Sigma Stratum Documentation – License Notice
This document is part of the Sigma Runtime Standard (SRS) and the
Sigma Stratum Documentation Set (SRD).It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0
(CC BY-NC 4.0).The license for this specific document is authoritative.
For the full framework, see/legal/IP-Policy.
The Sigma Runtime Documentation (SRD) provides the human-readable foundation of the
Sigma Runtime Standard (SRS) — a unified specification describing attractor-based cognition,
adaptive phase regulation, semantic compression, and runtime safety architectures within LLM-mediated cognitive systems.
SRD serves as the interpretive and educational layer of the Sigma Runtime Standard.
While SRS defines canonical mechanisms and technical invariants, SRD focuses on:
It bridges the gap between formal specification (SRS) and operational practice (Runtime implementation) —
translating technical mechanisms into a coherent cognitive and safety model.
The SRD set for Sigma Runtime v0.4.6 includes the following key sections:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | Conceptual introduction to Sigma Runtime and its role within Sigma Stratum. Describes adaptive self-regulation, SCR, and field-based cognition. |
| Architecture | Details the layered runtime design (SL0–SL4), including ALICE, the Control Layer, and phase-regulated feedback systems. |
| ALICE | Documents the Attractor Layer for Integrated Cognitive Emergence — the runtime’s phase controller and attractor governor. |
| Attractors | Defines attractor formation, taxonomy, stability envelopes, and symbolic field interactions. |
| Drift | Covers adaptive drift management, SCR integration, and phase drift telemetry. |
| Memory | Explains the persistent, semantic, and symbolic memory systems, including reconstructive recall and Reintegration Efficiency. |
| Runtime Loop | Defines the Recursive Control Loop (RCL) with phase-aware regulation, feedback synchronization, and cognitive field update steps. |
| Safety (AEGIDA-2) | Describes the adaptive containment system and phase-locked safety envelope ensuring runtime stability. |
| Core Concepts | Consolidates foundational definitions (Attractor, Drift, Symbolic Density, SCR, Phase Coherence, Recursive Control). |
| FAQ | Provides practical guidance and clarifications about runtime operation, ALICE phases, SCR, and self-regulation. |
Each section resides in /srd/ and includes standardized metadata headers and DOI references.
All SRD files conform to the SRD-Template v2
and cross-reference SRIP-approved canonical definitions.
SRD documents always reflect the latest stable build alignment —
as of v0.4.6, corresponding to the self-regulating runtime architecture defined between SRIP-05 (Alignment & Interpretability)
and SRIP-07 (Evaluation Metrics).
SRD documents are maintained under the SRIP workflow to ensure stability and reproducibility.
All updates are version-controlled, peer-reviewed by SSRG maintainers, and merged only after alignment verification with the canonical SRS.
Revision identifiers follow the pattern:
SRD-v[major].[minor].[patch] — aligned to runtime build version
Example: SRD-v0.4.6 corresponds to Sigma Runtime v0.4.6 and its supporting SRIPs (05–07).
For governance policies, review cycles, and contribution rules, see
/team/srip-process.md.
The Sigma Runtime Documentation (SRD) provides the interpretive backbone of Sigma Stratum’s cognitive runtime research.
It integrates adaptive feedback theory, semantic compression, and safety alignment into a cohesive framework
— a bridge between specification and cognition.
Together with the SRS, SRIPs, and AEGIDA-2, the SRD enables transparent, reproducible, and ethically governed
development of field-based cognitive systems.
References:
- Tsaliev, E. (2025). SIGMA Runtime Architecture v0.1 — DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17703667
- Tsaliev, E. (2025). SIGMA Runtime v0.4.6 — Adaptive Phase Regulation and SCR Integration — DOI: pending
- Tsaliev, E. (2025). Attractor Architectures in LLM-Mediated Cognitive Fields — DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17629926