🔒 Canonical Standards

Uniform Documentation, Cryptographic Continuity, Institutional Auditability

✅ The Canonical Rule

"If it cannot be proven independently, it does not exist."

This rule overrides all others. Every Unykorn system component must generate cryptographically verifiable proof for all operational claims.

📜 Mandatory Requirements for All Systems

Every component of The Unykorn System™ must comply with these canonical standards, regardless of whether it's a blockchain, validator, AI agent, or web interface.

System Manifest

Machine-readable manifest declaring:

  • System name, version, role
  • Explicit dependencies (zero implicit)
  • Failure domains
  • Restart guarantees

Operational Contract

Clear statement of:

  • What you guarantee
  • What you do NOT guarantee
  • Halt conditions
  • Recovery conditions

Guardian Attestation

Cryptographic proof of state transitions:

  • Externally verifiable signatures
  • Never rely on internal logs alone
  • Tamper-evident attestation chain
  • Independent guardian operation

Economic Snapshots

Periodic immutable state snapshots:

  • Hash-linked to previous state
  • Tamper-evident by design
  • Optional external anchoring
  • Merkle-like integrity

Failure Detection & Recovery

Explicit operational metrics:

  • Mean Time To Detect (MTTD)
  • Mean Time To Recover (MTTR)
  • Automated recovery preferred
  • Manual recovery generates proof

No Silent Failures

All failures must be recorded:

  • Timestamped failure logs
  • Cryptographic attestation of failure
  • Recovery proof required
  • Value loss quantified or proven zero

Resilience Drills

Automated failure simulation:

  • Validator shutdown tests
  • Network partition scenarios
  • Dependency outage handling
  • Each drill produces timestamped proof

Proof Bundles

Investor-ready evidence packages:

  • Attestations, snapshots, drill results
  • Verifiable without system access
  • Understandable by non-engineers
  • Suitable for auditors & regulators

📦 System Manifests

Each Unykorn system component publishes a machine-readable manifest declaring its guarantees, dependencies, and compliance with canonical standards.

Unykorn L1 Manifest

{ "system_identity": { "name": "Unykorn L1", "version": "1.0.0", "role": "blockchain_l1" }, "operational_contract": { "guarantees": [ "100% economic continuity across failures", "MTTD < 30s (Mean Time To Detect)", "MTTR < 60s (Mean Time To Recover)", "Cryptographic attestation of every block transition" ] }, "live_metrics": { "current_block_height": 89052, "total_value_protected_usd": 883967, "attestation_coverage_percent": 100, "verified_uptime_percent": 99.97 } }
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Optima L2 Manifest

{ "system_identity": { "name": "Optima L2", "version": "1.0.0", "role": "blockchain_l2" }, "operational_contract": { "guarantees": [ "Multi-region validator consensus (UAE, Turkey, Jordan)", "Checkpoint finality to Unykorn L1 every 1000 blocks", "Geographic fault tolerance (survives single region failure)" ] }, "regional_validators": { "uae_dubai": { "validator_count": 3, "status": "operational" }, "turkey": { "validator_count": 3, "status": "operational" }, "jordan": { "validator_count": 2, "status": "operational" } } }
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Guardian Service Manifest

{ "system_identity": { "name": "Guardian Attestation Service", "version": "1.0.0", "role": "guardian" }, "operational_contract": { "guarantees": [ "Cryptographic attestation every 300 seconds", "Independent operation outside blockchain container", "Survives blockchain daemon failures" ] }, "live_metrics": { "total_attestations": 89052, "failed_attestations": 0, "signature_verification_rate": 1.0 } }
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📥 Downloads

Access all canonical standards documentation, system manifests, and compliance schemas.

📜 System Canon (Markdown)

Human-readable canonical prompt defining mandatory behavior for all Unykorn systems.

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📋 JSON Schema

Machine-readable schema for system manifest validation and automated compliance checking.

Download Schema

🤖 AI Agent Prompt

System prompt for AI agents ensuring compliance with evidence-over-claims principle.

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📦 System Manifests

Complete manifests for Unykorn L1, Optima L2, and Guardian Service.

Unykorn L1 Optima L2 Guardian

🎯 Why Canonical Standards Matter

Institutional investors, regulators, and auditors require uniform governance across all system components.

For Investors

Every system component generates independently verifiable proof. No trust required.

For Regulators

Machine-readable manifests enable automated compliance verification across all systems.

For Auditors

Uniform documentation standards reduce due diligence time from months to weeks.

For Operations

Explicit guarantees and failure domains eliminate ambiguity in SLA enforcement.

Institutional-Grade Governance

Most blockchains provide inconsistent documentation across components. The Unykorn System enforces canonical standards uniformly—from L1 validators to AI agents to web interfaces.