{
  "name": "HUMMBL Public/Private Boundary Policy",
  "version": "2026-06-19",
  "url": "https://hummbl.io/manifest/public-boundaries.json",
  "description": "Machine-readable boundary policy for HUMMBL public surfaces. Defines what is public, what is public-describable, and what is never exposed.",
  "policy": "HUMMBL public pages describe canonical concepts, public status, and usage boundaries. Proprietary implementation details, scoring algorithms, agent workflows, and private governance systems are not exposed on public surfaces.",
  "public_status_values": {
    "public": "Fully public; source and documentation are authoritative.",
    "public-describable": "The concept and its role are described publicly; implementation details are proprietary.",
    "per-set": "Public status and license are determined per artifact or set.",
    "private": "Not exposed on public surfaces."
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "category": "Canonical concepts",
      "public_status": "public",
      "examples": ["Base120", "HUAOMP", "MTSMU", "HUMMBL Glossary"],
      "boundary": "Definitions, examples, schema, and provenance are public. The canonical registry or source code is the source of truth."
    },
    {
      "category": "Proprietary frameworks",
      "public_status": "public-describable",
      "examples": ["BaseN"],
      "boundary": "Public pages describe what the framework does, its relationship to canonical concepts, and its governance status. Implementation details, scoring algorithms, generation prompts, and agent workflows are not public."
    },
    {
      "category": "Derived artifacts",
      "public_status": "per-set",
      "examples": ["Domain120 sets"],
      "boundary": "Each artifact is published only after ratification, with explicit version, license, and public status. Unratified candidates are internal."
    },
    {
      "category": "Operator and agent workflows",
      "public_status": "private",
      "examples": [
        "Founder-mode morning briefing",
        "Multi-agent coordination bus",
        "Internal governance votes",
        "Private validation corpora"
      ],
      "boundary": "Internal operations and agent workflows are not exposed on public surfaces unless explicitly published as case studies or public examples."
    },
    {
      "category": "Validation and compliance claims",
      "public_status": "public",
      "examples": [
        "Test counts",
        "Framework mappings",
        "Audit scores",
        "Public readiness assessments"
      ],
      "boundary": "Public claims must state what is counted, separate tests/checks/audits/deployments, and avoid implying production authority or legal certification."
    }
  ],
  "forbidden_public_phrases": [
    {
      "phrase": "proprietary scoring algorithm",
      "reason": "Implies disclosure of proprietary implementation details.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "private agent workflow",
      "reason": "Internal workflow language should not appear on public surfaces.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "internal governance implementation",
      "reason": "Internal implementation details should not appear on public surfaces.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "guaranteed truth",
      "reason": "Overclaim; HUMMBL uses truth-seeking posture, not guarantees.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "proven intelligence",
      "reason": "Vague superlative; replace with evidence-backed claim.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "certified compliance",
      "reason": "Only accredited third parties can certify compliance.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "government approved",
      "reason": "Requires explicit government approval evidence.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "clinical validation",
      "reason": "Requires clinical-study evidence.",
      "severity": "block"
    },
    {
      "phrase": "DoD deployed",
      "reason": "Requires explicit deployment evidence.",
      "severity": "block"
    }
  ]
}