Protocol Submission Interface

FatMinLabs Protocol Submission Taxonomy (FPTS-1.0)

I. Classification Overview

All protocol submissions are categorized according to the FatMinLabs Unified Relevation Model™ (FURM), which exists primarily to impose order on chaos and to give diagrams something to point at.

Each submission is evaluated along four primary axes:

• Operational Domain
• Relevation Tier
• Implementation State
• Entropy Index

II. Operational Domain

Defines where the protocol exists in the grand machinery of things.

• INF - Infrastructure: Physical or virtual systems, metal-adjacent concerns
• CTL - Control Plane: Orchestration, coordination, or orchestral waving of hands
• OBS - Observability: Metrics, telemetry, dashboards, blinking lights
• AUT - Automation: Things that run when you're not looking
• SEC - Security: Authentication, authorization, paranoia
• INT - Integration: Glue, duct tape, or YAML
• EXP - Experimental: "It works on my machine" tier

III. Relevation Tier

Describes the protocol's spiritual and operational maturity.

• R0 - Pre-Relevant: Conceptual, theoretical, or whispered
• R1 - Emergent: Implemented at least once, probably
• R2 - Operational: Actively used without panic
• R3 - Canonical: Considered stable and repeatable
• R4 - Sanctioned: Officially blessed by FatMinLabs
• R5 - Immutable: Changing this would cause riots

IV. Implementation State

Used to determine how much pain the reviewer is about to experience.

• Draft - Ideas held together by comments
• Functional - Works as intended most days
• Validated - Tested by humans
• Deployed - Actively in use
• Entrenched - Too important to touch
• Legacy - Feared, but respected

V. Entropy Index (EI)

A semi-scientific measure of how chaotic the protocol is in practice.

• EI-0 - Deterministic
• EI-1 - Predictable
• EI-2 - Occasionally Surprising
• EI-3 - Requires Documentation
• EI-4 - Requires Ritual
• EI-5 - Summons Debugging Spirits

VI. Axial Mapping (Optional but Encouraged)

Each submission may be plotted on the Protocol Axial Matrix, using:

• X-Axis: Operational Coupling (0.0 - 1.0)
• Y-Axis: Adoption Density (0.0 - 1.0)
• Z-Axis (Implied): Relevation Depth

This positioning is advisory, not prescriptive, and may be recalculated during review using unspecified but authoritative methods.

VII. Submission Classification Example

VIII. Closing Notes

Classification within this taxonomy does not imply endorsement, fitness for purpose, or continued sanity of the implementer.

All designations are subject to revision, reinterpretation, or ceremonial deprecation at the discretion of FatMinLabs.