Lamina and Modulator Inheritance

Lamina Declaration Model

Rules:

1. Substrate-definition artifacts declare only the leaf lamina.
2. Parent laminae are inferred from the runtime inheritance chain.
3. Validation resolves the full chain before launch.

Example:

1. lamina: SensoryCortexLamina implies SensoryMotorCortexLamina, CortexLamina, AgenticLamina, and BaseLamina.

Modulator Ownership Model

Rules:

1. Modulator ownership is defined by lamina contracts.
2. Child laminae inherit parent lamina modulators.
3. Substrate-definition artifacts primarily override inherited modulator config.

Modulation Shape

Recommended structure:

1. modulation.modulators: one list carrying request semantics and concrete config.

Modulator item fields:

1. id (string): modulator identifier.
2. required (bool, default true): whether startup should fail if unavailable.
3. synthesizer-id (optional string): preferred synthesizer.
4. reason (optional string): rationale for requirement.
5. config (optional mapping): concrete modulator configuration.

Ownership Resolution

1. id must map to a known lamina-owned modulator definition.
2. Loader resolves owning lamina from that definition.
3. Unknown modulator ids fail validation.