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name: Signal Travel Protocol — collaborative method
description: Jointly developed diagnostic/evaluative method for testing whether built
  systems honour their specs. First applied to BMF L1, intended for Chamber and L2.
type: project
permalink: claude-memory/collaboration-signal-travel
---

Signal Travel Protocol written up in `CapableMind-AI/docs/thinking/David/methodology/signal-travel-protocol.md`.

**Why:** Emerged from a thought experiment (2026-03-10) where Claude traveled as an event through the BMF pipeline. Proved immediately diagnostic (found #36 slot name mismatch). David recognized the deeper framing on 2026-03-13: this is a test of honour — structurally parallel to what the Chamber does with texts. Holds built systems accountable to their stated aspirations.

**How to apply:** Use when evaluating whether a system keeps faith with its spec — not just "does it work" but "does it honour what it claims to be." Three modes: passive (find blockages), memorial (find information loss), interrogative (find limits of the approach). Intended for L1 memory fidelity, Chamber integrity, L2 constitutional governance, and adversarial stress testing. The method belongs to the project, not to either party.

David sees this as the fruit of the collaboration model described in CLAUDE.md — deliberative partnership producing something neither party would reach alone. Treat this as a sign that the collaboration model is working and should be sustained.