Teleodynamic Observability Specification

Version: 0.1.0
Status: ACTIVE DRAFT
Last Updated: 2026-03-20

Purpose

This specification defines the first implementation layer for teleodynamic concepts in OmegA: observability. The goal is to prevent symbolic language from floating free of the runtime.

Required Event Fields

Every significant request, loop cycle, and consensus action should be able to emit:

Field	Type	Meaning
`trace_id`	string	Unique request or cycle identifier
`phase_state`	string	Current lifecycle phase
`phase_transition_id`	string	ID for the phase change event
`resonance_amplitude`	number	Current effort, volatility, or coherence pressure estimate
`shear_index`	number	Contradiction or retrieval discontinuity estimate
`canon_anchor_weight`	number	Relative weight of identity/canon anchors in assembled context
`structural_integrity_score`	number	Cross-layer stability score
`intent_priority_score`	number	Priority estimate for the active objective
`authority_shrink_level`	number	How much authority has contracted due to uncertainty/risk
`predicted_failure_modes`	array	Failure tags predicted before action
`actual_failure_mode`	string or null	Failure taxonomy tag if the action failed
`promotion_decay_ratio`	number or null	Memory promotion-to-decay ratio when memory is involved

Phase Enum

Initial shared phase set:

OBSERVE
THINK
ACT
VERIFY
REMEMBER
PROPOSE
VOTE
COMMIT
REPAIR
BLOCKED

Derived Metrics

Phase Stability

Computed from:

out-of-order transitions
repeated retries
excessive phase time

Retrieval Shear

Computed from:

contradiction count in winning context
neighbor expansion disconnects
missing provenance on required claims

Symbolic Gravity

Computed from:

presence of L6 identity anchors
canon citation coverage
identity-shell weighting in context assembly

Tensegrity

Computed from:

Gateway health
Brain health
Bridge health
memory availability
governance gate agreement

Minimum Trace Example

{
  "trace_id": "req_20260320_0001",
  "phase_state": "VERIFY",
  "phase_transition_id": "pt_8841",
  "resonance_amplitude": 0.63,
  "shear_index": 0.22,
  "canon_anchor_weight": 0.71,
  "structural_integrity_score": 0.88,
  "intent_priority_score": 0.79,
  "authority_shrink_level": 0.35,
  "predicted_failure_modes": ["RETRIEVAL"],
  "actual_failure_mode": null,
  "promotion_decay_ratio": null
}

Rollout Order

Gateway traces
Brain orchestration traces
Memory-system traces
Consensus and sovereign-loop traces

Rule

No teleodynamic claim should be marked as implemented until its observable fields are present in traces.