Dual-Origin Comparator (DOC)

Constitutional Invariant

Status: Constitutional Primitive

Version: 1.0

Domain Scope: Governance, Verification, Alignment Systems

Canonical Statement

The Dual-Origin Comparator (DOC) is a domain-neutral structural verification invariant that requires independent dual observation from a shared origin before any alignment, governance, or invariant adjustment may occur.

Invariant Principle

No system-level orientation, recalibration, or propagation may proceed unless two independently derived structural outputs, originating from the same defined coordinate, have been evaluated for congruence by the DOC.

Structural Requirement

For any coordinate under evaluation:

  1. Two independent observers must produce structured, format-consistent outputs.

  2. These outputs must be compared non-interpretively.

  3. Exactly one signal must be emitted:

  • READY — Structural congruence confirmed

  • DRIFT — Asymmetric deviation detected

  • DISAGREE — Structural mismatch detected

No semantic interpretation is performed at this layer.

Escalation Rule

  • READY permits upward processing.

  • DRIFT suspends alignment pending reconciliation.

  • DISAGREE prohibits propagation and triggers formal review.

No invariant, governance mechanism, or alignment system may override DRIFT or DISAGREE without documented reconciliation and renewed evaluation resulting in READY.

Scope of Operation

The DOC may function within:

  • Software verification pipelines

  • Legal and governance review systems

  • Entity segmentation frameworks

  • Compliance and audit processes

  • Distributed validation architectures

The invariant is domain-neutral and substrate-agnostic.

Limitation

The DOC does not determine truth.

It determines structural congruence or divergence only.

All substantive, semantic, or normative determinations occur at higher governance layers.

Constitutional Role

The DOC functions as:

  • A precondition to alignment systems

  • A post-condition validator for independent observers

  • A non-authoritative structural membrane between observation and invariant adjustment

It is neither a governing authority nor a semantic arbiter.

Dependency Order

Observers → DOC → Integrity Layer → Alignment Layer

Invocation is unidirectional.

No shortcut or reverse dependency path is permitted.

Foundational Assertion

Structural stability is not interpretive; it is conditional.

Dual-origin congruence is the minimum threshold for invariant adjustment.