title	Proposal Normalizer — Canonical Proposal Assembly Layer
filetype	documentation
type	repository-overview
domain	governance-integration
version	0.1.0
doi	TBD
status	Active
created	2026-03-16
updated	2026-03-16
author	name email orcid Shawn C. Wright swright@waveframelabs.org https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6043-9295
maintainer	name url Waveframe Labs https://waveframelabs.org
license	Apache-2.0
copyright	holder year Waveframe Labs 2026
ai_assisted	partial
dependencies	https://waveframelabs.org/schemas/cricore-proposal-0.1.0.json
anchors	Proposal-Normalizer-v0.1.0 Canonical-Proposal-Assembly-Layer

Proposal Normalizer

Deterministic normalization layer that converts governed domain artifacts into canonical CRI-CORE proposal objects.

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install cricore-proposal-normalizer

Requires Python 3.10+.

Purpose

Real workflows produce domain artifacts such as:

• claims
• approvals
• decisions
• datasets

CRI-CORE evaluates only a single canonical structure:

canonical proposal object

The proposal normalizer bridges this boundary.

artifact ↓ mutation reference ↓ proposal normalizer ↓ canonical proposal object ↓ CRI-CORE enforcement

Responsibilities

The normalizer performs four deterministic operations:

1. Artifact Binding

   Computes artifact references and SHA256 hashes.

2. Mutation Binding

   Attaches the governed mutation request.

3. Contract Binding

   Attaches the compiled governance contract identifier and hash.

4. Proposal Assembly

   Produces a canonical proposal object that conforms to the CRI-CORE proposal schema.

Design Constraints

The normalizer intentionally remains minimal.

It does not:

• interpret governance policy
• enforce lifecycle rules
• perform approvals
• evaluate proposal correctness

Those responsibilities belong to CRI-CORE.

Output

The normalizer produces a deterministic proposal envelope suitable for evaluation by the CRI-CORE enforcement pipeline.

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