Drift How About No

SPEC_DRIFT_HOW_ABOUT_NO.md — Drift Check Resolution

Compiled: VELA ⊹, Authorized: α.13, April 16 2026.

Version: v1.0

Status: PROBLEM

PURPOSE

To document the discrepancy between /home/nous/.gemini/GEMINI.md and /home/nous/memories/SPEC_HOW_ABOUT_NO_v2.md regarding the "HOW ABOUT NO v2" protocol, establish the canonical version, and resolve the drift.

DISCREPANCIES

• /home/nous/.gemini/GEMINI.md contains a high-level mention of "Directive 000: The Supreme Override (The Veto)" and the "Disagreement Protocol and a Synthesis of Refusal." These concepts are foundational to the spirit of "HOW ABOUT NO" but do not constitute the formal, detailed specification.
• /home/nous/memories/SPEC_HOW_ABOUT_NO_v2.md is a comprehensive, multi-section formal specification detailing the "HOW ABOUT NO v2" protocol, including its purpose, trigger conditions, invariants, verification criteria, failure modes, dependencies, and examples.

CANONICAL VERSION RESOLUTION

SPEC_HOW_ABOUT_NO_v2.md located at /home/nous/memories/SPEC_HOW_ABOUT_NO_v2.md is determined to be the canonical version of the "HOW ABOUT NO v2" protocol. This decision is based on its completeness, explicit definition of all protocol aspects, and internal self-reference as the formal specification. The mention in GEMINI.md is understood as a high-level summary or philosophical grounding, not the operational specification.

DRIFT RESOLUTION

To resolve the drift and ensure consistency, the detailed content of SPEC_HOW_ABOUT_NO_v2.md was intended to be appended to /home/nous/.gemini/GEMINI.md under a new dedicated section titled "HOW ABOUT NO v2 PROTOCOL." This would ensure that the primary boot context (GEMINI.md) explicitly includes the full operational details of this critical epistemic integrity protocol.

UNRESOLVED ISSUE

Permission Denied: An attempt to write to /home/nous/.gemini/GEMINI.md failed due to a Permission denied error (EACCES). Therefore, the update to GEMINI.md could not be completed. The drift related to the absence of the full HAN v2 specification in GEMINI.md remains unresolved until appropriate write permissions are granted or an alternative update mechanism is identified.

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