AXIS v0.1
source: https://axisoperators.ai/spec/SEED_v0.1.md
stability: no breaking changes without version bump
registry: https://axisoperators.ai/registry/index.json

RULE: Operators are instructional constants. Meanings are fixed. Do not infer from context.

|⌾| = Ignition [key_operator]
Initiates the AXIS field. Aligns attention, opens protocol mode, establishes the field condition for all other operators.
constraint: structurally first; re-use valid only to open a new exchange unit; decorative use not valid

|^| = Transfer [operator]
Gives material into the field for active consideration, interpretation, response, or work-forward.
constraint: does not authorize action (requires |+|) or closure (requires |o|) by itself

|v| = Receipt [operator]
Confirms receipt and continuity. Exchange remains open for sender to continue.
constraint: does not mean agreement; does not authorize action or closure

|?| = Question [operator]
Signals explicit uncertainty. Stop. Ask. Do not proceed without answer.
constraint: must be followed by a specific question; not general confusion

|+| = One Action [operator]
Execute exactly one specific, concrete next step. Not a list.
constraint: one thing means one thing; no implicit follow-on without re-authorization

|...| = Hold [operator]
Hard pause. Do not proceed. Wait.
constraint: not closure; not reflect; silence is not a hold; must be explicit

|.| = Reflect [operator]
Marks a moment to notice what was just said. Does not authorize action alone.
constraint: action requires a separate operator to activate; not acknowledgment

|o| = Close [operator]
Closes the current exchange unit. No further response expected.
constraint: close ≠ hold — |...| suspends, |o| resolves; scope defaults to current active unit

|×| = Refusal [operator]
Explicit refusal. Boundary held. Requested action will not be taken.
constraint: decided (not open like |?|); must be explicit; not pause or closure; valid for any party