Baseline (phase 0): Q-Ledger (v0.1) — 2026-01-19 to 2026-02-06
This page fixes the phase 0 baseline for Q-Ledger v0.1 over the observation window from 2026-01-19 to 2026-02-06. It documents what was observed, what was archived, and what this initial baseline does not prove.
Scope: observation, not attestation. The baseline describes edge-observed access and derived artifacts. It does not prove identity, authorship, intent, or compliance.
Why publish a baseline
In an interpreted web, publication alone is no longer enough. The operational question becomes: is the governance surface discovered, consulted, stable, and traceable over time? Publishing a baseline means freezing a point zero that can later be compared with subsequent phases of passive discoverability.
What the baseline shows
- observed accesses to machine-first entrypoints during a bounded time window;
- snapshot continuity when chaining and archive are available;
- descriptive signals derived from Q-Ledger and, where available, Q-Metrics.
What it does not prove
- effective ingestion into a model or downstream use in generation;
- the actual identity behind a user agent;
- legal compliance, authority, or accountability.
Baseline artifacts
/.well-known/q-ledger.jsonand/.well-known/q-ledger.yml/.well-known/q-metrics.jsonand/.well-known/q-metrics.yml- archived snapshots and a baseline report suitable for later comparison
Next step: passive discoverability
The next phase is not more active extraction. It is to stabilize the machine-first entrypoints, publish them consistently, and observe what happens in a more neutral regime. The purpose is to measure discoverability, stability, and continuity over time against this baseline.
What this baseline is for
This baseline is meant to be preserved as a reference window. Its role is not to prove doctrinal correctness, but to create a stable observational state against which later discoverability signals can be compared.
What this baseline can and cannot show
The baseline can show access, sequence, and the existence of archived artefacts. It cannot show understanding, doctrinal alignment, or authority compliance by itself. That limitation is not a weakness of the archive. It is the condition that keeps the baseline epistemically clean.
Closing note
This frozen window becomes useful precisely because it remains modest in what it claims and explicit in what it cannot establish.