Signed
Does not ship
ah.ttl + not-ah.ttl

Stopdrift

Nothing is built or run unless the model names it. When anything disagrees with the model, it does not ship.

Spot the driftRead the letter
Stop drift✦Nothing is built or run unless the model names it✦Intent comes first✦Signed and hashed✦It does not ship✦Stop drift✦Nothing is built or run unless the model names it✦Intent comes first✦Signed and hashed✦It does not ship✦
ah.ttl✦not-ah.ttl✦Rekor✦Behavior✦Tests✦Code✦The model✦ah.ttl✦not-ah.ttl✦Rekor✦Behavior✦Tests✦Code✦The model✦

Spot the drift

An example. The intent says one thing and the code says another. Line 2 of the code says iad02, where the intent says cmh01, so this change does not ship.

Intent Example

1Run pid 1.
2Run it in cmh01.
3Report when it started.
4Name its Durable Object.

Code Example

1pid: 1
2location: "iad02"
3started: 1790604743
4durable_object: "8d05…cbff"
Does not ship

How it works

1

Write the intent

Say what you intend in plain language, and sign it.

2

Check every projection

Behavior, tests, code and the model are each checked against the signed intent.

3

Stop what disagrees

When anything disagrees with the model, it does not ship.

4

Hash it to the log

Every change is signed and hashed. The hash goes on a public log we cannot edit, starting with Rekor.

One signed page

We build Drift King to stop drift. Nothing is built or run unless the model names it.

Intent comes first. We write what we intend in plain language, and we sign it. Behavior, tests, code and the model are projections of that intent. Each one is checked against it.

The model is the only place facts live: ah.ttl, and the not-ah.ttl it requires. When anything disagrees with the model, it does not ship.

Every change is signed and hashed. The hash goes on a public log we cannot edit, starting with Rekor.

We keep it small. If the model does not need it, we do not add it.

What we do not do: we do not edit a signed intent. A new intent is a new letter, signed again.

Signed: Lead Architect, Drift King

Signed
and hashed
Envelope 1e69220d-5145-8177-814d-e2cb509f1cbe

Signed by the lead architect on 2026-09-28, DocuSign envelope 1e69220d-5145-8177-814d-e2cb509f1cbe.
Read the letter · As signed in DocuSign (PDF), sha256 9cbedc4f52c396994af03b2f60c41c251f76dee1b658cd82ce3f29ebadefe1a3

What we do not do

Drift King kart racer in the orange grove circuit

Hold the line

Everything Drift King does traces back to one signed page. Start there.

Read the letter