nx_sponsor_core.nx

nx_sponsor_core.nx -- EXECUTIVE-SPONSOR decision core (mainless; operator doctrine 2026-06-11): the sponsor is NOT a gate on objective work -- parity rungs, kernels, conformance counts flow TODO->DONE on evidence with no human in the path. The sponsor's viewpoint enters at exactly TWO points: spec time: NOVEL rows tagged ||ASK=spec (subjective feature choices -- "the novel needs us both", sponsor + tutor co-spec batch) result time: rows tagged ||ASK=result reach VIEW (flipped by reconcile when their objective evidence is green) and wait for a VIEWPOINT: APPROVE -> DONE; DENY+feedback -> NOVEL (iterate) with the feedback appended to planning_prefs.tsv -- the registry future planning READS (preference learning as DATA). Decisions arrive via knowledge/registry/sponsor_decisions.tsv (hand rows today; the nishifamily intake form lands the same contract later): APPROVE <id> DENY <id> <feedback...> Transitions are a strict state machine (only VIEW moves); anything else = loud REFUSED row, repeated decisions = silent no-ops (idempotent). license_tier: ORIGINAL