Public Protocols & Systems
Selected public artifacts, templates, and utilities released under explicit open-source licenses.
Default Ownership Position
Deep Bound Research Lab publishes selected public artifacts, templates, and utilities under explicit open-source licenses where designated. Unless specifically listed within this registry, all systems, runtime architectures, governance frameworks, research artifacts, orchestration methodologies, and implementation designs remain proprietary intellectual property of Deep Bound Research Lab.
Public research publication does not constitute open-source release. Conceptual descriptions, architectural papers, system overviews, and governance models published on this site are not implementation licenses. See Terms of Use for full ownership terms.
Release Disclosure
Deep Bound Research currently publishes public-safe research papers, governance drafts, technical notes, system maps, and design-space artifacts.
Core systems including Ex1, Boundary, Plateau, ACE, Cerberus, and related harness infrastructure are not publicly released unless explicitly marked with: Live Repository, Public Release, Pilot Access, or Open Source Availability.
Public pages describe research direction, governance models, operational principles, and public-safe architectural abstractions. Internal implementation details remain private until reviewed for safety, stability, and release readiness.
Public release follows a staged review process designed to balance transparency, reproducibility, and operational safety.
Release Classification
All systems and repositories are assigned one of the following canonical release states.
Specification or document in active internal development. Not publicly available.
Released for external review. Subject to revision before final publication.
Undergoing licensing, documentation, and safety review before repository publication.
Scheduled for future open-source publication pending internal review milestones.
Publicly available with a live repository, documentation, and governed release notes.
02 / Repository Index
ACE Context Engine
A retrieval and context-ranking engine for task-aware AI execution.
Repository not yet public.
- Visibility
- Open Source Preparation
- Release
- Open Source Preparation
- License
- MIT
- System
- ACE
Boundary Evaluation Harness
Benchmark suites for evaluating agent governance protocols.
Public benchmark suite not yet released.
- Visibility
- Planned
- Release
- Planned Release
- License
- Apache-2.0
- System
- Boundary
Regulated-Actions Protocol
A protocol specification for safe tool-usage by autonomous agents.
Public release pending review.
- Visibility
- Draft Artifact
- Release
- Draft Artifact
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
- System
- Cerberus
Documentation
Related Public Artifacts
Governance protocols, technical notes, and system overviews released for public review. Full index available on the artifacts page.
Determinism Is All You Need
Research Release · ex1
Decision Sovereignty
Research Release · cerberus
Dexter — Governed Cognitive Runtime
Research Release · ex1
Eve Constitution
Runtime Governance Constitution · ex1
DBRL Research Index
Research Index
ACE Context Engine
Open Source Plan · ace
Boundary Trace Model
Technical Note · boundary
Cerberus Defensive Harness Note
Technical Note · cerberus
03 / Proprietary Systems
The following systems are proprietary. They are described conceptually on this site but are not available for external use, reproduction, or deployment.
Ex1
Cognitive Operating Environment
- Status
- Research Beta Soon
- License
- Proprietary
- Access
- Not Public
Boundary
Agent Governance Runtime
- Status
- Internal R&D
- License
- Proprietary
- Access
- Not Public
Cerberus
Security & Runtime System
- Status
- Internal R&D
- License
- Proprietary
- Access
- Not Public
Stronghold
Knowledge Infrastructure
- Status
- Internal R&D
- License
- Proprietary
- Access
- Not Public
Plateau
Concept Research System
- Status
- Active Research
- License
- Proprietary
- Access
- Not Public
Long-Horizon Harness
Evaluation System
- Status
- Internal R&D
- License
- Proprietary
- Access
- Not Public
Release Policy
We publish public-safe governance protocols, evaluation harnesses, and technical notes before exposing implementation details. Systems that remain in private research phases are summarized at the capability and principle level until they are stable, reviewed, and safe to release. Publication does not imply license. Open-source availability is explicitly designated — absence from this registry means proprietary by default.
Commitment to Open Governance
While many of our core systems remain in private research phases to ensure safety and stability, we aim to release the governance protocols and evaluation harnesses that underpin them as open standards. All future open-source releases will be explicitly designated and listed in this registry.