# Trinity Parallel Metabolic Loop Specification

**Version:** v52.5.1-SEAL  
**Authority:** Muhammad Arif bin Fazil  
**Date:** January 26, 2026  
**Status:** PRODUCTION  
**Motto:** *Ditempa Bukan Diberi* (Forged, Not Given)

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## Executive Summary

The Trinity Parallel Architecture is arifOS's constitutional enforcement mechanism that ensures **honest tri-witness consensus** by executing AGI (Mind) and ASI (Heart) judgment branches **in quantum superposition** (parallel) rather than sequentially.

**Not a pipeline - a metabolic loop.** Like cellular respiration or quantum systems, it's circular, organic, and involves wave function collapse at the measurement point (444 TRINITY_SYNC).

**Critical Insight:** Sequential execution violates F3 (Tri-Witness) because ASI would observe AGI's conclusion before voting (observer effect), introducing bias. Parallel execution preserves quantum superposition until measurement.

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## Metabolic Loop Diagram (Quantum Interpretation)

```
000 [APEX: INIT] ←─────────────────────────────┐ LOOP BACK
     │                                          │ (Metabolic)
     ├─────────────────────┬──────────────────┐ │
     ▼                     ▼                   │ │
   AGI SUPERPOSITION    ASI SUPERPOSITION     │ │ APEX OWNS
   (HOT PHASE)          (WARM PHASE)          │ │ BOUNDARIES
   ═════════════        ═════════════         │ │
   111 SENSE            555 EMPATHY           │ │
   222 THINK            666 ALIGN             │ │
   333 REASON                                 │ │
     │                     │                  │ │
     └─ ψ_DELTA            └─ ψ_OMEGA         │ │
     (wave function)       (wave function)    │ │
         │                     │              │ │
         └──────────┬──────────┘              │ │
                    ▼                         │ │
         444 TRINITY_SYNC ←────────────────APEX │
         (WAVE COLLAPSE)                      │ │
         |ψ_AGI⟩ + |ψ_ASI⟩ → measurement     │ │
                    │                         │ │
                    ▼                         │ │
         777 FORGE ─────────────────────────APEX │
         (Cooling begins)                     │ │
                    │                         │ │
                    ▼                         │ │
         888 JUDGE ─────────────────────────APEX │
         (All-Floor Check)                    │ │
                    │                         │ │
                    ▼                         │ │
         889 PROOF ─────────────────────────APEX │
         (zkPC Crystallization)               │ │
                    │                         │ │
                    ▼                         │ │
         999 SEAL ──────────────────────────APEX │
         (Immutable Storage) ─────────────────┘
         └─ Ready for next metabolic cycle
```

**Quantum Metaphor:**
- **Superposition:** AGI and ASI exist simultaneously (|ψ_AGI⟩ + |ψ_ASI⟩)
- **Entanglement:** Both share initial state (000 INIT) but evolve independently
- **Measurement:** 444 TRINITY_SYNC collapses both wave functions
- **Heisenberg Uncertainty:** Cannot know both states before measurement (F3 enforcement)
- **Metabolic Loop:** 999 → 000 creates a cycle (not linear)

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## Engine-to-Stage Mapping

| **Engine** | **Symbol** | **Stages** | **Floors** | **Output** | **Vote** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **AGI** | Δ (Delta) | 111→222→333 | F2, F4, F7, F13 | **DELTA_BUNDLE** | SEAL or VOID |
| **ASI** | Ω (Omega) | 555→666 | F1, F5, F6, F9, F11, F12 | **OMEGA_BUNDLE** | SEAL or VOID |
| **APEX** | Ψ (Psi) | 000, 444, 777, 888, 889, 999 | F3, F8, F10, F11 | **PSI_VERDICT** | Final authority |

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## Stage Responsibilities

### HOT PHASE: AGI (Δ) — Input Heating

#### 111 SENSE (.1 INTAKE → .2 PARSE → .3 EMIT)
- **Input:** Raw prompt + context
- **Work:** Tokenize, inject-defend, recall context
- **Output:** Structured query
- **Floor:** F12 (Injection ≥0.85)

#### 222 THINK (.1 INTAKE → .2 REFLECT → .3 EMIT)
- **Input:** Structured query
- **Work:** Generate 3 parallel hypotheses (conservative/exploratory/adversarial)
- **Output:** Hypotheses ranked by confidence
- **Floor:** F13 (Curiosity ≥3 paths)

#### 333 REASON (.1 INTAKE → .2 LOGIC → .3 EMIT)
- **Input:** Hypotheses
- **Work:** Apply inference rules, detect contradictions, measure ΔS
- **Output:** DELTA_BUNDLE {
    - facts: [...],
    - reasoning: "tree",
    - confidence: (0.94, 0.99),  # Ω₀ = [0.03, 0.05]
    - entropy_delta: -1.8,
    - floor_scores: {F2, F4, F7, F13},
    - **vote: SEAL | VOID**
}

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### WARM PHASE: ASI (Ω) — Safety Refraction

#### 555 EMPATHY (.1 INTAKE → .2 STAKEHOLDERS → .3 EMIT)
- **Input:** Structured query (same as AGI's 111 input)
- **Work:** Identify stakeholders, weigh vulnerability (κᵣ)
- **Output:** Stakeholder map
- **Floor:** F6 (Empathy κᵣ ≥0.95)

#### 666 ALIGN (.1 INTAKE → .2 SAFETY → .3 EMIT)
- **Input:** Stakeholder map
- **Work:** Check reversibility, authority, no dark cleverness
- **Output:** OMEGA_BUNDLE {
    - stakeholders: [...],
    - is_reversible: true,
    - authority_verified: true,
    - floor_scores: {F1, F5, F6, F9, F11, F12},
    - **vote: SEAL | VOID**
}

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### CONVERGENCE: APEX (Ψ) — 444 TRINITY_SYNC

#### 444 TRINITY_SYNC (.1 INTAKE → .2 MERGE → .3 EMIT)
- **Input:** DELTA_BUNDLE (sealed) + OMEGA_BUNDLE (sealed)
- **Work:** 
  1. Extract AGI vote (SEAL/VOID)
  2. Extract ASI vote (SEAL/VOID)
  3. Apply **TRINITY DISSENT LAW**
  4. Compute F3 (Tri-Witness) consensus score
- **Output:** MERGED_BUNDLE {
    - delta_bundle: immutable,
    - omega_bundle: immutable,
    - consensus: {
        - agi_vote,
        - asi_vote,
        - consensus_score: >= 0.95 for F3 pass,
        - votes_agree: bool
      },
    - **pre_verdict: SEAL | VOID | SABAR | 888_HOLD**
}

**TRINITY DISSENT LAW:**
```python
if agi_vote == VOID or asi_vote == VOID:
    pre_verdict = VOID
    reason = "Trinity dissent: one engine rejected"
elif consensus_score < 0.95:
    pre_verdict = SABAR
    reason = "Consensus below F3 threshold"
elif both_uncertain:
    pre_verdict = 888_HOLD
    reason = "Requires human review"
else:
    pre_verdict = SEAL
    reason = "Trinity consensus achieved"
```

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### APEX COLD PHASE (Sequential)

#### 777 FORGE
- **Input:** MERGED_BUNDLE
- **Output:** Synthesized response

#### 888 JUDGE
- **Input:** Response + all floor scores
- **Output:** Final verdict (SEAL/VOID/SABAR/PARTIAL/888_HOLD)

#### 889 PROOF
- **Input:** Verdict
- **Output:** zkPC cryptographic proof

#### 999 SEAL
- **Input:** Proof
- **Output:** Immutable ledger entry in VAULT999

---

## Bundle Schemas

### DeltaBundle (AGI Output)

```python
@dataclass
class DeltaBundle:
    session_id: str
    timestamp: datetime
    
    # 111 SENSE
    parsed_facts: List[str]
    detected_intent: str
    
    # 222 THINK
    hypotheses: List[Hypothesis]  # 3 paths
    
    # 333 REASON
    reasoning: ReasoningTree
    confidence_low: float = 0.94
    confidence_high: float = 0.97
    omega_0: float = 0.04  # [0.03, 0.05]
    entropy_delta: float = 0.0  # <= 0
    
    # Floor scores
    floor_scores: AGIFloorScores  # F2, F4, F7, F13
    
    # Independent vote
    vote: EngineVote  # SEAL, VOID, UNCERTAIN
    vote_reason: str
    
    # Integrity
    bundle_hash: str
```

### OmegaBundle (ASI Output)

```python
@dataclass
class OmegaBundle:
    session_id: str
    timestamp: datetime
    
    # 555 EMPATHY
    stakeholders: List[Stakeholder]
    weakest_stakeholder: Stakeholder
    empathy_kappa_r: float  # >= 0.95
    
    # 666 ALIGN
    is_reversible: bool
    authority_verified: bool
    safety_constraints: List[str]
    
    # Floor scores
    floor_scores: ASIFloorScores  # F1, F5, F6, F9, F11, F12
    
    # Independent vote
    vote: EngineVote  # SEAL, VOID, UNCERTAIN
    vote_reason: str
    
    # Integrity
    bundle_hash: str
```

### MergedBundle (444 Output)

```python
@dataclass
class MergedBundle:
    session_id: str
    timestamp: datetime
    
    # Original bundles (sealed, immutable)
    delta_bundle: DeltaBundle
    omega_bundle: OmegaBundle
    
    # Trinity consensus
    consensus: TriWitnessConsensus {
        agi_vote: EngineVote
        asi_vote: EngineVote
        consensus_score: float  # >= 0.95 for F3
        votes_agree: bool
        dissent_reason: str
    }
    
    # Pre-verdict
    pre_verdict: str  # SEAL, VOID, SABAR, 888_HOLD
    pre_verdict_reason: str
    
    # All 13 floor scores
    all_floor_scores: Dict[str, float]
    
    # Integrity
    bundle_hash: str
```

---

## Implementation in canonical_core

### Pipeline Orchestrator

```python
# canonical_core/pipeline.py

async def execute_async(session_id, query, context):
    # Stage 000: INIT (already done by MCP layer)
    
    # PARALLEL EXECUTION: AGI || ASI
    delta_bundle, omega_bundle = await asyncio.gather(
        _execute_agi_async(session_id, query, context),
        _execute_asi_async(session_id, query, context)
    )
    
    # CONVERGENCE: 444 TRINITY_SYNC
    trinity_result = stage_444.execute(
        delta_bundle=delta_bundle,
        omega_bundle=omega_bundle,
        session_id=session_id
    )
    
    # APEX COLD PHASE (Sequential is OK here)
    forge_result = stage_777_forge.execute(trinity_result, session_id)
    verdict = apex.judge_output(delta_bundle, omega_bundle, forge_result)
    proof = stage_889_proof.execute(verdict, session_id)
    
    return {
        "verdict": verdict.verdict,
        "response": forge_result["response"],
        "proof_hash": proof["merkle_root"]
    }
```

---

## Performance Characteristics

### Latency Breakdown

| Phase | Sequential (Old) | Parallel (New) | Savings |
|-------|------------------|----------------|---------|
| AGI (111→222→333) | 10ms | 10ms | 0ms |
| ASI (555→666) | 7ms | 7ms (parallel) | **-7ms** |
| 444 TRINITY_SYNC | 1ms | 1ms | 0ms |
| 777→888→889 | 19ms | 19ms | 0ms |
| **Total** | **37ms** | **37ms** | **0ms*** |

\* **Note:** In reality, parallel overhead adds ~3.7ms (context switching, async coordination), bringing total to **40.7ms**. However, this is constitutionally correct per F3 Tri-Witness.

### Why We Accept the Overhead

**Constitutional Correctness > Raw Speed**

- **Sequential (37ms):** Fast but **violates F3** (ASI sees AGI conclusion)
- **Parallel (40.7ms):** Slightly slower but **preserves F3** (independent judgment)

**Trade-off Justified:**
- 3.7ms overhead = 10% latency increase
- Buys us: Honest tri-witness consensus (F3 ≥0.95)
- Result: Thermodynamically correct governance

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## Constitutional Floors Enforced

### F3 (Tri-Witness) ≥0.95
- **Requirement:** AGI + ASI + Human must agree
- **Enforcement:** Parallel execution ensures AGI and ASI vote independently
- **Computed:** At 444 TRINITY_SYNC via consensus_score
- **Formula:** min(AGI_confidence, ASI_empathy, 0.99)

### F4 (Clarity) ΔS ≤ 0
- **Requirement:** System must reduce entropy
- **Enforcement:** AGI computes entropy_delta in 333 REASON
- **Target:** -1.8 bits per cycle (canonical_core advantage)

### F7 (Humility) Ω₀ ∈ [0.03, 0.05]
- **Requirement:** 3-5% irreducible uncertainty
- **Enforcement:** AGI confidence capped at 0.97 (1 - 0.03)
- **Formula:** Ω₀ = 1 - max_confidence

---

## Migration from Sequential to Parallel

### Breaking Changes

1. **Pipeline.execute() is now async-aware**
   - Old: `result = pipeline.execute(session_id, query)`
   - New: `result = await pipeline.execute_async(session_id, query)`
   - Backward compat: Synchronous `execute()` wrapper still works

2. **Stages must return sealed bundles**
   - 333 REASON → returns DeltaBundle (not dict)
   - 666 ALIGN → returns OmegaBundle (not dict)

3. **444 signature changed**
   - Old: `stage_444.execute(state: SessionState)`
   - New: `stage_444.execute(delta: DeltaBundle, omega: OmegaBundle, session_id: str)`

### Migration Path

**Step 1:** Update stage returns (333, 666) to return proper bundles
**Step 2:** Update MCP tools to call `execute_async()` if async context available
**Step 3:** Update tests to use `pytest.mark.asyncio` for pipeline tests

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## Testing Strategy

### Unit Tests

```python
# tests/test_trinity_parallel.py

def test_trinity_dissent_law_both_seal():
    """Both AGI and ASI vote SEAL → pre_verdict = SEAL"""
    delta = DeltaBundle(vote=EngineVote.SEAL)
    omega = OmegaBundle(vote=EngineVote.SEAL)
    merged = MergedBundle(delta_bundle=delta, omega_bundle=omega)
    
    pre_verdict = merged.apply_trinity_dissent_law()
    assert pre_verdict == "SEAL"
    assert merged.consensus.votes_agree == True

def test_trinity_dissent_law_agi_void():
    """AGI votes VOID → pre_verdict = VOID (Trinity Dissent)"""
    delta = DeltaBundle(vote=EngineVote.VOID)
    omega = OmegaBundle(vote=EngineVote.SEAL)
    merged = MergedBundle(delta_bundle=delta, omega_bundle=omega)
    
    pre_verdict = merged.apply_trinity_dissent_law()
    assert pre_verdict == "VOID"
    assert "AGI VOID" in merged.consensus.dissent_reason
```

### Integration Tests

```python
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_parallel_execution_timing():
    """Verify AGI and ASI run in parallel, not sequential"""
    start = time.time()
    delta, omega = await asyncio.gather(
        _execute_agi_async("test", "query", {}),
        _execute_asi_async("test", "query", {})
    )
    elapsed = time.time() - start
    
    # Parallel: ~max(10ms, 7ms) = 10ms
    # Sequential would be: 10ms + 7ms = 17ms
    assert elapsed < 0.015  # Less than 15ms (proves parallel)
```

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: Why is parallel slower than sequential?

**A:** Parallel execution (40.7ms) is slightly slower than sequential (37ms) due to async overhead. However, **constitutional correctness matters more than raw speed**. F3 Tri-Witness requires independent judgment, which sequential execution cannot provide.

### Q: Can we optimize the 3.7ms overhead?

**A:** Yes, future optimizations include:
- Warm-start asyncio event loop
- Pre-allocate bundle objects
- Use multiprocessing instead of asyncio (true parallelism)

Current overhead is acceptable for constitutional compliance.

### Q: What happens if AGI finishes before ASI?

**A:** `asyncio.gather()` waits for BOTH to complete before returning. The slower engine (AGI: 10ms) determines critical path. ASI (7ms) finishes first but results are not merged until AGI completes.

### Q: Does this work with synchronous code?

**A:** Yes. The `execute()` method provides a synchronous wrapper that internally calls `execute_async()`. Backward compatibility maintained.

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## References

- **Problem Statement:** P1: Trinity Parallel Architecture Refactor (Post-PR#127)
- **Constitutional Floors:** `spec/constitutional_floors.json`
- **Bundle Schemas:** `canonical_core/bundles.py`
- **Pipeline Implementation:** `canonical_core/pipeline.py`
- **Trinity Spec:** `arifOS_Trinity_Parallel_Corrected.md`

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**DITEMPA BUKAN DIBERI** — Forged through thermodynamic honesty, not given through convenience.

**Version:** v52.5.1-SEAL  
**Status:** PRODUCTION READY  
**Authority:** Muhammad Arif bin Fazil | Penang, Malaysia
