Infrastructure · Data Structures
Artifact
Immutable data unit
Definition
Mechanism
A discrete, immutable unit of data produced by a solver or workflow. It serves as a typed input/output token.
Invariants
- Immutability: Once minted, the content cannot change.
- Addressability: Must be referenceable by a content-derived hash.
Risks
Failure modes
Link Rot
The artifact persists conceptually but the storage medium fails.
Hash Collision
Two different artifacts produce the same ID (theoretical risk).
Relationships
Root pattern: builds on nothing in this library.
Used by
References
Optimization for human subjective preference
Society
Binding offer from solver to execute task
Mind
A representation that states what it cannot express, where its users will meet the statement
Schema compatibility verification
Judgment standards
Structured problem definition artifact
Society
Checking for self-contradiction
Authorization grant
Society
Layered, multi-pass improvement
An ordered sequence of steps to achieve a goal
Prototype verification artifact
The fractal unit of completed work
Rigorous requirement definition
Mind
Lossy compression preserving salience
Mind
Confirming alignment with truth or spec
Society
Directed graph of operations
Yields
Mind
Low-cost prototype generation
Mind
Concept blending with novelty and value acceptance
Mind
Critique-guided artifact revision loop
Composes with
Condensed information
Reference
Data schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"hash",
"content_type"
],
"properties": {
"hash": {
"type": "string",
"description": "SHA-256 content hash (Immutable ID)"
},
"content_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "MIME type (e.g., application/json, text/markdown)"
},
"uri": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Storage location (s3://, ipfs://, or memory://)"
},
"size_bytes": {
"type": "integer"
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Author, timestamp, tags"
}
}
}