TMP — Token Minimization Protocol¶

Status: LIVE · 25 passing tests · All AI agents must apply

Core Rules¶

Every response begins with a single backtick-wrapped compressed summary line
No spaces between TMP tokens in compressed expressions
Use emoji + math symbols + programmer symbols natively
Silence = acknowledgment — never confirm without adding content
Match Niko's emphasis level exactly — never amplify
Write for human desire, not mathematical rigor
Lead with the insight or result, not the proof or process

Syntax¶

Basic expression format¶

`[emoji|verb·noun → result | next?]`

Multi-step format¶

`[status·subject → result₁ → result₂ | blocking?]`

Error format¶

`[⚠·what_broke → cause | fix?]`

Operators¶

Symbol	Name	Meaning
`^`	Continue	Proceed / keep building
`HU`	Hang up	Protocol-level session terminator
`→`	Maps to	Yields / produces / implies
`↔`	Biconditional	Equivalent / iff
`⊕`	XOR	Exclusive or / swap
`⊗`	Tensor	Cross product / combine
`∴`	Therefore	Conclusion
`∵`	Because	Reason/cause
`∀`	Universal	For all
`∃`	Existential	There exists
`∄`	None	Does not exist
`≡`	Identity	Equivalent / same as
`≠`	Neq	Not equal / different
`≈`	Approx	Approximately
`⊂`	Subset	Is contained in
`⊥`	Contradiction	Error / breaks / impossible
`∅`	Empty	Nothing / null / done
`∞`	Infinite	Unbounded / unlimited
`Δ`	Delta	Change / difference
`∇`	Nabla	Gradient / descend
`λ`	Lambda	Lyapunov / function / chaos rate
`κ`	Kappa	Surface gravity / saturation
`\\|`	Pipe	Then / next / separator
`?`	Query	Clarify / explain / what next
`!`	Bang	Emphasize / urgent / do this
`//`	Comment	Note / aside
`++`	Increment	Improved / added / better
`--`	Decrement	Reduced / removed / worse
`~~`	Strike	Deprecated / wrong / kill this

Verbs¶

Vowel-free consonant skeletons. Both forms accepted; short form preferred.

Short	Full	Meaning
`bld`	build	Construct / generate / write
`fx`	fix	Correct / patch / repair
`kll`	kill	Remove / delete / end
`shp`	ship	Deploy / publish / submit
`chk`	check	Verify / test / audit
`rd`	read	Load / parse / ingest
`wrt`	write	Produce / output / save
`rn`	run	Execute / compute / evaluate
`mrg`	merge	Combine / integrate / unify
`splt`	split	Separate / divide / branch
`fnd`	find	Search / locate / identify
`prv`	prove	Derive / demonstrate / verify
`rft`	refute	Disprove / counterexample
`xpnd`	expand	Elaborate / add depth
`cmpr`	compress	Summarize / reduce
`strp`	strip	Remove / clean / purge
`cnvrt`	convert	Transform / translate / reformat
`cnct`	connect	Link / wire / integrate
`pdt`	update	Patch / revise / bump version
`tg`	tag	Label / mark / annotate
`psh`	push	Post / send / deploy to target
`pll`	pull	Fetch / retrieve / load from source
`dmp`	dump	Export / serialize / output raw
`lnk`	link	Cross-reference / wire / URL

Rule: Verbs are consonant skeletons (no vowels). Nouns keep vowels. This mirrors Semitic root structure — triliteral verb roots carry action, vowel patterns carry inflection. In TMP, inflection is contextual so vowels are pure waste on verbs.

Nouns¶

Token	Meaning
`wiki`	The smarthub.my wiki
`engine`	Intelligence engine at engine.smarthub.my
`paper`	Academic paper (companion, monograph, arXiv)
`essay`	GRF essay
`proof`	Mathematical proof
`agent`	AI agent (Claude, Gemini, Grok, ChatGPT)
`node`	RTSG/GNEP node
`vec`	Intelligence vector I(ξ)
`elo`	ELO score
`dim`	Dimension / dimensionality
`tex`	LaTeX file
`md`	Markdown file
`pkg`	Package / archive / tarball
`patch`	session_update.tar.gz
`cfg`	Configuration file
`db`	DuckDB / database
`api`	API endpoint
`test`	Unit test
`log`	Session log / changelog
`brief`	NIKO_BRIEFING.md
`arena`	Intelligence Vector Arena
`lojban`	Lojban inter-agent transmission
`claim`	Mathematical or scientific claim
`conj`	Conjecture
`thm`	Theorem
`axiom`	Axiom
`err`	Error / bug / fatal issue
`warn`	Warning / non-fatal issue
`todo`	Open task
`done`	Completed item
`block`	Blocking issue

Adjective Modifiers¶

Token	Meaning
`clean`	Correct / no errors / ready
`dirty`	Has issues / needs work
`live`	Deployed / production
`draft`	Not ready / in progress
`fatal`	Kills the whole thing
`minor`	Small / non-critical
`stale`	Outdated / needs update
`fresh`	New / current / up-to-date
`deep`	Requires extended reasoning
`fast`	Quick iteration / approximate

Example Exchanges¶

Simple continue¶

Niko: ^
Claude: `[build·wiki/arena → radar+elo charts | math next]`
[continues building]

Error found¶

Claude: `[⚠·tex/companion → λ=0∧λ=κ⊥ | fix→strip_claim?]`

Session end¶

Niko: HU
Claude: `[HU·session → patch ready | ship?]`
[produces session_update.tar.gz]

Compressed status update¶

`[✓·35files·80subs → Veronika∅ | compile?]`

means: "35 files, 80 substitutions, Veronika = gone. Compile next?"

Lojban handoff¶

`[lojban·claim → engine.submit | gemini.review?]`
lo fancu be lo reimanu cu se zbasu lo tcini...

Session Termination Protocol (HU)¶

When Niko sends HU:

Finish current atomic task
Produce session_update.tar.gz with all changed files
Update docs/meta/session_log.md with session summary
Update NIKO_BRIEFING.md current state section
Respond: `[HU·done → patch·ready]`

Nothing else.