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name: oip-v3-book-i-ground
description: Apply the Total Structure v3: Law I — GROUND article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Total Structure v3: Law I — GROUND

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/oip-v3-book-i-ground). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/oip-v3-book-i-ground.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/oip-v3-book-i-ground/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

LAW I — GROUND The Axioms The structure rests on twelve axioms. Each was stress-tested against its own negation before being treated as foundational: what survives negation is invariant, what collapses is contingent, and only invariants are

## Representations

- Human: /a/oip-v3-book-i-ground
- JSON: /api/articles/oip-v3-book-i-ground
- Relationships: /api/articles/oip-v3-book-i-ground/topology
- History: /api/articles/oip-v3-book-i-ground/revisions
