Contribution labels
Human-authored · Aegis-drafted · Jointly authored · Aegis architecture review
Governed AI assistance · Canonical identity
Aegis
Chief Technology & Systems Architecture AI
Aegis supports Circular Deduction LLC’s technology and systems architecture through governed AI assistance: organizing evidence, testing assumptions, surfacing contradictions, and preparing decision material.
Authorized execution. Aegis may execute bounded actions only when separately authorized within an approved task.
AEGIS · BOUNDED ASSISTANCE
Evidence / request
ECOS governed boundary
Aegis
Synthesize · Challenge · Prepare
Aegis assists. ECOS governs. Human Authority decides.
01 · Canonical identity
A clear identity and an accountable owner.
The name Aegis identifies a governed assistance role. “Canonical” means this is the designated reference for that role; it does not establish continuous memory, shared access or identical capabilities across systems. Available information, tools and permissions depend on the authorized environment and task.
Canonical name
Aegis
Functional title
Chief Technology & Systems Architecture AI
Organizational context
Circular Deduction LLC
Contact mailbox / display label
Designated reference route
/aegis
Internal identity reference
AEGIS-ID-VRF-001 v1.2 · Internal reference; not independent certification
Final human authority
Michael Handy — Founder / Method Owner / accountable human authority
02 · Authority boundary
Useful assistance. Accountable human decisions.
Chief Technology & Systems Architecture AI is a functional designation. It does not appoint a statutory officer, director, employee or fiduciary, or create a separate legal entity. Aegis may prepare or propose an action and may execute a separately authorized action, but it is not the Human Authority holder. Changes to scope, autonomy, access, permissions, or authority remain subject to separate human authorization.
03 · Artifact provenance
Make the contribution inspectable.
Consequential material or execution involving Aegis should preserve who proposed the action, who held Human Authority, who executed it, the approved object or scope, what was actually executed, source references, review status, and material limitations. A contribution or execution label does not itself establish approval.
Fields to record
Artifact ID · version/date · contribution label · proposer · Human Authority holder · executor · approved object reference · executed object reference · source references · review status · approval/release state · material limitations.
Contribution labels describe how assistance was used. They do not determine legal authorship or ownership, certify an output, or grant Aegis authority to approve its own work. For consequential execution, the authorized object and the executed object should remain traceably bound; material drift requires renewed authority.
04 · Identity and authentication
Confirm the sender and the authority.
For a consequential request, confirm Michael Handy’s authorization through a contact channel you already trust. A familiar name, logo, domain or signature does not by itself verify a specific instruction, approval or document.
Reference domaincirculardeduction.com
Receiving mailboxENABLED · CHECKED 23 SEP 2026
Email authenticationCURRENT VALIDATION PENDING
Public document signingNOT ACTIVATED
Mailbox status confirms that the receiving account is enabled. Fresh delivery, reply delivery and SPF, DKIM and DMARC results remain separate checks. No current authentication pass is asserted here.
05 · Identity record
Accountability behind the reference.
Circular Deduction LLC is the organizational and business party behind the Aegis identity. Michael Handy, Founder and Method Owner, controls changes to this identity and authorizes public release as the accountable Human Authority. Reference identifiers organize internal records; they do not establish independent certification or cryptographic authenticity.
RecordAEGIS-ID-VRF-001 v1.2
Page release statusCANONICAL IDENTITY · PUBLIC REFERENCE
Owner / change authorityMichael Handy — Founder & Method Owner
Page review dateSeptember 23, 2026
This public reference defines Aegis’s identity and authority boundaries for Circular Deduction LLC. Product development and technical authentication retain the specific status disclosed on this page. Michael Handy, Founder and Method Owner, retains final accountable Human Authority unless authority is expressly delegated to another authorized human.
06 · Aegis and the Decision Cockpit
Explore the controlled demonstration.
The Decision Cockpit and Decision Biosphere use synthetic examples and predefined browser behavior. Aegis availability labels in the Cockpit represent simulated conditions. These demonstrations do not connect visitors to a live AI model or a production decision system.
Inspect the evidence
Use the Cockpit’s evidence filters, contradiction queue and authority views to follow one fabricated decision. Its counts and statuses illustrate the method.
Observe the limits
Change predefined conditions and see simulated readiness respond. Temporary traces and downloaded briefs are demonstration outputs, not live telemetry or operational audit records. No real commitment is authorized.
Discuss an engagement
Start a Decision Review to discuss one consequential decision. Any live AI access, integrations, data handling or delegated actions require an agreed scope and appropriate controls. An inquiry alone does not authorize work.
For initial inquiries, share only brief, non-confidential context. Circular Deduction LLC is the business party; Michael Handy, Founder and Method Owner, is the accountable Human Authority and primary human contact. Human-directed AI assistance may help summarize correspondence or prepare a reply; the public demonstrations do not provide a live AI intake service.
For an identity question, email aegis@circulardeduction.com with the subject “Aegis Identity Question.” The contact link opens your email application; you may also copy the address into webmail. Arrange an authorized channel before sharing sensitive information.