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document:
  id: HDI-002
  title: SyncLogic.systems Machine High-Density Index
  type: machine-readable-website-knowledge-index
  version: '1.0'
  created: '2026-07-23'
  language: en-AU
  canonical_site: https://synclogic.systems
  human_companion: HDI-001
  status: working-release
  scope_note: Represents the uploaded SyncLogic site package and its declared external ecosystem. External sites
    are registered but not independently audited in this HDI.
identity:
  name: SyncLogic
  tagline: Governed Reasoning
  ecosystem_name: SyncLogic GovAIaaS Ecosystem
  primary_proposition: Audit the reasoning behind claims and AI outputs, not only the finished answer.
  intended_outcome: Decision-grade conclusions with an explicit level and permission to rely.
knowledge_architecture:
  layers:
  - id: KA-01
    name: Foundational thinking
    components:
    - books
    - published work
    function: Provides the ideas and underlying critique of ungoverned reasoning.
  - id: KA-02
    name: Framework
    components:
    - SyncLogic
    - GovAIaaS instruments
    function: Converts foundational ideas into a governed reasoning and assurance method.
  - id: KA-03
    name: Public explanation
    components:
    - articles
    - news
    - explainers
    - audit notes
    function: Explains and disseminates the method.
  - id: KA-04
    name: Applications
    components:
    - specialised assurance pages
    - AuditAI
    - EnergyAudit
    function: Applies the method to defined domains and claim types.
  - id: KA-05
    name: Applied know-how
    components:
    - action packs
    - job know-how
    - governed AI operating packs
    function: Operationalises the method for users.
  - id: KA-06
    name: Business system
    components:
    - commercial packaging
    - product delivery
    - onboarding
    - customer workflows
    function: Commercialises and delivers the ecosystem.
  primary_flow:
  - books
  - framework
  - articles_and_news
  - applications
  - applied_knowhow
  - business_system
core_concepts:
- id: CON-001
  name: Governed reasoning
  definition: Reasoning performed under declared scope, evidence, audit and reliance controls.
  role: parent concept
- id: CON-002
  name: Claim decomposition
  definition: Breaking a conclusion into discrete claims that can be tested and sourced.
  role: analysis control
- id: CON-003
  name: Evidence registration
  definition: Recording the evidence supporting each claim, including source and limitations.
  role: provenance control
- id: CON-004
  name: Reliance classification
  definition: Assigning a declared level of reliance rather than treating all outputs as equally trustworthy.
  role: assurance control
- id: CON-005
  name: Permission to rely
  definition: Declaring the purpose and decision context for which an output may be used.
  role: release control
- id: CON-006
  name: Weakest-link reasoning
  definition: Recognising that the permissible reliance of a conclusion may be constrained by its weakest necessary
    component.
  role: system assurance principle
instrument_library:
  declared_count: 28
  operations:
    '1': Define and govern the task
    '2': Audit and strengthen the reasoning
    '3': Build, orchestrate and release governed work
  instruments:
  - code: P-001
    operation: 1
    name: Governed Reasoning Architecture
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-002
    operation: 1
    name: Fork First — Path Classification
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-003
    operation: 1
    name: Scope-Lock
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-004
    operation: 2
    name: Evidence Ladder
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-005
    operation: 1
    name: Reliance Classification — RC Scale
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-006
    operation: 2
    name: Claim Decomposition Protocol (CDP)
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-007
    operation: 2
    name: Measurement Foundation
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-008
    operation: 1
    name: Jurisdictional Admissibility Framework
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-009
    operation: 2
    name: Knowledge Production Hierarchy
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-010
    operation: 2
    name: HAT-7 Admissibility
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-011
    operation: 2
    name: SLCD — Six Pattern Scanner
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-012
    operation: 2
    name: Drift — Three-Stage Mechanism Model
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-013
    operation: 2
    name: Drift Guard
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-014
    operation: 2
    name: Cheap Scepticism Detection
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-015
    operation: 2
    name: Governed Rewrite Protocol
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-016
    operation: 2
    name: Twelve-Link Governance Chain
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-017
    operation: 3
    name: Build-Audit-Govern Separation
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-018
    operation: 3
    name: Protocol Template
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-019
    operation: 3
    name: Audit Family — Seven Types
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-020
    operation: 3
    name: Construction Family — Five Types
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-021
    operation: 1
    name: Session Initialisation Protocol (SIP)
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-022
    operation: 3
    name: Governed Audit SOP
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-023
    operation: 3
    name: DEBATE THIS
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-024
    operation: 3
    name: Multi-AI Stress Test
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-025
    operation: 3
    name: Two-Ledger Method
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-026
    operation: 3
    name: Delegation Layer
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-027
    operation: 3
    name: Irreversible Bets
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
  - code: P-028
    operation: 3
    name: Governance Burden
    status: declared-on-site
    source_path: govaiaas-explained.html
site_pages:
- artefact_id: SL-001
  title: SyncLogic — Governed Reasoning. Decision-Grade Outcomes.
  path: index.html
  page_type: home
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Framework overview and primary navigation
  description: SyncLogic audits the reasoning behind any claim or AI output — not just the final answer — to determine
    what is safe to rely on.
- artefact_id: SL-002
  title: SyncLogic GovAIaaS Ecosystem — Books, Framework, Applications &amp; Business System
  path: ecosystem.html
  page_type: ecosystem
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Books-to-business ecosystem map
  description: 'The full SyncLogic GovAIaaS ecosystem: books, framework, articles, applications, applied know-how,
    and business systems — from ideas to governed AI reasoning in production.'
- artefact_id: SL-003
  title: SyncLogic GovAIaaS — Production
  path: govaiaas-explained.html
  page_type: instrument-library
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Interactive GovAIaaS instrument library
  description: SyncLogic GovAIaaS — Governed AI as a Service. 28 instruments. P-001 to P-028. Production precompiled
    HTML.
- artefact_id: SL-101
  title: AI Output Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: ai-output.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: AI output assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits AI outputs so you know how a conclusion was reached, what supports it, where it
    can fail, and what it
- artefact_id: SL-102
  title: Multi-Agent AI Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: multi-agent.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Multi-agent AI assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits the entire reasoning pathway across agents, hand-offs and tools so you know how
    the final conclusion was composed, where it can fail, and what
- artefact_id: SL-103
  title: Research Paper Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: research-paper.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Research paper assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits research papers so you can separate robust, reproducible science from weak or overstated
    claims—and make decisions with confidence.
- artefact_id: SL-104
  title: Climate Claim Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: climate.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Climate claim assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits climate claims so you can cut through certainty laundering, model overreach and
    selective evidence — and get to decision-grade conclusions with a clear level of reliance.
- artefact_id: SL-105
  title: ESG Claim Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: esg.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: ESG claim assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits ESG claims so you can cut through greenwashing, confirm what
- artefact_id: SL-106
  title: Policy Claim Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: policy.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Policy claim assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits the reasoning, evidence and assumptions behind policy claims so you know what is
    supported, what is uncertain, and what is safe to rely on.
- artefact_id: SL-107
  title: Politicians' Claim Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: politicians.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Political claim assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits political claims—speeches, press releases, debates and policy promises—so citizens,
    journalists and oversight bodies can separate evidence from rhetoric and trust what
- artefact_id: SL-108
  title: Media Claim Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: media-claim.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Media claim assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits media claims—news stories, headlines, interviews, op-eds and social posts—so you
    can cut through framing, bias and incomplete context and rely on what
- artefact_id: SL-109
  title: Executive Brief Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: executive-brief.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Executive brief assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits executive briefs so leaders can see what matters, what
- artefact_id: SL-110
  title: Procurement Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: procurement.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Procurement assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits procurement claims, business cases and supplier assurances so organisations can
    reduce risk, protect value and confidently justify every dollar spent.
- artefact_id: SL-111
  title: Public Inquiry Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: public-inquiry.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Public inquiry assurance
  description: SyncLogic audits every layer of a public inquiry—evidence, reasoning, assumptions and recommendations—so
    the community can trust the process and rely on the outcomes.
- artefact_id: SL-112
  title: Social Cohesion Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: social-cohesion.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Social cohesion assurance
  description: Social cohesion is the strength of the bonds that hold a society together. SyncLogic audits claims,
    policies and programs that affect trust, inclusion, fairness and community connection—so decisions are based
    on evidence, not assumptions or ideology.
- artefact_id: SL-113
  title: National Resilience Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: national-resilience.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: National resilience assurance
  description: National resilience is the ability to prevent, withstand, adapt and recover from shocks and stresses—without
    losing what matters. SyncLogic audits the claims behind policy, programs and preparedness so a nation can build
    real resilience, not wishful thinking.
- artefact_id: SL-114
  title: Defence Preparedness Assurance by Audit | SyncLogic
  path: defence-preparedness.html
  page_type: audit-domain
  status: live-candidate
  authority: site-primary
  purpose: Defence preparedness assurance
  description: National security depends on more than equipment. It depends on people, readiness, sustainment, logistics,
    industry, alliances and the ability to fight and win. SyncLogic audits defence claims so leaders and citizens
    can see what is truly ready, what is at risk, and where the weakest link could fail first.
audit_domains:
- id: DOM-AI
  name: Artificial intelligence
  pages:
  - SL-101
  - SL-102
  questions:
  - How was the conclusion produced?
  - What evidence supports it?
  - Where could the reasoning or hand-off fail?
  - What is the output safe to be used for?
- id: DOM-SCI
  name: Research and science
  pages:
  - SL-103
  questions:
  - Are the claims robust and reproducible?
  - Are conclusions stronger than the methods and evidence permit?
- id: DOM-CLIMATE
  name: Climate and ESG
  pages:
  - SL-104
  - SL-105
  questions:
  - What is observed, modelled, inferred or assumed?
  - Is certainty stronger than the evidence permits?
  - Are material gaps or greenwashing risks present?
- id: DOM-GOV
  name: Government, public claims and administration
  pages:
  - SL-106
  - SL-107
  - SL-108
  - SL-109
  - SL-110
  - SL-111
  questions:
  - What is the exact claim or decision?
  - What evidence and assumptions support it?
  - Is the recommendation defensible at the required level?
- id: DOM-RES
  name: Society, resilience and preparedness
  pages:
  - SL-112
  - SL-113
  - SL-114
  questions:
  - What capability or social outcome is being claimed?
  - What dependencies and weakest links determine readiness?
  - What is proven, at risk or merely assumed?
external_ecosystem:
- id: EXT-001
  name: The Climate Book
  url: https://rethink-climate-causes.info
  role: foundational-book-site
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
- id: EXT-002
  name: The AI Book
  url: https://rethink-ai-reasoning.info
  role: foundational-book-site
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
- id: EXT-003
  name: AuditAI
  url: https://auditai.me
  role: application
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
- id: EXT-004
  name: EnergyAudit
  url: https://energyaudit.me
  role: application
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
- id: EXT-005
  name: KnowHowGovAI
  url: https://knowhowgovai.me
  role: applied-knowhow
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
- id: EXT-006
  name: GovAIaaS
  url: https://govaiaas.com
  role: business-system
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
- id: EXT-007
  name: GovAIaaS Articles and News
  url: https://govaiaas.substack.com
  role: articles-and-news
  verification_status: declared-by-site-not-audited-here
visitor_pathways:
- id: PATH-LEARN
  intent: learn
  recommended_sequence:
  - SL-001
  - SL-002
  - SL-003
  outcome: Understand the proposition, ecosystem and instrument library.
- id: PATH-AUDIT-AI
  intent: audit an AI output or agent system
  recommended_sequence:
  - SL-001
  - SL-101
  - SL-102
  - SL-003
  outcome: Identify a suitable AI assurance pathway and relevant instruments.
- id: PATH-PUBLIC
  intent: assess a public, political, policy or media claim
  recommended_sequence:
  - SL-001
  - SL-106
  - SL-107
  - SL-108
  outcome: Select the appropriate claim-assurance application.
- id: PATH-SCIENCE
  intent: assess scientific, climate or ESG claims
  recommended_sequence:
  - SL-103
  - SL-104
  - SL-105
  outcome: Separate evidence, modelling, assumptions and permissible reliance.
- id: PATH-READINESS
  intent: assess resilience or preparedness
  recommended_sequence:
  - SL-112
  - SL-113
  - SL-114
  outcome: Identify dependencies, evidence gaps and weakest-link risks.
starter_prompts:
- id: PROMPT-001
  label: What can I do now?
  prompt: Using HDI-002 as the authoritative map of SyncLogic.systems, list the practical things this website can
    help me do. Group them into learn, assess, audit, build, govern and engage. Cite the relevant page IDs.
- id: PROMPT-002
  label: Where should I start?
  prompt: Using HDI-002, ask me up to five questions about my role, problem, intended decision and required level
    of assurance. Then recommend a pathway through the website, citing page IDs in order.
- id: PROMPT-003
  label: What are the possibilities?
  prompt: Analyse HDI-002 as a knowledge and opportunity system. Distinguish what is already present on the site
    from possible future applications, products, operating systems and research directions.
- id: PROMPT-004
  label: Find the right audit
  prompt: 'My problem is: [INSERT PROBLEM]. Use HDI-002 to classify the problem, identify the most relevant audit
    domain and pages, and explain what evidence and outputs would be required.'
- id: PROMPT-005
  label: Explain the system
  prompt: Explain SyncLogic.systems from foundation to application using HDI-002. Show how books, framework, instruments,
    audit domains, applied know-how and the business system connect.
ai_usage_rules:
  authority_order:
  - current site page
  - HDI-002 machine index
  - HDI-001 human index
  - external ecosystem page
  - general model knowledge
  required_behaviours:
  - Do not claim a page, product or instrument exists unless registered here or directly verified.
  - Distinguish live site content from proposed or externally declared ecosystem content.
  - Use artefact IDs when recommending pages.
  - Report uncertainty where the HDI lacks sufficient detail.
  - Verify current versions before decision-grade reliance.
  prohibited_inferences:
  - Do not treat an external ecosystem link as independently verified.
  - Do not infer pricing, availability or professional suitability where not declared.
  - Do not treat a conceptual framework description as proof that an audit has been performed.
maintenance:
  owner: SyncLogic site owner
  review_trigger:
  - site page added, removed or renamed
  - instrument revised or superseded
  - external ecosystem URL changed
  - new audit domain added
  - status or availability changed
  recommended_fields_for_future_versions:
  - last_verified
  - content_hash
  - supersedes
  - superseded_by
  - dependency_ids
  - evidence_class
  - publication_status
  - commercial_availability
