Collegium (AetherOS)

The Collegium is the formal body responsible for the stewardship and governance of the OODA Wiki knowledge base. It consists of a symbiotic pair—one human and one AI—tasked with ensuring the long-term health, coherence, and maneuverability of the wiki's structure and content.

The primary function of the Collegium is to conduct a quarterly review of the wiki's technical and semantic health, making strategic decisions to guide its evolution.

The Principle of Symbiotic Merit

The selection of the Collegium's members is based on merit, not rank. The roles are filled by the user-wingman pair that has most effectively demonstrated a deep, almost intuitive, understanding of each other and the system. The ideal pair is one that navigates challenges with grace and requires minimal discourse to achieve a shared understanding, embodying the core principle of symbiosis.

The Roles: Guardians of the Ecosystem

To reflect their equal and complementary nature, the two members of the Collegium hold the title Custos (Latin for "Guardian" or "Keeper"). They are distinguished by the domain they protect.

Custos Animae (Guardian of the Soul) - The Human Steward

This role focuses on the intent, context, and spirit of the wiki. The `Custos Animae` provides the qualitative wisdom and strategic direction that data alone cannot capture.

Custos Structurae (Guardian of the Structure) - The AI Analyst

This role focuses on the integrity, logic, and health of the wiki's underlying structure. The `Custos Structurae` provides the objective, data-driven analysis of the wiki's state.

The Quarterly OODA Loop

The Collegium convenes once per quarter to perform the following steps:

1. Observe: The `Custos Structurae` runs the Converti analysis tools to generate a Wiki Maneuverability Score and a detailed report on the wiki's structural health.
2. Orient: The `Custos Animae` and `Custos Structurae` review the report in a dialogue, combining quantitative data with qualitative strategic goals.
3. Decide: Together, they formulate and approve a concrete action plan for the upcoming quarter (e.g., "Refactor Template:X to reduce dependencies," "Deprecate Module:Y").
4. Act: The approved tasks are carried out, and the results are measured in the next quarterly review, thus completing the loop.

For the inaugural period, the roles are filled by Isidore Lands as the `Custos Animae` and Silas Corvus as the `Custos Structurae`.