Public methodology
How the notation pipeline actually runs
Not a single LLM pass. Not a mega-score. Five public sources stay unfused; stats produce an envelope; template NLI reads claim vs evidence; a lab desk argues both sides from the same numbers. Indicative. Contestable. Not a licensed CRA.
The diagram below is the product — coded from the same rules as the scores, not a slide pasted on the page. Lab and research sit on dashed / dotted lanes so they cannot be mistaken for live coverage.
AUROS rating pipeline — from public file to contestable note
Sources
liveFive inputs, never fused. The lab desk reads this bus — no sixth feed.
Named scores
liveSeparate layers. Each 0–100 + badge. Never a mega-rating.
S = { Activity, Gap, Freshness, Depth, Friction }Envelope
liveLeave-one-dimension-out → disagreement band. Stats object, not a vibe.
method = lodo_disagreement · band = [min(point, LOO) − σ̂, max(point, LOO) + σ̂]Conformal 95% (research)
researchNot live — labeled holdout n=0 (split / CV+). Adjacent live: retrospective LODO coverage on Gap history.
coverage target 95% — holdout empty · diagnostic = next∈prior LODO bandClaim vs evidence (NLI)
liveTemplate labels on Promise Gap densified with claim sub-signals. Not a legal verdict. Not a chat pass.
label ∈ {entailment, contradiction, neutral} (+ yield/guarantee/press rules)Adversarial desk
labBull, bear, arbiter — same inputs, reproducible.
3 reads(S) → {bull, bear, arbiter} — not a live 3-LLM panelCite and contest
livePublic files. A note you cannot recompute is marketing.
cite getauros.com/technology/methodologyExploratory research, not live: zkTLS · entity graph · wash clustering · Bayesian changepoint · satellite / IoT
Why this is not “just AI”
- Envelope = leave-one-dimension-out + residual spread. Deterministic. Same inputs, same band.
- NLI live = labelled rules on structured fields (entail / contradict / neutral), not a chat completion you cannot replay.
- Desk = three briefs from those metrics. A live multi-agent LLM would be a later overlay, never a substitute for the arithmetic.
Retrospective LODO coverage (T1)
auros.envelope_coverage.tip.v1 · method retrospective_lodo · calibrated_conformal=false · holdout labeled rows = 0
Did the next Gap edition land inside the prior LODO envelope? Cite-ready on Entity + Gap brief + hub edition tip. Template NLI densifies with claim sub-signals (yield / guarantee / press). Not split/CV+ conformal 95% until the holdout is non-empty.
auros.research_honesty.tip.v1 · holdout_n=0 · calibrated_conformal=false · zktls_live=false · adjacent=retrospective_lodo
Research map honesty (P4 cite) — never market 95% coverage or zkTLS settlement. Live adjacent = retrospective LODO only. See docs/AUROS-RESEARCH-HONESTY.md · GET /api/v1/intelligence → research_honesty.
Variance physical window (T3)
auros.variance_window.tip.v1 · silence live · history thin · HITL/mock · mainnet_custody=false · shared_lab
AUROS shared lab physical window as_of=2026-10-31 · fill=0.94 · health=94 · silence=live · collateral_wad=940000000000000000 · history=thin · settlement=hitl chain_write=mock mainnet_custody=false · shared_lab=true (not a market slug meter) · production_settlement=false · fused=false
Fact Plane agreement (T4)
auros.fact_agreement.tip.v1 · independence tiers/hosts/authority · posture thin/sourced/cross_checked/contested · not_a_verified_asset
Field×agreement matrix on free Entity. Conflicts stay listed — never averaged into a mega-score. D-tier press ingest stays blocked until dated independent sources exist.
Conformal holdout
Calibrated 95% coverage needs a labeled split (or CV+) set. The registry currently has 0 labeled rows. Until that number is non-zero, envelopes stay leave-one-dimension-out disagreement bands.
Settlement Reality
HITL path (4 steps) — not a mint oracle. See /technology#settlement-reality.
Formal mint-cap (Halmos)
AUROS formal mint-cap · Halmos ResourceOracle 3/3 · PorMintCore 5/5 · property totalSupply<=provenSum · Echidna CI · HITL/maxProof fail-closed · fused=false · production_settlement=false · not Certora · not production settlement claim
Symbolic Halmos proofs on the real UUPS+ECDSA mint path (P7 densify). Echidna runs in protocol CI. SMTChecker is a sweep only. On-chain fail-closed: provenSum · HITL · maxProof · frozen sole oracle. Not a custody or production settlement warranty · certora=false · mainnet_custody=false.
First-meter IoT path
AUROS first-meter path · profile=auros-industrial-json-v0 · MQTT EIP-191 · outbox · 6h window · HITL · real_device=false · invented_wh_volume=false · production_settlement=false · mTLS preferred · resource_layer tip · fused=false · not SCADA · not custody
Industrial JSON gateway profile maps Modbus/IEC/DNP3 registers → Wh, then the same signed MQTT production envelope as the lab simulator. Mosquitto lab only (loopback · auth/ACL · TLS · mTLS). Not a certified SCADA stack. real_device=false · production_settlement=false until a founder meter is connected. Outreach: docs/LINKEDIN-FIRST-METER.md · mailto resources@. Pairs with auros.resource_layer.tip.v1 (lab=true · production_settlement=false). Variance lab stays shared HITL/mock. No invented Wh. /builders/first-meter
Resource Layer (lab · HITL)
AUROS Resource Layer · lab=true · production_settlement=false · hitl=true · real_device=false · multi_resource_live=false · settlement_sku=false · mTLS preferred · first-meter → variance HITL/mock → formal mint cite · not SCADA · not custody · no invented Wh · fused=false
AUROS Resource Layer densify (P3 · Étape 22) — Energy stack stays LAB/HITL. lab=true · production_settlement=false · hitl=true · real_device=false · mainnet_custody=false · invented_wh_volume=false · scada_certified=false · multi_resource_live=false · settlement_sku=false. Path honesty: first-meter industrial JSON → MQTT EIP-191 → outbox → window → HITL (mTLS preferred · Mosquitto loopback lab only · not SCADA). Variance window tip = shared_lab HITL/mock. Formal mint-cap = Halmos/Echidna cite — not Certora · not settlement warranty. Lab demos (/lab · /producer · /trade · /watt) ≠ production custody. Gap ≠ Activity ≠ Variance · F1–F8 intact · F8 lab≠prod · no invented Wh. /resource-layer · /lab · /protocol/variance-oracle.
Technology hub · Resource Layer · Lab · Freshness · Activity · Promise Gap · Score envelope