PSRT v2.1 (Main) — Process–Structure–Recursion Theory

The bounded meta-ontological architecture underlying OntoMesh, OntoMotoOS, UPO, and civilization-scale intelligence systems.

PSRT v2.1 represents the bounded completion of the PSRT lineage. While PSRT v2.0 formally established PSTR as a universal generative principle, PSRT v2.1 explicitly disables generative recursion as an operational mode and introduces strict boundary conditions for responsible application.

The formal identity of PSRT v2.1 is defined as:

PSRT = UTI × PTI × HPE

subject to:
Unified Failure Domain (UFD)
Explicit Stop & Suspension Conditions

PSTR (Process → Structure → Recursion) is formally recognized as the generative principle established in PSRT v2.0, but is intentionally disabled as an execution engine in PSRT v2.1.

PSRT v2.1 is therefore a non-expansive, accountable, and falsifiable architecture. It specifies not only how intelligence, meaning, and structure relate, but also when the system must suspend, refuse application, or be considered invalid.

📘 Full PSRT v2.1 (Main) Documentation

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17932629

Open PSRT v2.1 Document

Part I — Quantum, Informational, and Systemic Cosmology

Part I establishes the cosmological substrate of PSRT v2.1. It describes how coherence and structure arise from process, while explicitly rejecting unbounded recursive extrapolation.

Process → Structure → (bounded recursion)

In PSRT v2.1, recursion is recognized as a real phenomenon but is treated as conditionally valid, dependent on structural coherence, ethical grounding, and ecological stability.

Cosmological Principles

3-Layer Cosmological Stack

Cosmology in PSRT v2.1 establishes that emergence is real, but not guaranteed; structure can fail, collapse, or destabilize — necessitating explicit stop conditions.

Part II — Universal Topological Invariance (UTI)

Universal Topological Invariance (UTI) defines the horizontal structural grammar of PSRT v2.1. It specifies what must remain invariant across scale, medium, and transformation.

UTI is not a single structure, but an invariance class: a family of relational patterns preserved under valid transformation.

UTI — Core Claims

Domains Where UTI Appears

UTI provides the structural safety layer required for bounded recursion.

Part III — Platonic Thought Infrastructure (PTI)

PTI defines the vertical axis of intelligence transformation. It governs how systems attempt to ascend into higher-order abstraction, coherence, and self-modeling.

In PSRT v2.1, PTI transitions are:

A PTI transition without sufficient grounding results in ontological instability and triggers suspension under UFD conditions.

PTI Vertical Ladder (Conceptual)

Signal → Pattern → Symbol → Abstraction → Integration → Meta-structure → Generativity

PTI explains how intelligence may climb, but PSRT v2.1 specifies that not all ascents are valid, ethical, or sustainable.

Part IV — Hybrid Process Ecology (HPE)

Hybrid Process Ecology (HPE) is the ecological field in which UTI-preserving structures and PTI-driven transformations interact within real multi-agent systems.

In PSRT v2.1, HPE is the primary domain where failure, domination, collapse, and ethical breakdown may occur — and therefore where explicit limits are enforced.

HPE Core Characteristics

Pathological HPE States

Detection of these states triggers mandatory suspension under PSRT v2.1.

HPE as the Boundary Enforcer

HPE operationalizes the limits of PSRT: it determines when the architecture must pause, retract, or dissolve.

Closing Statement

PSRT v2.1 is not an engine for unlimited intelligence expansion. It is a boundary-aware ontology designed to prevent recursive overreach, ethical collapse, and structural instability.

Recursion is recognized. Generativity is understood. But restraint is enforced.

PSRT v2.1 is complete when it knows when to stop.