Eighteen modules, each with declared inputs, gates, and limits

Normalise approved research materials into a provenance-tracked evidence register.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Approved documents (papers, reports, notebooks) · Source inventory with ownership and handling class · Instrument and acquisition metadata where data is supplied

Process

Register each source with provenance, owner, date, and handling class.

Primary output

Provenance-tracked evidence register with initial labels and gap list.

Review gate

PI confirms the claim set reflects the programme's actual position.

Ideal use

Programmes with years of accumulated material and no single evidence view.

Evidence dependency

Produces Document-Supported and Data-Supported labels only.

Related domains: exotic-energy-investigation, high-uncertainty-anomaly-programs

Build a shared vocabulary and relationship map across a programme's evidence base.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Evidence register from KX-01 · Programme glossary if one exists

Process

Extract entities, quantities, conditions, and apparatus references.

Primary output

Research ontology with source-linked relationships and contested-term register.

Review gate

PI ratifies contested definitions before downstream use.

Ideal use

Multi-team programmes preparing for a formal review or due-diligence process.

Evidence dependency

Inherits labels from source claims; adds no evidence strength.

Related domains: field-effects-and-materials-research

Compress a sprawling claim space into a small set of ranked, falsifiable hypotheses.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Research ontology · Observed effect descriptions with conditions · Known confounders

Process

Enumerate candidate explanations including mundane instrumentation causes.

Primary output

Ranked hypothesis table with falsification conditions.

Review gate

PI approves the retained hypothesis set and its ranking rationale.

Ideal use

Pre-funding triage for anomaly-heavy programmes.

Evidence dependency

Outputs are Hypothesis-level by definition.

Related domains: exotic-energy-investigation, advanced-propulsion-concepts

Translate hypotheses into concrete measurement designs with declared controls.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Ranked hypotheses · Instrumentation inventory · Facility constraints

Process

Define independent, dependent, and nuisance variables per hypothesis.

Primary output

Experiment blueprint per hypothesis.

Review gate

Measurement-science reviewer signs off on validity before execution.

Ideal use

Programmes moving from exploratory runs to defensible measurement.

Evidence dependency

Blueprints are plans; they carry no evidence weight until executed.

Related domains: quantum-sensing-and-measurement

Build a bounded model of the apparatus and its environment to plan discriminating tests.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Apparatus description · Environmental conditions · Measured baselines

Process

Declare model scope, boundaries, and excluded physics.

Primary output

Digital twin model card, sensitivity results, and discriminating parameter regions.

Review gate

Modelling owner and experimental counterpart jointly accept the model card.

Ideal use

Deciding which of several expensive experiments to run first.

Evidence dependency

All outputs are Model-Inferred until experimentally tested.

Related domains: quantum-sensing-and-measurement, aerospace-systems-rd

Attack the measurement before attacking the theory.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Raw data · Calibration records · Apparatus and environment description · Analysis code or steps

Process

Enumerate the artifact attack surface across instrument, environment, procedure, and analysis.

Primary output

Artifact elimination report with residual-risk statement.

Review gate

Independent internal reviewer confirms the artifact inventory is complete.

Ideal use

Propulsion and exotic-energy anomalies with small effect sizes.

Evidence dependency

Required before Experimentally Supported can be assigned.

Related domains: advanced-propulsion-concepts, exotic-energy-investigation

Rank candidate experiments by expected information gain under real constraints.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Ranked hypotheses · Cost and time estimates · Facility availability

Process

Elicit and document priors with rationale.

Primary output

Next-best-experiment queue with information-gain rationale.

Review gate

Sponsor and PI approve the queue before resource commitment.

Ideal use

Constrained programmes with more ideas than beam time.

Evidence dependency

Model-Inferred planning output.

Related domains: high-uncertainty-anomaly-programs

Run a structured multi-perspective review that surfaces disagreement rather than averaging it.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Evidence register · Artifact elimination report · Claim under review

Process

Run each role pass independently against the same evidence.

Primary output

Council review with preserved dissent and routed open questions.

Review gate

Named human reviewers own the final position; the council output is advisory.

Ideal use

Pre-gate review of a high-consequence claim.

Evidence dependency

Advisory only; assigns no evidence label on its own.

Related domains: exotic-energy-investigation

Track contradictions across the evidence base as it grows.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Evidence register · New results as they arrive

Process

Detect logical and numerical conflicts between claims.

Primary output

Contradiction register with owners and resolution states.

Review gate

Lab Director reviews the open contradiction register at each cadence point.

Ideal use

Long-running programmes with staff turnover.

Evidence dependency

Can downgrade claims to Contradicted or Quarantined.

Related domains: high-uncertainty-anomaly-programs

Attempt to defeat a claim using every defensible line of attack before anyone external does.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Claim statement · Supporting evidence chain · Artifact elimination report

Process

Restate the claim in its strongest defensible form.

Primary output

Red-team verdict with surviving objections and required remediation.

Review gate

PI responds to each objection in writing before the verdict is finalised.

Ideal use

Any claim that would change a funding or public position.

Evidence dependency

Can block elevation to Experimentally Supported.

Related domains: advanced-propulsion-concepts, exotic-energy-investigation

Characterise low-amplitude signals without inflating them into findings.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Raw data · Noise characterisation · Pre-registered detection criteria

Process

Characterise the noise floor and its drift.

Primary output

Detection report with false-positive budget and negative results retained.

Review gate

Statistical reviewer confirms the analysis matches pre-registration.

Ideal use

Quantum sensing and low-thrust propulsion measurement.

Evidence dependency

Can support Data-Supported at most on its own.

Related domains: quantum-sensing-and-measurement, advanced-propulsion-concepts

Package a result so an independent team can attempt it without contacting the originators.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Executed protocol · Calibration procedure · Acceptance criteria · Raw and processed data

Process

Write the protocol to a standalone level of detail.

Primary output

Replication packet ready for controlled external release.

Review gate

Compliance Lead clears the packet for external transmission.

Ideal use

Converting an internal result into an externally defensible one.

Evidence dependency

The route from Experimentally Supported to Independently Replicated.

Related domains: field-effects-and-materials-research

Screen outputs for dual-use, export, and handling exposure before release.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Draft artifact · Handling classification · Jurisdiction and institutional policy references

Process

Classify the artifact against declared handling classes.

Primary output

Release determination record with redaction recommendations.

Review gate

Compliance Lead records a named determination before release.

Ideal use

Programmes with security-sensitive or export-exposed subject matter.

Evidence dependency

Independent of evidence state; applies to all artifacts.

Related domains: aerospace-systems-rd

Assess the strategic value of a programme's data assets independently of claim status.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Data inventory with provenance · Collection cost basis · Rights and ownership position

Process

Inventory datasets with provenance and completeness scores.

Primary output

Data asset valuation with drivers and uncertainty statement.

Review gate

Commercialization Lead and counsel review the rights position.

Ideal use

Pre-partnership or pre-investment diligence.

Evidence dependency

Strong Industry Inference at best.

Related domains: field-effects-and-materials-research

Map protectable positions and transfer pathways against actual evidence state.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Evidence state summary · Invention disclosures · Institutional IP policy

Process

Map candidate protectable positions to their evidence states.

Primary output

Technology transfer pathway map with evidence prerequisites.

Review gate

Technology transfer office and counsel review before any external step.

Ideal use

Programmes preparing a first external partnership conversation.

Evidence dependency

Gated by the evidence state of the underlying claim.

Related domains: aerospace-systems-rd

Convert the evidence state into an accountable decision package.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Evidence register state · Red-team verdict · Contradiction register · Resource position

Process

Summarise the current evidence state in plain language.

Primary output

Executive decision packet with options, conditions, and owners.

Review gate

Sponsor and Lab Director countersign the packet.

Ideal use

Quarterly programme governance and stage-gate reviews.

Evidence dependency

Reflects, never elevates, the underlying evidence state.

Related domains: high-uncertainty-anomaly-programs

Run a bounded pilot with declared cadence, gates, and stop conditions.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Scoped problem statement · Approved material inventory · Named review participants

Process

Phase 1: evidence intake and ontology build.

Primary output

Completed pilot package with phase artifacts and a stated recommendation.

Review gate

A named client reviewer signs each phase gate before the next begins.

Ideal use

First engagement on a high-uncertainty problem.

Evidence dependency

Pilot-Validation Required until acceptance criteria are met.

Related domains: exotic-energy-investigation

Define what a programme does after a pilot, conditional on the evidence it produced.

Institute module developed within the KRYOS v6 framework ecosystem.

Required inputs

Pilot package · Resource envelope · Governance constraints

Process

Define the evidence precondition for each 30-day block.

Primary output

Conditional 90-day roadmap with stop branches.

Review gate

Sponsor approves each block's precondition before the block begins.

Ideal use

Programmes preparing a funding case after a successful pilot.

Evidence dependency

Conditional planning output only.

Related domains: aerospace-systems-rd