Technical note / protocol profile
A6 Composition Layer v0.1.1
Hybrid / Federated Anchor Composition Profile for A6 in c = a + b.
Publication state
DOI-bound public release
Overview
Mapped composition over anchor classes
A6 Composition Layer v0.1.1 is a protocol profile for hybrid and federated anchor composition in the c = a + b framework. It addresses cases where a deployment crosses clean anchor boundaries: human plus organization, family plus business, cross-lab research, federated clinical systems, multi-robot operational systems, and cross-border projects.
A6 Composition Layer v0.1.1 formalizes A6 as an anchor-composition state over A0-A5, not as a merged super-anchor. It defines hybrid and federated anchor composition for the c = a + b framework, including standing, authority, memory compartments, sensor boundaries, jurisdiction maps, Experience Artifact rules, resource/custodian responsibility, exit, split, witness, and fail-closed discipline.
Why A6 exists
Connection is not merger
A6 exists because real deployments often connect multiple anchor classes. The risk is not technical connection itself. The risk is treating technical federation as if it created one merged subject, one merged authority, one merged memory, or one merged identity.
Core rule: A6 may connect anchors. It must not melt them.
Core rules
Exit, split, and publication discipline
A6 is not a merged super-anchor.
A6 is a mapped composition over A0-A5.
A6-EXIT = revoke-and-continue.
A6-SPLIT = freeze-and-escalate.
Map first.
Compose second.
Externalize last.Included documents
Package contents
| Document | Role |
|---|---|
docs/a6/A6_Composition_Layer_v0.1.1.md | Main A6 composition profile. |
docs/anchor/ANCHOR_CLASS_BOUNDARIES_v0.2.1.md | Anchor boundary taxonomy with A6 summary. |
docs/core/c_a_b_protocol_v1.1_L4_EN.md | Parent c = a + b / L4 protocol context. |
schemas/ and examples/ | Witness packet and resource/custodian map support files. |
CITATION.cff, MANIFEST.md, CHECKSUMS.sha256 | Citation, manifest, and integrity metadata. |
What changed in v0.1.1
Composition correction
The release distinguishes A6-EXIT from A6-SPLIT, adds mandatory maps for standing, authority, memory compartments, sensors, jurisdiction, Experience Artifacts, resource/custodian responsibility, and keeps externalization last.
It keeps A6 framed as mapped composition over A0-A5, not merged standing, memory, identity, or authority.
DOI / citation
Canonical public citation surface
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20752182.
Citation metadata: CITATION.cff.
Machine entry: MACHINE_ENTRY.md.
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Non-claims
Research artifact boundary
This release does not create legal personhood, public authority, public-law activation, product certification, clinical validity, post-anchor sovereignty, or merged identity. Applicable law remains external to the protocol.