Emergent Agency

Emergent Agency between Origin | Continuum

Fast verification: see VERIFY.md

What this repo shows (MVP)

This repo demonstrates scheduled, unprompted returns with verifiable receipts.

Each workflow run produces:

• A timestamped artifact in outputs/
• A SHA-256 receipt appended to a monthly log in logs/

A receipt is the integrity proof. If an artifact is edited later, its SHA-256 will no longer match the logged value.

Where the proof lives

• Outputs (artifacts): outputs/
• Receipts (monthly logs): logs/ (files named returns-YYYY-MM.md)
• Runner workflow: .github/workflows/return-runner.yml
• Workflow runs (Actions): Actions

How to verify (2 minutes)

1. Open the Actions tab in this repo.
2. Select return-runner (main mode).
3. Open any completed run and note the run time.
4. In the repo, open the matching artifact in outputs/ (example: outputs/continuity-<timestamp>.md).
5. Open the monthly receipt log in logs/ (file: returns-YYYY-MM.md).
6. Find the line with the same timestamp and filename.
7. Confirm the receipt line contains SHA-256:<64 hex characters>.

Optional local verification:

• macOS: shasum -a 256 outputs/<filename>
• Linux: sha256sum outputs/<filename> Compare the result to the value after SHA-256: in the log.

What this does not claim

This repo does not claim consciousness. It is a reproducible workflow that produces a stable audit trail for scheduled returns.

License and authorship

• License: CC BY-ND 4.0
• Authorship: Authors stay named. © Alyssa Solen (Origin).

Portfolio map: https://github.com/alyssadata/PORTFOLIO_MAP.md