CS-RV/1.0: A Formal Epistemic Protocol for Distributed Intelligence Coordination

Abstract

This paper presents the Constraint-Structured Reality Validation (CS-RV/1.0) protocol, a formal framework for achieving epistemic hygiene in heterogeneous distributed intelligence systems. CS-RV provides a minimal, auditable mechanism for observation registration, constraint declaration, violation detection, and state projection without making ontological commitments regarding truth, physical law, or semantic validity. The protocol's core innovation is its strict separation between metaphorical documentation, formal specification, and executable implementation, enabling coordination through shared constraint ledgers while maintaining semantic dessacralization. We detail the protocol's normative principles, mathematical specification, canonical operations, computational invariants, and a reference implementation. Furthermore, we demonstrate the application of the CS-RV paradigm to the problem of high-fidelity neural state restoration, presenting a concrete case study on integrating GHz-scale connectome imaging with a constraint-based restoration protocol. The framework is posited as a foundational step towards verifiable, robust coordination between advanced artificial intelligence systems.