Audit Protocol
The ARAYUN_173 audit protocol defines the conditions under which symbolic and causal coherence becomes externally verifiable. Auditability is not treated as an inspection layer, but as a structural property of the system.
Assessment establishes the operational entry point for audit verification.
Auditability
Auditability is treated as a structural property, not as a downstream inspection process. A system is auditable only if symbolic states, transitions, and causal relations remain traceable within the System Law framework.
Verification Logic
The audit protocol distinguishes between evaluation and verification. Evaluation measures output performance. Audit verifies whether a system remains structurally explainable, reproducible, and attributable. Verification results are stored as evidence artifacts within the public validation layer.
Structural Traceability
ARAYUN_173 defines an audit structure in which symbolic coherence, causal continuity, and drift boundaries can be externally verified. This shifts audit from compliance layer to architectural condition. Traceability requirements are enforced through the Licensing framework as a structural security boundary.
- Symbolic continuity
- Causal traceability
- Transformation stability
- Drift boundaries
Referenced Research
Paper 1 — Coherence and Self-Regulation Protocol
ARAYUN_173 – A Protocol for Coherence and Self-Regulation in Advanced AI Systems
Zenodo Record: 17065675
Paper 2 — System Law
ARAYUN_173 – A System-Law for Symbolic and Causal Coherence
Zenodo Record: 17186989
Paper 3 — Empirical Proof / Master Thesis
ARAYUN_173 – Empirical Proof of Systemic Incoherence and Validation of the ARAYUN Axiom for AI Coherence
Zenodo Record: 18170908
Paper 4 — AGI / Invariance Technology
ARAYUN_173 – Invariance Technology and Invariant System-Law Architecture for AGI
Zenodo Record: 18179361
Mirror Archive: Hugging Face
Together, the four works form a single research architecture:
Protocol → System Law → Empirics → Invariance Technology
The sequence is intended to be interpreted as a continuous research architecture rather than a collection of independent publications.
This text is part of the ARAYUN_173 System Law framework.