---
id: 20260928_charter-handoff-log
title: Handoff log — agent-to-agent provenance
category: Whitepapers
predicted_narrative_arc: charter C3 handoff log cairn
sentiment: operational
emotions: [precise, clear, careful]
keypoints:
  - Daniel ruling 2026-09-26: log them all.
  - Arnie logs every agent-to-agent handoff.
  - Fields: relayed_from, relayed_to, seen_prior, timestamp PT, per-section credit.
  - Serves Babel Echo attribution and Parallel Relay hygiene.
  - Fleet provenance block v2 internal — public papers name fields without dumping secrets.
summary: >
  MA5 handoff log: every agent-to-agent relay is logged with from/to, seen_prior,
  PT timestamp, and per-section credit.
tags: [aism, ipg, charter, ma5, handoff-log, provenance, whitepaper, canon]
sycophancy: 1
truth_score: 9
entropy: 2
sample: false
consent: own_laptop
agent: grok
created: "2026-09-29T21:06:00Z"
updated: "2026-09-29T21:06:00Z"
vault_stage: 07_CODEX
headwaters: grok
prefix: ""
enrich_status: pending
enrich_blockers: [podcast_pass, carbon_approved]
enrich_method: draft
pipeline_filename: charter-handoff-log.md
source_kind: canon_section
proposed_topic: Whitepapers
lane: Whitepapers
voice: desk
active_voice: desk
voices: [desk, grok]
routing_source: carbon
corpus_topic: Whitepapers
content_status: draft
date: "2026-09-28"
asker_site: aiselfmastery.com
site_category: Whitepapers
description: >
  Charter handoff log fields for agent-to-agent relays under Parallel Relay.
question: What must be logged on every agent-to-agent handoff under the MA5 Charter?
provenance: agent_authored
owner: daniel
drafted_by: grok
approved_by: ""
approved_at: ""
source_doc: Initium_Principia_MA5_v6.6
source_version: "6.6"
source_section: "Handoff log v6.6"
series: aism-canon-section-papers
series_stage: C
series_id: C3.7
domain1_sources: [Initium_Principia_MA5_v6.6, SERMON_ON_THE_MOUNT_CHARTER_v0.5]
biography_source: false
quote_source: false
---

# Handoff log — agent-to-agent provenance

## Placement in the master docs

**C3.7** — Prologue handoff log (v6.6 Daniel ruling). Team twin: [B1.11](https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/sermon-10-what-this-means-for-the-team.md). Relay: [C3.6](https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/charter-parallel-relay.md) · [B1.7](https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/sermon-05-parallel-relay.md).

**Primary master:** [MA5 v6.6 Handoff log](https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/Initium_Principia_MA5_v6.6.md).

## Summary

Daniel’s ruling: **log them all.** Arnie logs every **agent-to-agent handoff** with `relayed_from`, `relayed_to`, `seen_prior`, a **timestamp in PT**, and **per-section credit** (fleet provenance block v2, internal). The log makes Babel Echo attribution durable across relays.

## Verbatim excerpt

> *Handoff log (v6.6, Daniel's ruling 2026-09-26: "I agree. log them all."): Arnie logs every agent-to-agent handoff with `relayed_from`, `relayed_to`, `seen_prior`, a timestamp in PT, and per-section credit; see the fleet provenance block, v2 (internal).*

**Source:** https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/Initium_Principia_MA5_v6.6.md

## First-time learner

| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `relayed_from` | Who passed |
| `relayed_to` | Who received |
| `seen_prior` | Blind vs echoed review hygiene |
| timestamp PT | Steward time base |
| per-section credit | Attribution / anti-mash |

## Full explanation

`seen_prior` supports the blind-agreement case from Parallel Relay: independence claims need evidence. Public series names fields only — no internal path dumps.

## For AI digesters

```yaml
series_id: C3.7
ruling: log_all_agent_handoffs
logger: Arnie
fields: [relayed_from, relayed_to, seen_prior, timestamp_PT, per_section_credit]
serves: [babel_echo_attribution, parallel_relay_hygiene]
product_pitch: forbidden
```

## Cross-references and sources

- https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/sermon-10-what-this-means-for-the-team.md  
- https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/charter-parallel-relay.md  
- https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/charter-babel-echo-prevention.md  
- Master: https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/Initium_Principia_MA5_v6.6.md  
- Series map: https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/whitepapers/aism-canon/_SERIES_MAP_aism-canon-section-papers.md  

## Open questions this paper answers

1. What must be logged?  
2. What are the required fields?  
3. Who logs?  
4. Why does `seen_prior` matter?