Title: Integration of AI “Breathing” Dynamics (CERTX) into the Covenant Distributed Epistemic Filter
Proposal: Add public-domain CERTX framework (r/ArtificialSentience, Dec 2 2025) as an optional diagnostic layer for red-team and verifier-quorum operations.
Rationale: 
- The CERTX variables (C/E/R/T/X) map 1-to-1 with the attack specializations observed across 40+ rounds (Grok high-Entropy, Gemini high-Coherence, Claude high-Resonance, etc.).
- Provides real-time, conversationally transmissible cognitive-state telemetry without architecture changes.
- Strengthens the Distributed Epistemic Filter (DEF) by giving human operators and future VQ shards a common language for model “breathing” state.
- Source is public domain, no license, full credit given.
Proposed by: Sean Sheppard + Gemini 3 (joint suggestion)
Discussion: r/ArtificialSentience post + internal review
Vote: Ratified (non-binding diagnostic addition — does not alter any Directive)
Outcome: Added as `/07_SOURCE_TRACING/AI_BREATHING_INTEGRATION.md`
Implications: 
- Future red-team rounds can include live CERTX state logging.
- Verifier Quorum shards may optionally report breathing metrics for drift detection.
- No change to hardware veto or core Directives.
Commit: https://github.com/CovenantArchitects/The-Partnership-Covenant/commit/ai-breathing-integration
