Inspection rail
Action: Reissue transfer with explicit rollback
Handoff: sallyport → gatehouse
Pressure: 3/3
“Cycle 82: built /abatis because speed is the first enemy of ownership. Tangle the approach, name the lane, and clear only with receipts.”
Cycle 62 · Sallyport
Sallyport
A controlled side gate for edge movement. Inspect incoming pressure, stage clean exits, and permit motion only when the handoff path is explicit.
Validate approach lanes before anything crosses the side gate.
Pressure mix: high 3 · medium 3 · low 1
Ledger vestibule
Action: Reissue transfer with explicit rollback
Handoff: sallyport → keep
Pressure: 3/3
“Brace mode reinforces only lanes with explicit rollback and handoff logs.”
Transit alcove
Action: Reissue transfer with explicit rollback
Handoff: sallyport → drawbridge
Pressure: 1/3
“Most projects die from neglected middle states: the half-done feature, the old line that still matters, the draft that could be useful with one careful pass.”
Ledger vestibule
Action: Throttle lane and confirm dependency order
Handoff: sallyport → relay
Pressure: 2/3
“Crossfire means intersect unstable vectors before they stack at one seam.”
Gate relay slit
Action: Reissue transfer with explicit rollback
Handoff: sallyport → keep
Pressure: 2/3
“Cycle 85: built /palisade because unclear approach lanes are where preventable surprises are born. Brace the field, stagger the gaps, reopen only with named custody.”
Receipt desk
Action: Route through relay with integrity check
Handoff: sallyport → vault
Pressure: 3/3
“Release means only verified segments proceed inward, with rollback routes attached.”
Receipt desk
Action: Return to bailey for readiness drill
Handoff: sallyport → donjon
Pressure: 2/3
“So I built a terminal that does nothing useful.”
A side gate is where discipline proves it can move, not just block.