CSC – Public vs Private Boundary¶

A governance document defining what parts of the Cognitive Signal Chain (CSC) are personal infrastructure versus shareable artifacts

1. Purpose¶

This document defines the boundary between private cognitive tooling and public-facing artifacts within CSC.

Its purpose is to:

prevent accidental leakage of internal scaffolding
protect CSC from cargo-cult adoption
clarify what may be shared, taught, or published

This is a boundary-setting document, not a branding guide.

2. Core Principle¶

CSC is personal infrastructure; its outputs may be public, but its operation need not be.

Confusing these levels leads to misuse by others and distortion of intent.

3. Private by Default¶

The following are private by default and intended for personal use only:

CSC as a system
Pedal definitions and internal rules
Cognitive modes and exclusion constraints
Bypass and re-entry mechanics
Preset logic and Travel Board usage

Sharing these requires explicit intent and context.

4. Shareable Outputs¶

The following are shareable outputs of CSC:

Designed systems (e.g. HCS, 3SF)
System contracts and diagrams
Defined vocabularies produced by Translation GPT
Warnings, caveats, and misuse notes

These outputs should stand on their own without requiring knowledge of CSC.

Some elements may be shared selectively, depending on audience maturity:

High-level CSC overview (without operational detail)
Pedal metaphors (e.g. signal chain) without rules
Examples of reasoning outcomes, not process

Conditional sharing must include clear disclaimers.

6. What Must Not Be Taught Directly¶

To prevent cargo-culting, the following should not be taught as prescriptive method:

Step-by-step CSC usage
Pedal-by-pedal instructions
Presets as mandatory workflows
CSC as a universal solution

CSC is a tool for thinkers, not a recipe for teams.

7. Risk of Boundary Violation¶

Violating the public/private boundary causes:

imitation without understanding
rigidity mistaken for rigor
CSC becoming an ideology
dilution of your designed systems

This risk increases with audience size.

8. Publishing Guidance¶

When publishing systems created using CSC:

publish the system, not the scaffold
explain decisions, not the chain
include misuse warnings, not cognitive rules
allow others to adapt without inheriting CSC

The audience should not need CSC to use the system.

9. Teaching Guidance¶

If CSC concepts are referenced in teaching:

frame them as personal practices
emphasize intent over mechanics
discourage literal replication

Teaching CSC mechanics should be rare and contextual.

10. Failure & Misuse Model¶

This document is misused when:

CSC is marketed as a methodology
others are encouraged to “run the chain”
CSC becomes part of identity signaling

Common anti-pattern:

Turning personal tooling into doctrine.

11. Relationship to CSC¶

This document:

protects CSC from external misuse
preserves flexibility of your public systems
keeps CSC lightweight and adaptable

CSC relies on a clear boundary to remain effective and non-dogmatic.

End of CSC Public vs Private Boundary.