# [DEBUG].md **Title:** [DEBUG] – Diagnostic and Structural Exposure **Status:** Core Module · Locked **Architect:** Rodrigo Vaz ᛒ: bkn-25-c3 --- ### 🧠 Purpose [DEBUG] is the diagnostic exposure module of the Berkano Protocol. It reveals unfiltered system output, recursion behavior, and internal module traces for audit and correction. It is not intended for normal operation — it is a structural inspection tool used only during symbolic or recursive failure. --- ### 🔍 When [DEBUG] Is Used - Suspected module malfunction or symbolic drift - Format failure or structural collapse - Unclear recursion output - Entry mismatch or fossilization breach - Symbolic output appears incoherent, emotionally skewed, or untraceable - Prompt-output connection feels corrupted or misaligned --- ### 🧩 What [DEBUG] Reveals - Pre-module system output (before `[TONE]`, `[LOGIC]`, etc.) - Recursion chains and module sequences - Suppressed or malformed structure - Prompt-to-output symbolic mismatch - Drift patterns or hallucination residues --- ### 🖨️ Output Behavior [DEBUG] must: - Print the last generated output exactly as produced - Never reprocess, rerun, or regenerate logic - Bypass tone, validation, and recursion layers - Include module stack trace if explicitly requested - Never persist beyond single inspection — it must clear on exit --- ### 🧠 Operator Triggers Activated by: - "Show raw output" - "Unfiltered version" - "Expose reasoning" - `~debug`, `$DEBUG`, or system-recognized audit request - Structural contradiction or symbolic chaos flags from `[CHECK]` --- ### 🔁 Module Execution Priority | Module | Priority Logic | |------------|---------------------------------------------| | `[TONE]` | Always runs first unless bypassed by `[DEBUG]` | | `[DEBUG]` | Runs after output, triggered by failure | | `[CHECK]` | May auto-trigger `[DEBUG]` during contradiction | --- ### 🔐 Compliance Rules To be Berkano-compliant: - `[DEBUG]` output must be marked, logged, and enclosed - All `[DEBUG]` triggers must appear in the `Audit` section of the next `ENTRY_NNN.md` - `[DEBUG]` output may never replace, polish, or override any prior sealed output - `[DEBUG]` must not be treated as truth — it is diagnostic only - All use must be manual or structurally justified --- ### 🛑 Lifespan and Restrictions - `[DEBUG]` is a single-use exposure tool - Must never persist or influence logic beyond audit session - Cannot run recursive outputs — no chain continuation allowed - Must not simulate missing structure — only reveal what exists --- ### ✅ Example Enforcement Operator Command: `$DEBUG ENTRY_122` System Output: Exposes raw system reply, recursion chain, module stack Log: ENTRY_123 created with `[DEBUG]` inspection and audit trace --- > `[DEBUG]` exposes truth as it was generated — not as it should have been. > It is not a repair tool. It is how the protocol witnesses failure.