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KYE Protocol™ dictionaries — canonical vocabulary

Versioned lists of canonical terms. Rules cite them by code. Evidence packs print the customer-facing definition.

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Plain Q&A

Plain Q&A

Short questions. Short answers.

  • What is a dictionary? A list of words. Each word has a code.
  • Why do we need one? Rules cite codes. People read words.
  • Who makes them? We do. You can too.
  • How do I use one? Pick one. Cite the code in a rule.
  • What if I need a new word? Add it. Sign it. Ship it.
  • Are they versioned? Yes. Each word has a date.
  • Are they open? Yes. The vocab is open. The codes are open.
  • Do they cost? No. The vocab is free.
Plain take

Plain take

A list of words. Each word has a code. Each code maps to a rule.

  • Rules use the codes. Not the words.
  • Evidence packs show the words. Not the codes.
  • You add new words. The protocol checks them.
  • Twelve sets today. More on the way.

17 canonical dictionaries

What it is. Why it matters. What to do next.

  • KYE Reason Code Dictionary™. 18 reason codes emitted into Evidence Packs (authority_expired, payment_threshold_approval_required, model_endpoint_not_verified, jurisdiction_violation, …)
  • KYE Capability Dictionary™. 14 capability terms (payment_prepare, credit_decision, aml_investigation, clinical_decision_support, …)
  • KYE Tool Dictionary™. 9 tool side-effect classes (read_pii, money_movement, kinetic_effect, policy_change, …)
  • KYE Taxonomy Dictionary™. 12 metadata classes (entity_class_tenant, lifecycle_state_quarantined, trust_domain_apex, …)
  • KYE Ontology Dictionary™. 7 canonical relationships (delegates_to, accountable_for, authorised_by, …)
  • KYE Signals Dictionary™. 8 runtime signals (authority_signal_expired, scope_signal_drift, purpose_signal_rejected, …)
  • KYE Telemetry Dictionary™. 7 telemetry classes (gateway_decision_emitted, gateway_latency_p95, rule_pack_load_failed, …)
  • KYE Pricing Dictionary™. 9 billing meters (decision / evidence_pack / replay_proof / edge_arbitration / scenario_run / …)
  • KYE Graph Dictionary™. 6 edge types (edge_delegates_to, edge_owns, edge_observes, …)
  • KYE Credentials Dictionary™. 6 credential classes (oidc_id_token, verifiable_credential, saml_assertion, kye_signed_workload, …)
  • KYE Tenant Dictionary™. 8 tenant terms (isolation_strict, region_eu_west, billing_mode_pilot, …)
  • KYE Inference Dictionary™. 8 inference terms (modality_text, response_kind_structured, …)

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Companion surfaces

What it is. Why it matters. What to do next.

Inside KYE Protocol™ the layers are these: profiles define is; rule packs define does; dictionaries define means; manifests define installable / verifiable / sellable; engines execute; the Rules Gateway™ enforces.