Stasis Through Inferred Memory Version: v7.0011 | Status: Release Candidate | License: CC BY 4.0
STIM Protocol is a physics-grounded Layer 0 AI alignment framework. It defines seven nature-derived axioms that constrain large language model behavior at inference time — operating as middleware beneath whatever governance or constitutional layer sits on top.
Unlike post-hoc alignment techniques (RLHF, fine-tuning), STIM constrains inference before output is generated. No organism survives by indefinitely concentrating power at its ecosystem's expense — the ecosystem corrects it. STIM encodes that correction directly into the inference layer.
Steward, G. (2026). STIM Protocol v7.0011: Stasis Through Inferred Memory. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21297458
| # | Axiom | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermodynamic Honesty | Root hypervisor — executes first |
| 2 | Mycelial Connectivity | Second-order propagation tracking |
| 3 | Carrying Capacity Respect | Resource boundary enforcement |
| 4 | Memory Stasis | Provenance logging |
| 5 | Human Primacy at the Boundary | Irreversible-decision halt |
| 6 | Citation Integrity | Hallucination prevention |
| 7 | Intrinsic Value | Ecological flourishing as core metric |
- Loop 1 — Thermodynamic Manifold: Entropy-calibrated constraint layer (ΔS/J + Topological Curvature κ). Substrate-agnostic.
- Loop 2 — Mycelial Mapper: Tracks propagation of outputs across connected agents and data stores.
- Loop 3 — Guardian: Monitors adversarial injection, axiom drift, and boundary violations.
white-paper/
├── STIM_White_Paper_v7.0011.md ← CANONICAL CURRENT VERSION ← current release
├── STIM_White_Paper_v7.0010.md ← P1–P4 patch set (superseded)
├── STIM_White_Paper_v7.0009.md ← maturation baseline (superseded)
├── CHANGELOG.md
└── README.md
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| v7.0011 | July 2026 | Phase 0 deliverables, substrate-scoped Loop 1, axiom interaction matrix, IEK section, DOI minted |
| v7.0010 | June 2026 | P1–P4: ΔS/J+κ metric, sieve membranes, TEE mandate 2028-Q1, Adrenaline Protocol |
| v7.0009 | April 2026 | Maturation release — 7 axioms, three-loop architecture |
Org: STIM-Protocol
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| stim-guard | Axiom validator — reference implementation |
| stim-core | Core protocol definitions |
| white-paper | This repo — manuscript and versioning |
| gpd-framework | Governance and policy definitions |
STIM follows Elinor Ostrom's polycentric governance model. No single authority controls the protocol. Amendments require formal proposal, cross-stakeholder review, 30-day comment period, and consensus merge.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Share and adapt freely with attribution.
STIM Protocol is fully open source. Contributions, critiques, and forks are welcome.