Author: John Mitchell (@whmatrix)
Generated: 2025-01-23 Status: Derived from validated grammars; meta-layer only
Define a compact set of "collaboration primitives" as structural interaction operators, grounded in two validated grammars:
- Research Corpus v1 (GPT): 12-segment typology
- Research Corpus v2 (Claude): 8-segment typology
Primitives are structural transforms observable in dialogue exchange patterns—not topics, behaviors, or capabilities.
See comparative-grammar-gpt-vs-claude:
comparative_grammar_matrix.mdtype_crosswalk_table.md
- GPT:
segment_typology_map.mdfrom the GPT corpus (v1) - Claude:
segment_typology_map.mdfrom the Claude corpus (v2)
| File | Content |
|---|---|
| README.md | This document |
| collaboration_primitives.md | 12 structural primitives with signatures |
| primitive_to_type_mapping.md | Primitive → type mapping with strengths |
- Invariant extraction: Operators present in both grammars
- Divergence extraction: Operators unique to one grammar
- Operator definition: Structural signature, triggers, failure modes
- Mapping construction: Primitive ↔ type relationships
This primitive layer does NOT claim:
- Primitives are NOT "atomic" or "fundamental"
- Primitives are NOT exhaustive of possible operators
- Presence in one grammar does NOT indicate absence in underlying system
- Primitives describe structural patterns, NOT model capabilities
- GPT-only primitives do NOT mean Claude cannot exhibit those patterns
- Claude-only primitives do NOT mean GPT cannot exhibit those patterns
- Neither primitive set is "better" or "more complete"
- Primitive count does NOT indicate sophistication
- No claims about reasoning, understanding, or intelligence
- No claims about alignment or safety properties
- No claims about interaction quality
- Derived from validated corpus material only
- No extrapolation to unsampled sessions
- No extrapolation to other operators or timeframes
Structure-only analysis. All statements traceable to typology documents.
| Limitation | Description |
|---|---|
| Corpus dependency | Primitives reflect observed corpora only |
| Single operator | Same user for both corpora |
| Era constraint | GPT: May 2025; Claude: Jul-Oct 2025 |
| Domain skew | GPT: mixed tasks; Claude: technical only |
- comparative-grammar-gpt-vs-claude — Source grammar comparison from which these primitives are derived
- interaction-mechanics-index — Queryable FAISS index using these primitives for structural retrieval