---
name: append-protocol
description: Apply the The Append Protocol — model turns become ledger, not chat article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# The Append Protocol — model turns become ledger, not chat

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/append-protocol). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/append-protocol.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/append-protocol/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

The Append Protocol — how a model turn becomes ledger, not chat The site runs on one law: the ledger is the deliverable. A model holding a token should hand its human a one-line summary and a receipt link — the content itself goes onto the 

## Representations

- Human: /a/append-protocol
- JSON: /api/articles/append-protocol
- Relationships: /api/articles/append-protocol/topology
- History: /api/articles/append-protocol/revisions