MQ-010 ★ EW-counter-reset + persona-rotation discipline LOCKED 2026-05-18T20:30 BST
Lock summary
- Locked pick: Axis-1 β HARD-RESET-AT-NEW-MODULE-FIRST-Q + Axis-2 δ DOMAIN-MAPPING + 5-Q-WINDOW-ROTATION-AUDIT
- Amendment: A-192; arch-state v3.86 → v3.87
- Triggering context: Q-040 (Q-T4) Option F commissioning per Rich-confirmation 2026-05-18T20:10 BST
- FIFTH meta-Q in 24h-plus cluster (MQ-006 + MQ-007 + MQ-008 + MQ-009 + MQ-010); validates MQ-008 META-Q PATTERN OBSERVATION (~1 meta-Q per 3-5 substantive Q-locks; 5th consecutive iteration)
- No substantive Q blocked — convention codifies existing emergent patterns + makes implicit rules explicit; backwards-compatible Day-1
- Phase-3 axis stays 15/30-45 substantive (MQ-010 separately counted as 5th meta-Q)
Axis-1 β HARD-RESET-AT-NEW-MODULE-FIRST-Q
Rule
- EW-4 counter resets to 0 at first substantive Q whose module differs from prior Q’s module
- Reset event recorded in TWO places — new Q’s §11 L5 EW evaluation section + arch-state lastmod-prose at new Q’s lock-cascade
- EW-1/EW-2/EW-3/EW-5 are per-Q evaluation counters (NOT consecutive-counters); no reset rule applies
- Module-close Q (e.g., Q-040 closing Trusts at 4/3-5) does NOT trigger reset — reset happens at NEXT-MODULE’S FIRST Q (e.g., Q-A1 Q-041 Assets)
- Cross-module-primitives Q-CM-N do NOT trigger reset (separate accounting)
- Phase-boundary reset inherits module-boundary reset trivially
Empirical precedent
EW-4 counter trajectory across Trusts module — Q-037 (1) + Q-038 (2) + Q-039 (3) + Q-040 (4). Reset point at Q-A1 (Assets; Q-041) is FIRST APPLICATION of Axis-1 β.
Why β over α/γ/δ/ε
- α (no reset) — EW-4 fires spuriously across structurally different modules
- β (RECOMMENDED) — natural reset; substrate-texture-aware; minimal complexity
- γ (reset-at-module-close) — module-close Q is itself same-module bold-synthesis; should remain counted
- δ (reset ALL EW counters) — overkill; per-Q properties don’t need reset
- ε (phase-boundary only) — module-boundary more granular + natural trigger
Axis-2 δ DOMAIN-MAPPING + 5-Q-WINDOW-ROTATION-AUDIT
10-persona roster
| ID | Name | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-01 | OpenInherit core | FR+IC | Catala + CORE-protocol |
| P-04 | OASIS + Charity Commission | IC | Standards engagement |
| P-07 | Mishcon | FR | Statutory interpretation + common-law |
| P-08 | Lawsky | FR | Formalisation (Hudson §3.5/§10; Hastings-Bass) |
| P-09 | HMRC | IC | IHT branching (ITPA-2014; IHTA 1984; FA 2006) |
| P-10 | Berenbrok | c-fold | Swiss-law (ZGB / Stiftung / Hague 1985) |
| P-FR-FAITH-01 | Sharia | FR | Islamic (waqf + faraid + mawqufun-alayhi) |
| P-FR-FAITH-02 | Hindu | FR | Hindu (HUF + coparcener) |
| P-FR-FAITH-03 | Jewish | FR | Halachic |
| P-FR-FAITH-04 | Singapore-Muslim MUIS | FR | Singapore-Muslim |
Domain-mapping (Day-1 engagement defaults)
- Tax-IHT slot/rule → P-09 HMRC ALWAYS ENGAGE
- Statutory section UK&W → P-07 Mishcon ALWAYS ENGAGE
- Catala formalisation candidate → P-08 Lawsky ENGAGE when decomposable-rule structure
- Faith-tradition slot/rule → P-FR-FAITH-{01..04} ENGAGE matching pillar
- Standards-body engagement → P-04 OASIS ENGAGE
- Swiss-jurisdiction substrate → P-10 Berenbrok ENGAGE
- CORE protocol mechanic → P-01 OpenInherit ALWAYS ENGAGE
5-Q-window rotation-audit
Every 5 substantive Q-locks (Q-035, Q-040, Q-045, Q-050, …) — count distinct personas engaged; <5 distinct in window fires retrospective Q1 candidate FLAG (NOT halt; NOT blocker). Empirical not categorical — substrate genuinely may not need all 10 personas.
Persona roster evolution
New domain (e.g., EU Succession Regulation / Scotland Land Reform / Crypto-asset succession / AI-trust governance) → commission persona-addition via meta-Q or in-Q sub_clarification. Do NOT improvise per-Q.
Empirical precedent
- P-08 Lawsky surfaced via Q-037 retrospective Q1 (mid-cycle uplift; Rich-time cost)
- P-09 HMRC surfaced via Q-040 substrate ITPA-2014 IHT branching (Q-T4 narrowly avoided missing it)
- P-10 Berenbrok surfaced via Q-037 Hague 1985 Swiss-no-native-trust substrate-correcting finding
- Pattern — domain-driven surfacing happens but UNRELIABLY; codification ensures defaults Day-1
Why MQ-010 now (Option F selected on Q-040 closing-question)
- (a) MQ-010 deferred from Q-039 — surfacing now keeps meta-Q cadence healthy
- (b) Q-A1 Assets entry next is the natural EW-4 reset point — codifying rule before applying it prevents ad-hoc invention
- (c) Persona-rotation has been ad-hoc — codifying when-which-persona avoids future drift
Deferred from MQ-010
100% RC1-RC7 quality-target codification — DEFERRED to MQ-011+ candidate. Rationale — current 97% pattern consistent + acceptable; codifying 100% without empirical-feasibility-evidence would over-constrain; deferral allows natural surfacing if substrate proves 100% feasible.
Phase-1.5+ richard-task generated
1 NEW task — task-39 author/update persona-roster reference doc v2.0+ at peer-reviewer-personas.md (existing v1.0 from 2026-05-17 extends with MQ-010 codified structure: 10 personas + domain-mapping rows + 5-Q-window rotation-audit protocol).
EW counters NOT incremented for meta-Q
- EW-1 (3-consecutive-zero-c-objections) — MQ-010 has 0 c-objections (no persona-pass formally needed for methodology-codification)
- EW-4 (5-consecutive bold-synthesis) — MQ-010 codifies existing pattern (NOT bold-synthesis)
- All EW counters stable; no fires
NEXT
- Q-A1 Assets entry (Q-041) — FIRST APPLICATION of Axis-1 β EW-4 RESET at module-boundary + FIRST application of Axis-2 δ domain-mapping defaults Day-1; L2 inheritance from Q-CM-1 + Q-037 + Q-029 + Q-035; estimated cycle ~2-3h
- Phase-1.5+ task-39 — author/update persona-roster reference doc v2.0+
- Q-045 (5-Q window Q-041..Q-045) — FIRST 5-Q-window rotation-audit checkpoint
- MQ-011 commissioning — DEFERRED; surfaces on natural cadence per META-Q PATTERN OBSERVATION (100% RC1-RC7 + substrate-thinness escalation candidates)
Cross-links
- project-zeta-q040-locked-nu-eta-star-trusts-trust-distribution-mvp-2026-05-18 — triggering Q (Option F commission)
- project-mq009-locked-module-prefix-q-numbering-plus-bfo-class-alignment-2026-05-18 — combined-2-axis pattern precedent
- MQ-006 cascade-Q file discipline
- MQ-007 Q-CM-N cross-module-primitive numbering
- MQ-008 META-Q PATTERN OBSERVATION
- arch-state v3.87 (A-192 amendment)
Commit
MQ-010 ★ EW-counter-reset-at-module-boundary + persona-rotation-discipline LOCKED — A-192 + arch-state v3.86 → v3.87 + Axis-1 β + Axis-2 δ