MQ-007 ★ AssetTransferEvent placement + A-124 interleaving discipline LOCKED 2026-05-18

Lock: ★ Option D — AssetTransferEvent canonical primitive in Transfer module. A-182 arch-state v3.76 → v3.77. §2.2 cross-module primitives 27 → 28. A-124 amended with cross-module-primitive interleaving discipline. SECOND meta-Q under v3.16 lock-cascade-discipline after MQ-006.

The decision

Option D ★ — AssetTransferEvent authored as canonical primitive in Transfer module + referenced by:

  • Probate (AssentToBeneficiary in Q-035)
  • Trusts (DiscretionaryDistribution + TrustDistribution)
  • Assets (Asset-state-change events)
  • Commerce (partner-firm SDK consumer transfers)

Universal-classifier discipline per Q-005 κ.δ + Q-014 V5+ preserved. No per-module duplicate classes.

3 REJECTED options

  • Option A — AssetTransferEvent as Probate.AssentToBeneficiary subclass. REJECTED. FAILS composability (Trusts/lifetime/Commerce transfers don’t fit Probate semantics). Q-005 κ.δ violation.
  • Option B — AssetTransferEvent as Trusts.TrustDistribution subclass. REJECTED. Same composability failure for Probate assents + lifetime gifts + Commerce.
  • Option C — AssetTransferEvent as Assets.Asset-state-change. REJECTED. SEMANTIC-MISMATCH — transfer is OWNERSHIP-CHANGE (between agents) not asset-internal-state-change (within asset). FAILS BFO clarity established by Q-033.

Option D Wsum 4.85 margin +1.35 ROBUST over runner-up Option C.

A-124 cross-module-primitive interleaving discipline

When module Q would otherwise require referencing a not-yet-authored cross-module primitive AND 4 interleaving criteria all met:

  1. Reference is REQUIRED FK (not optional/NULLABLE)
  2. Primitive is cross-module by design (referenced by ≥2 modules)
  3. Substrate-readiness HIGH at decision time
  4. Cost-of-deferral analysis confirms duplicate-class-cost > interleaving-Q-cost

→ canonical primitive Q is INTERLEAVED ahead of referencing module Q.

Concrete amendment: Q-CM-1 Transfer.AssetTransferEvent canonical primitive INTERLEAVED ahead of Q-035 Probate.AssentToBeneficiary. Remaining Transfer module Qs (non-canonical-primitive) resume after Probate + Trusts complete per original A-124.

Future analogous interleaving candidates: ValuationEvent + IdentityCredential + AuditEvent + StandardsCitation + PartnerFirmReference. Each follows 4-criteria check.

9 sub_clarifications_locked

  1. asset_transfer_event_canonical_primitive_in_transfer_module_option_d
  2. a_124_amendment_cross_module_primitive_interleaving_discipline
  3. cross_module_primitive_28_asset_transfer_event_added_to_section_2_2
  4. q_cm_1_prefigured_transfer_asset_transfer_event_canonical_primitive
  5. rejected_option_a_probate_subclass
  6. rejected_option_b_trusts_subclass
  7. rejected_option_c_assets_state_change
  8. pattern_codification_cross_module_primitive_interleave_when_referenced_before_module_complete
  9. 4_criteria_interleaving_decision_check_for_future_analogous_primitives

Q-CM-1 prefiguration (next Q)

Q-CM-1 = Transfer.AssetTransferEvent canonical primitive class shape MVP.

Substrate-readiness HIGH:

  • UK&W AEA 1925 ss.36+40+41 (assents) + IHTA 1984 s.142 (deed-of-variation) + Trustee Act 1925/2000 (trust distributions)
  • Scotland Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921 + 2024 + docquet system
  • Switzerland ZGB Art 596-607 Erbteilung partition
  • Hindu HSA 1956 + 2005 distribution
  • Muslim Quran 4:11-12 faraid + classical fiqh wasi cross-school

Likely class shape (subject to Q-CM-1 substrate sweep):

  • 4-5 SKOS schemes — TransferMechanismScheme + TransferTriggerScheme + TransferStateScheme + TransferActorScheme + TransferFailureModeScheme
  • 4-5 Catala typing-surface rules Phase-1 S2 — TransferMechanismValidityCheck + S142DeedOfVariationCheck + TransferStateTransitionCheck + MuslimFaraidShareTransferCheck Phase-1.5+
  • Cross-link Q-029 Estate + Q-031 Grant + Q-033 ProbateAdministration SM (assets-distributed transition triggers AssetTransferEvent instances)
  • SSSOM ~24-30 row mapping_set

Pattern observations

  • THIRTY-FIRST refined-prompt-era ζ.2 lock under v3.16
  • SECOND meta-Q (after MQ-006 cascade-Q file discipline; MQ-006 was process/methodology; MQ-007 is module-ordering/architecture)
  • FIRST cross-module-primitive interleaving decision; codifies pattern for future analogous decisions
  • §2.2 cross-module primitives 27 → 28 (AssetTransferEvent #28)
  • A-124 amendment is NON-RETRACTING (original A-124 still valid; this is a refinement/codification of interleaving discipline, not a sequencing reversal)
  • Pattern parallels MQ-006 — both meta-Qs surfaced AFTER a substantive Q-lock revealed a methodology gap (Q-027..Q-031 silent-drift → MQ-006; Q-033 ProbateAdministration → look-ahead → MQ-007)

NEXT

Q-CM-1 Transfer.AssetTransferEvent canonical primitive class shape MVP under v3.16 lock-cascade-discipline. Full Harvard-depth substrate sweep + 8-option scorecard + 5-persona pass + S1+S2 spike validation + lock cascade. Estimated ~3-4 hours under v3.16 cadence.

  • [[project_zeta_q033_locked_zeta_eta_star_probate_administration_state_machine_mvp_2026_05_18]] — Q-033 lock cascade triggered look-ahead → MQ-007
  • [[mq_006_cascade_q_file_discipline_locked]] — predecessor meta-Q
  • A-182 (this lock); A-181 Q-033 predecessor
  • A-124 — Phase-3 module-authoring sequence (amended with interleaving discipline)
  • §2.2 cross-module primitives list — AssetTransferEvent #28
  • look-ahead doc at docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-29-multi-phase-audit/phase-3-look-ahead-q034-q040-pre-validation.md §4 (parent surfacing this decision)
  • cascade-Q file at docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-29-multi-phase-audit/meta-questions/MQ-007-asset-transfer-event-placement-module-order-amendment-locked.md