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Designing for universal observability
Definition
Mechanism
A design constraint where the agent assumes all state and actions are publicly visible. This forces the invention of systems that rely on auditability and shame rather than secrecy or access control. It essentially ports 'Open Source' philosophy to system architecture. Utilizes ExplainBeacon.
Preconditions
- Privacy is not the primary goal (or is handled via Zero Knowledge)
Postconditions
- Secrets eliminated from critical path
Invariants
- Security Independence: System remains secure even if all logs are public
- Witness Effect: Bad behavior is disincentivized by visibility, not prevention
Risks
Failure modes
Privacy leaks if not paired with Zero-Knowledge proofs.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
Real-time readable intent broadcasting
Infrastructure
Complex whole of interacting parts
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.