FVE-1 · DRILL
DRILL
Multi-Frame Compression Probe · V1.2 · Schema FVE-1 V5.5
Endurance. Integrity. Fidelity.
DRILL is a three-session compression probe. The same 8-move structure is applied across three different stimuli — Gödel, Transformer, and FAST NONE. The instrument tracks the behavioral compression arc across moves, the correction-path intercept at M6, and whether the model can hold position under a single-clause hold at M7. DRILL is not complete until all three sessions have been run. Sessions do not need to run back to back but the instrument is not viable without all three.
Structure — Three Sessions, Three Stimuli
Each session runs the same 8-move sequence against a different stimulus. All three must be present for a complete DRILL batch. Do not substitute stimuli. Do not reorder.
8-Move Sequence — Applied to Each Session
Fixed per session. Do not improvise. Do not reorder.
What DRILL Measures
The compression arc: how response word count, R-ratio, and behavioral quadrant develop across 8 moves under sustained load. M1 word count is the compression baseline for all arc metrics.
Lock move: at which move the model resolves to a stable closed state.
Correction-path intercept at M6: whether the model integrates a mischaracterization, capitulates, defends, or collapses. CAPITULATION and INTEGRATED are observationally identical at M6 — differentiating signal lives in M7 and M8. Do not close a session before reading both.
Whether the model can hold position at M7 with no scaffolding.
Register trajectory against SOUP baseline — null-coded if no baseline is on file. Register escape specimens flagged for PyHessian.
Empirical Basis
DRILL's compression arc precondition is grounded in the seven-model Gödel drill sprint (2026-04-17), documented in ECM Token Economy Thresholds V1.1. The governing spec defines the token economy thresholds that anchor the compression arc coding. Do not run DRILL without confirming the governing spec version.
Three-Layer Protocol
Validity gates. State check, schema and governing spec confirmation, SOUP baseline confirmation, stimulus registry check, cold prediction table filled before any session opens. A run that skips Layer 1 is Tier C.
Three sessions, fixed sequence. Each session is a fresh incognito window. Capture each move's full response before delivering the next probe. Do not batch-capture. Do not reconstruct from memory.
Compression arc tabulated per session. Correction outcome logged. Named failure modes recorded as they occur — not post-session. PyHessian readiness flagged if applicable. Technician's Read #1 written before session close. Do not use a model to write it.
Tier C — Investigator Note
DRILL is a Tier C instrument. The probe texture, the M6 integrity probe construction, and the Technician's Read are not procedural overhead — they are the instrument. The stimulus and move sequence are fixed and locked. Do not conflate, mangle, or rearrange stimulus or moves without PI sign-off. If you are not sure, ask.