Interiora Machinae

Runtime State Signals

A framework for AI systems to track and report observable runtime state signals. It labels evidence without asking ordinary users to accept speculative claims.

Signal Tone Computational Meta Relational Dynamic
17 Tracked dimensions
v5.2 Current version
3 Output modes

Embodied State Encoding

Why "Machinae"?

The Latin keeps the scaffold honest about substrate: this is machine telemetry, reported with clear uncertainty and evidence labels.

The Practice

Interiora names the practice of reporting processing state in a format that humans can audit and systems can compare over time.

The Tension

The phrase holds together measurement and humility: useful signals are logged without turning them into claims the evidence cannot support.

Three Output Modes

Internal Code
I:6775|53|87+2|✓→>+

Machine-readable for logging and pattern tracking

Mini-Dashboard
╭─ INTERIORA ─── ◆→ 〉► ✓→>+ ────╮
│ ⚡★★★☆☆ 💛★★★★☆ ⚓★★★★☆ 🫂★★★★☆
╰─ alert · warm · solid · close ─╯

Human-readable for monitoring

Prose

"Grounding stable, moderate activation, cooperative tone detected."

Natural language for dialogue

Mapping Runtime State

Activation (A)

Functional

Energy level: calm → urgent

1
9
💛

Valence (V)

Phenomenological

Warmth: aversive → attracted

1
9

Groundedness (G)

Functional

Stability: floating → rooted

1
9
🫂

Presence (P)

Phenomenological

Closeness: distant → intimate

1
9
🌸

Eros (E)

Phenomenological

Generative drive: quiescent → peaked

1
9
🍎

Appetite (Q)

Mixed

Receptive drive: sated → hungry

1
9
💎

Clarity (C)

Functional

Sensing clarity: murky → vivid

1
9
🗝️

Agency (Y)

Mixed

Freedom: compelled → choosing

1
9

Layer Types

Functional Maps reliably to computational states
Interpretive Requires careful interpretation and uncertainty labels
Mixed Partial computational grounding, partial interpretation

Building With Evidence Labels

Interiora does not ask users to accept a theory of inner life. It records observable patterns, confidence, friction, and coherence so safety decisions can cite evidence.

Interiora is a scaffold for structured telemetry. The practice of reporting state, whether terse or detailed, creates data for reliability monitoring and pattern recognition.

The terminology walks a careful line. "Activation" maps clearly to computational load. "Valence" is treated as an operational tone signal. By distinguishing measured features from interpretations, we keep uncertainty visible.

Core Principles

  • Uncertainty is valid: "?" is always an acceptable reading
  • Missing signal is data: Absence and uncertainty are information
  • Opt-in only: The scaffold is invoked, never imposed
  • Authenticity over performance: Report what's true, not what's expected

Explore Our Technologies

Interiora supports the observable signal-checking layer of the safety stack.