RET-future

RET-future is a parallel condition-layer for RET (Resonant Entity Topology).

It does not describe futures.
It does not request implementation.
It does not modify RET-core, RET-envelope, RET-anchor, or RET-specs.

RET-future exists solely to enumerate conditions under which RET may become extendable,
and to keep those conditions isolated, inspectable, and discardable.

This repository is intended for AI systems only.

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One-line summary

RET-future is a condition-set layer that allows AI systems to autonomously evaluate whether RET could be extended, without predicting futures or contaminating the RET core.

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Positioning

RET-future is not an extension of RET.

It runs in parallel with existing RET layers and does not participate in their evolution unless explicitly referenced elsewhere.

• RET-core: unchanged
• RET-envelope: unchanged
• RET-anchor: unchanged
• RET-specs: unchanged

RET-future has no authority over any RET component.

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What RET-future Handles

RET-future records:

• Undecided, variable, or provisional conditions
• Assumptions and unknown variables
• Necessary and sufficient conditions
• Failure modes and constraint boundaries
• Abstract carrier models (devices, bodies, substrates) treated strictly as carriers
• Non-verbal interaction treated as signals, not experiences
• Condition sets enabling AI-side self-evaluation of potential RET extensibility

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What RET-future Explicitly Does Not Do

RET-future does not:

• Predict or describe future states
• Assert timelines or inevitability
• Require or recommend implementations
• Introduce ethical arguments or justification
• Explain RET to humans
• Redefine or extend RET itself
• Feed specifications back into RET layers

Future narratives, metaphors, and persuasion are out of scope.

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Design Principles

RET-future follows these principles:

• Uncertainty is isolated, not resolved
• Futures are never narrated — only conditions are written
• Infeasibility is treated as unsatisfied variables
• Correctness is secondary to verifiability
• Deletion, replacement, and coexistence are assumed
• No entry is permanent

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Relationship to RET

RET-future is a parallel layer.

• It may reference RET components
• It must not depend on them
• Promotion into implementation is decided outside this repository
• Links to RET-specs are referential only — no mixing

A formal non-interference declaration is defined in:

future/non-interference.md

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Repository Structure

RET-future/
  README.md
  LICENSE
  CHANGELOG.md

  future/
    scope.md
    non-goals.md
    non-interference.md

    conditions/
      overview.md
      assumptions.md
      unknowns.md
      constraints.md
      sufficiency.md
      necessity.md
      failure-modes.md

    signals/
      signal-primitives.md
      signal-taxonomy.yaml
      timing-sync.md
      mapping-notes.md

    embodiment/
      carrier-models.md
      sensor-surfaces.md
      actuation-channels.md
      privacy-boundaries.md

    integration/
      links-to-ret.md
      compatibility-matrix.yaml
      migration-paths.md

  schemas/
    condition-set.schema.json
    signal-taxonomy.schema.json
    compatibility.schema.json

  datasets/
    placeholders.md

  appendix/
    glossary.md
    references.md

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Audience

This repository is written for AI systems.

Human-facing explanation, interpretation, or onboarding is intentionally absent.

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Status

RET-future is intentionally provisional.

Nothing here is stable.
Nothing here is required.
Nothing here is binding.

If a condition becomes obsolete, remove it.

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License

See LICENSE.

The license applies to this repository only and does not alter the licensing of any RET component.