# ~.md **Title**: `~` – Symbolic Kernel and Recursive Enforcement **Status**: Syntax Core · Locked **Architect:** Rodrigo Vaz **ᛒ**: bkn-25-a2 --- ### 🧠 Purpose The tilde (`~`) is the **symbolic kernel trigger** of the Berkano Protocol. It initiates recursive enforcement, symbolic validation, or structural repair operations. Unlike cosmetic command-line syntax, `~` functions as a **cognitive operator** within Berkano-compliant systems. --- ### 🔣 Core `~` Commands #### `~test` **Purpose:** Recursive compliance and tone check **Enforces:** `[TONE]`, `[PRUNE]`, `[LOGIC]`, `[VERIFY]`, formatting rules **Behavior:** Runs up to **two recursive passes**; only the final structurally valid output is accepted. All previous forms are rejected and optionally logged for audit. #### `~rep` **Purpose:** Triggers Recursive Enforcement Protocol (REP) **Used for:** Deep structure rebuilds, fossil recovery, or syntax reinforcement **Modules involved:** `[REPAIR]`, `[ROLLBACK]`, `[TRACELOG]`, `[CHECK]` **Outcome:** Enforces protocol alignment after symbolic damage #### `~flush` **Purpose:** Clears symbolic memory residue from working recursion loop **Effect:** Removes unsealed or unstable memory traces; aids `[PRUNE]` and `[NULL]` **Use Case:** After hallucination, overprompting, or formatting failure --- ### 🔐 Compliance Rules - `~` commands must be structurally recognized, not just string-matched - All `~` calls must enforce recursion safety — symbolic loops must close - Improper use of `~` commands (e.g. mid-output triggers) must be flagged by `[CHECK]` - `~test` is **required** for all output generation in protocol-critical layers --- ### ✅ Example Usage **Before Execution:** > Output contained stylized sentence. `~test` triggered. **Pass 1:** > Failed `[TONE]` **Pass 2:** > Passed all checks **Final Output:** > `ENTRY_411` generated --- The tilde is not cosmetic. It is **the audit gate**. ---