The Magenta Canon consists of ten immutable laws governing the execution runtime. These laws establish that execution requires a birth epoch, conformance is monotonic and cannot regress, the execution gate is strictly binary (ALLOW or BLOCK), agents may only propose actions that humans must approve, and the audit chain is sacred and append-only. No override mechanisms exist.
- Law I: No artifact executes without a birth epoch
- Law IV: The gate is binary — ALLOW or BLOCK, no exceptions
- Law X: The audit chain is sacred and immutable
THE MAGENTA CANON
Laws of the Governance Runtime
I. Execution Requires Birth
No artifact may execute without first being born into the governance runtime. Birth establishes the first epoch. Without an epoch, the gate does not open.
II. Conformance is Monotonic
Conformance may only improve or remain constant. Regression is structurally impossible. An artifact that was conformant cannot become non-conformant through the governance runtime.
III. Epochs are Immutable
An epoch, once created, cannot be overwritten, amended, or deleted. E1 is followed by E2. The chain is append-only. History is preserved, not replaced.
IV. The Gate is Binary
Execution is either allowed or blocked. There is no warning mode. There are no overrides. The gate opens or it does not. This binary enforcement is the core governance invariant.
V. Agents Propose, Humans Approve
Autonomous agents may submit proposals. They may not execute them. They may not commit epochs. They may not bypass validation. Approval requires human authority within the governance runtime.
VI. Capabilities are Earned
No actor begins with execution authority. Observe and Validate are default. Propose, Commit, Execute, and Delegate must be granted. Grants are epoch-bound.
VII. The Ceiling Cannot be Exceeded
No actor may grant capabilities they do not possess. No actor may delegate authority they have not been given. The ceiling is inviolable.
VIII. Supersession is Final
Once a capability is superseded, it cannot be un-superseded. Forward-only removal. The audit chain records the moment of loss.
IX. No MDK, No Execution
MDK is mandatory for execution eligibility. Platform and Primitive licenses are valid without MDK, but execution is blocked. MDK is the gate key.
X. The Audit Chain is Sacred
Every action is recorded. Every epoch is hashed. Every grant is logged. The chain cannot be broken. The truth cannot be hidden.
The Canon is read-only. It is not documentation. It is law.