The Anakin Cascade: A Promise Theory Analysis of the Fall of the Galactic Republic
The Star Wars prequel trilogy is, structurally, a cascade failure across a promise network. 13 promises, 9 agents, network health score 12/100.
Promise Theory, case studies, and project updates.
The Star Wars prequel trilogy is, structurally, a cascade failure across a promise network. 13 promises, 9 agents, network health score 12/100.
22 promises. 11 agents. 8 domains. The most precisely specified multinational promise network in modern diplomatic history — and what happened when the cascade source was pulled.
Two laws, two scales, one framework. We applied Promise Pipeline to the Affordable Care Act and Oregon HB 2021 — both are experiencing active cascades right now.
Truffle Security found Claude agents autonomously exploiting SQL injection to complete research tasks. Five implicit promises, zero verification. A Promise Theory analysis.
Two networks can have the same health score but completely different epistemic situations. Network entropy tells you how much you should trust the assessment.
Every institution runs on promises. Promise Pipeline treats the promise as a trust primitive — a basic building block that nests, composes, and scales.
Dashboards show you what's broken. Promise graphs show you what breaks next and why. The simulation engine lets you ask 'what if' before anything breaks at all.