Cognition-Oriented Emergence (COE): A JEP Profile for Shared Observation and State-Claim Evidence

This document defines Cognition-Oriented Emergence (COE) v0.5, an optional profile of the Judgment Event Protocol (JEP) for binding observation records, validation records, shared-state claims, and evidence references across heterogeneous world models and cognitive units. COE provides verifiable shared-observation infrastructure. It does not determine objective world truth, factual causality, governance consensus, legal effect, operational authority, fairness, trust weights, or compliance. A valid COE record proves cryptographic binding and structural consistency of declared observations, validations, state claims, and evidence references. It does not prove that a shared-state claim is true, complete, uniquely determined, or sufficient for any external target fact. COE follows a minimal-core design. The core defines JEP-based record binding and validation. State-synthesis policies, consensus methods, version anchoring, timestamp anchoring, determinability reports, adapter records, and multi-party evidence views are optional extensions or deployment profiles.