Registry mechanism demonstration (Tier 1, superseded)

Registry mechanism demonstration

This is not a published methodology artifact. It exists to prove that the artifact registry's mechanics are real:

- The SHA-256 hash shown on this artifact's page is computed by scripts/build-registry-metadata.js directly from the bytes of this file, never hand typed. - Downloading this file and running shasum -a 256 README.md should produce exactly the hash shown on the registry page. - This entry is Tier 1 (open), so both this file and example-config.json are downloadable individually, and together as a single zip of the whole deposit.

Why this exists

Every real artifact this program will publish (feature dictionaries, validation protocols, reference implementations, curriculum modules) is still in preparation. Every publication date across this site is currently [PLACEHOLDER]. Rather than fabricate a fake hash next to a fake "published" methodology document, this demonstration entry uses real, honestly labeled content so every acceptance check for the registry (hash matching, print output, tier gating, version banners) can actually be verified before any real artifact is deposited here.

Version note

This entry (v1) has been superseded by REGISTRY-DEMO-0001-v2, which demonstrates the version supersession banner. Both pages stay live, per the version handling policy: no supersession machinery, just a one line link each way.