PART V — Application Protocols
19. Daily Governance Protocol
Each day begins with a single governance check prior to meaningful action.
“What preserves alignment today?”
No more than one consequential action is required per day. All other activities are considered maintenance.
If clarity is absent, no consequential action shall be taken. Inaction under misalignment is compliant behavior.
20. Weekly Governance Protocol
Once per week, a brief review shall be conducted to preserve continuity.
The review consists of three questions only:
- What strengthened alignment this week?
- What depleted energy or clarity?
- What must be removed next week?
At least one source of misalignment must be removed each week. Addition without removal is prohibited.
21. Monthly Governance Protocol
Once per month, a structural orientation review shall be performed.
Performance evaluation, metrics analysis, and outcome judgment are explicitly excluded from this review.
The governing question is:
“Am I lighter or heavier than last month?”
Increased weight indicates accumulated obligation or misalignment and requires reduction before expansion.
22. Decision Gate Protocol
Prior to any significant decision, the following gate must be applied:
“Does this expand clarity or expand obligation?”
Decisions that expand clarity are lawful. Decisions that expand obligation without clarity are deferred or declined.
Expediency does not override this gate.
23. Removal and Non-Addition Rule
DSAC operates under a strict non-addition bias.
No new commitment, project, or responsibility shall be added unless an equivalent or greater obligation is removed.
Removal is the primary mechanism of optimization. Reduction preserves sovereignty.
Expansion without prior reduction is considered misaligned scale.