Glossary¶

Short definitions for Hyperlex jargon. Link here whenever a term appears cold.

Core terms¶

Settled Brier only¶

A Brier score measures forecast skill after outcomes are known. Hyperlex never invents a Brier number on open analysis. Pipeline / analyze / Phase 5 keep provenance.brier = null until an operator runs settle and then score-series. See settled-brier.md.

Atomic terms¶

A multi-word bag like sigma rizz locked in is input text, not one slang item. The engine splits it into separate atoms (sigma · rizz · locked in) and runs one result unit per atom. Phrases that are single lexicon entries (e.g. locked in) stay one atom.

Receipt¶

An integrity-hashed JSON artifact of an analysis run. The hash covers the canonical body so later edits are detectable. Primary durable output for serious use. Stored under ~/.hyperlex/receipts/ (and optionally exported to Pages).

Lineage family¶

A phylogenetic group of related slang (e.g. brainrot-aura, betting-sharp). Not a flat dictionary. Match attaches family_id, matched atoms, confidence, and operator. Overview: slang lineage map.

Hyperstition¶

A narrative about a signal that begins to produce the behavior it describes (self-reinforcing cultural loop). Scored as a research/advisory signal; not market advice.

Phase 5¶

Research tooling: cultural transmission, multi-agent memetics, hyperstition risk, phylogeny scaffolds. Always SPECULATIVE · always brier: null. See phase5.md.

Forecast¶

A probability claim bound to a receipt (e.g. from lineage confidence). Open until settlement. Not a Brier score by itself.

Settlement¶

Operator-recorded outcome for a forecast (TRUE / FALSE / VOID). Required before Brier can be computed.

Vector neighbors¶

Cosine-similar terms/receipts from the local vector index (sqlite or chroma). Similarity is not a probability of virality and never Brier. See reading evidence.

Mutation prediction¶

Speculative next surface forms of a slang atom (compression, derivation, irony templates, family compounds). Attached as analysis.mutation_prediction. Always provenance: SPECULATIVE and brier: null — ranking weights are not calibrated probabilities. CLI: mutation-predict "<term>".

RUNE.HLX.*¶

Relay envelope naming for Hyperlex-shaped signals in host systems. Optional interop; not required for offline CLI use.

Hermes skill¶

Hyperlex is packaged as a skill installable into Hermes (~/.hermes/skills/hyperlex). The same Python package also runs as a standalone CLI via scripts/hyperlex.py.

Hard constraints¶

Rule	Meaning
No fabricated Brier	Open runs: `brier: null`
Phase 5 speculative	Research only; not measurement
No Abraxas hard import	Hyperlex never imports Abraxas
Local-first storage	`~/.hyperlex/` is the durable store; Pages is static