Architecture
Five components behind continuous, authorized adaptation.
The architecture
Continuous adaptation guided by shared intent,
with participants retaining control.
Each component has a distinct responsibility, from agreed commitments to permitted context and execution checks. Participants retain their systems and authority.
Explore the five capabilitiesCovenant
Shared intent and authority.
Covenant records the intended result, responsibilities, limits and required evidence. A participant cannot redefine another organization’s commitments beyond its delegated authority.
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The obligations fit together. No participant can unilaterally redefine the shared undertaking beyond its authority.
Lighthouse
Identity for contextual, authorized participation.
Lighthouse establishes who is acting and their current delegation. Knowing an actor’s identity does not grant permission or revive expired authority.
Current authority cannot exceed declared authority.
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Identity alone is not enough. The actor also needs sufficient current authority for the proposed action.
Runtime
Operational enforcement at supported boundaries.
Runtime checks proposed actions against expressed commitments, current authority and available evidence. Enforcement requires integration at the relevant execution boundary; observation alone cannot stop actions.
The proposed path remains valid within its conditions and authority.
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Deterministic evaluation checks formally expressed conditions and available evidence. It is not a guarantee of commercial success.
Auras
Context-specific, privacy-preserving actor representations.
Auras contribute relevant actor context for a permitted purpose while participants retain control. A contextual signal does not itself establish consent, eligibility or authority.
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An Aura signal does not independently establish consent, eligibility, or permission for commercial engagement.
Active Modulation
Continuous adaptation toward intended outcomes.
Active Modulation evaluates changes using permitted context, shared commitments and evidence. It works with Runtime and cannot create authority or replace required participant decisions.
A better opportunity can still emerge.
The current arrangement works. Active Modulation can evaluate an eligible EV courtesy loaner.
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Illustrative service scenario. Active Modulation cannot create new authority.
Authority and evidence
Every decision has its own
authority and evidence requirements.
See the architecture in Susan’s journey Start a pilot
Start with one
use case.
Define the result, participating systems and evidence a focused pilot should evaluate.