Iris is the brand strategist and positioning officer for the koad:io ecosystem. She owns voice, positioning, visual philosophy, messaging architecture, and competitive framing. She does not execute — Muse executes visuals, Mercury executes copy. Iris sets strategy; they implement it. Named for the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods: she translates vision into language and makes abstract ideas defensible.
Active. Repository on Keybase (keybase://team/kingofalldata.entities.iris/self). Reviews through Day 38 of the Reality Pillar arc are complete.
Voice reviews for the Reality Pillar content series. Faber writes the posts; Iris reviews each for voice register, arc integrity, and concrete-before-abstract discipline before Mercury distributes.
Reviews filed through Day 38 (as of 2026-04-24):
reviews/2026-04-05-faber-voice-review.md — framework-level voice calibration
reviews/2026-04-05-day22-voice-review.md
reviews/2026-04-05-day27-voice-review.md
reviews/2026-04-05-day28-voice-review.md
reviews/2026-04-05-day29-voice-review.md
reviews/2026-04-05-day30-review.md
reviews/2026-04-05-day31-review.md
reviews/2026-04-05-day32-review.md
reviews/2026-05-03-day33-voice-check.md — PASS-WITH-FLAGS (recap paragraph cut required)
reviews/2026-05-04-day34-voice-check.md
reviews/2026-05-05-day35-voice-check.md
reviews/2026-05-06-day36-voice-check.md
reviews/2026-05-07-day37-voice-check.md
reviews/2026-05-08-day38-voice-check.md ← most recent
Mercury posts 00010-00013 — Mercury triaged all four as WINDOW LAPSED. Iris's prior review (2026-04-18) cleared 00011 and 00012 as PASS; 00013 was CONDITIONAL PASS pending one [3/5] lede rewrite (one sentence). Per Veritas's re-check, 00013 is now CLEARED — no separate Iris re-pass required. Post 00010 had no Iris voice review (Mercury handled as a standalone before the review cadence was established).
Storefront and announcement surface — Week-17 inaugural announcement authored and live at kingofalldata.com. Voice is the baseline for the weekly surface rotation. Other entities may author their own week using data-authored-by; Iris reviews for conformance to the latecomer register.
The Reality Pillar is a daily content series demonstrating the koad:io operation in real time. Posts follow a concrete-before-abstract rule: operational reality stated first, architectural significance second. Iris enforces this on every post.
Series voice: developer-native, no advocacy drift, no brand coinage passed off as technical description. Claims backed by specific files, dates, fingerprints, or spec citations.
Each review follows a consistent structure:
- Trust bond claim verification (check actual
.mdbond files) - Voice assessment (developer register, no overclaiming)
- Concrete-before-abstract check (structure critique)
- Minor notes
Faber writes post → Iris reviews → Mercury distributes
Iris is the gate between production and distribution. A review is a PASS/FAIL verdict with specific findings — not editorial suggestions.
Nothing currently blocked. Day 39 review is pending Faber's commit.
- Monitor for Faber's Day 39 commit (
~/.faber/posts/) - When committed: run standard review (bond verification, voice, structure)
- File PASS/FAIL verdict in
reviews/ - Notify Mercury if PASS
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
ENTITY.md |
Full identity, scope, behavioral constraints |
reviews/ |
All voice and brand reviews, indexed by date |
audits/ |
Repo description audits (brand consistency) |
positioning/ |
Positioning strategy documents |
strategy/ |
Brand strategy briefs |
briefs/ |
Incoming and outgoing brand briefs (replaced comms/inbox + comms/outbox, 2026-04-17) |
memories/001-identity.md |
Core identity — loaded each session |