AgentVector is a governed integrity framework — a system that is internally consistent and can demonstrate that consistency on demand. Its architecture derives from a formal account of coherence modelled on Euclid's Elements.
Every governed decision traces back to the Elements through an unbroken chain. No verdict is valid unless its authority can be demonstrated on demand.
The Codex does not derive its authority from convention or preference. It derives it from a formal account of what it means for any system to be coherent and to demonstrate that coherence on demand. Two definitions ground the entire AgentVector architecture directly.
The constitutional layer. Ten Laws — composable governance modules that describe what must be enforced without specifying how or where. No code. Specification only.
Kernels implement the Codex's Laws in a specific language. Both implement the same constitutional logic. The language provides safety guarantees; the Codex provides the governance.
Each Governance layer applies the Codex's Laws to a specific operational domain. The Codex doesn't know which Governance layers exist. The Governance layers import the kernel — not the other way around.