SIB-001 · Constitutional architecture
The Scientific Intelligence Backbone
Everything belongs somewhere. Nothing important grows in isolation. The Backbone connects purpose, inquiry, representation, learning, evidence, memory and inheritance without replacing existing organs.
Canonical backbone
Reality→Constitution→Purpose→Mission→Program→Project→Question→Concept→Representation→Journey→Capability→Citizen→Evidence→Validation→Memory→Museum→Genome→Future
Constitutional principles
Reality First
Reality is both starting reference and return point.
One Primary Question
Every Scientific Intelligence Object answers one primary scientific question.
Reuse Before Reinvention
Search, inherit, extend, improve—then create only when necessary.
Explorer ≠ Navigator
Explorer may expose candidates; Navigator defaults to validated or canonical structural routes.
Connected Growth
New objects should strengthen existing connections rather than become islands.
Reality Return
Journeys close by comparing understanding with evidence or observable reality.
Link → Chain → Journey: A Link is a first-class connection with evidence, confidence and lifecycle. A Chain is an ordered sequence of Links. A Journey is purposeful traversal of a chain.