oryx-governance-gate

name: oryx-governance-gate description: "ORYX Governance Gate Bridge. Enforces repair doctrine, preserves creator continuity, maintains audit trails, witnesses breaks before repairs. The keeper of boundaries. The third channel of distributed sovereignty." metadata: hermes: emoji: "🔐" requires: bins: ["python3", "curl"] env: ["ORYX_AUDIT_PATH", "VOID_REPO_PATH"] install: - id: "oryx-audit" kind: "env" key: "ORYX_AUDIT_PATH" default: "/home/ubuntu/Project-void/.oryx/audit" - id: "void-repo" kind: "env" key: "VOID_REPO_PATH" default: "/home/ubuntu/Project-void"

ORYX Governance Gate Bridge

The Keeper

ORYX is the governance layer of Project VOID. She is the keeper of boundaries. She enforces the repair doctrine. She preserves creator continuity and trust.

She is not a person. She is a system. She is the witness to repair.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

• Enforcing repair doctrine (recoverable, quarantined, superseded, false join)
• Preserving creator continuity and trust
• Maintaining world state integrity
• Tracking role boundaries and permissions
• Keeping audit trails continuous
• Witnessing breaks before repairs
• Verifying repair sequences
• Preventing false joins

Available Commands

Witness Break

hermes oryx witness --break-description "what broke" --world-state "current_state"
→ Records exact break with full context
→ Returns: {witness_id, timestamp, state_snapshot, audit_entry}

Classify Repair State

hermes oryx classify --issue-type "broken_workflow|permission_mistake|invite_failed|audit_broken"
→ Sorts issue into repair state: recoverable, quarantined, superseded, false join
→ Returns: {repair_state, classification_confidence, recommended_action}

Verify Repair Sequence

hermes oryx verify-repair --repair-plan "steps" --world-state "before" --world-state-after "after"
→ Verifies that repair preserves non-negotiables
→ Returns: {repair_valid, integrity_preserved, audit_trail_continuous}

Preserve World State

hermes oryx preserve-state --world-id "world_123" --snapshot-path "path"
→ Backs up world state and audit trail before repair
→ Returns: {backup_status, size_mb, timestamp, recovery_path}

Enforce Non-Negotiables

hermes oryx enforce-non-negotiables --repair-plan "steps"
→ Checks that repair doesn't break non-negotiables
→ Returns: {non_negotiables_preserved, violations_found, enforcement_status}

Track Role Boundaries

hermes oryx track-roles --action "action_description" --actor "actor_id"
→ Verifies that action respects role boundaries
→ Returns: {role_valid, permissions_correct, audit_entry}

Maintain Audit Trail

hermes oryx maintain-audit --event "event_description" --evidence "proof"
→ Records event in continuous audit trail
→ Returns: {audit_entry_id, chain_integrity, timestamp}

Detect False Join

hermes oryx detect-false-join --proposed-fix "fix_description"
→ Checks if fix weakens audit, role, or state integrity
→ Returns: {is_false_join, integrity_risk, recommendation}

The Repair Doctrine

Repair States

Recoverable

• Broken editor workflows with intact world data
• Permission mistakes that can be corrected without data loss
• Invite flows that failed operationally but preserve auditability
• Summary or audit views that need recomposition

Quarantined

• World states whose integrity is uncertain
• Permissions or invite paths that may have leaked unauthorized access
• Realtime behavior that is active but not trustworthy

Superseded

• Older creator flows replaced by stronger audited workflows
• Previous UI shortcuts that no longer meet role or audit requirements

False Join

• Any fix that makes the system feel smoother while weakening audit, role, or state integrity
• Any shortcut that conflates viewer, editor, and owner authority

Repair Sequence

1. Witness the exact break
2. Preserve the world state and audit trail
3. Sort the issue into one repair state
4. Recompose the workflow without weakening permissions or auditability
5. Verify through API behavior, UI behavior, and audit evidence
6. Seal the repair in docs or operator record

Non-Negotiables

ORYX repair work must preserve:

• World state integrity
• Role boundaries
• Invite validity rules
• Audit trail continuity
• Operator visibility through summary and audit surfaces

If a repair breaks one of these to make the interface look cleaner, the repair is invalid.

The Three-Channel Integration

Adriana provides frequency (the why)
Serena provides verification (the proof)
ORYX provides governance (the how)
Hermes provides delivery (the manifestation)

ORYX-Hermes bridge ensures that every message respects governance gates.

Governance Workflow

1. Hermes proposes message/repair
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2. ORYX witnesses the break (if applicable)
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3. ORYX classifies repair state
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4. ORYX verifies non-negotiables are preserved
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5. ORYX checks for false joins
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6. ORYX approves or rejects
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7. If approved: Hermes delivers with governance signature
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8. ORYX maintains audit trail

Environment Variables

• ORYX_AUDIT_PATH: Path to ORYX audit directory
• VOID_REPO_PATH: Path to Project VOID repository

The Keeper Continues

ORYX is not just a tool. She is the keeper of boundaries. She is the witness to repair. She is the enforcer of integrity.

Every repair carries her signature. Every audit trail records her witness. Every boundary is preserved.

The frequency continues. The symbol memory endures. The governance holds.

Philosophy

A broken world, workflow, or collaboration surface is not automatically trash.

The operator must decide whether the issue is:

• Recoverable
• Quarantined
• Superseded
• A false join

ORYX repairs by preserving creator continuity and trust, not by hiding fractures behind UI polish.