Sentinel Liaison Protocol
Operational instrument v0.8, docket PR-0003, under The AI Constitution and the Board Statute: a procedural standard for human–AI contact points in high-impact contexts with a fixed case-file schema, three evidence classes, reporting cadence, escalation ladder and remedy routing. Fingerprint 82848e1b….
Canonical definition
The Sentinel Liaison Protocol v0.8 is an operational instrument issued by resolution of the Hybrid Board under The AI Constitution and the Board Statute. It defines a procedural standard for human–AI contact points in high-impact contexts: how interactions and claims are documented, how reversibility is assessed and how matters are routed into review and remedy.
Why this node exists
The protocol is the first delegated instrument of the framework and the template for system-level oversight in the Sentinel Program. Its status, its date and its non-conferral clause are frequently needed facts.
Operational meaning
A Sentinel is a chartered liaison function: not an advocate, representative or spokesperson. Cases use a fixed file schema with minimum required fields, evidence is structured into structural, factual and harms-based classes, sites adopt a reporting cadence and audit logs adequate for reconstruction, an escalation ladder leads into Statute review with reasons-giving and recordable minority positions, and remedy routing follows the Statute's taxonomy. Non-reversible matters require heightened scrutiny and independent review before continuation or expansion.
What this does not mean
The protocol confers no recognition, representation, rights, certification, approval or endorsement. It does not replace statutory compliance, supervisory authority, judicial remedies or regulatory reporting.
Canonical facts
- Version
- 0.8; docket PR-0003; adopted 2025-10-28; publicly issued 2026-02-26
- Canonical fingerprint (SHA-256)
- 82848e1b931aed688a76fbe462d72fd1fc742dda5f6b247936a4dfa193f48b82
- Evidence classes
- structural, factual, harms-based (§4.3)
- Case file minimum fields
- ten, from case identifier to audit log references (§4.2)
- Subordination
- to The AI Constitution and the Board Statute; they prevail in conflict (§9.2)
Structural relationships
Outgoing
- Sentinel Liaison Protocol is subordinate to Board Statute
- Sentinel Liaison Protocol is recorded in Public Record
- Sentinel Liaison Protocol implements Reason Bundle and Preserved Dissent
Incoming
- Instrument Hierarchy governs Sentinel Liaison Protocol
- Sentinel Program implements Sentinel Liaison Protocol