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Investigate the transition of local LM use from diagnostic testing to exploratory analysis under stewardship.

July 10, 2026Open Access

K1S Minimal Probe Closure and the Reframing of Local LM Use as Exploratory Stewardship

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Investigate the transition of local LM use from diagnostic testing to exploratory analysis under stewardship.
Conducted minimal probe testing using local and foundation-model comparison surfaces.
Documented the development of K1S as a scientific expression surface.
Assessed resource-surface and source-boundary risks and decision-making for future K1S development.
Confirmed the value of visible collapse and substrate-ceiling signals in exploratory analyses.
Decided to freeze the minimal local-probe branch after version 0.6.1 unless structural flaws are identified.
Concluded that future efforts should refocus on K1/K0 scientific-language alignment.

Abstract

This upload contains a follow-up research note and supporting internal design/review materials from the Architecture of Limitation / AoLOS K1S local experimentation track. The central note, “K1S Minimal Probe Closure and the Reframing of Local LM Use as Exploratory Stewardship, ” records the outcome of K1S v0. 6/v0. 6. 1 minimal probe testing using local and foundation-model comparison surfaces. The work does not claim validation of K1S, AoLOS, or any model substrate. Instead, it documents a methodological transition: local LM use is reframed from diagnostic reliability testing toward exploratory analysis under stewardship review, where visible collapse, source-boundary failure, and substrate-ceiling signals retain experimental value. The included materials document the development of K1S as a scientific expression surface, the narrowing of runner/wrapper/contract hygiene, the identification of resource-surface and source-boundary risks, and the decision to freeze the minimal local-probe branch after v0. 6. 1 unless a structural flaw appears. The note also records the stewardship conclusion that further work should return to the original K1S purpose: K0/K1 scientific-language alignment with adjacent literature while preserving K1-level exploratory richness. Included files: Schaut, F. ministralₗocalₗmₖ0ᵣesourceₛurfacedriftᵣeport. md, 2026-07-05. Schaut, F. K1SDesignNoteScientificExpressionSurface. md, 2026-07-06. Schaut, F. K1SDesignUpdateRegroundingAfterMinimalLocalProbePhase. md, 2026-07-06. Schaut, F. K1Sᵥ0₆Ministral₃₁4BInstruct₅RunStewardReviewᵤnderK1. md, 2026-07-06. Schaut, F. K1Sᵥ0₆₁Ministral₃₁4BInstruct₅RunStewardReviewᵤnderK1. md, 2026-07-08. This upload should be read as a research note and technical workflow record, not as a benchmark paper, model-comparison study, or validation claim.

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