Document Type: Framework
Status: Structural
Version: v1.0
Authority: HeadOffice
Applies To: Affiliate Brain, Finance Brain, Experimentation Brain
Parent: HeadOffice Cross Brain Decision Overview
Last Reviewed: 2026-04-05
Purpose
This document defines how Affiliate Brain requests capital through Finance Brain using structured decision signals.
The purpose of this page is to ensure:
- capital is only requested when justified by validated signals
- Affiliate Brain uses consistent decision language
- Finance Brain receives structured readiness inputs
- capital exposure remains controlled
- scaling decisions remain evidence-based
- survivability remains protected
- premature capital deployment is prevented
- cross-brain communication remains disciplined
This page prevents informal or unstructured capital requests.
Scope
This framework applies to:
- capital request readiness signals
- scaling readiness interpretation
- capital exposure progression logic
- structured communication between Affiliate Brain and Finance Brain
- decision discipline between opportunity readiness and capital deployment
This framework does not:
- define capital limits
- define budget sizes
- define portfolio allocation
- define experiment methodology
- define campaign structure
- override SIT enforcement authority
Those remain governed by Finance Brain Canon, Experimentation Brain Canon, and SIT Brain Canon.
Definition
Affiliate to Finance Decision Bridge defines the conditions required before Affiliate Brain may request capital progression.
Affiliate Brain does not control capital.
Finance Brain does not generate opportunity hypotheses.
Both Brains operate using shared signal interpretation language.
Capital requests must be supported by structured evidence.
Capital Request Eligibility Levels
Capital requests are permitted only when signal confidence meets defined thresholds.
Level A — Observation Phase
Conditions:
- Weak Signal present
- hypothesis still forming
- behavioural consistency unclear
- insufficient sample size
- early stage test behaviour
Affiliate Brain Role:
continue structured testing
Finance Brain Role:
deny capital expansion
HeadOffice Role:
no escalation
Capital Request Status:
not permitted
Level B — Controlled Testing Phase
Conditions:
- Emerging Signal present
- directional behavioural consistency observed
- initial stability indicators present
- early repeatability emerging
- controlled experiment progression justified
Affiliate Brain Role:
may request limited testing capital
Finance Brain Role:
may allow controlled capital allocation
HeadOffice Role:
monitored progression
Capital Request Status:
restricted approval possible
Level C — Expansion Review Phase
Conditions:
- Validated Signal present
- repeatable behavioural response
- acceptable variance stability
- hypothesis supported by structured evidence
- acceptable acquisition behaviour
Affiliate Brain Role:
may request structured expansion capital
Finance Brain Role:
review exposure implications
HeadOffice Role:
cross-brain readiness interpretation required
Capital Request Status:
conditional approval possible
Level D — Scaling Preparation Phase
Conditions:
- Strong Signal present
- consistent performance across segments
- stable cost behaviour
- acceptable volatility levels
- controlled traffic scaling behaviour observed
Affiliate Brain Role:
submit scaling readiness request
Finance Brain Role:
evaluate capital exposure thresholds
HeadOffice Role:
decision alignment verification
Capital Request Status:
scaling capital review permitted
Level E — Scaling Deployment Phase
Conditions:
- Scaling Signal present
- performance stability maintained under increased exposure
- behavioural consistency sustained
- acceptable risk exposure profile
- survivability thresholds maintained
Affiliate Brain Role:
submit scaling deployment request
Finance Brain Role:
approve controlled scaling allocation
HeadOffice Role:
scaling authorisation confirmation
Capital Request Status:
capital deployment permitted
Structured Capital Request Inputs
Affiliate Brain must provide structured inputs when requesting capital progression.
Required inputs:
- confidence level classification
- experiment stability summary
- behavioural consistency indicators
- acquisition cost stability indicators
- scaling hypothesis description
- expected capital exposure change
- identified risk considerations
- lifecycle stage confirmation
Finance Brain interprets risk exposure impact using structured inputs.
Decision Discipline Rules
Capital may not be requested based on:
- subjective confidence
- urgency bias
- operator preference
- isolated performance spikes
- incomplete experiment data
- unverified assumptions
- emotional interpretation
- capital availability alone
Capital decisions must remain evidence-based.
Cross Brain Interpretation Logic
Affiliate Brain evaluates opportunity viability.
Experimentation Brain validates signal reliability.
Finance Brain evaluates survivability impact.
HeadOffice confirms decision alignment across Brains.
No single Brain determines capital progression independently.
Lifecycle Placement
Affiliate to Finance Decision Bridge operates primarily during:
Testing
Iteration
Decision Review
Scaling
Capital progression decisions must remain traceable.
Traceability Requirements
Each capital progression request must record:
- originating opportunity
- associated experiment ID
- signal confidence classification
- lifecycle stage
- capital exposure classification
- decision outcome
Traceability protects system discipline.
Future Expansion
Decision Bridge logic may later incorporate:
Research Brain evidence weighting
portfolio diversification considerations
seasonality adjustments
cross-channel performance comparison
macro risk signals
These extensions must not weaken capital discipline.
Final Rule
Capital progression must follow validated signal confidence.
Affiliate Brain does not deploy capital.
Finance Brain does not create hypotheses.
Cross Brain alignment protects survivability.
Structured decision language protects system stability.
Change Log
Version: v1.0
Date: 2026-04-05
Author: MWMS HeadOffice
Change: Initial creation of Affiliate to Finance Decision Bridge Logic defining structured capital request eligibility using shared signal confidence classification between Affiliate Brain, Experimentation Brain, and Finance Brain.