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Lattice

A domain-neutral semantic framework for representing governing instruments: contracts, protocols, agreements, obligations, eligibility conditions, and lifecycle behaviours.

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Map

Lattice sits between source material and executable reasoning, giving mapped concepts a precise semantic target.

Constrain

OWL, SHACL, and SKOS modules define the shape of valid governing artefacts without binding the model to one industry.

Operate

Behaviour, eligibility, party, and instrument layers provide the substrate for obligations, states, transitions, and decisions.

Seven layers, one substrate.

Each layer is independently specified and designed to compose with the others. The result is a reusable semantic foundation for governed systems, not a one-off domain ontology.

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Foundation Identity, provenance, versioning, governance state.

Vocabulary Binding domain concept schemes into the substrate.

Quantification Values, quantities, bounds, ranges, and recurrence.

Party Actors, roles, participation, and obligation direction.

Eligibility Conditions, unresolved questions, and decisions.

Behaviour State, transition, trigger, guard, and effect.

Instrument Applied ontology for governing documents.

MORK + SPC Mapping and orchestration companions.

@prefix bhv: <https://www.nebularis.org/neuro-semantic/lattice/behaviour#> .
@prefix ex:  <https://example.org/lattice/> .

ex:transition
  a bhv:TransitionDefinition ;
  bhv:fromState ex:proposed ;
  bhv:toState ex:active ;
  bhv:hasTrigger ex:approval ;
  bhv:hasEffect ex:create-obligation .

Readable specifications, executable artefacts.

Lattice specifications are authored as literate documentation, with Turtle blocks extracted into ontology, vocabulary, shape, rule, and example artefacts.

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Governance Authoritative document hierarchy and containment rules. Architecture Cross-layer reference material and conformance guidance. ADRs Decision records for why the substrate is shaped this way. Platform Solution Design Complete architecture covering control planes, workers, infrastructure, and release management. Data Architecture The three data realms: semantic graph data, operational state, and artifact bytes. RDF & SPARQL Patterns Design patterns for uniqueness, ordering, and concurrency control in RDF systems. The Lattice Field Guide A practical book on Surface, Eligibility, MORK, and compilation. Theoretical Foundations The description logic, order theory, category theory, and session types underneath the substrate. Ontology Releases Every released ontology version, with links to its content at its release tag. Glossary A narrative explanation of every term, layer, and concept in the framework. Repository README Project overview, layout, licensing, and contribution links.