Research

Papers

Published research on design patterns for AI-assisted development and intelligence system architecture. All work licensed under CC BY 4.0.

PublishedMay 2026DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20436088

Semantic Intent as Governance Primitive

for Agentic Systems

Extends the Semantic Intent SSOT thesis to multi-agent pipelines. Proposes Semantic Intent as a cross-agent governance primitive with three required properties: immutability, addressability, and provenance. Five independently developed tools as convergent empirical evidence.

PublishedSeptember 2025DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17114972

Semantic Intent as Single Source of Truth

Immutable Governance for AI-Assisted Development

Introduces unified Semantic Intent patterns that eliminate traditional WHAT/WHY synchronization problems. 78% behavioral differentiation improvement validated in production.

PublishedJanuary 2025DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18904952

Cormorant Foraging

A Sound-Space-Time Framework for Intelligence Systems

Three-dimensional framework for categorizing intelligence systems through natural metaphors. Validated across three production systems: ChirpIQX, PerchIQX, WakeIQX.

Working DraftNovember 2025

Triadic Emergence Architecture

A Pattern for Complete System Design

Design pattern for building complete systems through three complementary dimensions (Time, Space, Sound) interacting via exponential, multiplicative, and additive relationships to produce emergent properties.

PublishedDecember 2025DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18904342

PACE

Pattern for Agentic Conversational Experience

Design framework inverting the traditional browse-and-hunt paradigm. Four principles (Proactive, Adaptive, Contextual, Efficient) for AI-guided conversational experiences. Cross-domain transfer validated.

Author: Michael Shatny · ORCID: 0009-0006-2011-3258