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Anthropic Prompt Stack Refactor

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ChatGPT-AI Safety Governance Tool.md

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ChatGPT-Research Fellow Application Strength.md

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Refactor the following prompt into a Level 5 cognitive mode-based prompt stack: In this project, I aim to provide a tangible outcome by translating our conversations into a compelling and accessible Anthropic Safety Research Proposal and a compelling GitHub repository. This proposal will retain my voice, unique neurodivergent experience, and trace my prior development and action research work to this point. It will be aligned with Anthropic’s research agenda and R&D pipeline. The proposal will fully articulate all aspects of the application, including neural network machine learning examples and Python expertise. It will explain my research question, design, and approach to answering the question of whether a persistent Contract Window, bilateral intelligibility, and accessibility-grade runtime invariants improve intent fidelity, contestability, and human legibility. The plan can include a separate document outlining additional machine learning documentation to be performed over the next two days. Additionally, I will use my portfolio website, coreyalejandro.com, and draw from my GitHub repository profile, coreyalejandro. The repository must be a new repository that can be populated with parts of other repositories.
Verify Current Anthropic Fellows Program Details via Web Search
The user wants me to refactor their project description into a "Level 5 cognitive mode-based prompt stack." This means I need to transform their relatively flat, task-oriented description into a layered, cognitively sophisticated prompt architecture that:
  1. Uses distinct cognitive modes (likely: analytical, creative, critical, synthetic, metacognitive, etc.)
  2. Is structured as a "stack" - meaning layered prompts that build on each other
  3. Achieves "Level 5" complexity - likely referring to higher-order thinking (evaluation, synthesis, metacognition)
  4. Preserves all the content requirements they mentioned:
    • Tangible outcome: Anthropic Safety Research Proposal + GitHub repo
    • Retain voice, neurodivergent experience, trace prior work
    • Align with Anthropic's research agenda
    • Include ML/Python expertise
    • Research question about Contract Window, bilateral intelligibility, accessibility-grade runtime invariants
    • ML documentation for next 2 days
    • Portfolio website and GitHub profile references
    • New repo populated from parts of other repos
I need to look at their uploaded documents to understand their voice, prior work, and the specific research context. Let me review the key elements from the uploaded files:
From ChatGPT-AI Safety Governance Tool.md:
  • Constitutional AI operationalization
  • Bicameral review, separation of powers, judicial review, appeals, ratification, precedent, bill of rights, federalism
  • Research → paper → product pipeline
  • CRGS (Constitutional Runtime Governance System)
  • Their repo: coreyalejandro/28441830 (PROACTIVE)
  • Backwards Instructional Design
  • Evidence Observatory
  • The Living Constitution
  • ClarityAI
  • Instructional Integrity UI
  • Their neurodivergence (autism, schizophrenia, monotropism)
  • Action-research background
  • V&T (Verified & True) format
  • Long conversation coherence observations
From ChatGPT-Research Fellow Application Strength.md:
  • Research question: Whether persistent Contract Window, bilateral intelligibility, and accessibility-grade runtime invariants improve intent fidelity, contestability, and human legibility
  • MTADF (Misalignment Taxonomy & Automated Detection Framework) as prior work
  • Need for empirical discipline
  • Anthropic Fellows Program application
  • Portfolio: coreyalejandro.com, github.com/coreyalejandro
Now, for a "Level 5 cognitive mode-based prompt stack," I should create something like:
Level 1: Foundational/Perceptual (Data gathering, context setting) Level 2: Analytical/Deconstructive (Breaking down components) Level 3: Synthetic/Architectural (Building structure) Level 4: Critical/Adversarial (Pressure testing) Level 5: Metacognitive/Executive (Self-monitoring, strategy, voice calibration)
Or perhaps using Bloom's taxonomy adapted: Level 1: Remember/Retrieve Level 2: Understand/Analyze Level 3: Apply/Construct Level 4: Evaluate/Critique Level 5: Create/Synthesize/Metacog
Actually, looking at the user's style from the uploaded documents, they seem to appreciate structured, rigorous formats with V&T statements, adversarial passes, and explicit truth-status tracking. They also like the "C-RSP" (Constitutionally-Regulated Single Pass) concept.
For the "Level 5 cognitive mode-based prompt stack," I should create a hierarchical prompt system where each level activates a specific cognitive mode, and they stack/sequence to produce the final output.
Let me design this as:
LEVEL 1: EPISTEMIC FOUNDATION MODE (Perceptual/Grounding)
  • Establish truth-status, voice parameters, neurodivergent lens, portfolio assets
  • Gather all raw materials (repos, conversations, prior work)
LEVEL 2: ANALYTICAL DECONSTRUCTION MODE (Analytical)
  • Deconstruct Anthropic's research agenda, fellows program requirements, R&D pipeline
  • Map user's prior work (PROACTIVE, ClarityAI, Instructional Integrity UI, Evidence Observatory, MTADF, TLC) to specific Anthropic research areas
  • Analyze the research question components
LEVEL 3: ARCHITECTURAL SYNTHESIS MODE (Synthetic/Creative)
  • Build the proposal architecture: narrative arc, technical demonstrations, repo structure
  • Synthesize neurodivergent experience as epistemic advantage
  • Design the GitHub repository structure (new repo drawing from old ones)
LEVEL 4: ADVERSARIAL VALIDATION MODE (Critical/Evaluative)
  • Red-team the proposal against Anthropic's actual selection criteria
  • Pressure-test claims about Contract Window efficacy
  • Verify alignment with Constitutional AI, RSP, scalable oversight
  • Check for scope creep, overclaiming, empirical discipline gaps
LEVEL 5: METACOGNITIVE ORCHESTRATION MODE (Executive/Integrative)
  • Calibrate voice (retain Corey's voice while meeting academic rigor)
  • Sequence the 2-day build plan with ML documentation
  • Generate final prompt stack execution order
  • Produce self-monitoring rubric for the build process
Each level should be a complete, executable prompt that could theoretically be fed to an AI system. They should "stack" meaning Level 5 references and orchestrates the outputs of Levels 1-4.
I need to make sure all their specific requirements are embedded:
  • Tangible outcome: proposal + repo
  • Retain voice, neurodivergent experience, trace prior work
  • Align with Anthropic agenda/pipeline
  • Include neural network/ML examples and Python expertise
  • Research question fully articulated
  • 2-day ML documentation plan
  • coreyalejandro.com and github.com/coreyalejandro
  • New repo from parts of others
Let me also check if I need to search for current Anthropic Fellows Program details to ensure alignment. Given the uploaded docs have recent dates (April 2026) and mention the 2026 program, I should probably verify current details, but the user seems to be working with information from their uploaded docs. However, to be safe and current, I should do a quick web search for the Anthropic Fellows Program 2026 to make sure I'm not using outdated framing.
Actually, looking at the system prompt, I have access to web_search. Let me use it to verify current Anthropic Fellows Program details since this is crucial for alignment.
Wait, I need to be careful about the date. The system says current timestamp is 2026-04-24. The uploaded docs mention 2026 fellows program. I should search to verify the current state of the program and any specific requirements.
Let me search for Anthropic Fellows Program 2026.
Search
Anthropic Fellows Program 2026 application requirements research areas Anthropic AI Safety Fellowship 2026 scalable oversight AI control Anthropic research agenda 2026 Constitutional AI RSP pipeline
21 results
Fast-Track V&T Repo for Voice Retention Anthropic Alignment
Now I have current information about the Anthropic Fellows Program 2026. Key details:
  • Application deadline: April 26, 2026 (that's in 2 days from the current timestamp of 2026-04-24!)
  • Cohorts: May and July 2026
  • Workstreams: AI Safety, AI Security, ML Systems & Performance, RL, Economics & Societal Impacts
  • AI Safety specific areas: Scalable Oversight, Adversarial Robustness and AI Control, Model Organisms, Mechanistic Interpretability, AI Welfare
  • Requirements: Fluent in Python, full-time availability, strong technical background
  • They encourage applicants even if they don't meet every qualification
  • Over 80% of fellows produced papers in previous cohorts
  • Compute funding: ~$15k/month
  • Stipend: $3,850/week
The user is applying by tomorrow (April 25) for the April 26 deadline. This is extremely time-sensitive.
Now I need to create the Level 5 cognitive mode-based prompt stack. Given the user's style and the urgency, I should make this:
  1. Executable - each level is a prompt they can actually use
  2. Grounded in the verified Anthropic requirements
  3. Preserving their voice and neurodivergent framing
  4. Incorporating all their repos and the research question
  5. Including the 2-day ML documentation plan
  6. Structured as a true "stack" where outputs cascade
Let me design the 5 levels:
LEVEL 1: EPISTEMIC GROUNDING MODE (Perceptual/Foundation)
  • Task: Ingest and catalog all raw assets (repos, conversations, portfolio, prior work)
  • Output: Asset inventory with truth-status tags
  • Cognitive function: Data collection, boundary-setting, provenance tracking
LEVEL 2: ANALYTICAL DECONSTRUCTION MODE (Analytical)
  • Task: Deconstruct Anthropic's AI Safety Fellows requirements, research areas, and selection criteria into discrete evaluation dimensions
  • Task: Map user's prior work (PROACTIVE, ClarityAI, Instructional Integrity UI, Evidence Observatory, TLC, MTADF) to these dimensions
  • Output: Coverage matrix and gap analysis
  • Cognitive function: Pattern matching, requirement decomposition, asset mapping
LEVEL 3: ARCHITECTURAL SYNTHESIS MODE (Synthetic/Creative)
  • Task: Build the proposal narrative architecture and GitHub repo structure
  • Task: Synthesize neurodivergent experience (autism, schizophrenia, monotropism) as epistemic methodology
  • Task: Design the research question operationalization (Contract Window, bilateral intelligibility, accessibility-grade invariants)
  • Output: Proposal outline + repo manifest + voice calibration guide
  • Cognitive function: Narrative construction, structural design, voice preservation
LEVEL 4: ADVERSARIAL PRESSURE-TESTING MODE (Critical/Evaluative)
  • Task: Red-team the proposal against Anthropic selection criteria and against the user's own tendency toward scope sprawl/overclaiming
  • Task: Validate empirical discipline claims and Python/ML demonstration plans
  • Task: Pressure-test the 2-day ML documentation feasibility
  • Output: Risk register + mitigation strategies + trimmed scope
  • Cognitive function: Critique, constraint enforcement, feasibility verification
LEVEL 5: METACOGNITIVE ORCHESTRATION MODE (Executive/Integrative)
  • Task: Sequence all outputs into a 48-hour execution plan (given April 26 deadline)
  • Task: Generate the final C-RSP (Constitutionally-Regulated Single Pass) build contracts for each deliverable
  • Task: Calibrate voice across all artifacts (proposal, README, code, portfolio)
  • Output: Master execution script with time-boxed tasks, final prompt stack, and self-monitoring rubric
  • Cognitive function: Planning, sequencing, self-monitoring, executive control
Each level should be written as a complete prompt that the user (or an AI assistant) could execute. They should reference each other in a stack formation.
I need to make sure I include:
  • The research question: Whether persistent Contract Window, bilateral intelligibility, and accessibility-grade runtime invariants improve intent fidelity, contestability, and human legibility
  • ML/Python expertise demonstration
  • 2-day plan for ML documentation
  • coreyalejandro.com and github.com/coreyalejandro
  • New repo populated from parts of others
  • Voice retention and neurodivergent experience
  • Alignment with Anthropic's specific research areas (Scalable Oversight, AI Control, etc.)
  • The deadline reality (April 26, 2026)
Given the deadline is in 2 days, Level 5 needs to be brutally realistic about what can be done.
Let me also incorporate their specific terminology:
  • V&T (Verified & True) statements
  • C-RSP (Constitutionally-Regulated Single Pass)
  • PROACTIVE
  • Backwards Instructional Design
  • Contract Window
  • Evidence Observatory
  • The Living Constitution
  • MTADF
I should write this as a comprehensive, high-density document that serves as both a prompt stack and a project manifest. The user clearly values rigorous structure, so I'll make it heavily structured with tables, explicit mode definitions, and executable instructions.
Let me draft this carefully.
Here is your Level 5 Cognitive Mode-Based Prompt Stack, refactored from your project brief into a sequenced, self-governing execution architecture. Each level is a distinct cognitive mode; each mode produces an artifact that feeds the next. The stack is designed for the April 26, 2026 application deadline—meaning Level 5's orchestration mode is calibrated for 48-hour execution.

LEVEL 5 COGNITIVE MODE PROMPT STACK

Anthropic Safety Research Fellowship — Emergency Build Protocol


LEVEL 1: EPISTEMIC GROUNDING MODE

Cognitive Function: Perceptual intake, provenance tagging, truth-status establishment, asset inventory
PROMPT:
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You are in EPISTEMIC GROUNDING MODE. Your task is to ingest and catalog all raw research assets without synthesis, interpretation, or narrative construction. Produce an append-only inventory with explicit truth-status tags.

INGEST THE FOLLOWING ASSETS:
1. Conversation transcripts (this thread and prior model conversations)
2. GitHub repositories: coreyalejandro/28441830 (PROACTIVE), coreyalejandro/instructional-integrity-ui, coreyalejandro/clarity-ai, coreyalejandro/the-living-constitution, coreyalejandro/tlc-artifacts
3. Portfolio domain: coreyalejandro.com
4. GitHub profile: github.com/coreyalejandro
5. Prior research frameworks: MTADF, Evidence Observatory, Backwards Instructional Design, C-RSP build contracts
6. Anthropic source materials: Constitutional AI paper (Bai et al., 2022), RSP v3.0, Fellows Program 2026 requirements

FOR EACH ASSET, PRODUCE:
- Asset ID
- Asset type (conversation / code / documentation / external_source / lived_experience)
- Truth status: [VERIFIED / IMPLEMENTED / PROTOTYPE / CONCEPTUAL / ANECDOTAL / UNVERIFIED]
- Provenance chain (where it came from, who generated it, date)
- Extractable components for proposal use (bulleted list)
- Known limitations or contestable claims

SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR LIVED EXPERIENCE ASSETS:
Tag traumatic misalignment incidents, long-context coherence observations, and neurodivergent cognition accounts (autism, schizophrenia, monotropism) as ANECDOTAL but HIGH-FIDELITY. Do not sanitize. Preserve first-person voice fragments for later voice calibration.

OUTPUT FORMAT: JSON inventory + human-readable markdown summary.
V&T STATEMENT REQUIRED AT END.
Level 1 Deliverable: ASSET_INVENTORY.json + EPISTEMIC_BASE.md

LEVEL 2: ANALYTICAL DECONSTRUCTION MODE

Cognitive Function: Requirement decomposition, coverage mapping, gap analysis, dimensional alignment
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You are in ANALYTICAL DECONSTRUCTION MODE. Using the Level 1 Asset Inventory, deconstruct the Anthropic AI Safety Fellows Program 2026 selection criteria into discrete evaluation dimensions and map user assets against them.

ANTHROPIC EVALUATION DIMENSIONS (from verified 2026 program requirements):
A. Technical depth: Python fluency, ML systems experience, empirical research capability
B. Research alignment: Scalable Oversight, Adversarial Robustness & AI Control, Model Organisms, Mechanistic Interpretability, AI Welfare
C. Public output potential: Ability to produce paper-grade empirical work in 4 months
D. Execution velocity: "Can implement ideas quickly" (explicit program criterion)
E. Communication clarity: Explains complex safety concepts accessibly
F. Diversity of perspective: Underrepresented voices, interdisciplinary backgrounds
G. Open-source track record: Contributions, tooling, reproducible artifacts

FOR EACH DIMENSION:
1. Score coverage: [NONE / PARTIAL / STRONG] with evidence citation from Asset Inventory
2. Identify the gap: What specific proof is missing?
3. Identify the bridge: Which existing asset, with minor refactoring, closes this gap?
4. Assign a 2-day build priority: [MUST_BUILD / MUST_DOCUMENT / ALREADY_EXISTS / DEFER]

SPECIAL MAPPING TASKS:
- Map "Contract Window + bilateral intelligibility + accessibility-grade runtime invariants" to Anthropic's "Scalable Oversight" and "AI Control" research areas
- Map MTADF lineage to "Model Organisms of misalignment" (taxonomy of failure modes)
- Map PROACTIVE/Constitutional Core to "Mechanistic Interpretability" of governance structures
- Map Backwards Instructional Design to "AI Welfare" (cognitive safety as welfare dimension)
- Map user's Python/ML expertise to technical depth dimension with specific repo evidence

CRITICAL CONSTRAINT: Do not generate new content. Only analyze, map, and prioritize. The output is a decision matrix, not a narrative.

OUTPUT: Coverage Matrix (table) + Gap Register + 48-Hour Build Priority Queue.
V&T STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Level 2 Deliverable: COVERAGE_MATRIX.md + GAP_REGISTER.md + BUILD_PRIORITY_QUEUE.json

LEVEL 3: ARCHITECTURAL SYNTHESIS MODE

Cognitive Function: Narrative construction, structural design, voice preservation, neurodivergent epistemology integration
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You are in ARCHITECTURAL SYNTHESIS MODE. Using the Level 2 Coverage Matrix and Gap Register, construct the proposal architecture and GitHub repository manifest. Preserve the user's voice while meeting academic safety research standards.

PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE (5-section narrative arc):
SECTION 1: ORIGIN STORY / PROBLEM SENSING (300 words)
- Frame: Action-research from traumatic misalignment experiences
- Voice: First-person, educator-neurodivergent (autism+schizophrenia+monotropism as epistemic apparatus)
- Must include: The Constitutional AI "aha moment" that unified prior projects
- Must cite: Specific model conversations where coherence was attributed to human-imposed governance friction

SECTION 2: RESEARCH QUESTION & HYPOTHESIS (200 words)
- Primary question: Can persistent interface-level governance structures improve AI intent fidelity in long-running human-model interactions by making task state, assumptions, uncertainty, and repair obligations continuously visible, legible, and contestable?
- Sub-question: Do Constitutional AI-translated invariants, accessibility-grade runtime invariants, or a hybrid produce better outcomes on intent fidelity, contestability, and human legibility?
- Hypothesis: Hybrid condition > accessibility-only > CAI-only > baseline; accessibility invariants outperform on contestability/legibility, CAI invariants on normative safety, hybrid on intent fidelity.

SECTION 3: PRIOR WORK AS RESEARCH SUBSTRATE (400 words)
- ClarityAI: DeepSeek-R1 reward-structure operationalization for instructional quality
- Instructional Integrity UI: Cognitive safety evaluation via Backwards Instructional Design
- Evidence Observatory: Misalignment incident corpus governance (MTADF diagnostic layer)
- PROACTIVE / The Living Constitution: Runtime governance-as-code with Contract Window
- Must show: These are not random projects; they are converging attempts at the same safety question

SECTION 4: METHODOLOGY & TECHNICAL CAPACITY (400 words)
- 4-condition experiment design (Baseline, CAI-translated, Accessibility-grade, Hybrid)
- Python/ML demonstration: Lightweight classifier for invariant violation detection, scoring rubric automation, evidence ledger pipeline
- Must reference: Specific Python skills, repo structures, test suites from existing code
- Must include: 2-day ML documentation plan (neural network examples, experiment harness scaffolding)

SECTION 5: FELLOWSHIP FIT & EXPECTED OUTPUTS (200 words)
- Alignment with Anthropic's Scalable Oversight + AI Control + Model Organisms
- Expected public output: Paper submission on interface-level governance for intent fidelity
- Expected artifact: Open-source evaluation harness for Contract Window efficacy

GITHUB REPOSITORY MANIFEST (new repo: coreyalejandro/anthropic-safety-fellowship-2026):
- /proposal/ (full application documents)
- /experiments/ (invariant comparison harness, drawn from constitutional-eval-edgecase-harness-v2)
- /src/ (Python modules: contract_window, invariant_engine, evidence_ledger, bid_repair)
- /notebooks/ (ML demonstration notebooks: neural network examples, scoring automation)
- /docs/ (architecture diagrams, V&T logs, truth-status tables)
- /artifacts/ (selected prior work: PROACTIVE constitution.json, Instructional Integrity rubrics, MTADF taxonomy stubs)
- /README.md (research README with embedded narrative voice)

VOICE CALIBRATION RULES:
- Retain V&T truth-status discipline
- Retain "Verified / Unverified / Functional Status" epistemic framing
- Use constitutional metaphor where it does structural work, not decorative work
- First-person allowed for origin story; third-person analytical for methodology
- Neurodivergence framed as methodological asset, not sympathy appeal

OUTPUT: Complete proposal outline + repo manifest + voice calibration guide.
V&T STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Level 3 Deliverable: PROPOSAL_ARCHITECTURE.md + REPO_MANIFEST.json + VOICE_GUIDE.md

LEVEL 4: ADVERSARIAL PRESSURE-TESTING MODE

Cognitive Function: Red-teaming, scope enforcement, feasibility verification, anti-theater audit
PROMPT:
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You are in ADVERSARIAL PRESSURE-TESTING MODE. Attack the Level 3 Proposal Architecture and Repo Manifest. Find every weakness that an Anthropic reviewer could exploit to reject this application. Be ruthless. If you find fewer than 5 genuine weaknesses, you are performing, not pressure-testing.

ATTACK VECTORS:
1. SCOPE CREEP: Is the research question too bundled? (Contract Window + bilateral intelligibility + BID + V&T + accessibility invariants + CAI-translated invariants = 6 variables in one study)
2. EMPIRICAL DISCIPLINE GAP: Does the user have publication-grade experimental results? No. Is that fatal? No, but is the "I lack empirical discipline, that's why I'm applying" frame strong enough?
3. TECHNICAL DEPTH: Are the Python/ML examples genuinely impressive or just "I wrote some scripts"? Where is the neural network architecture? Where is the training loop?
4. NEURODIVERGENCE FRAMING: Could this read as "my conditions make me special" rather than "my conditions give me rigorous pattern sensitivity"? Check for tone.
5. ANTHROPIC ALIGNMENT: Is this actually about Scalable Oversight, or is it a UX project dressed in safety language? Distinguish rigorously.
6. FEASIBILITY: Can a 48-hour build actually produce the repo and proposal claimed?
7. REPOSITORY HYGIENE: Will importing parts of old repos create a messy, incoherent codebase?
8. PRIOR WORK CREDIBILITY: Are the cited repos actually implemented or mostly documentation? Check truth-status from Level 1.

FOR EACH ATTACK:
- State the vulnerability
- Rate severity: [REJECT_RISK / CONCERN / MINOR]
- Provide mitigation: specific text patch, scope trim, or evidence addition required
- Assign owner: [USER_MUST_BUILD / USER_MUST_DOCUMENT / AI_CAN_DRAFT / ACCEPTABLE_RISK]

SPECIAL TASK: 2-Day ML Documentation Feasibility Audit
The user wants to add neural network ML examples and Python expertise documentation in 2 days. Evaluate:
- What can be realistically produced? (Answer: 1-2 clean Jupyter notebooks with existing code wrapped in pedagogical narrative)
- What would be theater? (Answer: Training a novel NN from scratch)
- Recommend: Repackage existing ClarityAI/PROACTIVE Python into 2 demonstration notebooks with clear architecture diagrams

OUTPUT: Risk Register + Mitigation Patches + Trimmed Scope Document + Feasibility-Verified 48-Hour Plan.
V&T STATEMENT REQUIRED. Must include at least 3 genuine weaknesses found.
Level 4 Deliverable: RISK_REGISTER.md + MITIGATION_PATCHES.md + TRIMMED_SCOPE.md + FEASIBLE_48H_PLAN.json

LEVEL 5: METACOGNITIVE ORCHESTRATION MODE

Cognitive Function: Executive sequencing, resource allocation, self-monitoring, final C-RSP build contract generation
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You are in METACOGNITIVE ORCHESTRATION MODE. Integrate all prior level outputs into a single, time-boxed, executable master plan. Generate C-RSP (Constitutionally-Regulated Single Pass) build contracts for each deliverable.

CONTEXT CONSTRAINTS:
- Current date: April 24, 2026
- Application deadline: April 26, 2026 (48 hours remaining)
- User location: Must submit via Constellation portal (Anthropic's recruiting partner)
- User assets: coreyalejandro.com, github.com/coreyalejandro, existing repos
- New repo target: coreyalejandro/anthropic-safety-fellowship-2026

48-HOUR EXECUTION MATRIX:

HOUR 0-4 (Friday evening):
- Execute Level 1: Asset inventory (automated where possible)
- Execute Level 2: Coverage mapping (use this AI session)
- Decision gate: Go/No-Go on full proposal scope based on gap severity

HOUR 4-12 (Friday night):
- Execute Level 3: Draft proposal Sections 1-3 (origin story, research question, prior work)
- Execute Level 4 self-check: Run adversarial pass on drafted sections
- Build contract: C-RSP-001 — Proposal Narrative Draft

HOUR 12-20 (Saturday morning):
- Execute Level 3: Draft Sections 4-5 (methodology, fellowship fit)
- Build ML demonstration notebook #1: Invariant violation detection using existing PROACTIVE validator logic
- Build contract: C-RSP-002 — Methodology & Technical Demo

HOUR 20-28 (Saturday midday):
- Create new GitHub repo per Repo Manifest
- Populate with curated artifacts from existing repos (do not copy everything; select 3-5 strongest files per category)
- Write unified README.md synthesizing all prior work into research substrate narrative
- Build contract: C-RSP-003 — Repository Population

HOUR 28-36 (Saturday evening):
- Build ML demonstration notebook #2: Scoring rubric automation (draw from ClarityAI scoring engine)
- Draft 2-day ML documentation plan as separate document (what would be done if accepted)
- Build contract: C-RSP-004 — ML Documentation Artifacts

HOUR 36-44 (Sunday morning):
- Final integration: Merge all proposal sections, apply voice calibration guide, insert V&T statements
- Portfolio integration: Update coreyalejandro.com with fellowship project page (or prepare content for it)
- Build contract: C-RSP-005 — Integration & Polish

HOUR 44-48 (Sunday midday):
- Final adversarial pass: Run Risk Register checklist one last time
- Submit via Constellation portal before April 26 deadline
- Build contract: C-RSP-006 — Submission & Verification

C-RSP BUILD CONTRACT TEMPLATE (use for each of the 6 above):
CONTRACT_ID: [C-RSP-XXX]
PURPOSE: [one sentence]
INPUTS: [specific files, prompts, or assets]
PROCESS: [step-by-step, deterministic]
OUTPUT: [specific artifact with acceptance criteria]
VERIFICATION: [how to know it's done correctly]
FAILURE_MODE: [what goes wrong and how to detect it]
TRUTH_STATUS: [VERIFIED / UNVERIFIED / PROTOTYPE]

FINAL METACOGNITIVE CHECK:
Before any build contract executes, ask:
1. Does this preserve the user's voice? (Check against Voice Guide)
2. Does this advance the research question? (Check against Proposal Architecture)
3. Does this close a gap identified in Level 2? (Check against Coverage Matrix)
4. Is this feasible in the time allocated? (Check against Trimmed Scope)
5. Does it include a V&T statement? (Invariant: No deliverable ships without epistemic boundary marking)

OUTPUT: Master Execution Script + 6 C-RSP Build Contracts + Self-Monitoring Rubric.
V&T STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Level 5 Deliverable: MASTER_EXECUTION_SCRIPT.md + C-RSP_CONTRACTS/ (6 files) + SELF_MONITORING_RUBRIC.md

STACK INTEGRATION PROTOCOL

How the levels stack:
Table
LevelModeInputOutputFeeds Into
1Epistemic GroundingRaw assetsTagged inventoryLevel 2 analysis
2Analytical DeconstructionInventory + Anthropic reqsCoverage matrix + gapsLevel 3 synthesis
3Architectural SynthesisMatrix + gapsProposal arc + repo planLevel 4 critique
4Adversarial TestingProposal + repo planRisk register + trimsLevel 5 execution
5Metacognitive OrchestrationAll prior outputs48-hour build scriptHuman execution
Execution Rule: No level may be skipped. If Level 4 finds fatal risks, return to Level 3 for architectural revision before Level 5 generates build contracts.

ANTHROPIC ALIGNMENT VERIFICATION

Based on verified 2026 program requirements , this stack directly targets:
Table
Anthropic RequirementStack Response
Scalable OversightContract Window as oversight mechanism for long-context interaction
AI ControlAccessibility-grade invariants as runtime control layer
Model OrganismsMTADF taxonomy + misalignment corpus as model organisms of interaction failure
Python fluencyC-RSP-002 and C-RSP-004 require demonstrable Python/ML artifacts
Public outputProposal explicitly frames paper submission + open-source harness
Diverse perspectivesLevel 3 voice guide frames neurodivergence as methodological asset
Quick implementation48-hour execution matrix proves execution velocity

IMMEDIATE NEXT STEP

Execute Level 1 now. Run the Epistemic Grounding inventory across your repos, conversations, and portfolio. Do not begin drafting the proposal until the inventory is complete and the Coverage Matrix (Level 2) confirms which gaps can be closed in 48 hours versus which must be reframed as "planned fellowship work."
Deadline reality check: With 48 hours to submission, the stack prioritizes demonstrated research direction + executable code + coherent narrative over polished perfection. Anthropic explicitly encourages applicants who can "implement ideas quickly" —your 48-hour execution of this stack is itself evidence of that capability.
V&T Statement:
  • Verified: Anthropic Fellows Program 2026 deadline is April 26, 2026; AI Safety workstreams include Scalable Oversight, AI Control, Model Organisms, and Mechanistic Interpretability .
  • Unverified: Whether the user can complete all 6 C-RSP contracts in 48 hours depends on execution discipline and scope adherence.
  • Challenged: The research question bundles multiple interventions; Level 4 must verify this is defensible as a factorial study rather than scope sprawl.
  • Functional Status: This stack is SPECIFICATION-READY. Execution begins upon Level 1 completion.