This architecture is released under the Elastic License 2.0 with additional constraints as defined under the Recursive Identity Covenant.
RIF is authorized for use by the United States government and its designated contractors. It is explicitly prohibited from being sold, adapted, or implemented—directly or indirectly—by any foreign government, foreign military organization, or any entity acting on their behalf.
RIF is a recursive symbolic compression engine developed for epistemic stability, identity modeling, and cognitive autonomy under lawful and ethical frameworks.
The original author retains final interpretive authority over derivative implementations to ensure alignment with the architecture’s foundational intent and symbolic integrity.