Continuity-Proof Lineage
The semantic agent's lineage field is an append-only sequence of lineage records, structured for append-only mutation under continuity proofs such that no prior lineage record may be modified or deleted without producing a detectable continuity break. This makes the agent's recorded operational history tamper-evident: any party with access to the lineage field can verify that the recorded history has not been altered.
In one embodiment, lineage record integrity may be enforced through cryptographic chaining in which each lineage record carries a cryptographic reference to its immediate predecessor. The agent's identity field may further include a continuity hash chained over the sequence of substrate events recorded in the lineage field, updated incrementally with each appended record and verifiable by reproducing the chain from any prior reference value. A continuity break is detectable as a discrepancy between a computed continuity hash and a stored prior reference value, and triggers escalation under the governance policy field.
Disclosure Scope
This article describes subject matter disclosed in U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/070,239. It reflects the disclosure as filed and does not add mechanisms, numbers, or protocols beyond those in the specification.
