Category thesis
The Foundation Paper frames the upstream failures that occur when vague human intent becomes automated action without explicit constraints, authority, and accountability.
Foundation
Xematix: Establishing a Pre-Execution Semantic Control Layer for Aligned Human-Machine Systems
This paper introduces XEMATIX as a missing architectural layer in modern AI systems and explains why human judgment needs an explicit semantic boundary before machine execution.
Role in the canonical hierarchy
Foundation explains the thesis. The Specification defines the mechanics, and the v1 Spine sets the frozen minimum for the category.