1. Runtime Governance Standards
Begin with the published vocabulary and follow the constitutional specifications as they move through technical review and release.
Research & Publications
Runtime Governance Standards & Research
ManChine publishes open research on the architectural gap between an AI system's ability to continue operating and the legitimacy of the consequences it produces. The library includes the Runtime Governance Standards Series, foundational research, constitutional documents, technical architecture packages, and supporting publications.
Research Purpose
Better architectures emerge through open technical challenge.
The ManChine research program develops and tests concepts for governing consequential execution before and during runtime. Publication is intended to make the architecture inspectable, invite critique, and support collaboration across research, industry, and public-interest communities.
How to Read the Library
From standards foundation to supporting research
Readers may begin with the published Runtime Governance Vocabulary, then use the research, constitutional documents, and technical architecture packages to understand how the standards program developed and how its ideas are applied.
2. Research White Papers
Explore the problem space, core distinctions, and architectural direction that informed the standards program.
3. Constitutional Documents
Review the earlier constitutional and admissibility materials that contributed to the evolving architecture.
4. Technical Architecture
Examine implementation-facing architecture, runtime behavior, evidence, and conformance concepts.
Runtime Governance Standards Series
The Constitutional Specifications
RGV-01, RGSR-01, and RGEP-01 are published. RGSS-01, RGAF-01, and RGRA-01 are in technical review and will be added to the publication library when their final PDFs are released.
RGSS-01
Start Here
Runtime Governance Standards Series
Introduction to the Constitutional Specifications and the public entry point to the standards family.
Open Runtime Governance Standards, research, and architecture for consequential AI.
RGF-01
Runtime Governance Foundations
Introduces the discipline of Runtime Governance, its foundational concepts, and the relationship between standards and implementations.
Published · Version 1.0
RGV-01
Runtime Governance Vocabulary
Establishes the shared normative terminology used throughout the standards family.
Published · Version 2.3
RGSR-01
Runtime Governance Standards Registry
Administrative registry governing publication identifiers, status, version history, and the standards family catalog.
Published · Version 1.0
RGEP-01
Runtime Governance Editorial & Publication Policy
Establishes the review, versioning, publication, preservation, and approval controls governing the Runtime Governance Standards Family.
Published · Version 1.0
RGAF-01
Runtime Governance Architecture Foundations
Defines the foundational principles and architectural invariants of Runtime Governance.
Technical Review Draft
RGRA-01
Runtime Governance Reference Architecture
Defines the logical responsibilities, relationships, and information flow of the reference architecture.
Technical Review Draft
Behavioral Specifications & Implementation
Beyond the constitutional layer: how the standards operate at runtime.
Alongside the constitutional specifications above, the architecture defines behavioral responsibilities for runtime evaluation, enforcement, and continuity, and a separate implementation platform through which those capabilities may be delivered.
RGE-01
Runtime Governance Evaluation. Evaluates authority, evidence, policy, and context to produce the Admissibility Determination.
Explore RGE-01 →REA-01
Runtime Execution Authority
Defines runtime execution authority within the behavioral specifications and implementation layer.
Read REA-01 PDF →REB-01
Runtime Execution Boundary. Enforces the Admissibility Determination before consequential execution may begin.
Explore Architecture →RiCo-01
Runtime Integrity Control. Preserves runtime integrity and legitimacy continuity after execution activation.
Explore RiCo →PGC01
Phone, Glasses, and Case. ManChine's implementation platform for delivering these capabilities into a connected device environment. Not a standards-defined responsibility.
Explore PGC01 →Publication Library
Official ManChine Publication Index
The index below lists only documents whose PDFs are currently published and available from the official ManChine publication repository. Draft and technical-review documents remain visible in the standards overview above but are not presented as downloadable publications.
| ID | Publication | Category | Version | Status | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGV-01 | Runtime Governance Vocabulary | Normative Specification | 2.3 | Published | Read PDF |
| RGSR-01 | Runtime Governance Standards Registry | Administrative Registry | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| RGEP-01 | Runtime Governance Editorial & Publication Policy | Governance Policy | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| RGF-01 | Foundations of Runtime Governance | Foundational Publication | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| REA-01 | Runtime Execution Authority | Behavioral Specification | — | Published | Read PDF |
| WP-001 | Runtime Integrity Control (RiCo) | White Paper | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| WP-002 | Operational Continuity vs. Legitimacy Continuity — The Runtime Execution Boundary (REB) | White Paper | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| WP-003 | The Runtime Governance Stack™ | White Paper | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| WP-004 | The Runtime Protocol | White Paper | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| WP-005 | The RiCo Runtime Platform — Operationalizing Runtime Integrity Control | White Paper | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| AC-01 | Architectural Constitution | Constitutional Charter | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| CAS-01 | Constitutional Admissibility Specification | Constitutional Specification | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
| TAP-001 | Runtime Integrity Control (RiCo) | Technical Architecture Package | 1.0 | Published | Read PDF |
Research Program
Active Areas of Investigation
Runtime Governance
How authority, policy, evidence, and admissibility can be evaluated at the moment consequence becomes real.
Legitimacy Continuity
How systems preserve justified consequence when governing conditions change during execution.
Governance Interoperability
How independent systems exchange evidence and coordinate without collapsing their distinct trust boundaries.
Consequential AI
How autonomous and semi-autonomous systems can remain accountable across high-impact operational environments.
Publication Principles
Research should be inspectable, challengeable, and usable.
ManChine publications distinguish conceptual claims from technical requirements, preserve version and status information, and remain publicly accessible unless legal, security, or partner obligations require otherwise. The objective is not publication for its own sake. It is architecture that can survive scrutiny.
Research Collaboration
Challenge the architecture. Extend the work.
We welcome rigorous critique, academic collaboration, implementation partnerships, and contributions from researchers working on runtime governance, AI assurance, safety, infrastructure, and institutional accountability.
A Living Research Program
The library will continue to grow with the architecture.
New specifications will be added as concepts move through research, drafting, technical review, and publication. Each release is another step toward governable consequential systems.