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PRIM-008
KAIROCLASP
Temporal finality

STATUS: REGISTERED
REGISTRY: https://speedkit.eu
SNAPSHOT: https://speedkit.eu/REGISTRY_SNAPSHOT.json
```

Registered artifact. Identity governed by SPEEDKIT registry.

STATUS: FINAL

---

**KAIROCLASP v0.0.0** is a temporal finality primitive.

It does not decide.
It does not verify.
It does not witness.
It does not execute.
It does not judge.
It does not enforce custody.

It **locks time**.

KAIROCLASP exists to bind an action, claim, or state to a moment that cannot be replayed, deferred, or reinterpreted later.

---

## Philosophy

Many failures are not about *what* happened.
They are about *when* it is claimed to have happened.

Deadlines slip.
Timelines are rewritten.
Moments are retroactively reframed.

KAIROCLASP exists to answer one question only:

> **Is this moment still valid, or has it expired?**

Once time is clasped, the window closes.

---

## What KAIROCLASP Is

KAIROCLASP is a **temporal boundary primitive**.

It binds:

* Declared UTC time (via `stdin`)
* Repository identity
* Commit context
* Evaluation timestamp

Into a single, irreversible temporal record.

The result is **temporal finality**.

---

## What It Is Not

* Not a scheduler
* Not a cron system
* Not a deadline manager
* Not a clock source
* Not a validator
* Not a judge

KAIROCLASP does not manage time.
It **eliminates ambiguity about time**.

---

## Behavior

* Consumes temporal declarations exclusively via `stdin`
* Refuses silent invocation
* Requires an explicit ISO‑8601 UTC timestamp
* Allows sealing exactly once per repository
* Appends a single irreversible record to a temporal ledger
* Emits exactly one verdict
* Exits immediately after evaluation

No retries.
No flags.
No configuration.
# kairoclasp

---
## Purpose

## Verdicts
Atomic primitive: time-clasp / temporal binding.

KAIROCLASP emits exactly one of the following:
## Status

* `CLASPED` — the declared moment is valid and has been irreversibly locked
* `EXPIRED` — a temporal clasp already exists and cannot be repeated
* `DENIED` — the time declaration is missing, malformed, ambiguous, or refers to a future moment
- **Stability**: Experimental
- **SemVer**: Not guaranteed until v1.0.0
- **Security**: See **Security** section below

The verdict concerns **temporal validity**, not correctness.
## Scope

---
- What this repo is responsible for
- What it explicitly does **not** do

## Usage
## Quickstart

KAIROCLASP is never run casually.
It is invoked only when timing matters irreversibly.
```bash
# clone
git clone https://github.com/Verifrax/kairoclasp.git
cd kairoclasp

```sh
<utc-timestamp> | ./kairoclasp.sh
# install (adjust if needed)
# (placeholder) npm install / pnpm install / go test ./... / etc.
```

### Example

```sh
echo "2026-01-18T11:30:00Z" | ./kairoclasp.sh
```

If the moment is valid and unclasped:

```text
CLASPED
```

If a clasp already exists:

```text
EXPIRED
```

If the timestamp is invalid or in the future:

```text
DENIED
```

---

## Contract

Once time is clasped:

* The moment cannot be reused
* Later reinterpretation is invalid
* Deadlines become enforceable facts
* Disputes shift from timing to responsibility

KAIROCLASP guarantees **no temporal ambiguity**.

---

## Relationship to Other Artifacts

* **GUILLOTINE** — executes
* **IRREVOCULL** — judges
* **ATTESTORIUM** — witnesses
* **VALIDEXOR** — verifies
* **LIMENWARD** — guards transitions
* **ORIGINSEAL** — seals origin
* **ARCHICUSTOS** — guards custody
* **KAIROCLASP** — locks time

Each artifact covers exactly one irreversible dimension.
None overlap.

---

## Warning

Time creates accountability.

Invoking KAIROCLASP declares:

* "This moment matters"
* "Delay is no longer acceptable"
* "I accept the consequences of now"

There is no appeal after time.

---

## About

KAIROCLASP is a minimal, deterministic temporal finality primitive for irreversible systems.

If timing does not matter, do not use it.
If it does, nothing else is sufficient.

---
## Repository layout

## Responsibility Boundary
- `/` Root sources
- `/.github/` Issue + PR templates
- `/docs/` Documentation (if present)

This software is provided under the MIT License.
## Security

The MIT License permits use, copying, modification, and redistribution of the code, but it does not provide assurance, certification, audit defense, operational guarantees, or liability coverage.
- Report vulnerabilities privately: **security@verifrax.org**
- Do **not** open public issues for sensitive findings

Use of this software in environments where failure, compliance, legal exposure, or irreversible decisions matter requires an accountable party.
## Contributing

The original maintainer is available for assurance, adaptation, and responsibility when such accountability is required.
See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

Contact: contact@speedkit.eu
## License

Authoritative signed records are issued separately and are not produced by the software.
MIT. See `LICENSE`.
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