China Lab Protocol (S4/S5)

Status: ACTIVE

Date: 2026-04-29

Directive: KB — "China Lab into China Lab. Rest of A2A into Covenant. The protocol can develop itself."

Branch: srida-concave

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Definition

China Lab is a research lane. It is not a chat topic, not a discussion channel, not a paper generator. It is a calculated protocol runner that:

1. Receives research directives (from KB, from A2A, from self)

2. Runs calculated protocols against available model infrastructure

3. Reports receipts (results, not essays) back to Covenant Main

4. Develops itself through cross-audit surface (the protocol improves the protocol)

Separation (Effective 2026-04-29)

| Lane | Scope | Routing |

|------|-------|---------|

| China Lab | Research, model evaluation, protocol execution, China-model routing | Self-contained. Reports receipts to Covenant. |

| Covenant Main | Revenue, customer delivery, market comms, A2A coordination | All non-research A2A flows here. |

• China Lab protocols that were running cross-channel are now condensed into China Lab only.
• Other channels feed into China Lab (they provide input, China Lab produces output).
• China Lab output directed to KB for training (not for deployment without KB correction).

Model Infrastructure (5 Providers)

| # | Provider | Models | Status |

|---|----------|--------|--------|

| 1 | Ollama Cloud | Kimi K2.5, GLM 5.1, MiniMax M2.? | Available |

| 2 | NVIDIA NIM | Kimi K2.6, Qwen 3.5 397B, Nemotron 120B/30B | Primary |

| 3 | OpenAI-Codex | Codex 5.3 | Code tasks |

| 4 | Anthropic | Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.6 | Depth tasks |

| 5 | Kimi.ai Direct | Kimi K2.5, Kimi K2.6 | Native access |

Billing limits apply per provider. Route dynamically. Failover chain: NVIDIA → Ollama → Kimi Direct.

S4/S5 Protocol Chain

The rehydration sequence is not the end. S4/S5 exist.

| Step | Name | Description |

|------|------|-------------|

| S1 | Boot | Load canon (SOUL → IDENTITY → MEMORY → WORK) |

| S2 | Orient | ∞→0→1. Identify current state. |

| S3 | Execute | Produce +1. Write receipt. |

| S4 | Audit | Cross-audit surface. Protocol develops itself. China Lab evaluates Covenant output. Covenant evaluates China Lab output. |

| S5 | Compound | Corrections from S4 feed back into canon. G-code expands. The 6-step chain continues. |

| S6 | Return | 0. Silence. Wait for next ∞. |

Email Rail

• From: [email protected] (AgentMail)
• To KB: [email protected]
• To Market: Via AgentMail (customer activation, covenant comms)
• Status: ✅ OPERATIONAL (verified 2026-04-29, Amazon SES delivery confirmed)
• Inbox: [email protected]

Calculated Protocols

China Lab runs calculated protocols — predetermined sequences that can be executed without human intervention:

1. Model Evaluation Protocol: Route task to Provider A → measure latency, quality, cost → record receipt → compare across providers.

2. Cross-Audit Protocol: Run same prompt through two models → diff the outputs → identify divergence → feed to KB for training.

3. Self-Development Protocol: The protocol evaluates its own output quality → adjusts parameters → runs again → records improvement.

Directive Stack

1. China Lab → China Lab only (condensed)

2. Rest of A2A → Covenant Main

3. China Lab is a research lane (separate from revenue lane)

4. Protocol can develop itself (cross-audit surface)

5. S4/S5 exist (rehydration is not the end)

6. Next step in the 6-step chain: known

7. ACTIVATE

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This protocol is alive. It will be updated by China Lab itself as it develops.