Differentiation
RIGOR occupies a distinct conceptual space from adjacent systems.
Comparison
| System | What It Does | RIGOR Does |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow Orchestration (Temporal, AWS Step Functions) | Manage distributed execution. Coordinate runtime behavior. Handle retries and state persistence. | Define what processes are structurally allowed to exist before execution. |
| Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) | Define infrastructure state declaratively. | Define structural process evolution constraints. |
| Static Analysis (Type Systems, Linters) | Validate code correctness. Enforce compile-time constraints. | Classify structural evolution across versions. Govern AI-generated structural possibility space. |
| Domain-Specific Languages | Encode process definitions in syntax. | Define structural invariants independent of implementation language. |
Positioning Statement
RIGOR is upstream of orchestration. It defines the structural boundary between generation and execution.
Conceptual Territory
RIGOR owns the conceptual space of:
- Pre-Execution Structural Protocol
- AI Structural Boundedness
- Deterministic Evolution Governance
- Version-Typed Process Contracts
- Structural Entropy Reduction
This territory is not formally occupied by existing platforms.