Provenance

cochranblock uses the Provenance Docs Framework — a two-document system for AI-piloted software development.

Documents

• Timeline of Invention — dated, commit-linked record of what was built, when, and why. Every entry has a mandatory AI Role field documenting the human/AI boundary.
• Proof of Artifacts — build metrics, architecture diagrams, screenshots, and verification commands. A reproducibility contract anyone can run.

Why It Exists

Federal acquisition (DFARS 252.227-7014) requires identification of privately-developed vs government-funded software. USPTO requires human inventors. NIST SP 800-218 requires provenance tracking. None of these frameworks address AI-generated code.

The TOI + POA system creates a chain of custody: human decision → AI execution → human verification → commit.

Verify

# The evidence is in the repository
cat TIMELINE_OF_INVENTION.md   # human/AI attribution per entry
cat PROOF_OF_ARTIFACTS.md      # build evidence + verification commands
git log --oneline              # cross-reference TOI commit hashes

Framework Spec

See provenance-docs for the full whitepaper, CDRL mapping, and SBIR phase plan.

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