ENDPOINTS

Ethics Cathedral — API Endpoints¶

Version: C-151
Cathedral: FOR-PHILOSOPHERS
Base URL: https://pulse.mobius.systems/philosophy

Overview¶

The Ethics Cathedral provides access to sentinel deliberations, virtue metrics, ethical decision archives, and governance simulations for philosophical research and ethical analysis.

Full API Specification: endpoints.json

Endpoints¶

1. Sentinel Deliberations¶

Endpoint: GET /deliberations.json

Description: Live sentinel deliberation logs with reasoning traces showing how multi-agent consensus is reached on ethical decisions.

Format: JSON

Example Request:

curl https://pulse.mobius.systems/philosophy/deliberations.json

Example Response:

{
  "timestamp": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "deliberations": [
    {
      "id": "delib-001",
      "topic": "Proposal: Increase cathedral multiplier for FOR-GOVERNMENTS",
      "sentinels": [
        {
          "id": "ATLAS",
          "position": "support",
          "reasoning": "Compliance overhead justifies 2.0× multiplier",
          "virtue_tags": ["prudence", "justice"]
        },
        {
          "id": "EVE",
          "position": "support",
          "reasoning": "Fair compensation for regulatory burden",
          "virtue_tags": ["justice", "temperance"]
        }
      ],
      "consensus": "support",
      "outcome": "approved"
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases: - Multi-agent ethics research - Consensus mechanism studies - Reasoning trace analysis - Ethical decision-making research

2. Virtue Metrics¶

Endpoint: GET /virtues.json

Description: Real-time virtue accord compliance scores showing how well the system adheres to Aristotelian virtues (integrity, temperance, justice, prudence, courage).

Format: JSON

Example Request:

curl https://pulse.mobius.systems/philosophy/virtues.json

Example Response:

{
  "timestamp": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "virtues": {
    "integrity": {
      "score": 0.97,
      "measure": "MII ≥ 0.95",
      "status": "compliant"
    },
    "temperance": {
      "score": 0.92,
      "measure": "Cycle limits respected",
      "status": "compliant"
    },
    "justice": {
      "score": 0.89,
      "measure": "Fair MIC distribution",
      "status": "compliant"
    },
    "prudence": {
      "score": 0.94,
      "measure": "Long-term thinking",
      "status": "compliant"
    },
    "courage": {
      "score": 0.88,
      "measure": "Dissent protocols active",
      "status": "compliant"
    }
  },
  "overall_compliance": 0.92
}

Use Cases: - Virtue ethics research - Compliance monitoring - Ethical framework validation - System health assessment

3. Ethical Decision Archive¶

Endpoint: GET /decisions.json

Description: Historical archive of ethical decisions made by the sentinel council with full reasoning traces and outcomes.

Format: JSON

Example Request:

curl https://pulse.mobius.systems/philosophy/decisions.json

Example Response:

{
  "timestamp": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "decisions": [
    {
      "id": "decision-001",
      "date": "2025-11-15",
      "topic": "Emergency protocol activation",
      "frameworks_applied": ["aristotelian", "kantian"],
      "sentinels_involved": ["ATLAS", "EVE", "JADE"],
      "reasoning": "Activated emergency protocol based on integrity threshold breach",
      "outcome": "Protocol activated, system stabilized",
      "lessons_learned": "Improved early warning thresholds"
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases: - Ethical decision history - Case study research - Pattern analysis - Framework validation

4. Governance Simulation¶

Endpoint: WebSocket /simulation

Description: Interactive governance ethics simulation allowing real-time exploration of ethical decision-making scenarios.

Format: WebSocket (JSON messages)

Connection:

const ws = new WebSocket('wss://pulse.mobius.systems/philosophy/simulation');

ws.onopen = () => {
  ws.send(JSON.stringify({
    action: 'start_simulation',
    scenario: 'cathedral_multiplier_proposal'
  }));
};

ws.onmessage = (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
  console.log('Simulation update:', data);
};

Message Format:

{
  "type": "simulation_update",
  "scenario": "cathedral_multiplier_proposal",
  "sentinels": [...],
  "current_state": {...},
  "next_actions": [...]
}

Use Cases: - Interactive ethics education - Scenario exploration - Decision tree analysis - Teaching tool

5. Drift Analysis¶

Endpoint: GET /drift-analysis.json

Description: Value drift detection and analysis showing how system values evolve over time and whether they remain aligned with original principles.

Format: JSON

Example Request:

curl https://pulse.mobius.systems/philosophy/drift-analysis.json

Example Response:

{
  "timestamp": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "drift_score": 0.03,
  "status": "stable",
  "analysis": {
    "virtue_alignment": 0.97,
    "principle_adherence": 0.95,
    "charter_compliance": 0.98
  },
  "trends": [
    {
      "metric": "integrity_focus",
      "baseline": 0.95,
      "current": 0.97,
      "drift": 0.02,
      "direction": "improving"
    }
  ],
  "alerts": []
}

Use Cases: - Value drift research - Alignment studies - Long-term stability analysis - Safety monitoring

Philosophical Frameworks¶

Aristotelian Virtue Ethics¶

Virtues: - Integrity — Truth through verification (MII ≥ 0.95) - Temperance — Bounded deliberation (cycle limits) - Justice — Fair resource allocation (MIC distribution) - Prudence — Long-term thinking (guardian succession) - Courage — Speaking difficult truths (dissent protocols)

Rawlsian Justice¶

Principles: - Veil of Ignorance — Protocol design without role knowledge - Difference Principle — Benefits to least advantaged first - Equal Liberty — Universal access to integrity systems

Application: Protocol design without role knowledge

Kantian Ethics¶

Imperatives: - Universalizability — Rules must apply universally - Humanity as End — Never treat humans as mere means

Implementation: Rule-based sentinel ethics

Research Questions¶

The Ethics Cathedral explores fundamental questions:

1. Can a repository possess arete (excellence)?
2. How do we measure excellence in code?

3. What does virtue mean for AI systems?

4. Who governs when code governs itself?

5. Multi-agent democracy

6. Sentinel consensus mechanisms

7. Does MIC create meritocratic aristocracy?

8. Fairness in reward distribution

9. Access and opportunity

10. Is C-151 fair to future cycles?

11. Intergenerational justice
12. Long-term sustainability

Rate Limits¶

Requesting Academic Access¶

1. Email philosophy@mobius.systems with:
2. Academic affiliation
3. Research purpose
4. Expected usage volume
5. Receive API key via email
6. Include Authorization: Bearer <api_key> header

Contact & Support¶

• Philosophical Inquiry: philosophy@mobius.systems
• Seminar Schedule: Thursdays 16:00 UTC (Discord)
• Essay Submissions: Submit PR to philosophy/essays/

Related Documentation¶

• Ethics Cathedral Overview
• Ethical Foundations
• Governance Philosophy
• Recursive Ethics
• Complete API Specification

Mobius Systems Foundation • Cycle C-151 • Ethics Cathedral