Proof Gradient · Protocol Standard
AEP-008 — Proof Room Standard
The governed workspace where machine work becomes institutional proof: charters, scope, roles, evidence boundaries, registers, decisions, audit exports, closure reports, and public-safe publication.
Canonical Law
No room without charter.
No run without scope.
No evidence without boundary.
No promotion without gate.
No closure without archive.
No run without scope.
No evidence without boundary.
No promotion without gate.
No closure without archive.
What AEP-008 Standardizes
Proof Room Charter
Mission, scope, success criteria, allowed agents/tools/data, required evals, and closure conditions.
Room Registers
Dockets, packets, tool permissions, gates, rollbacks, reports, and decisions.
Audit and Closure
Reviewable proof export with archive, unresolved items, and claim boundaries.
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.