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The eight virtues

The reference layer. One page per virtue: the argument, the behaviour it asks for, the practices that live it, the controls it maps to, and the failure it names. Start anywhere.

The Eightfold Seal

01 / 08

GiIntegrity / rectitude

“Let your code be true and your actions provable.”

Behaviour · Own your actions.

Read the full virtue
  1. 義01Gi
  2. 勇02Yū
  3. 仁03Jin
  4. 礼04Rei
  5. 誠05Makoto
  6. 名誉06Meiyo
  7. 忠義07Chūgi
  8. 自制08Jisei

All eight

  1. 義01 / 08Gi · Integrity / rectitudeLet your code be true and your actions provable.Behaviour · Own your actions.
  2. 勇02 / 08Yū · CourageDo not wait for the arrow. Go and find the archer.Behaviour · Act under uncertainty.
  3. 仁03 / 08Jin · BenevolenceWield the power to restrict as a duty to protect.Behaviour · Design for the people using the control.
  4. 礼04 / 08Rei · RespectGrant only what duty demands. Surplus privilege invites disorder.Behaviour · Respect boundaries.
  5. 誠05 / 08Makoto · SincerityReport what is, not what is comfortable.Behaviour · Verify reality.
  6. 名誉06 / 08Meiyo · HonourYour auditor is not watching. Do it correctly anyway.Behaviour · Maintain the standard without supervision.
  7. 忠義07 / 08Chūgi · LoyaltyGuard the clan you belong to, and be worth guarding.Behaviour · Treat access as responsibility.
  8. 自制08 / 08Jisei · Self-controlEvery change deliberate. Every deployment reversible.Behaviour · Control your actions under pressure.