Proof Gradient · Protocol Standard

AEP-004 — Selection Gate Standard

The propagation boundary for machine intelligence: promote, canary, revise, reject, archive, rollback, or request more evidence.

Command CenterAll StandardsAEP-001 Constitution AEP-002 Evidence Docket AEP-003 ProofPacket AEP-004 AEP-005 Tool Permission AEP-006 Rollback Receipt AEP-007 Public Proof AEP-008 Proof Room
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Canonical Law

No proof, no evolution.
No eval, no propagation.
No rollback, no release.
Under uncertainty, fail closed.

What AEP-004 Standardizes

Selection Candidate

The proposed artifact, workflow, policy, tool, eval, route, context, or capability.

Gate Policy

Required evidence, evals, approvals, canary rules, and rollback readiness.

Selection Certificate

The recorded decision proving what may evolve and under what scope.

Foundational AEP Stack

AEP-001 defines the protocol. AEP-002 defines the docket. AEP-003 defines the packet. AEP-004 defines the gate. AEP-005 defines the permission. AEP-006 defines recovery proof. AEP-007 defines public proof. AEP-008 defines the room.