement limits

May not claim: authorization or execution

Preregistered protocol

frozen method · analysis plan · exclusions · stop rules · permitted deviations

May not claim: a result

Completed run

immutable run identifier · raw evidence references · settings · deviations · failures

May not claim: independent validation

Reviewed observation

method review · analysis review · safety record · conflicts · limitations

May not claim: independent replication

Independent replication

frozen parent protocol · independence statement · comparable evidence envelope · nulls and failures

May not claim: general cross-site support

Cross-site supported claim

multiple independent sites · instrument and frame comparison · conflict preservation · bounded claim language

May not claim: the ontology of Substrate Cosmology is proven

Operational utility demonstrated

reproducible intervention · conventional comparator · benefit and failure bounds · reversibility where applicable

May not claim: fundamental existence beyond the tested scope

EXP02 · PORTABLE CLAIM PACKET

One envelope follows the question, evidence, review, and correction history.

A packet may document approval evidence supplied by named qualified authorities, but this Site contract does not authorize physical execution or certify competence, facilities, ethics, legality, containment, or emergency readiness.

identity

Identifiers and versions are stable; corrections append history rather than replacing prior records.

packet_id · schema_version · version · title · maturity · parent_ids · supersedes · created_on · updated_on

question and relation

A candidate becomes experiment-ready only when outcomes can discriminate among the candidate, ordinary comparison, null world, and measurement artifacts.

question · candidate_relation · conventional_comparison · null_world · counterexplanations · discriminating_predictions

measurement

Record detector substrate, frame, calibration, resolution, environment, operator coupling, and detection limits without treating the detector as neutral.

detector_and_frame · measurement_limits · sites_and_instruments

preregistration

Freeze method, variables, controls, exclusions, stopping rules, permitted deviations, and analysis before protected results are known.

protocol · analysis_plan

safety and authority

Record hazard class, containment, reversibility, stop authority, permissions, consent, incident path, expiry, and withdrawal; software cannot grant approval.

safety

evidence and analysis

Raw evidence is immutable; each analysis is a separately versioned branch with code, environment, exclusions, and failure state.

runs · raw_evidence_refs · analyses · uncertainty · limitations

review and replication

Preserve named review roles, conflicts, independence, failures, and conditions that block comparison.

reviews · replications · conflicts · null_results · non_comparability

attribution

Record person-specific contributions and AI system, provider, roles, human direction, review, and limitations separately from source authorship or scientific authority.

contributors · ai_assistance

decision and recovery

Claim status changes are append-only, evidence-linked, appealable, exportable, and reversible without erasing history.

claim_statement · claim_decisions · corrections · withdrawals · license · export_manifest

EXP03 · FAIL-CLOSED READINESS

15 synthetic accepted and rejected cases test missing comparisons, unsupported maturity, unsafe execution authority, mutable evidence, private data, minors, popularity, AI self-approval, and export provenance.

No live experiment was evaluated

Passing fixtures validates contract behavior only. It does not review a protocol, approve a laboratory, authorize an experiment, validate evidence, or support a scientific claim.

Open synthetic readiness fixtures →

01IMPLEMENTED FOUNDATION

EXP01

Prioritized experimentation development register

Public dependency order, maturity ladder, gates, hooks, limitations, and successor paths.

Depends on: P01 · P02 · P03 · P10 · P11
Advance when: The route, registry, lifecycle, interconnection, and release checks pass.
Blocked by: No unresolved dependency
Stage hooks: experiment.program.changed · development.priority.changed

Propose evidence

02IMPLEMENTED FOUNDATION

EXP02

Portable experimental claim packet

Versioned public contract for questions, candidate relations, conventional and null comparisons, protocols, safety, provenance, AI roles, raw evidence, analysis, review, replication, corrections, and claim status.

Depends on: EXP01 · P05 · P08 · P09 · P22A
Advance when: Required fields and protected boundaries are machine checked without enabling data collection.
Blocked by: No unresolved dependency
Stage hooks: experiment.claim.schema.changed · experiment.ai.provenance.changed

Propose evidence

03IMPLEMENTED FOUNDATION

EXP03

Fail-closed claim-packet readiness fixtures

Synthetic accepted and rejected packets that prevent missing controls, unsafe advancement, absent provenance, popularity promotion, AI self-approval, and unsupported claim maturity.

Depends on: EXP02
Advance when: Every synthetic outcome matches the declared decision and no live experiment is represented.
Blocked by: No unresolved dependency
Stage hooks: experiment.claim.schema.changed · experiment.protocol.changed · experiment.safety.changed

Propose evidence

04IMPLEMENTED FOUNDATION

EXP03A

Pre-moderated experiment-stage discussion bridge

Adult-authenticated public threads can identify E0–E8 maturity, ordinary explanations, important divergence, evidence needed, scalar identifiers, typed replies, reports, and portable public exports.

Depends on: EXP03 · P18F
Advance when: Writes remain pending until moderation; personal information, links, uploads, private contact, popularity signals, unsupervised minors, execution authorization, and claim promotion remain disabled.
Blocked by: No unresolved dependency
Stage hooks: forum.thread.schema.changed · experiment.program.changed · experiment.protocol.changed · privacy.expectation.changed · moderation.capacity.changed

Open working forum

05BLOCKED · PLATFORM + REVIEW

EXP04

Verified researcher, reviewer, and institution roles

Least-privilege investigator, laboratory, data-steward, method, statistics, safety, ethics, replication, adjudication, and maintenance roles with conflicts and expiry.

Depends on: EXP03A · P18H
Advance when: Authentication, recovery, session revocation, institution verification, separation of duties, privacy, legal, and appeal exercises pass.
Blocked by: verified identity and institution method · named operating owners beyond the founding moderator · privacy and legal review · independent appeal coverage · completed P18H evidence
Stage hooks: identity.provider.changed · experiment.role.changed · privacy.expectation.changed

Propose evidence

06BLOCKED · PLATFORM + REVIEW

EXP05

Private preregistration and run workspace

Owner-scoped drafts, frozen preregistration, immutable run identifiers, auditable changes, export, deletion, retention, and release controls.

Depends on: EXP04
Advance when: Old-record read, new-write, migration, rollback, access, audit, retention, backup-expiry, and incident tests pass.
Blocked by: verified experimental roles · private owner-scoped protocol storage · retention schedule · audit log design · backup and recovery evidence · incident response capacity
Stage hooks: storage.schema.changed · experiment.protocol.changed · experiment.run.schema.changed · retention.schedule.changed

Propose evidence

07BLOCKED · HUMAN AUTHORITY

EXP06

Safety, ethics, and authorization workflow

Hazard-class routing, containment, reversibility, stop authority, institutional permissions, consent, incident reporting, expiry, and withdrawal records.

Depends on: EXP04 · EXP05 · P10
Advance when: Named qualified reviewers approve the exact bounded protocol and jurisdictional requirements; automation cannot satisfy this gate.
Blocked by: named domain safety reviewers · applicable institutional authority · ethics and legal determination · incident and emergency operating capacity
Stage hooks: experiment.safety.changed · privacy.expectation.changed · abuse.pattern.changed

Propose evidence

08BLOCKED · DEPENDENCY

EXP07

Laboratory, detector, and calibration registry

Versioned site, instrument, calibration, resolution, environment, operator-coupling, custody, maintenance, and competence records.

Depends on: EXP04 · EXP05 · EXP06
Advance when: Claims of laboratory capacity are reviewed, expiring, auditable, and linked to independent calibration evidence.
Blocked by: verified participating laboratories · instrument authorities · calibration evidence · facility and competence review
Stage hooks: experiment.site.changed · experiment.instrument.changed · experiment.safety.changed

Propose evidence

09BLOCKED · DEPENDENCY

EXP08

Raw-evidence custody and independent analysis branches

Immutable raw-object references, checksums, schemas, code environments, blind analysis branches, uncertainty, exclusions, and reproducible exports.

Depends on: EXP05 · EXP07
Advance when: Custody, privacy, licensing, compute, code isolation, provenance, reproducibility, and long-term format checks pass.
Blocked by: durable evidence storage · custody owners · data and code licensing · isolated reproducible compute · format preservation plan
Stage hooks: experiment.run.schema.changed · experiment.analysis.changed · limit.compute.changed · feature.deprecated

Propose evidence

10BLOCKED · DEPENDENCY

EXP09

Independent replication exchange

Frozen protocol distribution, declared independence, site matching, evidence envelopes, nulls, failures, deviations, disputes, and non-comparability.

Depends on: EXP06 · EXP07 · EXP08 · P09 · P11
Advance when: At least one protocol is safe, reviewable, portable, and independently executable without exposing restricted data.
Blocked by: approved bounded protocol · qualified independent sites · review and dispute capacity · portable evidence package
Stage hooks: experiment.replication.changed · experiment.protocol.changed · experiment.site.changed

Propose evidence

11BLOCKED · EVIDENCE

EXP10

Bounded claim review and promotion

Append-only decisions linking exact claim language to protocols, runs, analyses, reviews, replications, conflicts, limitations, corrections, and withdrawals.

Depends on: EXP08 · EXP09
Advance when: Promotion rules are satisfied by traceable evidence and named independent review, never by votes, prestige, funding, or agreement.
Blocked by: real reviewed run evidence · independent replication evidence · named adjudication capacity · appeal and correction operation
Stage hooks: experiment.claim.status.changed · appeal.process.changed · popularity.signal.changed

Propose evidence

12BLOCKED · EVIDENCE

EXP11

Operational-utility trials and register integration

Reproducible utility comparisons with safety, benefits, failure limits, conventional alternatives, reversibility, and ontology separation.

Depends on: EXP10 · P12
Advance when: A supported bounded relationship justifies a safe utility test and the ordinary comparator remains explicit.
Blocked by: eligible supported claim · approved utility protocol · independent outcome review · operating and incident capacity
Stage hooks: experiment.utility.changed · experiment.safety.changed · experiment.claim.status.changed

Propose evidence

13BLOCKED · DEPENDENCY

EXP12

Federation, portability, recovery, and obsolescence control

Vendor-neutral schemas, APIs, signed exports, compatibility readers, mirrors, clean-room recovery, migration rehearsals, and retirement paths.

Depends on: EXP05 · EXP08 · EXP09 · EXP10
Advance when: A replacement can read prior claim packets and evidence relationships without weakening access, provenance, safety, or dissent preservation.
Blocked by: operational records to migrate · independent recovery environment · replacement or major-change trigger
Stage hooks: experiment.exchange.changed · dependency.major.changed · platform.hosting.changed · feature.deprecated

Propose evidence

PROTECTED BOUNDARIES

Infrastructure can organize evidence; it cannot manufacture authority.

no physical execution authorization · no claim promotion from popularity funding prestige or agreement · no AI system may approve its own scientific contribution · raw evidence is never silently rewritten · nulls failures contradictions and non-comparability remain discoverable · source authorship and AI assistance are separately attributed · student participation remains outside unsupervised experimental workflows · operational utility does not establish ontology