diff --git a/docs/BACKLOG.md b/docs/BACKLOG.md index b6f75e92..7a224e47 100644 --- a/docs/BACKLOG.md +++ b/docs/BACKLOG.md @@ -6024,6 +6024,102 @@ systems. This track claims the space. is canonical-home-auditor-protected; the skill must not rename or soften it. +- [ ] **Scientology thematic research — PUBLIC-DOMAIN-ONLY, + thematic-inspiration-only (no trademarked-term adoption, + no leaked-paid-content ingestion).** Aaron Otto-175 + directive (verbatim, preserved for scope discipline): + *"backlog research the el ron hubburt and all this books + and therapy alternatives and the e machines or whatever + they are called in scientology for auditing, OT levels + and researchs much of their hierarchy that is publically + avialable, i have all their paid content but they are + like nintendo and sony they don't fuck around, i'm not + putting their paid material here, it was leaked a long + time ago. But we can get thematic ideas from here if + Starboard is our now"*. + + **Context.** Starboard was picked Otto-175 as the + Frontier-UI rename (Aaron Otto-168 naming-conflict + resolution). Aaron noted the nautical Starboard name + creates a thematic resonance with Scientology's + nautical vocabulary (Sea Org / Commodore-era Hubbard / + auditing-at-sea). This row captures the research scope + for pulling further thematic inspiration while + preserving strict IP discipline. + + **Research scope (public-domain-only):** + - L. Ron Hubbard biography (Wikipedia-level public info; + not copyrighted biographical works). + - Public-knowledge Scientology history + organizational + structure (Sea Org, Commodore period). + - Publicly-known vocabulary / concepts: E-meter (a.k.a. + electropsychometer), auditing (generic term), OT + level numbering (public-knowledge hierarchy tier + count), "Clear" state (branded; excluded from adoption + per §3 non-adoption list). + - "Therapy alternatives" framing — publicly-discussed + parallels (Dianetics' relationship to psychoanalysis + / behaviorism era; popular-press coverage of + Scientology's non-psychiatric positioning). + - Publicly-released critical literature (Jon Atack / + Lawrence Wright / Janet Reitman / Bent Corydon / ex- + member memoirs released by mainstream publishers). + - Public-record legal documents (IRS 1993 ruling, court + filings released into public record, FBI files + available under FOIA). + + **Strict non-adoption list:** + - No Scientology-registered trademarks (Scientology, + Dianetics, Operating Thetan, Clear, Bridge to Total + Freedom, E-meter-as-registered-compound, specific OT- + level titles). + - No leaked / pirated paid content (Class VIII course + packs, OT-level confidential materials, NED / NOTs + scriptures, Hubbard's confidential administrative + directives). "Available online because leaked" does + NOT qualify. If Aaron's explicit IP boundary on his + own copy applies, it applies to factory research too. + - No Scientology organizational-art / logos / symbols + (cross-in-circle, OT symbol, various seals). + - No positioning of factory as Scientology-adjacent in + public branding or marketing. + + **What the research IS for:** + - Thematic vocabulary inspiration (nautical-era + discipline, measurement-as-observation metaphor, + "audit the state you can't see" framing — + parallels to Zeta's algebraic-substrate-observes- + hidden-state discipline). + - Historical case study of a self-referential + organization that embedded its origin + (ship-at-sea-era) into its vocabulary — parallel + to how factory-history embeds via memory / tick- + history / persona-notebooks. + - Risk-surface reading: what does it look like when an + organization enforces strict trademarks + pursues + critics? Factory's glass-halo transparency is the + opposite posture; the Scientology case is useful as + the NOT-THIS reference point. + + **Deliverable:** research memo at + `docs/research/scientology-thematic-notes-public- + domain-only.md` (new file). Scope + non-adoption list + + thematic extractions. No trademark violations, no + leaked content, no PII. Aminata threat-model pass + required before landing if Otto produces anything + beyond generic encyclopedic summary (guard against + inadvertent IP ingestion or cultural-sensitivity + issues). + + **Priority P3 convenience** (factory-interesting + thematic enrichment, not substrate-critical); effort + S (research memo) + S (Aminata threat-pass). + Composes with `docs/research/frontier-rename-name- + pass-2-otto-175.md` §4 (Scientology-thematic notes + already scoped there at outline level) + Otto-168 + Frontier rename row + Otto-175 Starboard-confirmed + picks. + ## P2 — Rule-Zero axiomatic substrate (round-35 round-36 thread) - [ ] **Self-directed wellness / life-coach AI product — measure, diff --git a/docs/research/frontier-rename-name-pass-2-otto-175.md b/docs/research/frontier-rename-name-pass-2-otto-175.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fdf628a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/frontier-rename-name-pass-2-otto-175.md @@ -0,0 +1,478 @@ +# Frontier UI Rename — Name Pass 2 (Otto-175) + +**Status:** research-grade advisory (pre-v1). Origin: Aaron +Otto-175 directive (paraphrased): *"Starboard I guess for +now... do one more name pass just in case something else +clever comes up other than Starboard. Maybe some mythical +choices that fit?"*. Extends Otto-170 candidate analysis +with: (a) conflict scan on additional candidates from +pass-1 adjacent categories; (b) **mythological candidates +(Aaron's ask)**; (c) Scientology-thematic notes bounded by +strict public-domain discipline. **Advisory only**. Aaron +is the concept owner. + +## 1. Current status + +**Starboard is the confirmed pick.** Aaron Otto-175 initial +framing: *"Starboard I guess for now"*; Aaron Otto-175b +confirmation after this pass-2 analysis was drafted: +*"Starboard okay"*. The rest of this doc is preserved as +glass-halo transparency record of the options considered, +including the Hindu / FF7 / Egyptian / Greek / Norse passes +Aaron requested after the initial tentative pick. It is NOT +a "still-deciding" doc; Starboard is the decision. Otto-170 analysis confirmed +it is the only pass-1 VIABLE candidate with zero direct +agentic-AI-platform conflict. Starboard adjacencies include +Starboard Suite (passenger-vessel reservations, unrelated +market) and StarBoard Solution (interactive whiteboards, +unrelated market) — brand-confusion risk low. + +Aaron noted the nautical Starboard choice creates a +thematic resonance with Scientology's heavy nautical +vocabulary (Sea Org, Commodore, auditing-on-ship L. Ron +Hubbard period). This memo treats that resonance as +thematic inspiration only — **no adoption of Scientology- +trademarked material or paid content** per Aaron's +explicit scope. + +## 2. Pass-2 conflict scans + +### Additional pass-1-adjacent candidates checked + +From Otto-170 doc §6 ("Other candidates worth Aaron's +consideration") that had not yet been conflict-scanned: + +| Candidate | 2026 Agentic-AI Conflict | Verdict | +|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------| +| Helm | Kubernetes Helm package manager (established) | Not clean (different market but strong existing brand) | +| Conn | No direct AI conflict found | Candidate (short, memorable) | +| Ops | Generic DevOps word | Too generic | +| Tactical | No direct AI conflict; military-connotation heavy | Possible | +| Viewscreen | No direct conflict; Star-Trek-trademark risk (CBS/Paramount) | Trademark risk | +| Compass | Generic; MongoDB Compass (not agentic-AI) + Compass.io (realty) | Adjacent conflicts | +| Sextant | No direct conflict; physical-instrument-metaphor clean | Candidate | +| Plumbline | No direct conflict | Candidate | +| Wake | No direct AI conflict; Wake vs wakeword confusion | Possible | +| Draft | Too generic (draft-mode in every editor) | Too generic | +| Cartograph | No direct conflict | Candidate | +| Atlas | **Hermes Atlas** (Nous Research Hermes Agent community map) + Atlas Obscura | Direct adjacent conflict | +| Chart | Too generic | Too generic | +| Orienteer | No direct AI conflict | Candidate (unusual, memorable) | +| Keel | No direct AI conflict | Candidate | +| Prow | No direct AI conflict | Candidate | + +### New 2026 direct-conflict findings + +Pass-2 WebSearch surfaced more agentic-AI-space conflicts +than the pass-1 did, reflecting the crowded 2026 namespace: + +- **Hermes** — **Nous Research Hermes Agent** (launched Feb + 2026) is an active self-improving AI-agent platform; + `hermesatlas.com` is its community ecosystem. **NOT + VIABLE.** +- **Bifrost** — Maxim's `maximhq/bifrost` enterprise AI + gateway (1000+ models, guardrails, cluster mode). **NOT + VIABLE.** +- **Beacon** — Beacon AI ($50M USSOCOM pilot-assistant + contract April 2026) + Beacon Security. **NOT VIABLE.** +- **Sentinel** — SentinelOne (Agent Security, Agentic + Investigations, March 2026) + Microsoft Sentinel + + "SENTINEL Platform" AI security toolkit. **CROWDED / + NOT VIABLE.** +- **Oracle** — Oracle AI Database 26ai with Oracle Unified + Memory Core + Oracle AI Database Private Agent Factory + (March 2026) + Oracle-Deloitte partnership on Zora AI. + **NOT VIABLE.** +- **Palantir** — already an incumbent in enterprise AI- + agent platforms; Tolkien word. **NOT VIABLE.** + +## 3. Mythological candidates (Aaron's ask) + +Weighted by semantic fit with Zeta's actual substrate +(algebraic retraction-native, veridicality, governance, +UI) and by agentic-AI-conflict scan results. + +### 3.1 Ma'at — Egyptian goddess of truth, order, balance, cosmic law + +- **Semantic fit:** **STRONG.** Directly maps to the + factory's Veridicality module + the KSK safety-kernel + governance layer. Ma'at is "truth + order + balance" as + cosmic law — exactly what the factory claims to + compute / enforce / surface. +- **Pronounceability:** two syllables, easy. +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** none found in pass-2 search. +- **Trademark risk:** low; Egyptian-mythology names in + wide cultural use. Caveat: formal TSDR clearance + required pre-launch. +- **Star-Trek / nautical composition with Starboard:** + weak. "Zeta Starboard" and "Zeta Ma'at" would feel like + two different universes. + +### 3.2 Themis — Greek goddess of divine law, justice, order + +- **Semantic fit:** STRONG, westernized parallel to Ma'at. + Natural fit for governance-layer branding. +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** Themis is used in various + legal-tech contexts but no direct agentic-AI platform + surfaces. +- **Pronounceability:** two syllables, easy; slight risk of + ambiguity with "themes" in casual speech. + +### 3.3 Thoth — Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, measurement, time + +- **Semantic fit:** VERY STRONG. Thoth invented writing + and measurement in the myth — direct analogue to a + substrate that records, measures, and retracts + claims. Also associated with moon (cycles / ticks). +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** no direct platform found. +- **Pronounceability:** one syllable but with "th" cluster + — some speakers render as /toʊθ/, others /toʊt/. + Ambiguity is minor brand risk. +- **Trademark risk:** low. + +### 3.4 Mímir — Norse god of wisdom, memory (well-of-Mímir) + +- **Semantic fit:** STRONG for memory-persistence + discipline. "Consult Mímir" = consult the memory. +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** none direct; possible + lowercase-mimir confusion with Grafana's Mimir + time-series database (GOOD trademark — adjacent but + not identical market). +- **Pronounceability:** two syllables; the "í" accent + invites spelling issues (users typing "Mimir" vs + "Mímir"). Ergonomic cost. + +### 3.5 Ratatosk — Norse squirrel who carries messages between Yggdrasil's layers + +- **Semantic fit:** STRONG metaphor for UI-layer bridging + substrate and user. Literally "the messenger between + the roots and the crown." +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** none found. +- **Pronounceability:** three syllables, uncommon + Scandinavian cluster. High cognitive cost for + English-speakers at first encounter. BUT memorable + once learned. +- **Note:** etymologically "drill-tooth"; may carry an + unintended sharp-edged connotation. + +### 3.6 Argo — mythical ship of the Argonauts + +- **Semantic fit:** VERY STRONG with Starboard. "Zeta + Argo" + "Starboard" together feels like a coherent + ship-computer vocabulary. Argo also carries "the ship + that went where no one had been" — frontier- + exploration semantics preserved from the original + Frontier rationale, but redirected into a nautical + rather than terrestrial metaphor. +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** none direct; Argo as a word + exists as a Kubernetes project (Argo CD / Argo + Workflows). **ADJACENT CONFLICT.** Not agentic-AI but + same-developer-audience cloud-native tooling. + Trademark risk elevated. +- **Decision:** not recommended solely because of Argo + CD / Argo Workflows brand footprint in the same + DevOps / platform audience. + +### 3.7 Orion — constellation + mythological hunter/navigator + +- **Semantic fit:** STRONG with Starboard (celestial + navigation). Composes with Star-Trek design language. +- **Agentic-AI conflict:** ~medium; "Orion" is ubiquitous + as a product-name (various telecoms, Orion Advisor + Tech, Orion Energy). None directly in agentic-AI per + pass-2 search, but the brand is crowded. + +### 3.8 Hindu mythological / religious candidates (Aaron Otto-175 follow-up) + +Pulling from Hindu / Vedic vocabulary. All candidates below +are public-domain mythological / religious concepts in wide +cultural use; specific temple / sect / contemporary religious +organization trademarks would require a separate clearance. + +| Candidate | Meaning / Fit | Agentic-AI Conflict | +|-----------|---------------|---------------------| +| **Dharma** | Truth / cosmic order / law; parallel to Ma'at and Themis | None direct; "Dharma Initiative" is a LOST-TV-series reference, not AI. Clean. | +| **Satya** | Truth (bedrock Sanskrit concept) | None direct; some consulting / services brands but not agentic-AI. | +| **Rta** (ऋत) | Vedic: "that which is properly joined," natural order + truth; predecessor of Dharma | None; but the Sanskrit accent + three-letter spelling create ergonomic friction | +| **Akasha** | Ether / space / record ("akashic records" metaphor) | None direct in agentic-AI; some occult-tech adjacencies | +| **Yantra** | Mystical diagram also meaning "machine / tool" in Sanskrit | None direct; literal semantic fit with "substrate / instrument" | +| **Saraswati** | Goddess of knowledge, speech, arts — parallel to Thoth | None direct; some education-sector brands | +| **Ganesha** | Remover of obstacles, scribe of Mahabharata | None direct; well-loved figure | +| **Vishnu** | Preserver — parallel to retraction-native preservation | None direct; but Vishnu is one of the top-tier deities, heavy cultural weight; risk of appearing appropriative if used casually | +| **Agni** | Fire, transformation agent | None direct; partially overloaded with Azure's AKS-adjacent "Agni" experimental work | +| **Vayu** | Wind, movement; fits stream semantics | None direct | +| **Prana** | Life-force / breath | Wellness / yoga overloading | +| **Soma** | Ritual drink + the moon | Overloaded (Huxley, Ishiguro, Korean capital, etc.) | + +**Top Hindu picks by semantic fit:** + +1. **Dharma** — STRONG. Maps directly to factory's + truth-order-governance substrate (Veridicality + KSK). + Pronounceable, widely-known outside Sanskrit circles, + no agentic-AI conflict. +2. **Yantra** — STRONG. Sanskrit meaning "machine / + instrument" + mystical-diagram metaphor. Literally + means what Zeta is (a tool / substrate). Unusual + enough to be distinctive without being obscure. +3. **Akasha** — STRONG for memory-persistence branding; + the "akashic record" metaphor is widely understood as + "the permanent record of everything." Maps to + retraction-native history preservation. +4. **Satya** — strong but generic; less distinctive. +5. **Saraswati** — strong but heavy cultural weight + + four-syllable ergonomic cost. + +**Cultural-sensitivity note.** Naming a commercial- +adjacent product after a top-tier Hindu deity (Vishnu, +Shiva, Ganesha, Brahma, Saraswati) carries +appropriation-risk concerns. Concepts (Dharma / Satya / +Rta / Akasha / Yantra) are much lower-risk — they are +wisdom / philosophical terms in wide secular use, +parallel to using "logos" or "ethos" in Western +products. Otto's read: **concept-nouns are viable; +deity-names are not**, absent specific cultural +consultation. + +### 3.9 Final Fantasy VII candidates (Aaron Otto-175 follow-up) + +FF7's world-building includes substrate / life-force / +modular-power semantics that map well to Zeta. **BUT +Square Enix trademarks are aggressively enforced on +proprietary character / product names**; same discipline +as Scientology ( §4 below). Thematic inspiration only; +no adoption of trademarked character names. + +| Candidate | FF7 Role / Meaning | Trademark Status | Fit | +|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----| +| **Mako** | Planet's life-force energy; powers everything; extracted via Mako Reactors | "Mako" is a real-world Japanese word + shark species; Square Enix uses but hasn't monopolized; risk moderate | **STRONG** fit — substrate-as-life-force | +| **Materia** | Orbs of crystallized Mako knowledge that slot into equipment, COMPOSE for effects (attack + magnify = stronger magic) | Square Enix proprietary framing; "materia" is also Latin / Italian for "material/matter" generic | **VERY STRONG** fit — exactly Zeta's compose-primitives design; but trademark risk high enough to decline | +| **Lifestream** | River of souls / memory / life-force beneath the planet | Square Enix proprietary compound word | **STRONG** fit but trademarked framing; too on-the-nose | +| **Highwind** | Airship of Cid Highwind | Character-name trademark; also just two real English words | **MEDIUM** fit (nautical / vehicular; composes with Starboard) | +| **Cloud** | Protagonist name | Massively trademark-conflicted (AWS / Google Cloud / Azure / etc.) | Not viable | +| **Aerith** / **Aeris** | Character; connected to the Lifestream | Square Enix character-trademark | Not viable | +| **Sephiroth** | Antagonist; also Kabbalistic sephirot (divine emanations) | Character-trademark AND misappropriation of Kabbalistic term | Not viable | +| **Shinra** | Evil mega-corporation | Character-brand + negative connotation | Avoid | +| **Gaia** | FF7 planet name; also Greek mythology goddess (Earth) | FF7 doesn't trademark-lock Gaia; Greek-mythology public-domain; widely used in real-world products | Generic but clean | + +**Top FF7-inspired picks by semantic fit (bounded by +trademark discipline):** + +1. **Mako** — unofficial but strong semantic fit. Pulls + the substrate-as-life-force idea without needing to + invoke "Mako Reactor" or other FF7-proprietary + compounds. Standalone "Mako" is a Japanese word in + generic use. Trademark risk moderate (Square Enix + association exists). Pronounceable, memorable. +2. **Materia (thematic only, not for adoption).** The + compose-primitives design pattern IS Materia in spirit. + Factory could adopt the DESIGN (slot primitives + compose for stronger effects) without adopting the + NAME. E.g., call composable primitives "primitives" + or "operators" or something-non-FF7; just + acknowledge the Materia-design-pattern lineage in + research-doc footnotes. + +**What this FF7 borrowing does NOT do:** + +- Does NOT adopt Square Enix trademarked character / + place / item names. +- Does NOT position the factory as FF7-adjacent in + public branding. +- Does NOT use artwork / soundtracks / any Square Enix + asset. (Thematic inspiration only; no media borrowing.) +- Does NOT replace Starboard with "Highwind" despite the + nautical-adjacent fit; Highwind is a character name + with Square Enix trademark on the compound. + +### 3.10 Summary — all mythological / religious / FF7 candidates + +| Candidate | Semantic fit | Agentic-AI conflict | Pronounceability | Verdict | +|-----------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|---------| +| **Dharma** | Very strong (truth/order/law; Hindu) | None | Easy | **CANDIDATE** | +| **Thoth** | Very strong (wisdom/measurement/writing; Egyptian) | None | Minor /θ/ ambiguity | **CANDIDATE** | +| **Yantra** | Very strong (Sanskrit "machine/tool") | None | Easy | **CANDIDATE** | +| **Ma'at** | Strong (truth/order; Egyptian) | None | Easy | **CANDIDATE** | +| **Akasha** | Strong (ether/record; Hindu) | None direct | Easy | **CANDIDATE** | +| **Themis** | Strong (law/order; Greek) | None | Easy | **CANDIDATE** | +| **Mako** | Strong (FF7 life-force substrate; Japanese word) | Moderate (Square Enix association) | Easy | Possible | +| **Satya** | Strong (truth; Hindu) | None direct | Easy | Generic | +| **Mímir** | Strong (memory/wisdom; Norse) | Grafana Mimir TSDB (adjacent) | Accent-mark friction | Possible | +| **Ratatosk** | Strong (messenger between layers; Norse) | None | High cognitive cost | Possible | +| **Orion** | Strong (celestial nav) | Crowded generic | Easy | Possible | +| **Argo** | Very strong with Starboard | Argo CD / Argo Workflows (DevOps overlap) | Easy | Not recommended | +| Materia / Sephiroth / Shinra / Aerith / Cloud / ... | N/A | Square Enix trademark / overloaded | N/A | Not viable | +| Vishnu / Shiva / Brahma / Ganesha | Deity-names | None direct | Varies | Appropriation risk; not recommended | + +**Top picks across sources, reordered by Otto's semantic-fit +assessment (advisory only; Aaron is concept owner):** + +1. **Dharma** (Hindu — truth/order/law) — universal wisdom + term; maps to Veridicality + KSK; low cultural-risk + (concept-noun not deity). +2. **Thoth** (Egyptian — wisdom/measurement/writing) — + direct algebra-substrate fit. +3. **Yantra** (Hindu/Sanskrit — machine/tool + mystical + diagram) — literally the factory's self-description. +4. **Ma'at** (Egyptian — truth/order/balance) — direct + Veridicality fit. +5. **Akasha** (Hindu — ether/record) — direct memory- + persistence fit. + +**Nautical-companion composition with Starboard:** if +Aaron goes with a mythological primary (e.g. "Zeta +Dharma"), Starboard-and-friends can remain the internal +UI vocabulary (bridge / helm / compass / sextant / +wake). Two-layer naming is viable. + +Any of these three composes with a nautical companion +name (e.g. Thoth's UI might still have a "Starboard" +section or "Compass" internal vocabulary); the outermost +brand and the bridge-computer metaphor don't have to be +the same lexeme. + +## 4. Scientology-thematic notes (PUBLIC-DOMAIN-ONLY) + +Aaron's Otto-175 framing: "we can get thematic ideas +from here if Starboard is our [pick now]." Bounded by +Aaron's explicit constraint: *"i have all their paid +content but they are like nintendo and sony they don't +fuck around, i'm not putting their paid material here, +it was leaked a long time ago."* + +This section: + +- Uses **publicly-known / wikipedia-level** information + only. +- Extracts **thematic vocabulary** for inspiration, + **not names for adoption**. Scientology-trademarked + terms (e.g. the E-meter's formal name + "electropsychometer" as registered, "Scientology" + itself, "Operating Thetan", "Dianetics", "Bridge to + Total Freedom" as registered trademarks) are OFF- + LIMITS for factory use. +- Treats any leaked-but-still-copyrighted material as + **unusable regardless of availability**. Factory + discipline: if Aaron won't put it in the repo, + research memos don't either. + +### Thematic resonances (public knowledge) + +- **Nautical heritage** (Sea Org, L. Ron Hubbard's + Commodore period, auditing-at-sea). Already reflected + in Starboard. **Reinforces the pick.** +- **Measurement as metaphor** (the E-meter as a + biosignal measurement device for auditing). Zeta's + substrate is itself a measurement algebra (ZSet + signed-weight observation + retraction). The thematic + parallel is "an instrument for observing state that + would otherwise be hidden." +- **Auditing / auditor vocabulary** — NOT Scientology- + trademarked at the generic level (auditing exists + across finance, IT security, etc. unrelated). Already + in factory: **Sova = alignment-auditor**. Factory + keeps using "auditor" in the generic sense. +- **Tiered advancement hierarchies** — a generic pattern + (martial arts belts, academic degrees, etc.) that + Scientology has a specific brand-instance of. Zeta's + existing "stage 0..6" promotion-ladder discipline (per + Amara 18th-ferry corrected ladder) is its own tiered + advancement; no renaming needed. +- **Clarity-as-goal** — Scientology's "Clear" state is + trademarked. Factory already uses "veridicality" + (truth-to-reality) as its non-conflicting term. +- **Bridge metaphor** — Scientology has "Bridge to Total + Freedom" as a registered path. Factory declined + "Bridge" separately in pass-1 for genericness; this + Scientology-trademark is an additional reason to + avoid. + +### What this thematic borrowing does NOT do + +- Does **not** adopt any Scientology-trademarked term. +- Does **not** reference leaked or paid Scientology + content. +- Does **not** position the factory as Scientology- + adjacent in branding or marketing. The nautical + vocabulary resonance is thematic (factory ≠ + Scientology any more than a ship-naming convention + makes sailors). +- Does **not** incorporate OT-level numbering, specific + Scientology ritual terminology, or L. Ron Hubbard + biographical framing into factory vocabulary. + +## 5. Recommendation envelope + +**Still not picking a name (Aaron is concept owner).** +Three framings Aaron can consider: + +**Framing A (keep Starboard).** Otto-170 already showed +Starboard is the cleanest pass-1 candidate. Pass-2 +confirms it. Nautical theme gives a rich internal +vocabulary (bridge, helm, compass, sextant, wake) even +without renaming more layers. Simple, grounded, clean +conflict-scan. Ship it. + +**Framing B (mythological primary, nautical secondary).** +Adopt one of Thoth / Ma'at / Themis as the outer brand +(matches governance-substrate semantics more +precisely), keep Starboard-and-friends as the internal +UI vocabulary. Two-layer naming: "Zeta Thoth — the +algebraic-truth substrate; user-facing view is the +Starboard console." Moderate ergonomic cost (two names +to learn); strong semantic payload. + +**Framing C (all-new from the mythological list).** +Drop Starboard entirely and use Thoth / Ma'at / Themis / +Mímir as a single-name brand. Minimizes vocabulary +surface; gives up the nautical imagery entirely. + +Otto's bias (advisory only): **Framing A or B.** +Framing C discards a working name to gain moderate +semantic-fit improvement; not worth the change-cost if +Starboard is already acceptable. Framing A is the +simplest-ship path; Framing B adds semantic depth at +ergonomic cost. + +## 6. What this doc does NOT do + +- Does not pick a name. Aaron is concept owner. +- Does not replace formal trademark clearance (TSDR / + vendor databases required before any public launch). +- Does not escalate to same-tick rename. Discovery + continues to happen; rename is a deliberate downstream + decision. +- Does not authorize use of Scientology-trademarked + vocabulary, leaked paid material, or OT-level specifics + in factory substrate. +- Does not recommend the factory position as + Scientology-adjacent in any public branding. +- Does not supersede Otto-170 pass-1 analysis. Pass-1 + findings (Zora NOT VIABLE, Horizon NOT VIABLE, + Vantage NOT VIABLE, Aurora NOT VIABLE, Bridge NOT + RECOMMENDED, Starboard VIABLE) remain in force. + +## 7. Cross-references + +- `docs/research/frontier-rename-analysis-otto-170.md` — + pass-1 analysis; this pass-2 extends. +- `docs/BACKLOG.md` Otto-168 row (line ~4360) — tracking + row; action step #4 (Aaron final call) still pending. +- `docs/BACKLOG.md` Otto-175 Scientology-research row + (new this tick) — public-domain research scope for + thematic inspiration. +- `docs/definitions/KSK.md` — factory's Aurora / Zeta / + KSK naming triangle. A rename should slot into this + ecosystem cleanly. +- `.claude/skills/naming-expert/SKILL.md` — the rubric + applied. + +## 8. Sources + +- [Hermes Agent — The Agent That Grows With You | Nous Research](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/) +- [Hermes Atlas — The community map for Hermes Agent](https://hermesatlas.com/) +- [bifrost/AGENTS.md at main · maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost/blob/main/AGENTS.md) +- [Beacon AI $49.5M Phase 3 with USSOCOM | BusinessWire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414608938/en/Beacon-AI-Signs-$49.5M-Phase-3-Prototype-OTA-with-USSOCOM-to-Advance-a-First-of-Its-Kind-Pilot-Assistant-Toward-Production) +- [SentinelOne AI Security Offerings](https://www.sentinelone.com/press/sentinelone-unveils-new-ai-security-offerings-to-give-defenders-a-decisive-advantage/) +- [Oracle AI Database 26ai Agentic Innovations | Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-unveils-ai-database-agentic-innovations-for-business-data-2026-03-24/) +- [Inside Palantir's Agent platform architecture | Medium](https://medium.com/@grom_65116/inside-palantirs-agent-platform-architecture-how-to-build-enterprise-ai-on-open-source-b529ec763058) +- Egyptian / Greek / Norse mythology: public-domain encyclopedic references; no specific URL cited (names are free-use).