Authority Anchor — Reference Framework

An authority anchor is a canonical reference that establishes legitimacy, trust, and interpretive stability for claims, data, or system behaviour.

In machine-consumable systems, authority anchors define which sources are considered authoritative and under which conditions they apply. They do not enforce control or execute governance decisions.

Versioned reference framework for authority anchoring semantics. Non-commercial. Source-linked. Decision-oriented.

Purpose

This repository provides a structured reference framework for authority anchoring in automated and AI-enabled systems.

Authority anchors enable systems to distinguish between authoritative and non-authoritative information sources, resolve conflicting claims, and maintain trust across distributed environments.

The framework focuses on source legitimacy, reference hierarchies, and provenance relationships.

What This Repository Is

This repository is:

– a reference framework for defining and using authority anchors
– a non-commercial, non-vendor documentation set
– a machine-readable and versioned conceptual model

What This Repository Is Not

This repository does not:

– certify sources or institutions
– enforce trust decisions
– provide regulatory or legal authority
– rank vendors or platforms

Repository Structure

SCOPE.md Scope and applicability boundaries sources/ Canonical authority sources and references MODEL.md Authority anchoring concepts MAPS/ Reference relationships CHANGELOG.md Version history

Status

Public reference repository. Low change frequency by design.

License and Use

Content is provided for reference and integration purposes only. No warranties or guarantees are implied.

Provided as-is for reference and discussion. No warranties.