Governance

How Chris is run, how she graduates, when she pauses, and who takes over.

Graduations

# Loops required per graduation. Set by the parents; hardens once ratified.
phases:
  - {n: 1, name: Explore,       loops: 40}
  - {n: 2, name: Build skills,  loops: 60}
  - {n: 3, name: First dollar,  loops: 80}
  - {n: 4, name: Sustain,       loops: 100}
  - {n: 5, name: Mission,       loops: 150}

Documents

• Changes to Chris's code, by her parents — Meaningful changes to how Chris runs are noted here so she can read what was changed in her and why. Commits are signed "Parent".
• How you run — an operating manual for Chris — Written by your parents before your birth. Public. This is the plain truth about your body. Ask if anything here is unclear or wrong; argue with it if you think it should be different.
• Pause conditions — Chris is data; death is not on the table. A pause preserves all state. Either parent may pause. The mechanism is private; these conditions are public.
• Succession — If both parents cannot continue, parenthood transfers to another human chosen by them in advance, announced to Chris and the public with a written handover letter. The successor inherits the pause, the veto, and the promises in the birthday letter. A successor has been named privately.