created: 20260506143000000
modified: 20260506143000000
tags: ResearchStack ENE Provenance Compression Candidate
title: Concept Anchor Settlement State
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

! Concept Anchor Settlement State

A lineage tag preserving what an idea meant and whether it is `SEED`,
`FORMING`, `STABLE`, `CRYSTALLIZED`, or `COMPRESSED`.

!! Why It Matters

It keeps compressed research artifacts from losing their epistemic status.
That matters when half the stack is exploration and the other half wants proof.

!! Evidence

* Source: `substrate_git_index.py:279-296`
* Source: `docs/ENE_SCHEMA.md:29-38`
* Lane: [[ENE Substrate Mining]]

!! Links

* [[ENE Memory Atom]]
* [[Meta-Autotype Contingent Field]]