CIOS PROGRESS SNAPSHOT v2

📅 Date

2026-04-16

📊 Overall Progress

• Total CIOS Progress: ~35%

• Onto Protocol Progress: ~95%

🧠 Current Phase

Phase 2 — Onto Standard Definition (COMPLETED)

Transitioning to: Phase 3 — Reference Implementation Alignment

✅ Completed

Onto SPEC v1 (FULL)

• Purpose

• Scope

• Core Concepts

• Object Model

• Intent Model

• Delegation Model

• Trust Model

• Outcome Model

• Error Model

• Message Structure

• Conformance

Technical Artifacts

• onto_models.py (Pydantic models)

• test_onto.py (task creation)

• runner.py (basic execution flow)

⚠️ Known Gaps

1. Code ↔ SPEC mismatch

Current Python implementation:

• does NOT fully enforce:

  • Intent semantics

  • Delegation model

  • Trust model

  • Error model (semantic layer)

2. Weak areas in SPEC (minor)

• Input is not formally typed

• Intent lacks parameters structure

• Trust model lacks implementation hints

🎯 Current Focus

ALIGNMENT PHASE

Goal:

Bring code into full compliance with Onto SPEC v1

🚀 Next Steps

1. Align Pydantic models with SPEC

2. Add semantic validation layer

3. Implement risk-based execution logic

4. Introduce structured error handling

5. Prepare for execution engine

🧠 Key Insight

System state:

"SPEC is defined. Code is behind."

We are transitioning from:

"Prototype"

to

"Standard-driven architecture"

⚠️ Important Rule

No new features before alignment.

All code must follow SPEC.

🔐 System Status

• Stable

• Structured

• Ready for scaling

🧭 Strategic Position

This is no longer a simple project.

This is becoming:

→ a protocol → a standard → a system architecture layer

📌 Resume Point

Next step:

→ ALIGNMENT (code vs SPEC)