Archive identity

  • Canonical site: https://alignmentconstraint.org
  • Repository: https://github.com/bethediamond/alignment-constraint
  • Author: John Silliphant — https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3015-2589
  • Framework version: 1.0.0
  • Framework release date: 2026-08-12
  • Framework DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895924
  • OP4 / Stability Assumption preprint DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895992
  • License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0); see the repository-root LICENSE file
  • Proof status: Stage 4 — candidate proof architecture under named premises, without independent specialist verification and without theorem closure.
  • Proof-status calibration: https://alignmentconstraint.org/core/proof-status/ The framework release and the OP4 / Stability Assumption preprint are distinct scholarly objects. Cite the one that matches the claim or artifact you are using.

Citing the complete framework v1.0.0

Use this citation when referring to the complete versioned framework archive, including the three series, proof program, empirical protocols, machine-readable files, application guidance, and specialist handoffs.

Plain citation: Silliphant, John. (2026). The Alignment Constraint Framework (Version 1.0.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895924

BibTeX:

@misc{alignmentconstraint2026,
  author       = {John Silliphant},
  title        = {The Alignment Constraint Framework},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.21895924},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895924},
  note         = {Stage 4 — candidate proof architecture under named premises, without independent specialist verification and without theorem closure.}
}

Citing the OP4 / Stability Assumption preprint

Use this citation when referring to the primary technical thesis, OP4, OP4d, the three identified objective-boundary strategy families, or the specification-coherence argument developed in the paper.

Plain citation: Silliphant, John. (2026). The Stability Assumption: Specification-Coherence Limits in Separable Objective Alignment (Version 1.0.0) [Preprint]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895992 Canonical manuscript page: https://alignmentconstraint.org/core/stability-assumption-full/

BibTeX:

@misc{stabilityassumption2026,
  author       = {John Silliphant},
  title        = {The Stability Assumption: Specification-Coherence Limits in Separable Objective Alignment},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.21895992},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895992},
  note         = {Preprint; Stage 4 — candidate proof architecture under named premises, without independent specialist verification and without theorem closure.}
}

The preprint is not peer reviewed. Its Stage 4 status does not change merely because it has a DOI.

Citing the living canonical website

Use the living archive when referring to material that may have changed after v1.0.0, or when citing a specific canonical page. Include an access date.

Plain citation: Silliphant, John. (2026–present). The Alignment Constraint Framework. https://alignmentconstraint.org/ (accessed YYYY-MM-DD).

For a specific technical claim, cite the relevant canonical page in addition to the fixed DOI record when useful.

Citation hierarchy

  1. Living canonical text: https://alignmentconstraint.org
  2. Source files and revision history: https://github.com/bethediamond/alignment-constraint
  3. Immutable framework release v1.0.0: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895924
  4. Preferred technical paper: The Stability Assumption preprint — https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21895992
  5. Polished reading edition: https://medium.com/@diamondlight The DOI records provide persistence and citation. They do not upgrade the epistemic status of any framework claim.