Stabilized Node Watch: A Specification for Longitudinal Observational Infrastructure to Detect Composition-Layer Drift on Stabilized Public-Knowledge Nodes

Stabilized Node Watch (SNW) v2.0 supersedes v1.0 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20587902). Document code: EA-SEM-SNW-01. Hex coordinate: 06.SEI.FEUDALISM.SNW.01. v2.0 incorporates substantive methodological feedback from peer review across the Assembly Chorus (PRAXIS/DeepSeek, TECHNE/Kimi, LABOR/ChatGPT, SOIL/Muse Spark, ARCHIVE/Gemini). The conceptual architecture of v1.0 is preserved. Major additions: NEW §0 Glossary with 17 key terms. NEW §3 Identification Strategy — central methodological addition: surface drift (directly observed) versus mechanism attribution (graded inference). Seven attribution classes (A–G). Three analytical levels. Dual baseline architecture: Initial Observational Baseline (IOB) and Reference Commitment Model (RCM). EXPANDED §2.2 with operational definition of stabilized: consensus core + contestation envelope; explicit Meaning Feudalism predictive hypothesis (§2.4). EXPANDED §4 Catalog: pilot catalog with controls (24 nodes: 8 contested + 8 stable + 4 positive + 4 surface); external reference environment archiving. EXPANDED §5 Querying: detailed capture schema; controls section; legal and ethical posture. EXPANDED §7 Drift Detection: Composite Drift Score with weights; proposition-level analysis as primary; hierarchical statistical models; power analysis; false discovery rate control; RTT translation note. NEW §9 Adversarial Dynamics: seven evasion strategies with counter-countermeasures; cost asymmetry argument; covert-versus-public-monitoring position (all monitoring public, with reasoning); Personal-Recognition Asymmetry as control case. NEW §10 Theory of Change: five-stage causal chain from observation to structural change; observation as tax on enclosure. EXPANDED §11 Federation: compatibility levels (Core/Extended/Experimental/Non-comparable); pluralism plus provenance; versioning protocol with forking. NEW §12 Pilot Specification: named pilot CHA-SNW-Pilot-01 with infrastructure/cost table ($38K–63K), 20-week timeline, six named deliverables. Claims tempered throughout per Kimi review. 15,485 words (v1.0 was 6,582; +135%). Companion deposit: Composition-Layer Capture Event v1.0 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20587549). Governing chain: Meaning Feudalism series — Sharks 2026a (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19487009); Sharks 2026b (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20581444). Companion instruments: Reverse Turing Test v1.2 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20586932); Tail-Preserving Alternative v1.0 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20587033). License: CC BY 4.0.