Raw multimodal ingress and normalization.
System Topology
Architecture
SensOS is an observation-centered runtime platform. Constitutional rules live in the RFC series; this page maps those norms onto the executable stack.
Interactive Layer Graph
Navigate L0–L7. Each layer highlights connected RFCs and repositories via GraphProvider.
Observation metadata: source, time, confidence.
Semantic feature annotation.
HEXT canonicalization and immutable persistence.
Semantic geometry over canonical HEXT.
Belief update and safety-boundary evaluation.
Cybernetic control decisions.
Authorized policy application and outcomes.
Normative stack
Data and control flow move downward from external observation sources to applications. Each band has a governing specification.
Responsibility bands
| Band | Concern | Governing RFCs |
|---|---|---|
| External Sources | Sensors, streams, agents, and inbound APIs | — |
| Observation Runtime | Ingress, normalization, L0–L1 observation objects | RFC-NVS-0200 |
| HEXT | Canonical object model after L3 | RFC-NVS-0200 |
| HEKB | Immutable knowledge substrate and audit evidence | HEKB |
| NVS Kernel | Geometry, belief, and risk evaluation | NVS Kernel |
| DLNP | Layer negotiation and pipeline binding | RFC-NVS-0201 |
| Runtime Governance | Admission, budgets, cancellation, audit | RFC-NVS-0202 |
| SDRP | Distributed mesh, attestation, remote ports | RFC-NVS-0203 |
| Applications | Products and integrations consuming the runtime | Products |
Design pillars
- Observation before meaning — wire observations without forcing taxonomy at the edge.
- Capability before execution — CBAC authorizes every privileged DLNP/SDRP action.
- Canonicalization before identity — stable
content_idexists only after L3. - Evidence before inference — audit objects record authorization lineage without raw tokens.
- Specification before implementation — see RFC-NVS-GOV-0001.