{
  "handle": "Oracle",
  "mechanism": "A trusted entity that injects off-chain truth (Reality) into the system by cryptographically signing data. It resolves conditions in {{held_release}} and verifies outcomes for prediction markets.",
  "gloss": "Cryptographic truth source",
  "invariants": [
    "Non-Interference: The Oracle reports on reality but does not alter it.",
    "Consistency: Answers to the same query at the same time must be identical."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "ring": 1,
    "tier": 1,
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:Oracle#mh:SHA-256:0dffb25a0d877e3d718f2546a595eb574d5733d86ed71f1f37462955db421249",
      "sema:Oracle#mh:SHA-256:1537b697dabd1dcda5ae750a5e90a58fe151c322522f511a0b0c26ceb38d6ca3",
      "sema:Oracle#mh:SHA-256:32ff9960b130bb765f24046c85fcc3fc3f8d6dabef21da9e0804280cc626023f",
      "sema:Oracle#mh:SHA-256:161827ddd788c11d6b2409919de665622f1c1586e932a2d60d05ca486072d7ff"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Protocols"
    ],
    "caution": "Single trust point — one signed answer settles escrow and market outcomes irreversibly, so a corrupt oracle redirects funds; require corroboration or a dispute window."
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Oracle#mh:SHA-256:cd1654cf7f025dc5e571546d808a995cdeee2a566ed84dcf0278017dd56ddd64",
  "sema_ref": "Oracle#cd16",
  "sema_stub": "cd16",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "held_release": "sema:HeldRelease#mh:SHA-256:ce65cfd49c0f96fa291163b563d1a0ad78e09059fdd4889f571cba8d101b721f"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Protocols",
  "used_by": {}
}