From ed3d8c85541e21518e9f136c8d5a10357669fc2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Stainback Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:49:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?aurora:=20README=20branding=20section=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20expand=20shortlist=20with=207th-ferry=20candidates?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Amara's 7th courier ferry (PR #259) proposed 5 additional public-facing brand candidates focused on the control-plane / execution-layer role: Beacon, Lattice, Harbor, Mantle, Northstar. The 5th-ferry memo (PR #235 → PR #257 Aurora README) had already proposed Lucent KSK, Lucent Covenant, Halo Ledger, Meridian Gate, Consent Spine. Combines both shortlists into a single table preserving both ferries' source attribution so Aaron's eventual brand decision has the full option space. Also adds the 7th-ferry preferred naming pattern (Aurora = vision; Beacon KSK / Lattice KSK = shippable control-plane; Zeta = substrate) as Amara's rhetorical proposal — not adopted, preserved as input. Brand decision remains Aaron's (M4 milestone; not Otto's to pick). No implementation changes; no operational policy changes; pure additive documentation update preserving both ferries' attribution per signal-in-signal-out discipline + §33 archive-header format already at top of README. Lands within-standing-authority per Otto-82 calibration (docs-only branding-input update; NOT a brand decision). Closes 7th-ferry absorb candidate BACKLOG row #4 of 5 (branding shortlist update). Remaining candidates for Otto-90+: - KSK-as-Zeta-module implementation (L; cross-repo) - Oracle-scoring research (M) - BLAKE3 receipt hashing design (M) - Aminata threat-model pass on 7-class threat model (S) Otto-89 tick primary deliverable. --- docs/aurora/README.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/aurora/README.md b/docs/aurora/README.md index c8febc20..a22eaf7f 100644 --- a/docs/aurora/README.md +++ b/docs/aurora/README.md @@ -143,8 +143,36 @@ public brand without clearance work is risky. continuity-preserving candidate for a public execution- layer brand (per the LFG org + existing kernel docs). - **Public execution brand TBD** — shortlist to research - in parallel per Amara's memo: Lucent KSK, Lucent - Covenant, Halo Ledger, Meridian Gate, Consent Spine. + in parallel. + +**Combined shortlist (5th-ferry + 7th-ferry, both from +Amara).** The 5th-ferry memo (PR #235) proposed a first +shortlist; the 7th-ferry review (PR #259) proposed a second +one focused on control-plane / execution-layer candidates. +Both are preserved so Aaron's eventual brand decision has +the full option space: + +| Candidate | Source | Why it works (verbatim from Amara) | +|---|---|---| +| **Lucent KSK** | 5th ferry | Highest continuity with the existing repo and least ambiguity. | +| **Lucent Covenant** | 5th ferry | Emphasizes consent and mutual obligation, which the docs actually support. | +| **Halo Ledger** | 5th ferry | Preserves the "glass halo" idea without reusing Aurora directly. | +| **Meridian Gate** | 5th ferry | Neutral, infrastructural, and easier to differentiate. | +| **Consent Spine** | 5th ferry | Technically evocative, though more niche and less brand-like. | +| **Beacon** | 7th ferry | Meshes with visibility-lane vocabulary; suggests guidance, observability, operator visibility. | +| **Lattice** | 7th ferry | Layered policy, quorum, constraint composition; not defensive-sounding. | +| **Harbor** | 7th ferry | Safety, staging, revocation-friendly; not militarised. | +| **Mantle** | 7th ferry | Protective layer above execution substrate; good for "membrane around action" messaging. | +| **Northstar** | 7th ferry | Governance / guidance language; higher trademark-noise than others. | + +**7th-ferry preferred naming pattern** (Amara): the cleanest +rhetorical stack for public explanation — **Aurora** as +vision + system architecture; **Beacon KSK** or **Lattice +KSK** as the shippable control-plane offering; **Zeta** as +the algebraic / event-processing substrate underneath. Keeps +Aurora's internal mythology while letting the public-launch +language carry trademark and category risk separately. Per +Amara 7th-ferry memo (PR #259). **Brand decision is Aaron's.** Filed as Milestone M4 of the 5th-ferry inventory. Not in scope for Otto to pick; not