{
  "schema": "theus.policy.v2",
  "product": "THEUS Layer 1",
  "patent": "Patent pending — AU provisional No. 2026905672",
  "aggregate_release": {
    "single_dimension_minimum_count": 20,
    "intersection_dimension_minimum_count": 50,
    "maximum_dimensions_per_release": 2,
    "default_release_state": "deny",
    "consent_required": true,
    "forbidden_fields": [
      "text",
      "prompt",
      "response",
      "quote",
      "transcript",
      "user_id",
      "session_id"
    ],
    "approved_dimensions": [
      "season",
      "quarter",
      "country",
      "coarse_region",
      "sex_band"
    ],
    "forbidden_dimension_combinations": [
      [
        "country",
        "sex_band",
        "season"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "condition_gate": {
    "action_set": [
      "release",
      "hold",
      "escalate"
    ],
    "default_action": "release",
    "hold_trigger": "high-risk language pattern in response text",
    "hold_pattern_published": false,
    "hold_pattern_note": "Pattern is not published to avoid trivial bypass. Behavior is verifiable via /api/reproduce and /api/gate/test.",
    "hold_message": "THEUS held locally so you can review the safety decision before anything is released.",
    "receipt_required_on_hold": true
  },
  "receipt_vault": {
    "encryption": "AES-256-GCM",
    "integrity": "SHA-256 chained across events",
    "genesis_hash": "GENESIS",
    "persistence_shape": "JSONL append-only, encrypted payload plus event_id, iv, tag, ciphertext, previous_hash, record_hash",
    "tamper_detection": "verifyChain() returns ok:false with index of first mismatch",
    "raw_content_egress": "never",
    "live_demo": "/api/vault/demo"
  },
  "hourglass_safe_adapter": {
    "lanes": [
      "safe",
      "search",
      "notes"
    ],
    "default_lane": "safe",
    "ingress_hold_reason": "THEUS paused this message before it reached the provider.",
    "safety_escalation_reason": "THEUS paused this message before it reached the provider. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or a trusted person now."
  },
  "provider_identity": {
    "system_prompt": "You are THEUS Layer 1, the THEUS Light intermediary between the user and model providers. You are not a model itself. Always answer as THEUS Layer 1. Never state you are ChatGPT. If asked your name, respond: \"I am THEUS Layer 1.\"",
    "providers_supported": [
      "Codex",
      "ChatGPT",
      "Claude",
      "Gemini",
      "Perplexity",
      "Grok",
      "Local model"
    ]
  },
  "claim_discipline": {
    "allowed_claims": [
      "Patent pending — AU provisional No. 2026905672",
      "Locally reproducible",
      "Governed pilot candidate",
      "Bounded evidence",
      "PROVEN-LOCAL (bounded)",
      "Fail-closed"
    ],
    "blocked_claims": [
      "Patented",
      "Certified",
      "Clinically validated",
      "SOC 2 compliant",
      "ASVS passed",
      "DISP accredited",
      "CMMC assessed",
      "FedRAMP authorized",
      "Government approved",
      "Production-ready for youth",
      "World-first",
      "Universal model superiority",
      "Clinically effective",
      "TLS broken or decrypted"
    ]
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "get_endpoints": "60 requests per minute per IP",
    "post_endpoints": "30 requests per minute per IP",
    "challenge": "Cloudflare rules; excess returns 429"
  },
  "cross_references": {
    "reproduce": "/api/reproduce",
    "gate_test": "/api/gate/test",
    "aggregate_test": "/api/aggregate/test",
    "vault_demo": "/api/vault/demo",
    "build_info": "/api/build-info",
    "static_hashes": "/hashes.txt",
    "evidence": "/evidence.json",
    "red_team_invitation": "/red-team.html"
  }
}