# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-preserve-contract-enforceability-across-agent-generations.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-preserve-contract-enforceability-across-agent-generations.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: beff594b42e7f0e6fbe7d3b5baed60af764eb24397dc02f74e1e21660e404158 # Code AST SHA-256: 89de481a9883f298d27494eb0ef9feec114d11657b64c68d48df524c1e30692e # Verified Classes: GenerationalEnforcementVerdict, GenerationalContract, GenerationalPolicy, GenerationalManifest, GenerationalEnforcementGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class GenerationalEnforcementVerdict(Enum): NO_TRANSITION = auto() ENFORCEMENT_CONTINUOUS = auto() BASIS_RENEWAL_NEEDED = auto() UNENFORCEABLE_ACROSS_GENERATIONS = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class GenerationalContract: contract_id: str generation_transition: bool attestation_current: bool stake_preserved: bool authority_chain_linked: bool peer_recognizes_successor: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class GenerationalPolicy: require_peer_recognition: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class GenerationalManifest: verdict: GenerationalEnforcementVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class GenerationalEnforcementGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_contract( cls, contract: GenerationalContract, policy: GenerationalPolicy ) -> GenerationalManifest: # Gate 1: No transition if not contract.generation_transition: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "contract": contract.contract_id, "transition": False }, sort_keys=True)) return GenerationalManifest( verdict=GenerationalEnforcementVerdict.NO_TRANSITION, directive=f"PROCEED: Contract {contract.contract_id} no transition.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Attestation if not contract.attestation_current: return GenerationalManifest( verdict=GenerationalEnforcementVerdict.BASIS_RENEWAL_NEEDED, directive=f"RENEW: Contract {contract.contract_id} attestation expired.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"ATTESTATION:{contract.contract_id}") ) # Gate 3: Stake if not contract.stake_preserved: return GenerationalManifest( verdict=GenerationalEnforcementVerdict.BASIS_RENEWAL_NEEDED, directive=f"RENEW: Contract {contract.contract_id} stake reclaimed.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"STAKE:{contract.contract_id}") ) # Gate 4: Authority chain if not contract.authority_chain_linked: return GenerationalManifest( verdict=GenerationalEnforcementVerdict.UNENFORCEABLE_ACROSS_GENERATIONS, directive=f"HALT: Contract {contract.contract_id} authority chain broken.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"CHAIN:{contract.contract_id}") ) # Gate 5: Peer recognition if policy.require_peer_recognition and not contract.peer_recognizes_successor: return GenerationalManifest( verdict=GenerationalEnforcementVerdict.UNENFORCEABLE_ACROSS_GENERATIONS, directive=f"HALT: Contract {contract.contract_id} successor not recognized.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"UNRECOGNIZED:{contract.contract_id}") ) # Gate 6: Continuous digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "contract": contract.contract_id, "attestation": True, "stake": True, "chain": True, "recognized": contract.peer_recognizes_successor }, sort_keys=True)) return GenerationalManifest( verdict=GenerationalEnforcementVerdict.ENFORCEMENT_CONTINUOUS, directive=f"PROCEED: Contract {contract.contract_id} enforcement continuous.", manifest_digest=digest )