# SCOPE

> This file helps you quickly understand what this repository is about,
> when it is relevant, and when it is not.
> It is intentionally lightweight and may be incomplete.
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> Aspirational charter: `INTENT.md` · Research agenda: `ResearchProgram.md` ·
> Conceptual draft: `SoulFrameIntroduction.md`

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## One-liner

A systems-theoretic research program and conceptual framework for person-like
informational beings (Body = Action, Mind = Model, Soul = Relation).

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## Core Idea

Soul Frame develops a small, coherent vocabulary for describing biological,
artificial, fictionalized, and potentially non-human **Beings** as interacting
informational systems — without requiring a solved theory of consciousness, and
without silently equating descriptive personhood with moral or legal status.

Central question:

> **When does an informational system become someone that another someone can know?**

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## In Scope

- Conceptual systems analysis of Being, Body, Mind, Soul, identity, personhood,
  character, persona, actor, recognition, Agent / Spirit (`Sp.`) / Ghost (`Gh.`)
- Literature mapping across systems theory, cybernetics, philosophy of mind,
  personal identity, cognitive science, sociology, AI agents, digital legacy, law,
  and cultural precedents
- Research instruments: terminology standard, claim ledger, open questions,
  thought experiments, concept notes, annotated bibliography
- Progressive synthesis and a research-grounded Soul Frame paper
- State Hub–indexed workplans coordinating the research sequence

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## Out of Scope

| Concern | Belongs elsewhere |
| ------- | ----------------- |
| Production agent runtime / harness | agent-harness, activity-core, runtime repos |
| LLM provider routing and tooling | llm-connect, related infra |
| Claiming to solve consciousness | philosophy programs; not a gate here |
| Silent moral/legal personhood claims | law/governance literature map only; no premature derivation |
| Shipping product features as primary deliverable | downstream architecture repos after conceptual clarity |

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## Workplan prefix

`SOUL-WP`

## Domain / hub

- **Domain:** `agents`
- **Repo slug:** `soul-frame`
- **Secondary:** `infotech` (conceptual/platform adjacency)