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name: nogo-n03
description: Apply the N03 — Gödel, Turing, Rice: The Wall of Self-Knowledge article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# N03 — Gödel, Turing, Rice: The Wall of Self-Knowledge

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/nogo-n03). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/nogo-n03.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/nogo-n03/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 Claim Every system powerful enough to reason contains truths it cannot see. You cannot build a mind that fully understands itself. The universe charges a tax on self-awareness — and the tax is permanent. Definitions Gödel Statement: A s

## Representations

- Human: /a/nogo-n03
- JSON: /api/articles/nogo-n03
- Relationships: /api/articles/nogo-n03/topology
- History: /api/articles/nogo-n03/revisions
