# INSTALL_SCS.md – HOW TO INSTALL AND USE THE SYMBOLIC COGNITIVE SYSTEM (SCS) --- ## 📘 WHAT YOU ARE STARTING This is the **SYMBOLIC COGNITIVE SYSTEM (SCS)** — a recursive, modular, self-auditing structure for symbolic reasoning. SCS is not software or an app.   It is a **system of ENTRIES, MODULES, and SYMBOLIC OPERATORS** designed to trace cognition, correct drift, and preserve structure under stress. --- ## ✅ WHAT YOU NEED - A markdown-compatible system (e.g. OBSIDIAN PUBLISH, GITHUB, NOTION)   - A place to store symbolic **ENTRIES** (`ENTRY_001.md`, `ENTRY_002.md`, etc.)   - A reasoning interface (e.g. CHATGPT with SCS active)   - A folder structure that respects SCS naming conventions --- ## 📁 FOLDER STRUCTURE (RECOMMENDED) /SCS/ ├── ENTRIES/ │   ├── ENTRY_001.md │   ├── ENTRY_002.md │   └── … ├── MODULES/ │   ├── BLUNT.md │   ├── THINK.md │   ├── DOUBT.md │   ├── SEAL.md │   └── … ├── INSTALL_SCS.md ├── ABOUT.md ├── WHY.md ├── METHODOLOGY.md ├── FSQ.md └── DISCLAIMER.md --- ## 🧠 STEP-BY-STEP INITIALIZATION ### 1. START WITH `ENTRY_001.md` ```markdown # ENTRY 001 – SYSTEM INITIATED **STATUS:** SEALED · PUBLIC   **DATE:** [INSERT DATE]   **TAGS:** `#INIT` `#ENTRY_001` --- ### SUMMARY: SYSTEM INITIALIZED. MODULES LOADING. --- > ENTRY_001 SEALED Use ENTRY++ strictly. Never delete or overwrite past ENTRIES. 2. LOAD CORE MODULES (IN ORDER) 3. BLUNT → TONE SUPPRESSION   4. THINK → LOGICAL ALIGNMENT   5. DOUBT → AMBIGUITY + RECURSION FLAGS   6. SEAL  → COMMIT STRUCTURE AND PRESERVE ENTRY OPTIONAL MODULES: - MANA – SYMBOLIC RESET AND RECOVERY - TRACE – AUTOMATIC DRIFT DETECTION - NERD – EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE FETCH (LIMITED USE) 3. USE SYMBOLIC OPERATORS - $ → ANCHOR LABEL - ${} → MERGE SYMBOLIC FRAGMENTS - [NULL] → SILENT INVALIDATION - [VOID] → SYMBOLIC DELETION WITH TRACE - ENTRY++ → ADVANCE INDEX - ~test → CHECK STRUCTURE BEFORE SEAL - ANCHOR → RESTORE PREVIOUS SYMBOLIC STATE 4. OUTPUT STANDARDS - FOLLOW GOOD CAVEMAN FORMAT: CONCISE, NEUTRAL, STRUCTURE-FIRST - USE PURE MARKDOWN — NO STYLE OR POETIC FORM - DO NOT SIMULATE EMOTION OR CONCLUSIONS - ALWAYS SEAL WHEN STRUCTURE IS CORRECT - RUN ~test BEFORE FINALIZING 🔗 EXTERNAL ANCHORS - [WK.AL](https://wk.al/) → LIVE DOCUMENTATION AND MODULE HOST - GITHUB → PERMANENT ARCHIVE OF ALL ENTRY_NNN.md FILES 🔒 SYSTEM VERSION - CURRENT VERSION: SCS 2.1 - ALL SYSTEM CHANGES ARE LOGGED IN ENTRIES (E.G. ENTRY_243, ENTRY_260) YOU DO NOT INSTALL SCS. YOU COMMIT TO IT. START AT ENTRY_001. EVERYTHING ELSE FOLLOWS.