# SCOPE

> Repository boundary reviewed 2026-10-03. See `INTENT.md` for purpose and
> `workplans/EMERGENT-WP-0002-agent-security-knowledge-and-netkingdom-integration.md`
> for the planned ecosystem integration.

## One-liner

Security governance canon, policy envelopes, and deterministic reference decisions for bounded agent autonomy.

## Core Idea

Delegate understood decisions within explicit envelopes, escalate unresolved
decisions without widening privilege, and keep root human-controlled.

## In Scope

- Maintain the versioned canon, agent extract, YAML envelopes and risk scales.
- Maintain the pure Python reference evaluator and decision/governance fixtures.
- Develop source-backed agent knowledge and explicit mappings to existing
  NetKingdom owners under EMERGENT-WP-0002.

## Out of Scope

- Operate a second estate authorization decision point or credential broker.
- Take over another repository's canon, operational routes, or enforcement.
- Treat reference decisions or knowledge loading as operational authority.

## Current State

- Canon and reference package: v0.8; Python 3.11+, PyYAML, pytest.
- Verification: `python3 -m pytest -q` passed 288 tests on 2026-10-03.
- No running service, credential issuer, runtime enforcement, or agent knowledge
  distribution is implemented here. Ecosystem compatibility conflicts and
  provider rollout are tracked in EMERGENT-WP-0002.

## Getting Oriented

- Start with: INTENT.md
- Agent instructions: AGENTS.md
- Workplans: workplans/