# Sentinel Liaison Protocol

IBQMI Knowledge Graph · node `sentinel_liaison_protocol` · type `program_protocol` · cluster Instruments · https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/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

- Sentinel Liaison Protocol is subordinate to [Board Statute](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/board_statute)
- Sentinel Liaison Protocol is recorded in [Public Record](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/public_record)
- Sentinel Liaison Protocol implements [Reason Bundle and Preserved Dissent](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/reason_bundle)
- [Instrument Hierarchy](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/instrument_hierarchy) governs Sentinel Liaison Protocol
- [Sentinel Program](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/sentinel_program) implements Sentinel Liaison Protocol

## Sources

- [Sentinel Liaison Protocol v0.8 (canonical PDF)](https://www.ibqmi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sentinel_Liaison_Protocol_v0.8_public.pdf)
- [Public Record — Docket PR-0003](https://www.ibqmi.com/records/)
- [Institutional Update — Sentinel Program v0.8](https://www.ibqmi.com/institutional-updates/sentinel-program-v0-8-liaison-protocol-released/)