From 7710e8b3bb9c1c0a242ad80b719a3f9b0cfd68b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Baumgartner Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:08:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add post-release roadmap documents --- docs/CORE_2_ENTERPRISE_READINESS_PLAN.md | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/CORE_2_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT.md | 69 +++++++++++++++++ docs/CORE_3_2027_RESEARCH_DIRECTION.md | 73 ++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 238 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/CORE_2_ENTERPRISE_READINESS_PLAN.md create mode 100644 docs/CORE_2_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT.md create mode 100644 docs/CORE_3_2027_RESEARCH_DIRECTION.md diff --git a/docs/CORE_2_ENTERPRISE_READINESS_PLAN.md b/docs/CORE_2_ENTERPRISE_READINESS_PLAN.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e87e20 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/CORE_2_ENTERPRISE_READINESS_PLAN.md @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +# DigiEmu Core 2.0 Enterprise Readiness Plan + +- **Status:** Draft +- **Scope:** 2026 enterprise-readiness work after Core 2.0 release + +--- + +## Objective + +The objective is to turn Core 2.0 from a released verification core into an enterprise-reviewable, partner-integrable, audit-ready foundation. + +This plan defines the 2026 work required to make Core 2.0 ready for partner pilot discussions, external review, and enterprise evaluation. + +--- + +## Enterprise Readiness Pillars + +The 2026 readiness work focuses on: + +| Pillar | Description | +|--------|-------------| +| **Documentation maturity** | Clear, consistent, complete documentation for all external audiences | +| **API and CLI usability** | Stable, intuitive interfaces for integration and operation | +| **Deterministic replay reliability** – | Verified, reproducible replay across environments | +| **Conformance and test coverage** | Comprehensive test vectors and conformance validation | +| **Audit evidence packaging** | Structured evidence export for audit and compliance use | +| **Partner interoperability** | Clear integration patterns for external systems | +| **Security and integrity review** | Hardened security posture and clear integrity guarantees | +| **Compliance positioning** | Explicit scope and non-claims for regulatory contexts | +| **Website and one-pager alignment** | Consistent external messaging and positioning | + +--- + +## Priority Workstreams + +### Documentation and messaging +- Release notes and changelog maturity +- Partner review packages (curated docs for specific audiences) +- Enterprise demo flows and use cases + +### API and interface refinement +- OpenAPI specification refinement and stabilization +- CLI examples and integration patterns +- Verification report examples for common scenarios + +### Audit and compliance readiness +- Audit packet export direction +- Evidence chain documentation +- Structured diagnostic output standardization + +### Security and reliability +- Security boundary documentation +- Replay reliability verification across platforms +- Cryptographic integrity hardening + +--- + +## Partner Readiness + +Core 2.0 enterprise readiness prepares for engagement with: + +- **TBN** – Trust boundary integration and evidence reference patterns +- **AntifragileOS** – Operational validation and before-splice workflows +- **CLARIXO** – Attribution and responsibility evidence integration +- **BFH / Innosuisse** – Academic and innovation ecosystem alignment +- **Compliance and audit reviewers** – Audit-ready evidence and clear scope documentation + +--- + +## Non-Goals for 2026 + +The following are explicitly **not** 2026 targets: + +- **Core 3.0 is not the 2026 delivery target** – Core 3.0 remains a 2027 research direction +- **No broad platform rewrite** – Core 2.0 is the foundation; evolution is incremental +- **No unbounded trust or liability claims** – DigiEmu remains a verification layer, not a trust authority +- **No collapse of identity, attribution, compliance, and verification into one system** – Boundary preservation is maintained + +--- + +## Success Criteria + +Enterprise readiness is achieved when: + +- [ ] External reviewers can understand the DigiEmu boundary and non-claims +- [ ] Partners can reference DigiEmu artifacts in their own systems +- [ ] Examples are reproducible and illustrative +- [ ] Tests remain green across all supported platforms +- [ ] Enterprise-facing documentation is coherent and complete +- [ ] Core 2.0 can support pilot discussions with potential partners + +--- + +## Closing Principle + +**Core 2.0 is the enterprise foundation. Core 3.0 should be informed by real review, partner feedback, and enterprise requirements.** diff --git a/docs/CORE_2_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT.md b/docs/CORE_2_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77b5424 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/CORE_2_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +# DigiEmu Core 2.0 Release Announcement + +- **Status:** Released +- **Release date:** 15 June 2026 +- **Tag:** `core-2.0.0` + +--- + +## Summary + +DigiEmu Core 2.0 defines a deterministic decision-state verification layer for AI governance, replay, interoperability, and audit evidence. + +It provides canonical artifacts that external trust, identity, attribution, compliance, and operational systems may reference without redefining DigiEmu state identity. + +--- + +## What Core 2.0 Provides + +DigiEmu Core 2.0 provides: + +- **Deterministic decision-state snapshots** – canonical captures of agent decision state +- **Canonicalization profile boundary** – explicit declared profile under which state is produced +- **Decision-state hash references** – cryptographic integrity markers +- **Replay consistency evidence** – proof that decision state can be reproduced deterministically +- **Structured verification reports** – machine-readable evidence of verification outcomes +- **PASS / FAIL outcome preservation** – portable binary results with preserved links to full evidence +- **Interop examples for external systems** – minimal examples for TBN, AntifragileOS, CLARIXO, compliance, and audit integrations +- **External review material** – documentation supporting external reviewer evaluation + +--- + +## What Core 2.0 Does Not Claim + +DigiEmu Core 2.0 does not claim to provide: + +- **Agent identity verification** – DigiEmu verifies decision state, not who produced it +- **Agent certification** – Certification is outside DigiEmu scope +- **Trust-tier assignment** – Trust tiers are determined by external systems +- **Legal liability attribution** – Legal responsibility assignment is external +- **Regulatory approval** – Regulatory status is determined by external authorities +- **Full system safety guarantee** – Safety is a property of the complete deployed system + +DigiEmu verifies deterministic decision-state integrity and replay consistency within its declared scope. + +--- + +## Interoperability + +DigiEmu Core 2.0 is designed to interoperate with external systems as a verification layer: + +- **TBN-style trust systems** – May reference DigiEmu evidence without computing or redefining DigiEmu state identity +- **AntifragileOS-style operational validation** – May use PASS/FAIL outcomes for before-splice validation without DigiEmu becoming the deployment authority +- **CLARIXO-style attribution systems** – May use DigiEmu artifacts as upstream evidence for responsibility tracking +- **Compliance layers** – May incorporate DigiEmu reports into compliance documentation +- **Audit partners** – May reference DigiEmu evidence in audit trails + +--- + +## Release Materials + +- [Core 2.0 Interop Contract](CORE_2_INTEROP_CONTRACT.md) – Defines the interoperability boundary +- [Core 2.0 External Review Note](CORE_2_EXTERNAL_REVIEW_NOTE.md) – Guidance for external reviewers +- [Core 2.0 Interop Examples](../examples/interop/README.md) – Minimal illustrative examples + +--- + +## Closing Principle + +**The boundary is the value.** diff --git a/docs/CORE_3_2027_RESEARCH_DIRECTION.md b/docs/CORE_3_2027_RESEARCH_DIRECTION.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c7a9436 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/CORE_3_2027_RESEARCH_DIRECTION.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +# DigiEmu Core 3.0 — 2027 Research Direction + +- **Status:** Research direction +- **Target horizon:** 2027 +- **Relationship to Core 2.0:** Builds on Core 2.0 enterprise feedback + +--- + +## Positioning + +Core 3.0 should not replace Core 2.0 prematurely. Core 2.0 remains the 2026 enterprise foundation and the basis for partner integration, external review, and pilot discussions. + +Core 3.0 is positioned as a 2027 research and release direction that emerges from the evidence and requirements gathered during Core 2.0 enterprise readiness work. + +--- + +## Candidate Research Themes + +The following themes are candidates for Core 3.0 exploration: + +| Theme | Description | +|-------|-------------| +| **Multi-system evidence chains** – | Linking DigiEmu evidence across multiple verification events | +| **Cross-system verification receipts** | Standardized receipts that reference DigiEmu, TBN, and other system evidence | +| **Civil proof and audit layers** | Enhanced evidence packaging for legal and regulatory audit contexts | +| **ENSO-style de-escalation** | Verification of refusal-state correctness and de-escalation handling | +| **Three-layer architecture** | DigiEmu + TBN + CLARIXO integration patterns for verification, trust, and attribution | +| **Enterprise audit packet standardization** | Standard formats for audit evidence export and consumption | +| **Richer decision-state reconstruction** | More detailed decision-state capture and replay capabilities | +| **Multi-party canonical evidence references** | Evidence references that can be shared and verified across organizational boundaries | + +--- + +## What Must Be Learned Before Core 3.0 + +Core 3.0 design must be informed by: + +- **Feedback from external reviewers** – What do reviewers need that Core 2.0 does not provide? +- **Partner integration requirements** – What do TBN, AntifragileOS, CLARIXO, and others need from the DigiEmu interface? +- **Enterprise pilot requirements** – What evidence and capabilities do enterprise pilots require? +- **Audit and compliance expectations** – What do audit and compliance reviewers expect from the evidence structure? +- **Operational before-splice requirements** – What do operational remediation flows need from verification? +- **Attribution and responsibility boundary feedback** – What boundaries need clarification for attribution systems? + +--- + +## Guardrails + +Core 3.0 research and development must maintain the following guardrails: + +- **Core 3.0 must not blur DigiEmu's core boundary** – DigiEmu remains a decision-state verification layer +- **Core 3.0 must not claim agent certification** – Certification must remain with external trust systems +- **Core 3.0 must not assign legal responsibility by itself** – Liability assignment is external to DigiEmu +- **Core 3.0 must preserve deterministic verification as the foundation** – Determinism remains the core capability + +--- + +## 2026 to 2027 Transition + +The year 2026 should be used to: + +- **Harden Core 2.0** – Fix issues, improve reliability, enhance documentation +- **Collect feedback** – Engage reviewers, partners, and pilot users +- **Build partner confidence** – Demonstrate that Core 2.0 can support real integration scenarios +- **Identify what Core 3.0 actually needs to become** – Use evidence from 2026 to define 2027 priorities + +Core 3.0 should not be a speculative leap. It should be a response to real requirements identified through Core 2.0 enterprise work. + +--- + +## Closing Principle + +**Core 3.0 should emerge from evidence, not ambition.**