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| 1 | +# Threat Model |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +FlowMemory Warranted Agents is strongest when the failure modes are explicit. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +The v0 framework is local and deterministic. It does not claim custody, wallet enforcement, production settlement, production verifier infrastructure, full privacy, zero-knowledge privacy, semantic truth, or work-quality proof. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Within that boundary, the framework targets a real problem: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +```text |
| 10 | +An agent action can look valid while the machine history behind it is incomplete, mismatched, stale, or impossible. |
| 11 | +``` |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Threat: Generic Claims Without Evidence |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +Risk: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +```text |
| 18 | +The agent says it completed the job, but no required evidence exists. |
| 19 | +``` |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +FlowMemory response: |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +- PolicyCard defines required evidence. |
| 24 | +- EvidenceSchema checks local envelope fields. |
| 25 | +- FlowBond fails missing evidence. |
| 26 | +- PulsePass can carry the failed warranty receipt. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## Threat: Payment Without Delivery |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Risk: |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +```text |
| 33 | +Payment is observed, but the delivery envelope is missing. |
| 34 | +``` |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +FlowMemory response: |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +- FlowBond emits `payment_without_delivery`. |
| 39 | +- The local bond outcome becomes `PAY_BOND_TO_USER`. |
| 40 | +- The failed warranty becomes a FlowPulse-style memory artifact. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Threat: Wrong Obligation Link |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +Risk: |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +```text |
| 47 | +Evidence exists, but it belongs to a different obligation. |
| 48 | +``` |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +FlowMemory response: |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +- FlowBond checks obligation IDs. |
| 53 | +- Mismatched envelopes produce wrong-obligation violations. |
| 54 | +- FlowCompiler rejects analogous impossible histories. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +## Threat: Arbitrary Evidence Labels |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +Risk: |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +```text |
| 61 | +The agent submits a label named WorkDeliveryEnvelope without the required delivery fields. |
| 62 | +``` |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +FlowMemory response: |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +- EvidenceSchema defines required fields. |
| 67 | +- Malformed local envelopes fail settlement. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +## Threat: Private History Exposure |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +Risk: |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +```text |
| 74 | +The user needs to prove a warranty state without revealing the full receipt history. |
| 75 | +``` |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +FlowMemory response: |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +- PulsePass stores receipt history. |
| 80 | +- PrivateCompute reveals scoped predicates. |
| 81 | +- Raw receipts, raw user ID, exact action history, and private obligation IDs remain hidden in the local proof surface. |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +## Threat: Overclaiming The System |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +Risk: |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +```text |
| 88 | +Public copy must not claim live custody, production settlement, semantic truth, or proof of work quality. |
| 89 | +``` |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +FlowMemory response: |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +- ClaimGate scans README, docs, and specs. |
| 94 | +- CI runs the claim gate. |
| 95 | +- Risky phrases must appear only as guarded non-claims or boundary statements. |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +## Strongest v0 Claim |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +```text |
| 100 | +FlowMemory can make an agent promise inspectable as a deterministic receipt-bound machine history. |
| 101 | +``` |
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