Golden Chain v1.4: Phi-Engine Quantum Verification + Live DAG + $TRI Energy Rewards

Date: 2026-02-13 Version: 1.4.0 Status: Implemented & Tested

Summary

Golden Chain v1.4 adds Phi-Engine Quantum Verification (Phase E), Live DAG Export, $TRI Energy Rewards, and 3 new QuarkTypes on top of v1.3's 40-quark chain. Quarks increase from 40 to 48 per query (+1 per node). Verification gains a new phase: Phase E (phi-quantum) with 3 sub-checks. Combined: 8 provenance + 48 quarks = 56 immutable records per query.

Key Metrics

Metric	Value	Status
Quark records per query	48 (6+6+5+8+6+5+6+6)	Active
QuarkType variants	22 (19 work + 3 verification)	Active
New QuarkTypes	phi_verify, dag_checkpoint, reward_mint	Active
Verification phases	5 (A: linear, B: DAG, C: phi-hash, D: cross-chain, E: phi-quantum)	Active
Phase E sub-checks	3 (E1: phi-residue, E2: Lucas diversity, E3: golden angle)	Active
DAG export	getDAGEdges() + getDAGStats()	Active
$TRI rewards	calculateSessionReward() with TriRewardConfig	Active
New ChainMessageTypes	DAGVisualization, RewardSummary	Active
Export format	QGC1 v2 binary, 18-byte header (+8 for reward)	Active
New tests added	15	All passing
Updated tests	1 (verification classification 19w+3v=22)	Updated
Total golden chain tests	50 (35 old + 15 new)	All passing
Memory per agent	~17KB (quarks 6.2KB + provenance 2.5KB + export 7.5KB + DAG 192B + reward 48B)	Negligible

What This Means

For Users

Phi-quantum verification: Mathematical proof of chain integrity using golden ratio properties
DAG visibility: Live DAG statistics (edges, depth, width, fan-out, fan-in) in chat
$TRI rewards: Earn micro-TRI for verified high-quality sessions
48 quarks per query: Maximum audit granularity with phi, DAG, and reward tracking

For Operators

56 immutable records per query = maximum audit granularity
5-phase verification = linear + DAG + phi-hash + cross-chain + phi-quantum
$TRI reward system: Configurable base reward, confidence bonus, quark depth bonus, energy penalty
Binary export v2: 18-byte header with reward field, backward compatible with v1

For Developers

phiQuantumVerify() — Phase E with 3 sub-checks (phi-residue, Lucas modular, golden angle)
getDAGEdges() / getDAGStats() — DAG adjacency export for canvas rendering
calculateSessionReward() — Self-contained $TRI reward calculation
TriRewardConfig / TriRewardResult structs
DAGEdge / DAGStats structs
3 new QuarkType variants with isPhiQuark(), isDAGQuark(), isRewardQuark() classifiers
isVerificationQuark() now includes phi_verify (3 verification quarks total)
Phi constants: PHI, PHI_INV, PHI_SQ, GOLDEN_IDENTITY, LUCAS_SEQUENCE[16], FIB_SEQUENCE[16]

Technical Details

Architecture

Query Input
    |
    v
[GOAL_PARSE] --> Provenance #0 + Quarks Q0-Q5 (6)
    |             (input_capture, goal_classify, oracle_cross_check, phi_verify, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[DECOMPOSE]  --> Provenance #1 + Quarks Q6-Q11 (6)
    |             (task_decompose, dependency_check, oracle_cross_check, phi_verify, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[SCHEDULE]   --> Provenance #2 + Quarks Q12-Q16 (5)
    |             (schedule_plan, energy_accounting, dag_checkpoint, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[EXECUTE]    --> Provenance #3 + Quarks Q17-Q24 (8)
    |             (route_decision, api_call, tvc_cross_check, vsa_bind, oracle_cross_check, phi_verify, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[MONITOR]    --> Provenance #4 + Quarks Q25-Q30 (6)
    |             (quality_gate, tvc_cross_check, fake_injection_detect, phi_verify, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[ADAPT]      --> Provenance #5 + Quarks Q31-Q35 (5)
    |             (adapt_decision, fake_injection_detect, dag_checkpoint, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[SYNTHESIZE] --> Provenance #6 + Quarks Q36-Q41 (6)
    |             (merge_result, format_output, oracle_cross_check, reward_mint, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    v
[DELIVER]    --> Provenance #7 + Quarks Q42-Q47 (6)
    |             (chain_integrity, format_output, energy_accounting, reward_mint, hash_verify, gluon_verify)
    |             + verifyProvenanceChain() -> TRUTH verdict
    |             + verifyQuarkChain() -> Phase A+B+C+D+E -> QUARK TRUTH verdict
    |             + getDAGStats() -> DAGVisualization message
    |             + calculateSessionReward() -> RewardSummary message
    v
Response Output

QuarkType v1.4 (22 variants)

#	Type	Category	Description
0-13	(v1.2 work types)	Work	Unchanged from v1.2
14	hash_verify	Verification	SHA256 hash verification
15	gluon_verify	Verification	Gluon entanglement verification
16	fake_injection_detect	Work (Adversarial)	Detect injection/hallucination
17	oracle_cross_check	Work (Adversarial)	Cross-check against known-good
18	energy_accounting	Work (Accounting)	Track compute cost
19	phi_verify	Verification	Phi-engine quantum hash verification
20	dag_checkpoint	Work (DAG)	DAG structure checkpoint
21	reward_mint	Work (Reward)	$TRI reward minting record

Verification Phases

Phase	Check	Description
A	Linear chain	Genesis zero-hash, recompute all hashes, verify chain links
B	DAG integrity	Entanglement bounds, backward refs only, gluon_verify has refs
C	Phi-hash balance	XOR all hashes, mod-3 residue classes >= 2 of 3 present
D	Cross-chain	Node ordering non-decreasing, every provenance node has quarks
E	Phi-quantum	E1: phi-residue balance, E2: Lucas modular diversity, E3: golden angle spacing

Phase E Sub-Checks

Sub-check	Method	Pass Condition
E1	Map bytes to phi-space (byte/256 * PHI), fractional part into 3 buckets (<0.382, <0.618, >=0.618)	All 3 buckets populated
E2	XOR hashes, check positions 0..15 against LUCAS_SEQUENCE modular residue	>= 8 of 16 positions non-zero
E3	Byte pairs as u16 angles, check consecutive diffs in golden angle range [16806, 33190]	>= 1 pair in range

$TRI Reward Formula

if confidence < min_reward_confidence: 0
if !verified: 0
base = base_reward_utri (default 1000 = 0.001 TRI)
conf_bonus = floor(base * 0.5) if confidence >= 0.9 else 0
quark_bonus = (quark_count - 40) * 10 if quark_count > 40 else 0
energy_penalty = floor(total_latency_us * 0.001)
total = max(0, base + conf_bonus + quark_bonus - energy_penalty)

Export Format v2 (QGC1)

[Header: 18 bytes]  (was 10 in v1)
  magic: 'Q','G','C','1'     (4 bytes)
  version: u16 = 2            (2 bytes)
  provenance_count: u8         (1 byte)
  quark_count: u8              (1 byte)
  chain_verified: u8           (1 byte)
  quark_chain_verified: u8     (1 byte)
  total_reward_utri: u64       (8 bytes, NEW in v2)

[Provenance Records: 158 bytes each]
[Quark Records: 131 bytes each]

Total: ~7.5KB for 8 provenance + 48 quarks
Backward compatible: deserialize accepts v1 (10-byte header, reward=0)

Files Modified

File	Changes
`specs/tri/hdc_golden_chain_phi_v1_4.vibee`	Created — specification (source of truth)
`src/vibeec/golden_chain.zig`	+3 QuarkType variants, +phi constants, +DAGEdge/DAGStats, +TriRewardConfig/TriRewardResult, +2 ChainMessageType, +phiQuantumVerify(), +getDAGEdges(), +getDAGStats(), +calculateSessionReward(), updated 8 emitXxxQuarks (40->48), +export v2, +15 tests
`src/wasm_stubs/golden_chain_stub.zig`	+3 QuarkType variants, +phi constants, +DAG/reward types, +2 ChainMessageType, +stub methods, +agent fields
`src/vsa/photon_trinity_canvas.zig`	+2 ChatMsgType (dag_visualization, reward_summary) + colors + labels

Technology Tree

v1.0 Golden Chain (8-node pipeline)
  |
  v
v1.1 Truth & Provenance (SHA256, 8 records)  -- DONE
  |
  v
v1.2 Quark-Gluon (32 quarks, DAG entanglement)  -- DONE
  |
  v
v1.3 VSA Query + On-Chain Export (40 quarks, search, serialize)  -- DONE
  |
  v
v1.4 Phi-Engine Quantum + Live DAG + $TRI Rewards (48 quarks)  <-- YOU ARE HERE
  |
  v
v2.0 Immortal Self-Verifying Agent

Conclusion

Golden Chain v1.4 transforms the quark chain into a phi-verified, reward-generating, DAG-exportable provenance system. The 48-quark chain with 22 QuarkTypes provides 56 immutable records per query. Phase E (phi-quantum verification) adds 3 mathematical sub-checks based on golden ratio properties. The DAG adjacency export enables canvas visualization. The $TRI energy reward system incentivizes verified high-quality sessions. Export format v2 (18-byte header) preserves backward compatibility with v1. All 50 golden chain tests pass, WASM stub synchronized, canvas updated. v1.1 provenance + v1.2 quark chain + v1.3 search/export remain fully backward compatible.

Summary​

Key Metrics​

What This Means​

For Users​

For Operators​

For Developers​

Technical Details​

Architecture​

QuarkType v1.4 (22 variants)​

Verification Phases​

Phase E Sub-Checks​

$TRI Reward Formula​

Export Format v2 (QGC1)​

Files Modified​

Technology Tree​

Conclusion​