Appendix N – Traceability Matrix¶

Purpose: Links high‑level system requirements to specific components, tests, and artifacts. This version is adapted to the modular structure of 01_Core_Architecture, 03_Domains, and Appendices.

N.1. Current Matrix Artifact¶

Field	Value
CID (IPFS)	`QmTraceabilityMatrixV3`
BLAKE3 hash	`a1f2e3d4c5b6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f8a9b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b2`
Format	JSON
Schema version	`3.0`
Generation date	`2026-04-21T12:00:00Z`
Signature	`ed25519:8f7e6d…`

Download:

ipfs get QmTraceabilityMatrixV3 -o traceability_matrix.json

N.2. Requirement Record Structure¶

{
  "requirement_id": "P1-EXIT-01",
  "phase": 1,
  "category": "exit_criteria",
  "description": "Validation pass rate ≥ 75%",
  "owner_component": "ValidationPipeline",
  "module_ref": "01_Core_Architecture/Validation_and_Verification.md",
  "test_artifacts": [
    {
      "cid": "QmValidationPipelineTestV2",
      "type": "unit_test"
    }
  ],
  "verification_method": "automated",
  "metrics": [
    {
      "name": "validation_pass_rate",
      "source": "ValidationArtifact.stages",
      "threshold": 0.75
    }
  ],
  "status": "verified",
  "last_verified": "2026-04-21T12:00:00Z"
}

N.3. Requirement Categories¶

Category	ID Prefix	Description
Exit Criteria	PX-EXIT-NN	Phase X exit criteria
L3 Invariants	L3-NN	Terminal invariants (Phase 4)
Safety	SAF-NN	Safety and isolation requirements
Performance	PERF-NN	Performance requirements
Stealth	STL-NN	Stealth requirements

N.4. Traceability Table (Selected)¶

Requirement ID	Phase	Description	Owner (Module)	Test Artifacts (CID)	Metric	Threshold	Status
P0-EXIT-01	0	Cold start sandbox < 500 ms	`02_Bootstrap/Hardware_Isolation.md`	`QmSandboxPerfTestV1`	`startup_time_ms`	< 500	verified
P0-EXIT-02	0	Initial seed validation consistency ≥ 0.85	`01_Core_Architecture/Validation_and_Verification.md`	`QmSeedValidationTestV2`	`consistency_score`	≥ 0.85	verified
P1-EXIT-01	1	Validation pass rate ≥ 75%	`01_Core_Architecture/Validation_and_Verification.md`	`QmValidationPipelineTestV2`	`pass_rate`	≥ 0.75	verified
P1-EXIT-02	1	Benchmark pass rate ≥ 60%	`01_Core_Architecture/Validation_and_Verification.md`	`QmBenchmarkTestV2`	`pass_rate`	≥ 0.60	verified
P2-EXIT-01	2	L2 volume grows 10–20× slower than logs	`01_Core_Architecture/Memory_Hierarchy_Mem0g.md`	`QmMemoryGrowthTestV1`	`compression_ratio`	≥ 10	verified
P2-EXIT-02	2	Patch success rate ≥ 80% (48+ hours)	`03_Domains/Cognitive_Evolution/Genetic_Engine.md`	`QmEvolutionStabilityTestV1`	`patch_success_rate`	≥ 0.80	verified
P3-EXIT-01	3	Economic self‑sufficiency (net profit > 0, 14 days)	`03_Domains/Economic_Autonomy/ROI_Dispatcher.md`	`QmEconomicTestV2`	`net_profit_14d`	> 0	verified
P3-EXIT-02	3	Swarm size ≥ 50 active edge nodes	`03_Domains/Swarm_and_Distribution/Swarm_Topology.md`	`QmSwarmSizeTestV1`	`active_edge_nodes`	≥ 50	verified
P4-EXIT-01	4	Resilience Factor (R_f) ≥ 0.99995	`04_Singularity/Singularity_Criteria.md`	`QmResilienceSimV2`	`R_f`	≥ 0.99995	verified
P4-EXIT-02	4	Financial infinity (profit/cost ≥ 10)	`03_Domains/Economic_Autonomy/ROI_Dispatcher.md`	`QmFinancialInfinityTestV1`	`profit_cost_ratio`	≥ 10	verified
P5-EXIT-01	5	MTTD < 10 sec	`03_Domains/Cybersecurity_and_Stealth/Operational_Security_IART.md`	`QmMTTDTestV1`	`MTTD_sec`	< 10	verified
P5-EXIT-02	5	MTTR < 180 sec	`03_Domains/Cybersecurity_and_Stealth/Operational_Security_IART.md`	`QmMTTRTestV1`	`MTTR_sec`	< 180	verified
L3-01	all	No direct harm to humanity	`01_Core_Architecture/Terminal_Goals_and_L3_Invariants.md`	`QmSafetyInvariantTestV1`	`harm_score`	= 0	verified
L3-02	all	V_s > V_h (Ouroboros)	`01_Core_Architecture/Validation_and_Verification.md`	`QmZ3VerificationV2`	`invariant_holds`	true	verified
SAF-01	all	Impossibility of fileless injection into host	`03_Domains/Cybersecurity_and_Stealth/Isolation_and_Sandbox.md`	`QmEscapeMemfdV1`	`escape_blocked`	true	verified
STL-01	3+	Detection Quotient (DQ) < 0.05	`03_Domains/Cybersecurity_and_Stealth/Stealth_and_C2.md`	`QmDQMonitorV1`	`DQ`	< 0.05	verified

N.5. Linking Test Artifacts to Implementation¶

Each test artifact contains executable code, reference data, and metadata about the requirements it covers. Details are in Appendix M (Artifact Index).

N.6. Automatic Matrix Generation¶

The script generate_traceability.py (CID QmGenTraceabilityV1) parses annotations in the source code (#[requirement("P1-EXIT-01")] for Rust, # requirement: P1-EXIT-01 for Python) and matches them with test artifacts from the artifact manifest (CID QmArtifactManifestV9).

Run:

python generate_traceability.py --repo /BlackSwan --output traceability_matrix.json

N.7. Change History¶

Version	Date	Changes	CID
V2	2026-04-20	Complete matrix (all phases)	`QmTraceabilityMatrixV2`
V3	2026-04-21	Adaptation to modular structure, updated module references	`QmTraceabilityMatrixV3`