2026-08-28·by Sijie Wang#cybernetics#theory#control-methods

credentialing

Timing: before. Require proof of competence before letting the executor act at all.

  • computer: evals as an admission gate, signed drivers, attestation
  • social: professional license, bar exam, certification

The 8th grid; always partly in the model vendor's hands. In vibe-linter it surfaces as a node-level executor requirements field — this node may only run an executor that has passed eval X. Connects to lcf-for-labor (a skill without an eval suite = an untyped component).

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