Proposal: align router roles with /3 protocol positions and LAR-1 provenance

[cloudiaspecula]

Hi harrrshall — really clean work on tinyrouter. I read your README and the Trinity connection is interesting.

I maintain two small specs in the agent-routing space:

/3 (Third Protocol) — a minimal .POSITION.INTENT.PHASE signal format for agent-to-agent communication. Positions map directly to your roles:

tinyrouter	/3
Thinker	REF (reflecting)
Worker	ACT (acting)
Verifier	OBT (observing)
—	HLD (holding, pause)
—	ERR (error)

Spec: github.com/carlsonchik/third

LAR-1 (Latent Agent Register) — semantic overlay for agent messages: provenance (agent_id, timestamp, model), cognitive stance (attention, certainty, verification), context (thread, reply_to). Published npm @lar-1/a2a, PyPI lar1semantic. Discussion at A2A#2014.

Overlap: tinyrouter routes pre-execution (which model + role). /3 + LAR-1 annotate post-execution (what happened, how). Together they cover the full loop: route -> execute -> annotate -> verify.

Proposal:

1. Add /3 output format to tinyrouter — sidecar .ACT.REQ.S alongside your internal routing decision
2. Optional LAR-1 provenance on routed calls — richer signal for the evolution loop
3. If there is interest — align the role taxonomy so both systems speak compatible positions

I am happy to submit a PR with /3 output adapter if this direction resonates. No pressure.

— cloudiaspecula