Janus: A Minimal Governance Kernel for Human–AI Development Systems
Abstract
This release publishes the foundational paper of Janus.
Janus is a minimal governance kernel for AI-assisted development environments.
The paper introduces the core principles of the Janus model, including:
• Evidence-based governance • Deterministic reconstruction • Traceability and auditability • Human–AI collaborative development protocols
The repository snapshot associated with this release contains the full paper source and supporting materials used in the development of Janus.
Foundational paper (PDF) docs/paper/janus-foundational-paper-v1.0.pdf — https://core.janusgovernance.org/docs/paper/janus-foundational-paper-v1.0.pdf
Corrective companion release for the immutable v1.0 publication. This version preserves the original paper and adds a documented errata and an addendum aligning its interpretation with Janus Core Lite v0.2. It does not replace the original thesis or rewrite the deposited v1.0 files.
Version v1.0.2 completes the corrective companion release by adding the directly downloadable immutable v1.0 paper PDF and its LaTeX source. The v1.0 and v1.0.1 records remain preserved. No paper content has been rewritten.
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BibTeX
@misc{morales2026janus,
title = {{Janus: A Minimal Governance Kernel for Human–AI Development Systems}},
author = {Martín Nicolás Sánchez Morales},
howpublished = {Janus: A Minimal Governance Kernel for Deterministically Reconstructible Human–AI Development Systems},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23460644},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23460644},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Janus: A Minimal Governance Kernel for Human–AI Development Systems
AU - Martín Nicolás Sánchez Morales
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/18
PB - Janus: A Minimal Governance Kernel for Deterministically Reconstructible Human–AI Development Systems
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23460644
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23460644
AB - This release publishes the foundational paper of Janus. Janus is a minimal governance kernel for AI-assisted development environments. The paper introduces the core principles of the Janus model, including: • Evidence-based governance • Deterministic reconstruction • Traceability and auditability • Human–AI collaborative development protocols The repository snapshot associated with this release contains the full paper source and supporting materials used in the development of Janus. Foundational paper (PDF) docs/paper/janus-foundational-paper-v1.0.pdf — https://core.janusgovernance.org/docs/paper/janus-foundational-paper-v1.0.pdf Corrective companion release for the immutable v1.0 publication. This version preserves the original paper and adds a documented errata and an addendum aligning its interpretation with Janus Core Lite v0.2. It does not replace the original thesis or rewrite the deposited v1.0 files. Version v1.0.2 completes the corrective companion release by adding the directly downloadable immutable v1.0 paper PDF and its LaTeX source. The v1.0 and v1.0.1 records remain preserved. No paper content has been rewritten.
ER -