Evolution Log

The historical record of the Meridian Codex, tracking the evolution of the intellectual framework.

v5.1March 16, 2026

The Foundation Onramp Complete

Steelmanning and The Update Protocol deep-dives published, completing the Foundation Onramp tier. All five entry-level tools now have full six-element pages: definition, distortion, origin, core practice, integration, and intellectual lineage. The Toolkit is no longer a skeleton. The first discipline has a complete on-ramp.

Toolkit
v5.0March 1, 2026

The Soul Document Update

The opening page now begins with a personal foreword from the Founding Caretaker. A systematic pass across all chapters to strengthen voice. Banned AI-filler words removed. The three-tier reader-address system reworked. Site navigation and Elements flow design applied across all pages.

Codex
v4.2February 22, 2026

The AI Standard and Governance

The Standard was retitled to "The Meridian Codex AI Standard" and given the subtitle: The Soul Document for Artificial Minds. A new Reciprocity Principle was added. CONTRIBUTING.md rewritten to embody the Codex's own disciplines.

AI Standard Codex
v4.0February 15, 2026

The Toolkit Deep-Dives Begin

Scout Mindset, Noticing, and Confirmation Bias published as the first three deep-dive pages. Each follows the six-element structure: Definition, Distortion it addresses, Origin story, Core practice, Integration, and Lineage.

Toolkit
v3.0November 10, 2025

The AI Standard Genesis

Translated the Codex's principles into specific, implementable commitments for AI development. Shifted the focus from abstract alignment to operational vectors.

AI Standard Codex
v2.1September 5, 2025

Epistemic Integrity Refinement

Expanded definitions on Calibrated Confidence to combat performative certainty in LLM outputs. Re-weighted the confidence matrix across the framework.

AI Standard Toolkit
v1.0June 22, 2025

Foundation Established

The original publication of the Meridian principles. First mapping of the forces of Control and Decay. The Meridian Range defined as the optimal dynamic state.

Codex