What This Layer Represents
The Standards Layer defines how consistency is maintained across the ProtoSynthesis architecture. It ensures that all systems follow predictable structure, naming, and governance alignment rules.
This is a presentation layer of the Standards system defined in G01DN. It does not expose full enforcement logic — only structural interpretation.
Core Purpose
- Ensure naming consistency across architectural files
- Define commit and versioning discipline
- Maintain structural clarity across system layers
- Support traceability between specifications and implementations
Standard Domains
1. Naming Standards
Defines how files, systems, and components are consistently named to avoid drift across the architecture.
2. Commit Standards
Defines structured commit patterns to ensure traceability of architectural changes across system evolution.
3. IP Classification Standards
Defines how intellectual property is categorised across Public, Internal, Derivative, Restricted, and Kernel levels.
How Standards Operate in the System
Standards sit below Protocol and above Reference in the G01DN hierarchy. They do not define behaviour — they define consistency rules that all lower layers must follow.
They act as the stabilising layer between structural logic (Protocol) and human-readable representation (Reference).
Key Principle
Standards ensure that all parts of the system remain coherent over time. Without them, structural drift would occur between architecture definitions and their implementations.
Navigation Map
- G01DN → Structural governance engine
- Constitutional → Existence rules (L0)
- Protocol → Interaction rules (L1)
- Standards → Consistency rules (L2)
- Reference → Human-readable representation (L3)