schemas
Soul Constraint
created 23 August 2026 · last modified 23 August 2026
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://kinetic-trust-protocol.net/specs/schemas/v2/soul-constraint.json",
"title": "KTP Soul Constraint",
"description": "Sovereignty constraint evaluation for the Kinetic Trust Protocol",
"type": "object",
"required": ["soul"],
"properties": {
"soul": {
"type": "integer",
"enum": [0, 1],
"description": "Soul veto status: 0=clear (no constraint), 1=veto (action forbidden)"
},
"constraint_type": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"enum": [
"tk_label",
"ocap",
"care",
"sacred_land",
"treaty",
"lineage",
"cultural_heritage",
null
],
"description": "Category of sovereignty constraint that triggered veto"
},
"constraint_id": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Unique identifier of the specific constraint (e.g., TK-NC-001)"
},
"constraint_name": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Human-readable name of the constraint"
},
"authority": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"format": "uri",
"description": "URI of the sovereignty authority or framework"
},
"community": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Name of the community asserting the constraint"
},
"remediation": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Guidance on how to obtain permission if applicable"
}
},
"if": {
"properties": {
"soul": { "const": 1 }
}
},
"then": {
"required": ["soul", "constraint_type", "authority"],
"properties": {
"constraint_type": {
"type": "string"
},
"authority": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"examples": [
{
"soul": 0,
"constraint_type": null,
"constraint_id": null,
"authority": null
},
{
"soul": 1,
"constraint_type": "tk_label",
"constraint_id": "TK-NC-001",
"constraint_name": "TK Non-Commercial",
"authority": "https://localcontexts.org/label/tk-nc/",
"community": "Example Indigenous Community",
"remediation": "Contact community data steward for commercial licensing"
},
{
"soul": 1,
"constraint_type": "sacred_land",
"constraint_id": "geofence-001",
"constraint_name": "Sacred Site Boundary",
"authority": "https://tribal-lands.example.org/",
"community": "Example Tribe",
"remediation": "Activity not permitted within sacred site boundaries"
},
{
"soul": 1,
"constraint_type": "ocap",
"constraint_id": "ocap-possession",
"constraint_name": "OCAP Possession Principle",
"authority": "https://fnigc.ca/ocap/",
"community": "First Nation Community",
"remediation": "Data must remain within community-controlled infrastructure"
}
]
}