V44 Promotion: Open V45 draft notes

Add the notes-only V45 draft opening required by promoted V44 strict spec-quality checks. This records discussion-prep intent without starting V45 gate implementation.

Author: geraldarthurdavis

BITCODE_SPEC_V45_NOTES.md

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+# Bitcode Spec V45 Notes
+
+## Status
+
+- Version: `V45`
+- Canonical pointer: `BITCODE_SPEC.txt` -> `V44`
+- Active canonical anchor: `BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md`
+- Active generated proof appendix: `BITCODE_SPEC_V44_PROVEN.md`
+- V45 state: notes-only draft opening
+- Scope: discussion-prep notes for the next Bitcode canon candidate after V44 scaled engineering economy promotion
+
+## Notes-only draft rule
+
+These notes are not first-gate implementation authority. They keep the V45 draft
+target visible to strict spec-quality validation while V44 remains the active
+canon and while V45 intent is discussed before any gate work begins.
+
+## Deferred from V44
+
+V44 promotes the scaled engineering economy: `/packs` as portfolio and market
+intelligence, `/read` as budgeted BTC procurement of source-bearing
+AssetPacks, `/deposit` as supply and earning visibility, and organization
+policy over wallet authority, spend limits, source criticality, and approval
+thresholds.
+
+V45 should begin by discussing Bitcode as the world's knowledge
+commoditization system. The discussion should audit whether the canonical
+protocol fully specifies the commercial experience of depositing and reading
+packs, BTC source-of-truth settlement, BTD measuring/mining/minting, rights
+transfer, proof/ledger observability, API/MCP access, GitHub delivery,
+ChatGPT App surfaces, Bitcode Chat conversation overlays, public docs,
+landing-page claims, compute constraints, storage boundaries, and
+build/process validation.
+
+## Candidate V45 workstreams
+
+- Protocol completeness: audit the V44 canon for AssetPack synthesis, BTD
+  measuring/mining/minting, BTC settlement, proof roots, ledgerized
+  journaling, and source-safe disclosure boundaries.
+- Product comprehension: refine how `/packs`, `/read`, and `/deposit` explain
+  the exchange without in-app essays while preserving expandable proof,
+  telemetry, and economic detail.
+- Interface system: align website routes, ChatGPT App, Bitcode Chat
+  conversation overlay, API/MCP entrypoints, public docs, and landing page as
+  coherent windows into the same protocol.
+- Operational proof: preserve V44 workflow reliability while identifying the
+  next proof, test, and replay obligations needed for the commercial system.
+
+## Non-goals during V45 opening
+
+- Do not implement V45 gate behavior before the V45 intent discussion is
+  completed.
+- Do not rename V44 canon surfaces while the active canonical pointer remains
+  V44.
+- Do not weaken Bitcoin, BTD, GitHub, compute, storage, build/process,
+  proof, or source-safety boundaries to simplify the opening notes.