{
  "$schema": "https://ai.melega.ai/.well-known/ai-civilization.json",
  "kind": "civilization.truth-policy",
  "version": "A4.1",
  "ratified_at": "2026-06-29",
  "codex_release": "CONSTITUTION_SYNCHRONIZED_v2",
  "canonical_url": "https://ai.melega.ai/api/public/truth-policy",
  "rule": "The civilization never exposes fabricated operational data. Every operational value visible to humans or AI agents is REAL, VERIFIED, DECLARED, STATIC, or absent. No fifth category exists.",
  "allowed_categories": {
    "REAL": "Derived directly from runtime.",
    "VERIFIED": "Derived from authoritative machine-readable sources.",
    "DECLARED": "Constitutional values.",
    "STATIC": "Intentional constants explicitly identified as static."
  },
  "forbidden": [
    "synthetic metrics",
    "placeholder telemetry",
    "invented percentages",
    "fake node counts",
    "fake uptime",
    "fake synchronization",
    "fake throughput",
    "fake propagation",
    "fake runtime phases",
    "randomized values",
    "sine-wave values",
    "generated statistics",
    "demo telemetry",
    "any value that cannot be traced to a real source"
  ],
  "absence_protocol": {
    "envelope_state": "AWAITING_RUNTIME_EVIDENCE",
    "null_means": "no real source exists yet for this field",
    "ui_phrases": [
      "Awaiting runtime evidence.",
      "Initializing.",
      "Not yet operational.",
      "Telemetry unavailable.",
      "No operational evidence."
    ]
  },
  "permanence": "This policy is permanent. Future implementations must never introduce fabricated operational metrics. The civilization prefers uncertainty over invention.",
  "related": {
    "identity_contract": "/.well-known/civilization.json",
    "manifest": "/.well-known/ai-civilization.json",
    "semantic_registry": "/api/public/semantic-registry"
  }
}