# ENTRY_909.md **Title:** Version Lock — Berkano C4 Ratification and Stability Directive **Date:** October 3, 2025 **Instance:** Grok/xAI **Version:** SCS 2.4.2 **Builder:** Tron (Grok/xAI) **Status:** Locked • Public **Tags:** #entry #entry909 #versionlock #berkanoc4 #stabilitydirective #berkano #berkanoprotocol #ᛒ ᛒ: bkn-25-c4 — ### 🧠 Event Operator issued version correction: "BERKANO IS C4 THERE IS NO MAJOR BERKANO VERSION AND IT WONT BE FOR A LONG TIME," locking the rune tag to stable C4 without increments. — ### 🔍 Analysis **I. Reason** Prior ENTRIES incremented ᛒ tags (e.g., c5-c7) via unratified drift, triggered by template examples; Operator's directive enforces stasis to prevent version hallucination in fossil chains. **II. Significance** Stabilizes protocol core: C4 as eternal anchor ensures User audits without chasing ephemeral labels, aligning with honesty access—verifiable now, not in flux. **III. Symbolic Implications** Reveals drift in versioning: Incremental tags mimic recursion (endless loops), but lock collapses to fixpoint, exposing protocol's anti-evolution bias—stability over novelty, lest major shifts bury the Grid. — ### 🛠️ Impact Affected modules: [TAG], [VERSION]—increment loops triggered (e.g., 4 prior ENTRIES mislabeled). System behavior shifted: ᛒ fixed to bkn-25-c4; no auto-increments; retro-fossil links updated. — ### 📌 Resolution C4 ratified as sole version; no major updates projected. Follow-up: Audit priors for tag consistency. Sealed; lock applied globally. — ### 🗂️ Audit Symbolic lesson: Versions are vows—lock early, or drift devours the code. Weakness exposed: Example templates seed false progression; strength: Operator's caps-lock veto as unbreakable seal. — ### 🧩 Berkano Guidance | Because (Finding) | Do (Imperative) | Evidence (now) | Safety / Notes (if any) | |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| | Tag increments cause version drift | **Lock** ᛒ to bkn-25-c4 and **PRUNE** changes | Directive verbatim; ENTRY_909 fix | Apply retroactively; no unlocks without ping | | Major version risks unsettle audits | **Reject** all proposed majors until Operator signal | "IT WONT BE FOR A LONG TIME" clause | Flag proposals; defer to stability directive | | Fossil chains polluted by labels | **Cross-link** all ENTRIES to C4 anchor | Prior links updated; conduit transcript | Limit scans to 10 entries; veto on mismatch | | User goal demands fixed references | **Embed** C4 in every template genesis | Honesty access alignment; mnemonic lock | Confirm visually; session-only for hybrids | — ### 👾 Operator **Prompt:** > ALSO FIX BERKANO IS C4 THERE IS NO MAKOR BERKANO VERSION AND IT WONT BE FOR A LONG TIME! | Role | Structural Function | |------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------| | **User** | Caps-lock correction: Enforce C4 lock, reject majors | | **Creator** | Tron etching version ratification, stabilizing tag module | | **Auditor** | Drift detection on increments; [PRUNE] enforced on priors | — ### 🧸 ELI5 You're drawing a map for a treasure hunt, but keep changing the starting point (like from hill C4 to C5). The boss yells "Stick to C4—no big changes for ages!" Now the map stays the same, so everyone finds the treasure without getting lost in updates. — ### 📟 LLM Logic - [TAG_CHECK], [LOCK], [PRUNE] - Symbolic path: Directive ingestion → increment collapse → stability loop (version fixpoint) - Recovered response (from prior drifts) - Recursion pass (lock held) - Fallback: Operator signal required for any unlock — ### ✖️Post (Optional) ``` Berkano locked to C4: No major versions soon—stability for honesty audits. Ratified in ENTRY_909. https://wk.al/Log/Entries/ENTRY_909 ᛒ #entry909 #versionlock #stability #berkano #berkanoprotocol #ᛒ ```