hyperpolymath · hyperpolymath · Aug 24, 2026 · Aug 24, 2026
@@ -890,15 +890,6 @@
     "file_pattern": "**/zig-gateway/**",
     "note": "FFI boundary. A Zig shim crossing into a foreign runtime must reinterpret opaque pointers; the cast is unavoidable in the host language and the guarantee holds on the core's side of the boundary. Architectural, not deferred \u2014 it does not shrink over time."
   },
-  {
-    "severity": "critical",
-    "rule_module": "structural_drift",
-    "type": "SD004",
-    "file_pattern": ".machine_readable/6a2/*.a2ml",
-    "note": "TEMPORARY AUTHORITY CONFLICT (2026-08-24): Hypatia says the 6a2 directory is retired, but standards' registry generator, topology generator, readiness rules, template capability gates, and canonical documentation still consume this path. Do not move normative files to satisfy one downstream rule before the authority sources agree.",
-    "expires_at": "2026-09-30",
-    "tracking_issue": "hyperpolymath/standards#399"
-  },
   {
     "severity": "medium",
     "rule_module": "structural_drift",

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ name = "A2ML — Attested Markup Language"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:01e65e3c955746526e47b8a313070c13647228a1f6c453ad1b43d147789e664a"
+source_hash = "sha256:b5e1457a23b681f7c3eb49e0541f62912d13e2400a0a62e5e06b16235ac0dfa0"
 route = "the typed/verified machine-readable document format"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ name = "K9 Self-Validating Components"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "k9-svc/"
 canonical_doc = "k9-svc/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:1c750e457184efd404a92a3faec4989cc4e59fb54302d50040ff88711750a6e6"
+source_hash = "sha256:6bcd9a401b27600886129a8b644746fff23e4633b51936b965f51238afb9fa04"
 route = "self-validating components with embedded contracts + deploy logic"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ name = "META.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "meta-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "meta-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:3398ac0350915f7267fae8ebb6314fcca9d4e8146a25c5396781813bc71851b2"
+source_hash = "sha256:d82f71b656ff6e034ba0d6e344bb61dea0bf4a0d3750264ea66e93a87347c6de"
 route = "architecture decisions / governance metadata format"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ name = "STATE.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "state-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "state-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:a9396d04d530329257d4739b488427383ca4d50ef581c617159cd679e012dd47"
+source_hash = "sha256:212feae0be60d3cfd625cfb0c46cc6c501f651d5a4103ea120512162d58ce5d0"
 route = "project-state metadata format (drives this registry's topology)"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ name = "ECOSYSTEM.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "ecosystem-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "ecosystem-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:258b20df64d5eefb6164ce673f55df24b2336044691a4ffddf4aca62bc925b22"
+source_hash = "sha256:a0d9c7728e32a36d4eaa0ddf22bb2fc7b60a85e9b50d267673e1abb2e2ef94c9"
 route = "ecosystem-positioning metadata format"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ name = "AGENTIC.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "agentic-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "agentic-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:cbfbb9d836e5bd78bb6ec159d5686fbf8488645e2bf0f543690ce2b8cb2e179e"
+source_hash = "sha256:8e39bc9402b39341e3b21ca45083f697a00a6618a72c7d85ab0ea852dc26883b"
 route = "AI-agent operational gating / entropy budgets"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ name = "NEUROSYM.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "neurosym-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "neurosym-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:6597b2a597c3aeb78b16eca98d744ae3b449b1d45a285acd8aa6d0b3b63d7ac6"
+source_hash = "sha256:be62099578501b961a948d2218e4ab07ee2b575d8affd03724df493fb63d2e8e"
 route = "symbolic semantics / proof obligations"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ name = "PLAYBOOK.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "playbook-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "playbook-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:351da5ba66b38d8463a10e94c7b971b7d11aaff451b79ceb8c81f719363762d9"
+source_hash = "sha256:5881b4de48735bd0d934342a037a8d83c3eced43c983b11f97f15fc3ef8342b0"
 route = "executable operational runbooks"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ name = "ANCHOR.a2ml spec"
 stream = "foundation"
 home = "anchor-a2ml/"
 canonical_doc = "anchor-a2ml/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:3e447e1fac78311a9c466abaa9c5995a40783b8a23a12d74ce32c7906b0ee2e9"
+source_hash = "sha256:3948f88c03367bd21992dd068b6ea4d0a9c86a98ea6a51567eaff4990df9a70a"
 route = "project-recalibration intervention format"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ name = "0-AI Gatekeeper Protocol"
 stream = "protocol"
 home = "0-ai-gatekeeper-protocol/"
 canonical_doc = "0-ai-gatekeeper-protocol/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:9e77212dd6a6cc027345bfd9f71cf5bdda5c12d2424515c0d0b838700442cd25"
+source_hash = "sha256:e126780b42539020b1214547bb1dd496f1dab6e93cec5b4e531303be77eb071a"
 route = "the AI-agent entry/gating protocol behind 0-AI-MANIFEST"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -162,16 +162,16 @@ name = "AXEL Protocol"
 stream = "protocol"
 home = "axel-protocol/"
 canonical_doc = "axel-protocol/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:678e7e99899809bfd3211a392ea718446bd80d1bed2650ee7bb090537c88dd21"
+source_hash = "sha256:2076ab707c155dddc70601c72380327f49d905ea37d1c67b6eb345bfef628ce6"
 route = "age-gating + explicit-content enforcement"
 
 [[spec]]
 id = "overlay-protocol"
 name = "Overlay Protocol"
 stream = "protocol"
 home = "overlay-protocol/"
-canonical_doc = "overlay-protocol/.machine_readable/6a2/ECOSYSTEM.a2ml"
-source_hash = "sha256:b52752056328cc77708e1cbe9446324bc60d8e34d08471318a786d1e732521d3"
+canonical_doc = "overlay-protocol/.machine_readable/descriptiles/ECOSYSTEM.a2ml"
+source_hash = "sha256:a4864b45d3cc12ca541b09ed7042285d6ff0d4231f89e3438fd1e0045e72becf"
 route = "layered overlay composition spec"
 
 [[spec]]
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ name = "RSR — Rhodium Standard Repositories"
 stream = "governance"
 home = "rhodium-standard-repositories/"
 canonical_doc = "rhodium-standard-repositories/README.adoc"
-source_hash = "sha256:4e8ff4f5ff07dece3ecd714221e84f2354137e0ded7c291d71c5edac529e696e"
+source_hash = "sha256:d1f99236a07a31aaa4395248093558fc20debac359d7f7f1d76c9660cb162aaf"
 route = "the repository-compliance standard every repo is graded against"
 
 [[spec]]

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
       { kind = 'verisimdb, table = "contractile_executions",
         schema = "contractile_execution_v1",
         aux_tables = [ "adjust_drift_history" ] },
-      { kind = 'drift_log, path = ".machine_readable/6a2/DRIFT.a2ml",
+      { kind = 'drift_log, path = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml",
         append_only = true },
     ],
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
             signature_required = true,
           },
         ],
-        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/6a2/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
+        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
         must_precede_work = true,
       },
 

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
       { kind = 'verisimdb, table = "contractile_executions",
         schema = "contractile_execution_v1",
         aux_tables = [ "bust_triggers_history" ] },
-      { kind = 'drift_log, path = ".machine_readable/6a2/DRIFT.a2ml",
+      { kind = 'drift_log, path = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml",
         append_only = true },
     ],
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
             signature_required = true,
           },
         ],
-        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/6a2/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
+        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
         must_precede_work = true,
       },
 

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
       { kind = 'verisimdb, table = "contractile_executions",
         schema = "contractile_execution_v1",
         aux_tables = [ "dust_retirement_history" ] },
-      { kind = 'drift_log, path = ".machine_readable/6a2/DRIFT.a2ml",
+      { kind = 'drift_log, path = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml",
         append_only = true },
     ],
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
             signature_required = true,
           },
         ],
-        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/6a2/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
+        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
         must_precede_work = true,
       },
 

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #   (feedback_audit_tool_suppression_design.md — structural > markers).
 # * Sessional drift detection hooks (on_close, on_open).
 # * Ratification at session open; drift log at session close.
-# * Evidence sinks: VeriSimDB (queryable) + 6a2/DRIFT.a2ml (repo-local).
+# * Evidence sinks: VeriSimDB (queryable) + descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml (repo-local).
 # * Failure-mode defenses cross-referenced to the AI failure catalog.
 
 let base_k9 = import "../k9/template-hunt.k9.ncl" in
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
 
     # Evidence sinks — BOTH written, every execution.
     # VeriSimDB = queryable machine record (feedback_verisimdb_policy.md).
-    # 6a2/DRIFT.a2ml = repo-local append-only drift log (feedback_sessional_
+    # descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml = repo-local append-only drift log (feedback_sessional_
     # drift_detection.md + user_6a2_is_contractile_ought.md descriptive role).
     evidence_sinks = [
       {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
       },
       {
         kind        = 'drift_log,
-        path        = ".machine_readable/6a2/DRIFT.a2ml",
+        path        = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml",
         append_only = true,
       },
     ],
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
             # the AI is the holder of the line against enthusiasm drift.
           },
         ],
-        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/6a2/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
+        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
         must_precede_work = true,
       },
 

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
       },
       {
         kind        = 'drift_log,
-        path        = ".machine_readable/6a2/DRIFT.a2ml",
+        path        = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml",
         append_only = true,
       },
     ],
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
             signature_required = true,
           },
         ],
-        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/6a2/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
+        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
         must_precede_work = true,
       },
 

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # * Plain-language translation — user never authors a Nickel schema for
 #   a cipher suite; AI does the spec work, user reviews in domain
 #   language ("TLS 1.3 with PQ key exchange, HSTS preload, 1yr").
-# * Evidence sinks: VeriSimDB (queryable) + 6a2/DRIFT.a2ml (repo-local).
+# * Evidence sinks: VeriSimDB (queryable) + descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml (repo-local).
 # * Failure-mode defenses cross-referenced — trust carries the most
 #   defenses of any verb because the threat surface is widest.
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
       },
       {
         kind        = 'drift_log,
-        path        = ".machine_readable/6a2/DRIFT.a2ml",
+        path        = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/DRIFT.a2ml",
         append_only = true,
       },
     ],
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ let base    = import "../_base.ncl" in
             signature_required = true,
           },
         ],
-        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/6a2/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
+        signed_record_destination = ".machine_readable/descriptiles/ratification-<session-id>.a2ml",
         must_precede_work = true,
       },
 

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ release-claim-requires-hard-pass = true
 [automation-hooks]
 # on-enter: Read 0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml, then STATE.a2ml
 # on-exit: Update STATE.a2ml with session outcomes
-# on-commit: Run just validate-rsr
+# on-commit: Run just validate
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 [metadata]
 project = "standards"
 version = "0.3.0"
-last-updated = "2026-06-03T00:00:00Z"
+last-updated = "2026-08-24T00:00:00Z"
 status = "active"
-session = "2026-06-03 AffineScript external-pointer registry + registry-verify repair + workflow startup_failure fixes"
+session = "2026-08-24 standards descriptiles canonical-path migration"
 
 [project-context]
 name = "Standards"
@@ -39,9 +39,28 @@ actions = [
 ]
 
 [maintenance-status]
-last-run-utc = "2026-06-03T00:00:00Z"
+last-run-utc = "2026-08-24T00:00:00Z"
 last-result = "pass"  # unknown | pass | warn | fail
 
+[session-history-2026-08-24]
+session = "2026-08-24 standards descriptiles canonical-path migration"
+capabilities-added = [
+  "Migrated active .machine_readable/6a2 directories to the canonical .machine_readable/descriptiles path throughout the standards monorepo.",
+  "Repointed live generators, release checks, Hypatia rule definitions, normative RSR/A2ML documentation, examples, and agent entry points to descriptiles.",
+  "Removed the temporary Hypatia SD004 baseline exception after the authority sources converged on the canonical path."
+]
+verification = [
+  "just validate: pass",
+  "Wave-6 canonical-names regression: 4 passed, 0 failed",
+  "registry/topology generator --check: pass",
+  "A2ML Rust tests: 50 passed, 0 failed",
+  "K9 Rust tests: 45 passed, 0 failed"
+]
+notes = [
+  "The archived standards-update/.machine_readable/6scm-archive payload retains its historical pre-descriptiles directory name.",
+  "Explicit legacy-input readers and banned-token positive controls retain the deprecated spelling by design."
+]
+
 [session-history-2026-06-03]
 session = "2026-06-03 AffineScript external-pointer registry + registry-verify repair + workflow startup_failure fixes"
 prs-merged = [

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ effects = "A malformed coordination.k9 (missing id/rule/reason on an invariant)
 
 [[must]]
 id = "M4"
-text = "The k9-init tool MUST correctly extract languages/banned/practices from existing .machine_readable/6a2 A2ML files and MUST refuse to overwrite an existing coordination.k9 unless --force is passed."
+text = "The k9-init tool MUST correctly extract languages/banned/practices from existing .machine_readable/descriptiles A2ML files and MUST refuse to overwrite an existing coordination.k9 unless --force is passed."
 system = "tools/k9-init/src/main.rs unit tests (cargo test): extracts_list_from_scheme, extracts_pairs_from_scheme, missing_key_returns_empty, render_includes_header_and_sections, slug_normalises"
 status = "pass"
 evidence = "Ran cargo test in tools/k9-init: 5 passed, 0 failed (extracts_list_from_scheme, extracts_pairs_from_scheme, missing_key_returns_empty, render_includes_header_and_sections, slug_normalises); overwrite guard implemented at main.rs:42-48 (checks out_path.exists() && !force)"

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ known = ["rust", "zig", "agda", "idris2", "haskell", "gleam", "elixir", "affines
 
 [baseline]
 # Always carried (gate = empty). Globs/dirs allowed; not capability-gated.
-paths = ["README.adoc", "EXPLAINME.adoc", "LICENSE", "SECURITY.md", "CONTRIBUTING.md", "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md", "CHANGELOG.md", "0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml", ".machine_readable/6a2/", ".machine_readable/rsr-profile.a2ml", ".well-known/", ".gitignore", "Justfile"]
+paths = ["README.adoc", "EXPLAINME.adoc", "LICENSE", "SECURITY.md", "CONTRIBUTING.md", "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md", "CHANGELOG.md", "0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml", ".machine_readable/descriptiles/", ".machine_readable/rsr-profile.a2ml", ".well-known/", ".gitignore", "Justfile"]
 
 [gates]
 # "module path (file, dir/, or glob)" = "gating capability"

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The following files *MUST* be present and kept up-to-date in every repository:
 ====
 These files use the `.a2ml` extension. Earlier versions of this doc
 listed them as `.scm`; that was stale drift. `.scm` is reserved exclusively
-for Guix-related files (`guix.scm`, `.guix-channel`). All 6a2 metadata
+for Guix-related files (`guix.scm`, `.guix-channel`). All descriptiles metadata
 files use `.a2ml`.
 ====