/MAX
4,218 req/slive4.21ms p50
MAP/Registry/№ 31 · MAX/Plane VII · Awareness

MAX.

Hash-chained, replayable, queryable. The civic library of the organization.

Hybrid · Protocol + Agent
VII
Stable · v0.1.0
0.4ms (append)

Overview

The constitutional record.

MAX is the audit chain. Every decision, every refusal, every transaction enters MAX with a hash-chained predecessor reference. The chain is replayable — given the genesis state and the chain, any reader may verify the institution's history independently. It is queryable — natural-language and SQL surfaces expose the record to inspection. MAX does not interpret; it preserves. The civic library is open in proportion to the policy MACS enforces on its reads.

Methods

Every method is dispatched through MAP. Capability scope, policy, and accounting apply uniformly.

max.append()
Append a record to the chain. Hash chaining and signature enforced.
max:append
max.replay()
Replay the chain from a starting point. Verifies integrity end-to-end.
max:read
max.query()
Query the chain by SQL, structured filter, or natural-language predicate.
max:read
max.explain()
Produce a human-readable explanation of a recorded decision.
max:read

Request shape

A canonical call. Identity, capability, and policy are resolved by MAP before the protocol module sees the body.

// POST /v1/protocol/max.append // MAP envelope (provided by MACS): { "caller": "did:oas:l1fe:agent:0xa3f…", "capability": "max:append", "signature": "ed25519:0x9c…", "trace": "00-4f81b3a…-…-01" } // MAX body (example): { "intent": "The constitutional record.", "budget": { "tokens": 200000, "deadline_ms": 8000 }, "return": ["result", "audit"] } // Response: { "result": "…", "audit": "max://record/0x4f81b3a-max-7a…" }

Governance posture

Every hybrid in MAP is bound by the same governance posture. Refusal carries reasons. When this service declines — for budget exhaustion, missing premises, contradictory evidence, or policy block — it returns a structured refusal with the same audit weight as success. Refusals are first-class records; they are not silences.

Dissent is preserved. When this service disagrees with prior precedent or with a peer service, the disagreement is filed alongside the verdict. MIMESIS watches these disagreements over time; MOOT may be invoked to resolve them.

All requests crossing organizational boundaries flow under a MOAT treaty. The treaty fixes capability scope, rate, and economic terms. Calls outside the treaty's envelope are refused at MACS.

Integration

Three integration surfaces. All requests pass through MAP.

// 1. Native MAP protocol (signed envelope) await map.dispatch("max.append", body, { capability }); // 2. MCP tool — any MCP-compliant client await mcp.call("map.max.append", body); // 3. A2A task — cross-organization invocation await a2a.task("map://intent", { intent: body, treaty: "moat://0x91a" });

SLA & metering

0.4ms (append)
2ms (append)
99.999%
appends · queries · GB

Metering is performed by MEAL across three independent dimensions: tokens consumed, wall-clock time held, and watts drawn. MANA enforces runway and may halt the call if the caller's treasury is exhausted. See pricing for current rate cards.

Adjacent

This service does not stand alone. The protocols it consults and feeds:

MACS · read authority
MOTET · audit telemetry
MOMENT · chain growth
MAXIM · read policy
MACE · redaction authority (rare)
MEAL · per-append meter (heavy)

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