{
  "handle": "OathBind",
  "mechanism": "An automated binding mechanism where an {{actor}} cryptographically commits to a {{rule_set}}. This creates a self-enforcing constraint where deviation triggers an automatic penalty (defined in the rules) via {{spot_audit}}.",
  "gloss": "Pre-commitment to penalties",
  "invariants": [
    "Penalty execution requires cryptographic evidence of the deviation.",
    "Immutability: rules cannot be changed after signing."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 2,
    "ring": 1,
    "caution": "Automated penalties — misconfigured rules cause cascading harm.",
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:OathBind#mh:SHA-256:fc9cec2803eb8062d0f7ea99212c62c8a19bb3455b7dd176a7df8c0a78c80036",
      "sema:OathBind#mh:SHA-256:d4e580b1ff7ae2fdb55c4b99a970de1d506e5ec515d29c1d33a3d565e10b6509",
      "sema:OathBind#mh:SHA-256:e5ab61d18a73e5037f5a412f2d99de3e870ee0b28195c6154741a9e620926b0e",
      "sema:OathBind#mh:SHA-256:7bc93d8ea77a477a8b124b671425a99ee2d7fccebe7bad87f5397e3ba5af888c"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Infrastructure",
      "Verification"
    ]
  },
  "sema_ref": "OathBind#a573",
  "sema_id": "sema:OathBind#mh:SHA-256:a573c2d71a61bdce661f5df9bcc53f862866d98448682d87f69a687e1a496f5d",
  "sema_stub": "a573",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Penalty severity decoupled from deviation severity.",
    "{{rule_set}} ambiguity triggers an unintended penalty.",
    "No path to contest: evidence is sound and the rule it proves a breach of was misconfigured, so an automated penalty executes correctly and wrongly."
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "actor": "sema:Actor#mh:SHA-256:86fc0930b97ffb4fe85d4820af8e17a43166b745d181895f576edf39edde6aa8",
      "rule_set": "sema:RuleSet#mh:SHA-256:7ebf36ad0634307d189aa0545d3424f0d0783bf2a0df04dfafdecf64e0cc9146",
      "spot_audit": "sema:SpotAudit#mh:SHA-256:d3a9df6a57f06278d581310ad3f0cb57941311ced0fb7360a5041e9093231b8a"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Infrastructure",
  "sema_category": "Verification",
  "used_by": {
    "references": {
      "CommitmentDevice": "sema:CommitmentDevice#mh:SHA-256:548b0a08b4956329e458f4e9bd150ea3d40c1867ca99e04b3e4f1bb31c9c6278",
      "Responsibility": "sema:Responsibility#mh:SHA-256:d8ccf6225585313bd3efd0198c588063cb62add74447c15fe5128c0ebfdc1d19"
    }
  }
}