The Principia Machina/Diagrams/C3 Lifecycle pipeline

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Conceptual diagram 3 of 5. Part of the TPM hub.

• KIND: process
• LANGUAGE: Mermaid
• GENERATED FROM: declared by the human 2026-09-17; TPS 5.5-5.10, 4.1-4.6, 3.4, 2.5
• STATUS: hand-authored at TPS 0.1.0; conceptual, kept by the human; never generated
• SOURCE SHA-256: a767e68cb6ea122a327c9eb20a47b14ea9b10be54d054610b33e01323aa80370

Rendered live from the source, which is the text equivalent and is shown under the drawing. The key to the shapes is in the panel.

Source (the text equivalent; Mermaid)

%% C3 UWC lifecycle pipeline. TPS 5.5-5.10, 4.1-4.6, 3.4, 2.5.
flowchart TD
  subgraph S1 ["1. Draft, TPS 5.5.1 to 5.5.2"]
    D1[(DRAFT UWC page)] --> Z1[TPK zone: kernel tests T1-T6]
    Z1 --> Z2[TrM zone: the four checks]
    Z2 --> Z3[TMS zone: SR9, the last gate]
    Z1 -. rejected .-> A1[/author repairs the draft/]
    Z2 -. rejected .-> A1
    Z3 -. rejected .-> A1
    A1 --> D1
  end
  subgraph S2 ["2. Certify, TPS 5.5.3 to 5.5.4"]
    Z3 --> DG[TPX computes the four digests]
    DG --> UU[UUID and a unique prefix]
    UU --> CC[(CANDIDATE CERTIFICATE on staging)]
    CC --> HD[/H-DECL lands it, state CERTIFIED/]
    HD --> DL[(DECLARATIONS line)]
    DL --> IN[TPX initializes the UWC]
    IN --> BC[(BUILD CHAIN line)]
  end
  subgraph S3 ["3. Work, TPS 5.7 to 5.10"]
    IN --> LK[lock acquired by base-revision edit]
    LK --> WB[work blocks commissioned and owned]
    WB --> LD[landing through TPX]
    LD --> MF[(records, manifest, badge last)]
    MF --> RL[release after the push]
  end
  subgraph S4 ["4. Audit, TPS 4.1 to 4.6"]
    MF --> CAC[CAC applies SR1 to SR9]
    CAC --> ST[(WITHDRAWAL records)]
    CAC --> AB[audit block opens]
    AB --> DI[/decision item to the human/]
  end
  subgraph S5 ["5. Succession, TPS 3.4, 2.5.7, 5.11.6"]
    DGF[digest-gate failure] --> HR[/human declares RESTORE or FORK/]
    CR[change request against the TFK] --> CF[COPY-FORWARD to a successor]
    HR -- FORK --> CF
    CF --> SC[(SUCCESSOR UWC with back-pointers)]
    RT[/H-DECL declares RETIRED/] --> RO[(pages read-only, still indexed)]
  end
  MF -. every write .-> DGF
  DI -. DOMAIN or successor .-> CR

  classDef task fill:#eaecf0,stroke:#a2a9b1,color:#202122
  classDef human fill:#eaf3ff,stroke:#36c,color:#202122
  classDef data fill:#fef6e7,stroke:#ac6600,color:#202122
  classDef bad fill:#fee7e6,stroke:#d33,color:#202122
  classDef good fill:#d5fdf4,stroke:#14866d,color:#202122
  style S1 fill:#f8f9fa,stroke:#c8ccd1,color:#202122
  style S2 fill:#f8f9fa,stroke:#c8ccd1,color:#202122
  style S3 fill:#f8f9fa,stroke:#c8ccd1,color:#202122
  style S4 fill:#f8f9fa,stroke:#c8ccd1,color:#202122
  style S5 fill:#f8f9fa,stroke:#c8ccd1,color:#202122
  class Z1,Z2,Z3,DG,UU,IN,LK,WB,LD,RL,CAC,AB,CR,CF task
  class A1,HD,DI,HR,RT human
  class D1,CC,DL,BC,MF,SC,RO data
  class ST,DGF bad

Text equivalent

Stage 1 Draft: a DRAFT UWC enters its zones in order and each rejected component returns to the author (5.5.1, 5.5.2). Stage 2 Certify: TPX computes the four digests, obtains the UUID and prefix, writes the candidate certificate; H-DECL lands it as a DECLARATIONS line, with the container's access policy OPEN or CLOSED; TPX initializes the container and appends the BUILD CHAIN line (5.5.3, 5.5.4). Stage 3 Work: the lock, work blocks, landings, manifest and badge written last, release after push (5.7 to 5.10). Stage 4 Audit: the CAC at every run applies SR1 to SR9, writes strikes, and opens audit blocks that end in decision items (4.1 to 4.6). Stage 5 Succession: a digest-gate failure or a change request leads to RESTORE, FORK or COPY-FORWARD into a successor; retirement leaves pages read-only (2.5.7, 3.4, 5.11.6).