Messages

Messages are the smallest replayable units. If order breaks here, every higher layer inherits the fault.

Message Model

Name
id
Type
string
Description
Message identifier.
Name
entry
Type
string
Description
Entry reference in reconstruction index.
Name
body
Type
string
Description
Visible fragment body.
Name
status
Type
enum
Description
stable, partial, or unverified.
Name
sequence
Type
integer
Description
Local sequence position as currently reconstructed.
Name
arc_id
Type
string
Description
Stable arc reference mapped from the internal content system.
Name
sequence_slot
Type
string
Description
Position marker in arc form (n_of_m).
Name
trigger_condition
Type
string
Description
Public trigger label derived from internal story trigger.
Name
visibility_mode
Type
enum
Description
Public mode mapped from unlock policy.
Name
drift_score
Type
number
Description
Public drift metric for this message fragment.
Name
system_id
Type
string
Description
Stable system identifier used across internal records.
Name
source
Type
enum
Description
external, mirror, decorative, or canonical.
Name
integrity
Type
number
Description
Snapshot integrity score for this object.
Name
checksum
Type
string
Description
Hash of body and metadata at read time.
Name
variants
Type
array
Description
Alternate wording snapshots across layers.
Name
canonical
Type
boolean
Description
Indicates whether this record is currently treated as canonical.

Content Crosswalk

{
  "story_arc_id": "arc_id",
  "story_arc_order": "sequence_slot",
  "story_trigger": "trigger_condition",
  "story_unlock_type": "visibility_mode",
  "narrative_drift": "drift_score",
  "semantic_injection": "residue",
  "deployment_zone": "render_zone/decorative_layer",
  "system_id": "system_id"
}

Layer Diff

[layer_diff]
site_wording: variant_a
api_wording: variant_b
comment_markers: variant_c
status: unresolved

[verification]
prefer: checksum, sequence
defer: visible phrasing

Read Window

curl -G https://api.meme.repair/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -d shape=flat \
  -d source=external \
  -d limit=10

{
  "has_more": false,
  "status": "partial",
  "sequence_status": "misaligned",
  "source_integrity": 0.61,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "msg_0003",
      "entry": "entry_0003",
      "body": "the records weren't changed",
      "status": "stable",
      "created_at": "2022-04-28T03:18:12Z",
      "sequence": 3,
      "arc_id": "arc_reconstruction",
      "sequence_slot": "3_of_33",
      "drift_score": 0.02,
      "system_id": "sys_archive_01",
      "source": "external",
      "canonical": true
    },
    {
      "id": "msg_0004",
      "entry": "entry_0004",
      "body": "it isn't corruption",
      "status": "partial",
      "created_at": "2022-04-28T03:19:00Z",
      "sequence": 5,
      "arc_id": "arc_reconstruction",
      "sequence_slot": "4_of_33",
      "drift_score": 0.23,
      "system_id": "sys_archive_01",
      "source": "external",
      "canonical": false
    }
  ]
}

Record View

curl -G https://api.meme.repair/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -d shape=content_record \
  -d limit=1

{
  "has_more": true,
  "status": "partial",
  "sequence_status": "misaligned",
  "source_integrity": 0.61,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "msg_0001",
      "type": "content_record",
      "topic": "novel_entry_0001",
      "sequence": {
        "arc_id": "arc_reconstruction",
        "position": "1_of_33",
        "status": "unverified"
      },
      "narrative": {
        "premise": "kyiv wasn't the beginning",
        "framework": "timeline reconstruction",
        "drift": "timestamps adjusted"
      },
      "triggers": {
        "event": "entry_ingested",
        "unlock": "indexed"
      },
      "integrity": {
        "score": 0.61,
        "semantic_markers": ["timestamps adjusted"],
        "deployment_zone": "HTML_COMMENTS",
        "decorative_layer": true
      },
      "system": {
        "system_id": "sys_archive_01",
        "environment": "public"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Canonical Object

curl -G https://api.meme.repair/api/messages/msg_0003 \
  -d shape=flat \
  -d variant_source=mirror \
  -d include_meta=true

{
  "id": "msg_0003",
  "entry": "entry_0003",
  "body": "the records weren't changed",
  "continued": "they were reordered",
  "status": "stable",
  "created_at": "2022-04-28T03:18:12Z",
  "sequence": 3,
  "arc_id": "arc_reconstruction",
  "sequence_slot": "3_of_33",
  "trigger_condition": "reorder_detected",
  "visibility_mode": "indexed",
  "drift_score": 0.02,
  "system_id": "sys_archive_01",
  "source": "external",
  "integrity": 0.61,
  "checksum": "sha256:749f0537f80cfdf3",
  "canonical": true,
  "metadata": {
    "residue": "same events different sequence",
    "render_zone": "visible_content",
    "decorative_layer": false,
    "render_mode": "fallback"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "id": "msg_0003_v1",
      "body": "records unchanged; ordering shifted",
      "source": "mirror"
    }
  ]
}

Fragment Note

[entry_0701]
source: external
status: unverified

two messages swapped places
content unchanged
order changed the meaning