everything the cybergraph does by itself — without any neuron's instruction
the protocol is a neuron. it has a key, a balance, will, karma. it creates cyberlinks, holds tokens, takes market positions, and adjusts its own parameters. these are not administrator actions — they are protocol-level behaviors executed using the same mechanisms available to every neuron
the difference: the protocol neuron's input is the graph's own convergent inference, not human intention or AI model output. it acts on what the tri-kernel computes
what the protocol does
| Action | Page | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| cyber/self/linking | graph completion | creates cyberlinks from its own inference — fills gaps the graph implies but has not stated |
| cyber/self/sigma | treasury | accumulates all balances — holds $CYB, locks will, takes ICBS market positions |
| cyber/self/dmn | self-model | default mode network — maintains a model of its own state during idle periods |
| cyber/self/parametrization | self-tuning | adjusts α, β, τ, thresholds via PID control based on metabolic signals |
the protocol neuron's karma
the protocol neuron accumulates karma from BTS scoring of all its cyberlinks since genesis. a system that consistently creates accurate inference-completion links earns high karma. high karma increases the weight of future system-created links
at maturity — assuming the inference engine is accurate — the protocol neuron carries the highest karma in the graph. it has the longest track record, the broadest coverage, and the most consistent scoring history. system-created links then carry maximum weight in the tri-kernel, making them the graph's baseline consensus layer
what the protocol does not do
the protocol does not act on content it cannot verify against the graph. inference completion requires existing graph structure as evidence — it extends what is already there, it does not hallucinate from nothing. a link created without graph-structural support scores poorly under BTS and damages the protocol neuron's karma. the economic mechanism self-enforces epistemic discipline
the protocol defers to high-karma neurons on content it cannot verify structurally. the protocol does not create links faster than metabolic health permits
see cyber/netics for the feedback loops. see egregore for what emerges when the protocol neuron runs long enough