Rescue coherent-systems draft onto the current repository structure

AUDIT.md

@@ -79,14 +79,23 @@ The website remains an introductory projection, not a replacement for repository
 
 This cleanup makes evidence debt visible; it does not invent sources or claim that every exploratory argument is established. Several older analysis, ideology, and futures pages still need source-by-source research review. That work should happen in bounded evidence passes and should preserve the distinction between observation, interpretation, metaphor, and normative claim.
 
-Two draft pull requests remain separate by design:
-
-- PR #6 develops the coherent-systems paper and should rebase or reconcile any shared navigation files before merge.
-- PR #7 is the older isolated website editorial/accessibility prototype. The approved site now carries its central project-first and accessible-theme direction; do not merge the alternate review builder as a second website system. Preserve any still-useful review notes before closing it as superseded.
-
-Neither draft was merged into this audit branch, and neither was treated as current published state.
-
-Two pages in the separate `Root-Sequence/wiki` repository still link to the former `core/legible-systems.md` address on its current `main` branch. [Wiki PR #1](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/wiki/pull/1) is the prepared two-page update. Merge this cleanup first so the new canonical destination exists, then merge the Wiki PR immediately afterward.
+Post-audit follow-up on 2026-09-18 retired both pre-cleanup pull requests
+without merging their outdated structures:
+
+- PR #7 was closed after its useful project-first and accessibility direction
+  had been incorporated into the approved single-page website.
+- PR #6 was closed after [PR #13](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/pull/13)
+  preserved its twelve-file coherent-systems paper package on a fresh branch
+  from current `main`, repaired retired paths, and reconciled its useful
+  cross-domain additions with their canonical pages. The paper remains
+  `v0.1-dev`, AI-assisted, author review pending, and not approved for release.
+  Rae approved the technical preservation and routing work on 2026-09-18; that
+  approval does not extend to the manuscript's claims or publication.
+
+The separate Wiki's former Legible Systems routes were corrected by merged
+[Wiki PR #1](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/wiki/pull/1). Merged
+[Wiki PR #2](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/wiki/pull/2) later added the
+Root Sequence name and provenance entry.
 
 ## Verification record
 

IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version: 0.3
-updated: 2026-09-16
+updated: 2026-09-18
 canonical_trails: IDEA_TRAILS.md
 metadata_convention: IDEA_TRAIL_METADATA.md
 
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ documents:
       - stewardship-authority
       - accountability-externalization
 
+  - repo: Root-Sequence/root-sequence
+    path: research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md
+    role: research
+    trails:
+      - intelligence-authority
+      - stewardship-authority
+      - accountability-externalization
+      - collective-judgment-dissent
+      - accessibility-participation
+
   - repo: Root-Sequence/coherent-world
     path: no-one-noticed/research/INTELLIGENCE-ECOLOGY-AND-AURYN.md
     role: narrative

IDEA_TRAIL_INDEX.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ This index is generated from [`IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml`](IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml) and
 
 **Stable ID:** `stewardship-authority`
 
-- **Research:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/research/karrot-hands-on.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/research/karrot-hands-on.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md) · [`root-sequence/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md)
+- **Research:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/research/karrot-hands-on.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/research/karrot-hands-on.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md) · [`root-sequence/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md) · [`root-sequence/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md)
 - **Human practice:** [`beinghumane-atlas/seeds/humane-collective-decision-architecture.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-atlas/blob/main/seeds/humane-collective-decision-architecture.md) · [`beinghumane-guide/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide/blob/main/README.md) · [`beinghumane-guide/notes/responsibility-accountability-and-consequences.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide/blob/main/notes/responsibility-accountability-and-consequences.md)
 - **Embodied practice:** [`liberation-mass/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/README.md) · [`liberation-mass/docs/roles.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/docs/roles.md)
 - **Real-system work:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/collective-decision-making.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/collective-decision-making.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/community-knowledge.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/community-knowledge.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/groups-and-membership.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/groups-and-membership.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/resource-commons.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/resource-commons.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/design/threat-model.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/design/threat-model.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/design/trust-and-safety.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/design/trust-and-safety.md)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ This index is generated from [`IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml`](IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml) and
 
 **Stable ID:** `accessibility-participation`
 
-- **Research:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/research/space-access-interoperability.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/research/space-access-interoperability.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/spatial-liberation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/spatial-liberation.md)
+- **Research:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/research/space-access-interoperability.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/research/space-access-interoperability.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/spatial-liberation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/spatial-liberation.md) · [`root-sequence/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md)
 - **Human practice:** [`beinghumane-guide/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide/blob/main/README.md)
 - **Embodied practice:** [`liberation-mass/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/README.md) · [`liberation-mass/docs/resilience-and-low-tech.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/docs/resilience-and-low-tech.md) · [`liberation-mass/docs/safety/accessibility.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/docs/safety/accessibility.md) · [`liberation-mass/docs/spaces/spaces.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/docs/spaces/spaces.md) · [`liberation-mass/docs/spatial-principles.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/docs/spatial-principles.md)
 - **Real-system work:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/community-assistant.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/community-assistant.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/community-discovery.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/community-discovery.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/community-home.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/community-home.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/discovery-profile.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/discovery-profile.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/space-mobility-and-access.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/space-mobility-and-access.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/design/accessibility.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/design/accessibility.md) ★ · [`community-infrastructure/docs/design/resilience-and-graceful-degradation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/design/resilience-and-graceful-degradation.md) · [`community-infrastructure/prototypes/community-assistant/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/prototypes/community-assistant/README.md) · [`community-infrastructure/prototypes/community-discovery/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/prototypes/community-discovery/README.md) · [`community-infrastructure/prototypes/degraded-mode/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/prototypes/degraded-mode/README.md) · [`community-infrastructure/prototypes/space-access/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/prototypes/space-access/README.md)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ This index is generated from [`IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml`](IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml) and
 
 **Stable ID:** `intelligence-authority`
 
-- **Research:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/research/local-community-assistant.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/research/local-community-assistant.md) · [`liberated-intelligence/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence/blob/main/README.md) · [`root-sequence/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md)
+- **Research:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/research/local-community-assistant.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/research/local-community-assistant.md) · [`liberated-intelligence/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence/blob/main/README.md) · [`root-sequence/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md) · [`root-sequence/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md)
 - **Human practice:** [`beinghumane-atlas/seeds/intelligence-ecology-and-selection-environments.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-atlas/blob/main/seeds/intelligence-ecology-and-selection-environments.md) · [`beinghumane-guide/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide/blob/main/README.md)
 - **Real-system work:** [`coherent-computing/docs/conceptual-model.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/coherent-computing/blob/main/docs/conceptual-model.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/community-assistant.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/community-assistant.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/permissions-and-consent.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/permissions-and-consent.md) · [`community-infrastructure/prototypes/community-assistant/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/prototypes/community-assistant/README.md)
 - **Speculative design:** [`coherent-world/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/coherent-world/blob/main/README.md) · [`coherent-world/world/resilience-failure-and-continuity.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/coherent-world/blob/main/world/resilience-failure-and-continuity.md)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ This index is generated from [`IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml`](IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml) and
 
 **Stable ID:** `accountability-externalization`
 
-- **Research:** [`liberated-intelligence/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence/blob/main/README.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md) ★ · [`root-sequence/analysis/spatial-liberation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/spatial-liberation.md) · [`root-sequence/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md) · [`root-sequence/systems/resilience-and-graceful-degradation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/systems/resilience-and-graceful-degradation.md)
+- **Research:** [`liberated-intelligence/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberated-intelligence/blob/main/README.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md) · [`root-sequence/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/externalized-responsibility.md) ★ · [`root-sequence/analysis/spatial-liberation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/spatial-liberation.md) · [`root-sequence/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/concepts/intelligence-ecology.md) · [`root-sequence/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md) · [`root-sequence/systems/resilience-and-graceful-degradation.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/systems/resilience-and-graceful-degradation.md)
 - **Human practice:** [`beinghumane-atlas/seeds/humane-collective-decision-architecture.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-atlas/blob/main/seeds/humane-collective-decision-architecture.md) · [`beinghumane-atlas/seeds/intelligence-ecology-and-selection-environments.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-atlas/blob/main/seeds/intelligence-ecology-and-selection-environments.md) · [`beinghumane-guide/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide/blob/main/README.md) · [`beinghumane-guide/notes/responsibility-accountability-and-consequences.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-guide/blob/main/notes/responsibility-accountability-and-consequences.md) ★
 - **Embodied practice:** [`liberation-mass/docs/safety/consent-practices.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/liberation-mass/blob/main/docs/safety/consent-practices.md)
 - **Real-system work:** [`coherent-computing/docs/conceptual-model.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/coherent-computing/blob/main/docs/conceptual-model.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/collective-decision-making.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/collective-decision-making.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/community-home.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/community-home.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/needs-and-offers.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/needs-and-offers.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/permissions-and-consent.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/permissions-and-consent.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/design/threat-model.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/design/threat-model.md) · [`community-infrastructure/docs/design/trust-and-safety.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/design/trust-and-safety.md) · [`community-infrastructure/prototypes/needs-offers/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/prototypes/needs-offers/README.md)
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ This index is generated from [`IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml`](IDEA_TRAIL_GRAPH.yml) and
 
 **Stable ID:** `collective-judgment-dissent`
 
-- **Research:** [`root-sequence/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md) ★
+- **Research:** [`root-sequence/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/analysis/collective-judgment-and-manufactured-consensus.md) ★ · [`root-sequence/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/root-sequence/blob/main/research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md)
 - **Human practice:** [`beinghumane-atlas/seeds/humane-collective-decision-architecture.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/beinghumane-atlas/blob/main/seeds/humane-collective-decision-architecture.md)
 - **Real-system work:** [`community-infrastructure/docs/concepts/collective-decision-making.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/community-infrastructure/blob/main/docs/concepts/collective-decision-making.md)
 - **Speculative design:** [`coherent-world/README.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/coherent-world/blob/main/README.md) · [`coherent-world/world/collective-decision-and-dissent.md`](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/coherent-world/blob/main/world/collective-decision-and-dissent.md)

README.md

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ The Liberation Cycle, Visibility Loop, and Roots → Signals → Growth → Frui
 ## 📂 Repository map
 
 - [`site/`](site/README.md) — reader-facing Public Seed website source; not a replacement for research or the Wiki
+- [`research/`](research/README.md) — versioned synthesis papers; underlying concepts and evidence retain their canonical homes
 - [`founding-texts/`](founding-texts/README.md) — founding texts, early models, manifestos, normative essays, and historical orientations
 - [`systems/`](systems/README.md) — analytical principles, models, and methods for understanding system behavior
 - [`concepts/`](concepts/README.md) — shared definitions, cross-project frameworks, design principles, and methods
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ The Liberation Cycle, Visibility Loop, and Roots → Signals → Growth → Frui
 Suggested entry points:
 
 - [Public Seed website source](site/README.md) — approved single-page introduction, publication workflow, and deployment records
+- [Coherence Is a Systems Property](research/papers/coherent-systems/README.md) — v0.1-dev living-paper scaffold; AI-assisted and awaiting author review
 - [Ecosystem Map](ECOSYSTEM.md) — understand the wider project family  
 - [Root Sequence Wiki](https://github.com/Root-Sequence/wiki) — browse terms, phrases, projects, provenance, and conceptual archaeology  
 - [Idea Trails](IDEA_TRAILS.md) — understand the recurring questions and how each project transforms them