Ritual System Template

This document is a reusable template for instantiating a ritual system in the lab. It is mechanically derived from lab/ritual-system-construction/*. Do not add content that is not explicitly permitted by the construction framework.

1. System Identity

version: 1.0

1. System Identity

  • System ID:
  • Working Name:
  • Lifecycle State: draft | experimental | active | frozen | forked | extinct
  • Origin (if forked):
  • Date Created:

2. Scope and Non-Goals

  • Scope: (what this ritual system governs)
  • Explicit Non-Goals: (what this system refuses to do)

3. Mandatory Dimension Declarations

All dimensions below are mandatory. No defaults are permitted.

3.1 Ritual Provenance

  • Primary Provenance:
  • Secondary Provenance (bounded):
  • Forbidden Provenance:
  • Provenance Drift Indicators:

3.2 Liturgy

  • Permitted Liturgical Segments:
  • Segment Functions:
  • Repetition Doctrine:
  • Prohibited Liturgical Forms:

3.3 Language and Speech

  • Permitted Register(s):
  • Pronoun Posture:
  • Line Behavior Constraints:
  • Forbidden Linguistic Forms:

3.4 Atmosphere

  • Atmospheric Axes Positions:
  • Continuity Model: invariant | phased | degrading | sealing
  • Silence Policy:
  • Forbidden Atmospheric Behaviors:

3.5 Instrumentation

  • Primary Ritual Vector:
  • Environmental Carriers:
  • Marking Agents:
  • Density Limits:
  • Forbidden Instrument Classes / Behaviors:

3.6 Structural Limits

  • Linguistic Limits:
  • Repetition Limits:
  • Sonic Density Limits:
  • Silence Limits:
  • Platform Constraints:

3.7 Genre Relations

  • Declared Stance: exclusion | boundary | influence | neutrality
  • Permitted Domains:
  • Forbidden Genres / Conventions:
  • Multi-Domain Rules (if any):

3.8 Symbolic Density

  • Symbol Allowance: prohibited | minimal | bounded | significant-but-limited
  • Permitted Symbol Functions:
  • Accumulation Limits:
  • Forbidden Symbolic Uses:

3.9 Temporal Behavior

  • Temporal Mode(s): static | cyclic | degrading | sealing | finite
  • Transitions (if any):
  • Escalation Policy:
  • End-State Behavior:

4. Constraint Precedence and Conflicts

  • Declared Resolution Rules (if conflicts arise):

5. Validation Checklist

  • All dimensions explicitly declared
  • No defaults or implicit permissions
  • No content present in structural sections
  • Structural limits compatible with platform constraints

6. Generation and Logging

Content artifacts live outside this document.

  • Generation Location:
  • Iteration Log:
  • Known Violations / Notes:

7. Lifecycle Notes

  • State Changes:
  • Reasoning (procedural only):
  • Archive Location (if applicable):

If any section above is left incomplete, this ritual system is invalid and must not be executed.

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