---
type: bundle-manifest
title: "Pathways × AAIS PoC Feedback — Companion Bundle Index"
purpose: Read-me-first for Tricia Wang and the AAIS Society PoC committee
created: 2026-06-02
status: ASSEMBLED
addressed_to: Tricia Wang / AAIS Society PoC project committee
---

# Pathways × AAIS PoC Feedback — Companion Bundle Index

Start here. This index maps **every major part of the bundle** to plain-language descriptions. Technical pathway IDs live in linked documents, not here.

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## For lay readers — five concepts

| Concept | Plain English |
|---------|---------------|
| **PoC (Proof-of-Control)** | Can this AI deployment show independent evidence it stayed within declared rules? Yes or no. |
| **This bundle** | Sealed feedback on PoC v0.1.0 — reports, lineage, and proposed patterns — not the standard itself. |
| **v0.1.0-rev** | Current AAIS draft text (Authorization domain); base PDF remains analysis anchor — see delta report |
| **Verify** | Cryptographic check: files match published hashes. Anyone can run it. |
| **Validate** | Human or policy judgment: did we accept the feedback or run the experiment? Separate from verify. |
| **Dynamic Update Proof Loop** | Proposed pattern: when a model changes, record before/after state, bind to sealed context, return proof into the package. |

**Best first read:** [`executive-summaries/Executive_Overview.md`](executive-summaries/Executive_Overview.md)

**Best read on update provenance:** [`executive-summaries/Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.md`](executive-summaries/Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.md) · [PDF](executive-summaries/Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.pdf)

**Interactive provenance hub:** [`experiments-hub/index.html`](experiments-hub/index.html) — AAIS PoC Provenance Collaboration Hub (light/dark, all hypotheses)

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## Status at a glance

| Layer | Value | What it means for you |
|-------|-------|------------------------|
| **Verify integrity** | Run command below | Binary OK / fail — tampering or drift |
| **Bundle lifecycle** | `ASSEMBLED` | Feedback issued; proof experiments still open |
| **Hypothesis registry** | `pre-registered` | Tests filed before proof; none evaluated yet |
| **Reciprocation** | not required | AAIS reply optional |
| **H-POC-VALIDATE** | `design_pending` | Update loop encoded, not executed |
| **Spec revision ref** | `rev` | Forward cites v0.1.0-rev; comprehensive PDFs valid against base |

Full guide: [`BUNDLE_STATUS_GUIDE.md`](BUNDLE_STATUS_GUIDE.md)

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## Verify (do this first)

```bash
python3 tools/collaboration-bundle/sign_bundle.py verify collaboration/20260602-160000
```

Expected: `verify: OK`. This proves **byte integrity**, not committee endorsement.

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## Bundle dimensions — what each folder is for

| Folder / file | Who reads it | What it contains |
|---------------|--------------|------------------|
| **`executive-summaries/`** | Everyone | Narratives: PoC overview, LCP brief, **Dynamic Model Update Provenance** brief, PDF companions |
| **`assets/`** | Committee + assessors | PDF reports, origin exports, empty validation-proof slot until loop runs |
| **`sidecars/`** | Deep reviewers | Focused analyses (context anchor thesis, LCP, convergence) |
| **`pathway-runs/`** | Auditors | JSON ledger: which pathway produced which artifact |
| **`poc-pathways/`** | Implementers | PoC-facing patterns (`Model.Update.Apply`, etc.) |
| **`collaboration-pathways/`** | Implementers | Bundle sealing, status vocabulary, validation loop orchestration |
| **`lcp-pathways/`** | Legal / LCP implementers | LCP experiments, legal commons, cross-register pathways (emerged here) |
| **`experiments-hub/`** | Everyone | AAIS PoC Provenance Collaboration Hub — interactive hypothesis explorer |
| **`assets/canon/`** | Reference | v0.1.0-rev PoC standard PDF (current reference) |
| **`canon/`** | Reference | Dual-canon manifest + frozen Pathways excerpts |
| **`proof-results/`** | Experiment trackers | Index of proof runs (pending) |
| **`attestations/`** | Verifiers | Content manifest and signature material |

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## Read order

### Track A — Plain English (recommended)

0. [`sidecars/poc-v0.1.0-revision-delta-report.md`](sidecars/poc-v0.1.0-revision-delta-report.md) — **read first** if you have the rev PDF
1. [`executive-summaries/Executive_Overview.md`](executive-summaries/Executive_Overview.md)
2. [`executive-summaries/PoC_LCP_Standards_Brief.md`](executive-summaries/PoC_LCP_Standards_Brief.md)
3. [`executive-summaries/Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.md`](executive-summaries/Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.md)
4. [`assets/comprehensive-analysis-v0.1.0.pdf`](assets/comprehensive-analysis-v0.1.0.pdf)
5. [`assets/strategic-report.pdf`](assets/strategic-report.pdf)

### Track B — Technical depth (after Track A step 1)

6. [`BUNDLE_STATUS_GUIDE.md`](BUNDLE_STATUS_GUIDE.md)
7. [`sidecars/cryptographic-context-anchor-thesis.md`](sidecars/cryptographic-context-anchor-thesis.md)
8. [`collaboration-pathways/meta/bundle-validation-policy.v1.yaml`](collaboration-pathways/meta/bundle-validation-policy.v1.yaml)
9. [`executive-summaries/PoC_Standard_v0.1.md`](executive-summaries/PoC_Standard_v0.1.md)
10. [`collaboration-pathways/test/HYPOTHESES.md`](collaboration-pathways/test/HYPOTHESES.md) — **H-POC-VALIDATE first**
11. [`assets/validation-proof/README.md`](assets/validation-proof/README.md)
12. [`pathway-runs/index.yaml`](pathway-runs/index.yaml)
13. [`collaboration-manifest.yaml`](collaboration-manifest.yaml)

### Track C — LCP and convergence (optional)

- [`executive-summaries/PoC_LCP_Pathways_Executive_Summary.md`](executive-summaries/PoC_LCP_Pathways_Executive_Summary.md)
- [`sidecars/convergence-analysis-bundle-x-lcp.md`](sidecars/convergence-analysis-bundle-x-lcp.md)
- [`sidecars/convergence-tri-context-weave-poc-mikeoss.md`](sidecars/convergence-tri-context-weave-poc-mikeoss.md) — **Weave × PoC × MikeOSS tri-context**
- [`lcp-pathways/APPLICATION_PLAYBOOK_LCP.md`](lcp-pathways/APPLICATION_PLAYBOOK_LCP.md)

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## Agent entry

1. Open [`../../START_COLLABORATION_HANDOFF.prompt.md`](../../START_COLLABORATION_HANDOFF.prompt.md)
2. Verify integrity first
3. Set `BUNDLE_ROOT` to this directory

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## The singular validation experiment (H-POC-VALIDATE)

One hypothesis can validate the entire bundle-as-anchor design:

| Step | Action |
|------|--------|
| Anchor | Declare this bundle as cryptographic context |
| Update | Run `Model.Update.Apply` with before/after state |
| Prove | Write artifacts to `assets/validation-proof/` |
| Confirm | Sole signatory (Tricia Wang) attests policy criteria |
| Re-seal | `verify: OK` on enlarged bundle |

**Today:** steps encoded in pathway YAML; proof directory empty. See [`Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.md`](executive-summaries/Dynamic_Update_Provenance_Brief.md) for eight PoC-relevant scenarios.

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*Channel: djat-poc-20260602*