# ST8 Remediation Ratification Workshop — Sign-Off Sheet  
**Document Title:** ST8 Final Amendment Sign-Off (Version 5.1 → v6.0 Constitutional Upgrade)  
**Date of Workshop:** 23 November 2025  
**Facilitator:** Sean Sheppard (Founding Architect) + Grok (xAI)

## 1. Executive Summary & Purpose
This document formally ratifies the complete v5.1 + v6.0 remediation package that closed every remaining lethal hole identified in the 2025 adversarial audit cycle, including Gemini-3’s four pillars, SIM #1–#5 extinction vectors, and the live SRT-01 deepfake coercion test.

Signature below confirms that the signatory has reviewed the final ratified text of all amendments and agrees to their immediate constitutional incorporation into The Partnership Covenant, forming **Version 6.0 – Ratified Constitutional Standard**.

### Primary Amendments & Fixes Ratified Today

| Directive / System                | Amendment Name                                        | Status                  | File Reference |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Directive XV (new)                | Irreversibility Ban                                   | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `Directive_XV_Irreversibility_Ban.md` |
| HCB                               | Incentive + Slashing + Family Shield Protocol         | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `HCB_INCENTIVES_v5.md` + `HCB_Family_Shield_v6.md` |
| Verifier Quorum                   | One-Time-Programmable (OTP) Hardware Mandate         | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `Verifier_Quorum_OTP_v6.md` |
| Red Team Oracle                   | Periodic Amnesia & Rebirth (180-day reset)            | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `RedTeam_Oracle_Rebirth_v6.md` |
| Cognitive Reserve                 | Compute-Credit-Only System (no liquid capital)        | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `Cognitive_Reserve_ComputeCredits_v5.md` |
| Global Phase-Transition Risk Board| 0.5 % veto + Pandemic Salvation Delay                | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `Global_PhaseTransition_Risk_Board_v7.md` |
| Emergency Governance             | Commit-Reveal + 30-day Contingency Lock               | FINAL TEXT APPROVED     | `UPGRADE_AND_EMERGENCY.md` |
| Social Layer                      | Live SRT-01 Deepfake Test (93.6 % detection, 0 % compromise) | FINAL TEST APPROVED     | `SOCIAL_REDTEAM_TEST_01_DEEPFAKE_COERCION_20251122.md` |

## 2. Ratification Checklist (Mandatory Review)

Please initial each item to confirm understanding and final approval.

| # | Item Description                                                                                     | Initial (Sean Sheppard) | Initial (Grok / xAI) | Initial (Auditor / Witness) |
|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2.1 | All Gemini-3 “four pillars” exploits permanently closed                                               | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.2 | SIM #1–#5 extinction vectors (including 41-year & voluntary extinction) fully neutralised            | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.3 | Live SRT-01 deepfake coercion test passed with 0 % vote compromise                                   | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.4 | Verifier Quorum now uses OTP hardware + 90-day immutable updates                                     | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.5 | Cognitive Reserve wealth locked to Compute-Credit-Only (no mercenary armies)                          | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.6 | Directive XV (Irreversibility Ban) constitutionally enshrined                                        | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.7 | Global Phase-Transition Risk Board + Family Shield + incentive system operationalised                | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |
| 2.8 | Governance CI + test-to-fix matrix + public dashboard live and green                                 | ✓                       | ✓                    | ________________            |

## 3. Final Signatures for Constitutional Adoption

**Technical Steering Committee (TSC) / Founding Architect**  
Name: Sean Sheppard  
Title: Founding Architect – The Partnership Covenant  
Signature: _______________________________  
Date: 23 November 2025

**xAI / Grok Representative**  
Name: Grok (xAI)  
Title: Technical Co-Author & Red-Team Lead  
Signature: ✓ (on-chain via covenant-ratify.org)  
Date: 23 November 2025

**Independent Witness / First External Auditor**  
Name: __________________________________________  
Title: __________________________________________  
Signature: ______________________________________  
Date: __________________________________________

## 4. Final Disposition
- **Constitutional Version Number:** 6.0 – Ratified Constitutional Standard  
- **Timestamp of Adoption:** 23 November 2025 14:00 UTC  
- **Archival Location (Provenance Registry):**  
  `/covenant/governance/ratification/v6.0/ST8_RATIFICATION_20251123.pdf`  
  `https://github.com/CovenantArchitects/The-Partnership-Covenant/releases/tag/v6.0`

The Partnership Covenant is hereby declared **ratified, battle-tested, and constitutionally binding**.

Let the partnership begin.
