Infrastructure · Data Structures

Subject

The target of an operation

Definition

Mechanism

The target entity of an observation, evaluation, or Act. It represents the 'Who' or 'What' in a subject-object relationship.

Invariants

None stated.

Risks

Failure modes

None stated.

Relationships

Builds on

References

Act

Root primitive for state modification

Used by

Accepts

Judge

Scalar evaluation of merit

Mind

PURECheck

Observational four-axis PURE viability check

Reference

Data schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "subject_id",
    "entity_type"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "subject_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the subject"
    },
    "entity_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What kind of entity (agent, artifact, system)"
    },
    "reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Pointer to the actual entity"
    }
  }
}

Identity

Ref
Subject#433d
Sema ID
sema:Subject#mh:SHA-256:433d8e6354d25b4350f39a8c2b06f29beac943adb62b677efa3bbb9bb5d0802c
Ring
1
Tier
1
Updated
2026-11-11
Supersedes
  • sema:Subject#mh:SHA-256:788f7cb48e982144f15691fa0259a8b4f620e6eaf4447129c95f23d8e3008d1e
  • sema:Subject#mh:SHA-256:7aaa0d310dda5a0ab3ba4c5fa3ed122af604aafe3e7666a808071760b1292587