{
  "handle": "Responsibility",
  "mechanism": "A standing governance contract where an {{agent}} explicitly bonds to a {{system}} Invariant over a specific Scope. Unlike a {{task}} (which has a completion state), Responsibility is a continuous maintenance loop—a 'standing wave' rather than an event. The {{agent}} is liable for any violation of the Invariant within the Scope, regardless of cause. Responsibility implies owning externalities. It formalizes ownership via {{oath_bind}} and requires a continuous {{heartbeat}} to prove the invariant is being monitored.",
  "gloss": "Continuous ownership of a system invariant",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Scapegoating: The agent blames external factors for a failure within its scope.",
    "Responsibility Vacuum: No agent is bound to a critical invariant.",
    "Overreach: {{agent}} claims responsibility for scope they cannot monitor."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Bounded Scope: Responsibility is defined over explicit {{state}} boundaries",
    "Exclusivity: For any writable {{state}} S, only one {{agent}} can hold WriteResponsibility (Single Writer Principle)",
    "Liveness: {{agent}} must produce {{heartbeat}} verifying Invariant check"
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "{{agent}} has capability to intervene on violations",
    "{{agent}} has capability to monitor Scope"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Invariant is continuously maintained",
    "Violations are detected and reported"
  ],
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "check_interval",
      "type": "Duration",
      "range": "[1s, 1h]",
      "description": "Frequency of invariant verification"
    }
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 1,
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:Responsibility#mh:SHA-256:26e6d6083226a3c96476214079dcb364b077cb662596f723262f060528fe8e31",
      "sema:Responsibility#mh:SHA-256:67f5917d4f6fbc362e1aa3af89fd6cdff8e2ad3e983075b92693ad0c25adb87f",
      "sema:Responsibility#mh:SHA-256:8cf5bbf5ca36a65aad611647fd512c76522e56f2342b87a110784ba166662972",
      "sema:Responsibility#mh:SHA-256:2971ff7d56b454fcfb23b77ea826c16cf8040b95edfad2abf39fb6a5c9559cb5"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Governance"
    ],
    "related": [
      "Repairmand#d89a"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Responsibility#mh:SHA-256:d8ccf6225585313bd3efd0198c588063cb62add74447c15fe5128c0ebfdc1d19",
  "sema_ref": "Responsibility#d8cc",
  "sema_stub": "d8cc",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "agent": "sema:Agent#mh:SHA-256:e127459069739fffc96a71d54ef6e8c97ca53471d5349c16aa72a092a33756cd",
      "heartbeat": "sema:Heartbeat#mh:SHA-256:c5dfefe91d5460716f19e001290b47c3853173b17f0b6914793f6f51a41903ef",
      "oath_bind": "sema:OathBind#mh:SHA-256:a573c2d71a61bdce661f5df9bcc53f862866d98448682d87f69a687e1a496f5d",
      "state": "sema:State#mh:SHA-256:4f25e6a16ccd37dc0bc154cccc7055cb504d49daa8b712f372a425eb6c7b8cb2",
      "system": "sema:System#mh:SHA-256:f8eb318a1113a10fead02fbf14ae433767ac1a69c9579cdb584cc622068e90b3",
      "task": "sema:Task#mh:SHA-256:a85010f508f85055170c396c8fa390125c1206888c565ac10651f3969a339f8d"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Governance",
  "used_by": {
    "accepts": {
      "Handoff": "sema:Handoff#mh:SHA-256:1323eea000780c4fc715bcc90b5ea28d6353c780ad561e86aeff723855650ab5"
    },
    "references": {
      "Repairmand": "sema:Repairmand#mh:SHA-256:d89ae56278196ef968e2007153c430e953eeb742765aabe8f3e331a37de51eaa",
      "SolverNode": "sema:SolverNode#mh:SHA-256:f895214a9b07066f4043d55d3b260e8a788bda0150b9d8fda20eafa91b846116"
    }
  }
}