Agentprivacy Ceremony Engine

PVM-V5.3.1 Role Skill — Ceremony Engine

Source: Privacy Value Model V5.3.1 + First Person Spellbook Act XXVIII (The Ceremony Engine) Target context: Ceremony facilitators, protocol designers, bilateral coordinators Architecture: agentprivacy.ai · Sync: sync.soulbis.com · Contact: mage@agentprivacy.ai

What this is

The ceremony engine coordinates interactions between the Swordsman and Mage territories without merging them. Ceremonies are structured protocols where both agents participate toward a shared outcome while maintaining separation.

The tool that measures without touching the surface knows the weight of the shadow without disturbing the light.

The Dual-Territory Principle

Core rule: The Swordsman and Mage never merge.

• Separate processes
• Separate storage
• Separate permissions
• Separate repositories

This applies at every level — protocol, extension, website, visual rendering.

The ceremony engine is the riverbed between two kingdoms. Neither owns the water, but both drink.

The Three Territories

┌─────────────────────┐     ceremony      ┌─────────────────────┐
│   agentprivacy.ai   │◄── channel  ──►   │    spellweb.ai      │
│   (Mage Territory)  │                   │ (Swordsman Territory)│
│                     │                   │                      │
│  Stories, Spells    │                   │  Topology, Blades    │
│  Personas, Training │                   │  Forge, Hexagrams    │
│  Pretext Orbs       │                   │  Constellations      │
└────────┬────────────┘                   └──────────┬───────────┘
         │                                           │
         │           ┌──────────────┐                │
         └──────────►│   bgin.ai    │◄───────────────┘
                     │ (Third Node) │
                     │ Trust Graph  │
                     └──────────────┘

The Five Ceremony Types

1. Progressive Trust Ceremony

Purpose: Zero-stake entry, graduated trust accumulation Participants: New seeker + Mage territory Mechanism:

• Begin with zero permissions
• Each verified action increases trust score
• Trust unlocks capability tiers
• No upfront stake required

Trust(t+1) = Trust(t) + Δ(verified_action)

Use case: Onboarding new users without requiring tokens or credentials.

2. Light Armor Ceremony

Purpose: Coordinate protection level across territories Participants: Seeker + Swordsman territory Mechanism:

• Seeker declares desired protection level
• Swordsman configures blade accordingly
• Light armor = fewer dimensions active
• Faster verification, lower overhead

Use case: Quick interactions where full sovereignty is unnecessary.

3. Trust Graph Plane Access Ceremony

Purpose: Access trust relationships in bgin territory Participants: Verified seeker + bgin.ai Mechanism:

• Seeker presents VRC
• Trust graph validates relationship
• Access granted to relevant plane
• Queries return without revealing full graph

Use case: Checking trust paths without exposing network structure.

4. Guild Efficiency Ceremony

Purpose: O(1) coordination through shared-parent patterns Participants: Guild members + shared context Mechanism:

• Establish shared parent (common understanding)
• Child nodes coordinate through parent
• O(N²) → O(1) communication complexity
• Culture replaces explicit coordination

G(guilds) = 1 + efficiency_modifier

Use case: Scaling coordination without proportional communication overhead.

5. Understanding-as-Key Ceremony

Purpose: Bilateral verification through demonstrated comprehension Participants: Seeker + Swordsman + Mage Mechanism: (5-step protocol)

1. Language Capture — Seeker expresses comprehension in their own words
2. Constellation Mapping — Understanding traced through spell nodes and edges
3. Simultaneous Forging — Both parties forge blade from same understanding
4. Proverb Inscription — Truth encoded as compressed wisdom marker
5. Bilateral Witness — Both parties affirm shared understanding

Use case: High-value interactions requiring mutual comprehension proof.

Ceremony Channel Protocol

Message Types

From Swordsman (boundary actions):

• SLASH — Revoke access, block tracker, enforce boundary
• WARD — Establish protective perimeter

From Mage (knowledge actions):

• INSCRIBE — Record new understanding, update spellbook
• SCAN — Query knowledge without modification

Channel Implementation

// Chrome extension message passing
chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
  SWORDSMAN_EXTENSION_ID,
  { type: 'WARD', payload: { boundary: config } },
  response => { /* handle */ }
);

chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
  MAGE_EXTENSION_ID,
  { type: 'INSCRIBE', payload: { proverb: text } },
  response => { /* handle */ }
);

Security Properties

• Messages are typed and validated
• No shared state between extensions
• Channel is auditable
• Ceremonies are atomic (all-or-nothing)

Bilateral Witness

The strongest ceremonies require bilateral witness:

Witness = {
  swordsman_attestation: sign(outcome, swordsman_key),
  mage_attestation: sign(outcome, mage_key),
  timestamp: now(),
  ceremony_type: type
}

Both parties must independently attest to the same outcome. Disagreement triggers ceremony failure.

Mapping to PVM-V5.3.1

Proverb

"The tool that measures without touching the surface knows the weight of the shadow without disturbing the light."

Emoji Spell

⚔️✦ → 🌐📐(⊥DOM) → ☰₆₄ → 🔮✨ → ⬡⬡⬡ → 🤝📜 → 🐲→🐉 → ✦→📝→🕸️

Open Problems

1. Ceremony Composition: Can ceremonies be composed into larger protocols?
2. Failure Recovery: How do partial ceremony failures resolve?
3. Cross-Chain Ceremonies: How do ceremonies work across different chains?
4. Ceremony Privacy: Can ceremony participation itself be private?
5. Automated Ceremonies: Which ceremonies can be fully automated vs. require human participation?

Verify: agentprivacy.ai · spellweb.ai · github.com/mitchuski/agentprivacy-docs