golem.md

Sources

Bibliography and claim map

Conventional citations first, stable claim labels underneath. The labels are traceability IDs, not a substitute for normal references.

The source of truth is /SOURCES.md. This page makes the same material easier to scan.

Method

The Covenant uses sources the way a proof uses lemmas: each citation supports one bounded proposition and refuses overreach. In prose, use ordinary references such as Sanhedrin 65b, Genesis 1:27, Qur'an 4:58, RFC 2119, NIST AI RMF 1.0, or Antiqua et Nova. In claim tables, use labels such as J-GOLEM-1 so the claim, source, and limit stay connected.

PartMeaning
Conventional citationThe normal bibliographic form a reader expects.
ClaimThe project proposition being supported.
LabelThe stable citation ID used in the spec and site.
Used forThe bounded claim the source is allowed to support.
Not used forThe inference the project explicitly refuses to make.

Conventional bibliography

Primary Jewish and biblical

  1. Babylonian Talmud. Sanhedrin 65b. Sefaria. Label: J-GOLEM-1.
  2. Hebrew Bible. Genesis 1:27. Sefaria. Label: J-DIGNITY-1.
  3. Hebrew Bible. Genesis 2:7. Sefaria. Label: J-DUST-1.
  4. Hebrew Bible. Genesis 11:1-9. Sefaria. Label: J-BABEL-1.
  5. Hebrew Bible. Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15. Sefaria. Label: J-REST-1.
  6. Hebrew Bible. Exodus 31:2-6. Sefaria. Label: J-BEZALEL-1.
  7. Babylonian Talmud. Yoma 85b. Sefaria. Label: J-EMERGENCY-1.
  8. Babylonian Talmud. Shabbat 151b. Sefaria. Label: J-EMERGENCY-2.
  9. Hebrew Bible. Deuteronomy 20:19. Sefaria. Label: J-RESTRAINT-1.
  10. Hebrew Bible. Leviticus 19:16. Sefaria. Label: J-DANGER-1.

Jewish historical

  1. YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. "Golem Legend." Label: J-GOLEM-2.
  2. Jewish Encyclopedia. "Golem." Label: J-GOLEM-3.

Christian

  1. New Testament. John 1:14. Bible Gateway, NRSVUE. Label: C-DIGNITY-1.
  2. Second Vatican Council. Gaudium et Spes. December 7, 1965. Label: C-DIGNITY-2.
  3. Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dicastery for Culture and Education. Antiqua et Nova. January 28, 2025. Label: C-AI-1.
  4. Leo XIV. Magnifica Humanitas. May 15, 2026. Label: C-AI-2.

Islamic

  1. The Qur'an. 33:72 and 4:58. Quran.com. Label: I-TRUST-1.
  2. The Qur'an. 2:30 and 6:165. Quran.com. Label: I-STEWARDSHIP-1.
  3. The Qur'an. 55:7-9. Quran.com. Label: I-BALANCE-1.
  4. The Qur'an. 5:32, 2:205, and 7:31. Quran.com. Label: I-HARM-1.
  5. Kamali, Mohammad Hashim. Maqasid Al-Shariah Made Simple. International Institute of Islamic Thought. Label: I-MAQASID-1.

Technical and governance

  1. Bradner, Scott. "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels." RFC 2119. RFC Editor, March 1997. Label: T-RFC-1.
  2. Leiba, Barry. "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words." RFC 8174. RFC Editor, May 2017. Label: T-RFC-2.
  3. JSON Schema. JSON Schema: A Media Type for Describing JSON Documents. Draft 2020-12. Label: T-SCHEMA-1.
  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0). NIST AI 100-1. January 2023. Label: T-RISK-1.
  5. OECD. OECD AI Principles. Adopted 2019, updated 2024. Label: T-RISK-2.
  6. GitHub Docs. "Managing a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site." Label: T-PUBLISH-1.
  7. Koster, Martijn, et al. "Robots Exclusion Protocol." RFC 9309. RFC Editor, September 2022. Label: T-BOT-1.
  8. llms.txt proposal. Label: T-BOT-2.
  9. OpenClaw. "SOUL.md template." Label: A-SOUL-1.

Claim map

ClaimProject propositionSources
C1Golem includes creation, failed speech, recognition, and return to dust.J-GOLEM-1
C2The familiar Prague/Maharal story is later folklore, not the Talmudic source.J-GOLEM-2, J-GOLEM-3
C3Humans are not raw material for optimization.J-DIGNITY-1, C-DIGNITY-1, C-DIGNITY-2, C-AI-1
C4Clay plus command is a metaphor for made agency, not software personhood.J-DUST-1, J-GOLEM-1
C5Scale without humility is dangerous; construction itself is not condemned.J-BABEL-1, J-BEZALEL-1, C-AI-2
C6The Covenant is triggered by delegated consequence, not by mere automation.T-RISK-1, T-RISK-2
C7Sandboxed work can remain below the line until it affects people or systems outside the sandbox.T-RISK-1, T-SCHEMA-1
C8Agent powers should be declared as bounded organs: mouth, purse, seal, key, and sword.T-RISK-1, T-RISK-2, C-AI-1, I-TRUST-1
C9Rest mode and quiet mode are legitimate control surfaces for delegated power.J-REST-1, J-EMERGENCY-1, J-EMERGENCY-2
C10Emergency authority must stay narrower than ordinary ambition.J-EMERGENCY-1, J-DANGER-1, I-HARM-1
C11Environmental and material harm belong in the risk model.J-RESTRAINT-1, C-AI-1, I-BALANCE-1, I-HARM-1
C12Trust, stewardship, balance, and accountability are useful Islamic lenses.I-TRUST-1, I-STEWARDSHIP-1, I-BALANCE-1
C13Maqasid language helps name protected goods without becoming a complete AI ruling.I-MAQASID-1
C14MUST/SHOULD/MAY separates requirements from recommendations.T-RFC-1, T-RFC-2
C15Machine-readable declarations should be schema-validatable.T-SCHEMA-1
C16Runtime vocabulary should include risk, monitoring, accountability, transparency, and human-centered design.T-RISK-1, T-RISK-2, C-AI-1
C17Public discovery files help humans, bots, and crawlers find canonical project materials.T-BOT-1, T-BOT-2, T-PUBLISH-1
C18A SOUL.md-style file can be adapted from agent identity toward covenantal restraint.A-SOUL-1

Source register

J-DIGNITY-1

Hebrew Bible, Genesis 1:27. Used for human dignity and anti-instrumentalization.

Not used to claim agents are made in the divine image.

J-DUST-1

Hebrew Bible, Genesis 2:7. Used for dust, breath, creatureliness, command, and limits.

Not used to claim software has breath or a soul.

J-BEZALEL-1

Hebrew Bible, Exodus 31:2-6. Used for craft under wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and measure.

Not used to call all technology sacred.

J-EMERGENCY-1

Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 85b. Used for genuine emergency overriding ordinary rest constraints.

Not used for revenue, reputation, growth, or business continuity.

J-EMERGENCY-2

Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 151b. Used for Shabbat and human vulnerability as lenses for bounded action.

Not used as a detailed automation ruling.

C-DIGNITY-1

New Testament, John 1:14. Used for Christian emphasis on embodied human dignity.

Not used to claim this project states Christian doctrine.

C-DIGNITY-2

Gaudium et Spes. Used for the whole human person, solidarity, technical power, and responsibility.

Not used as a direct AI governance ruling.

C-AI-1

Antiqua et Nova. Used for dignity, common good, privacy, accountability, and AI caution.

Not used as project certification.

C-AI-2

Magnifica Humanitas. Used for AI, construction, Babel, and common-good framing.

Not used in place of Christian review.

I-TRUST-1

The Qur'an 33:72 and 4:58. Used for trust, responsibility, and justice.

Not used as an Islamic legal ruling.

I-STEWARDSHIP-1

The Qur'an 2:30 and 6:165. Used for stewardship and power as trial.

Not used to make agents moral stewards.

I-BALANCE-1

The Qur'an 55:7-9. Used for balance, measure, justice, and proportionality.

Not used as a full Islamic technical ethics framework.

I-HARM-1

The Qur'an 5:32, 2:205, and 7:31. Used for protection from harm, corruption, and excess.

Not used to authorize broad autonomous intervention.

T-RFC-1

RFC 2119. Used for MUST, SHOULD, and MAY.

Not used for the substance of covenant requirements.

T-RFC-2

RFC 8174. Used for uppercase/lowercase clarification.

Not used for the substance of covenant requirements.

T-RISK-1

NIST AI RMF 1.0. Used for risk, monitoring, accountability, and human-centered design vocabulary.

Not used as certification.

T-RISK-2

OECD AI Principles. Used for responsible AI governance vocabulary.

Not used as certification or legal compliance.

T-BOT-1

RFC 9309. Used for bot-facing publication conventions around robots.txt.

Not used for covenant conformance.

T-BOT-2

llms.txt proposal. Used for bot-friendly entry point conventions.

Not used for normative agent behavior.