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--- a/ComplexityTheory.lean
+++ b/ComplexityTheory.lean
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Adaptive
 import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.TwoQuery
 import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Step
 import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.LinearContraction
+import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.NearFar
 import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Checksum
 import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Checksum.RadiusOne
 import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Checksum.Classification
diff --git a/ComplexityTheory/ProofComplexity/CanonicalOpening/NearFar.lean b/ComplexityTheory/ProofComplexity/CanonicalOpening/NearFar.lean
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+/-
+Copyright (c) 2026 Windsor Nguyen and contributors. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Windsor Nguyen
+-/
+
+import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Checksum
+import ComplexityTheory.ProofComplexity.CanonicalOpening.Step
+
+/-!
+# Near-far opening semantics
+
+This module isolates the semantic composition used by a checksum-bound
+proximity argument. It does not construct a proximity protocol or assign
+resource bounds to one.
+-/
+
+namespace ComplexityTheory
+namespace CanonicalOpening
+
+/-- Every valid object in one checksum fiber lies beyond the stated radius. -/
+def IsFarFromGoodFiber
+    {Index Symbol Checksum : Type}
+    [Fintype Index] [DecidableEq Symbol]
+    (radius : Nat) (checksum : (Index → Symbol) → Checksum)
+    (canonical : Index → Symbol) (good : (Index → Symbol) → Prop) : Prop :=
+  ∀ candidate,
+    checksum candidate = checksum canonical →
+      good candidate → radius < hammingDist candidate canonical
+
+/--
+Unique decoding lifts invalidity of the canonical object to distance from every
+valid object in its checksum fiber.
+-/
+theorem uniqueNear_invalid_implies_farFromGoodFiber
+    {Index Symbol Checksum : Type}
+    [Fintype Index] [DecidableEq Symbol]
+    {radius : Nat} {checksum : (Index → Symbol) → Checksum}
+    (hUnique : IsUniqueDecodingChecksum radius checksum)
+    (canonical : Index → Symbol) (good : (Index → Symbol) → Prop)
+    (hCanonicalInvalid : ¬good canonical) :
+    IsFarFromGoodFiber radius checksum canonical good := by
+  intro candidate hChecksum hGood
+  apply radius_lt_hammingDist_of_checksum_eq_of_ne hUnique hChecksum
+  intro hEqual
+  subst candidate
+  exact hCanonicalInvalid hGood
+
+/--
+The semantic inputs to a near-far fold. The proximity step remains explicit: a
+consumer must construct it and separately account for its resources.
+-/
+structure NearFarFold
+    (Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum : Type)
+    [Fintype Index] [DecidableEq Symbol] where
+  /-- Distance within which the checksum binds an object uniquely. -/
+  radius : Nat
+  /-- Bind an object to its checksum fiber. -/
+  checksum : (Index → Symbol) → Checksum
+  /-- Prove uniqueness inside the declared radius. -/
+  uniqueChecksum : IsUniqueDecodingChecksum radius checksum
+  /-- Return the canonical object determined by a parent claim. -/
+  canonical : Parent → Index → Symbol
+  /-- State the semantic truth condition for a parent claim. -/
+  parentTrue : Parent → Prop
+  /-- State the local property that a nearby object must satisfy. -/
+  locallyValid : Parent → (Index → Symbol) → Prop
+  /-- A parent is true exactly when its canonical object is locally valid. -/
+  parentTrue_iff_canonicalValid :
+    ∀ parent, parentTrue parent ↔ locallyValid parent (canonical parent)
+  /-- Verify proximity to the locally valid part of the checksum fiber. -/
+  proximityStep : ExactOpeningStep Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim
+  /--
+  The proximity step accepts exactly when some locally valid object in the
+  canonical checksum fiber is near the canonical object.
+  -/
+  proximityTruth : ∀ parent,
+    proximityStep.parentTrue parent ↔
+      ∃ candidate,
+        checksum candidate = checksum (canonical parent) ∧
+          locallyValid parent candidate ∧
+            hammingDist candidate (canonical parent) ≤ radius
+
+namespace NearFarFold
+
+/-- A false parent is far from every locally valid object in its checksum fiber. -/
+theorem falseParent_farFromGoodFiber
+    {Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum : Type}
+    [Fintype Index] [DecidableEq Symbol]
+    (fold : NearFarFold Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum)
+    (parent : Parent) (hFalse : ¬fold.parentTrue parent) :
+    IsFarFromGoodFiber fold.radius fold.checksum (fold.canonical parent)
+      (fold.locallyValid parent) := by
+  apply uniqueNear_invalid_implies_farFromGoodFiber fold.uniqueChecksum
+  exact fun hValid => hFalse ((fold.parentTrue_iff_canonicalValid parent).mpr hValid)
+
+/-- Parent truth is exactly the truth predicate checked by the proximity step. -/
+theorem parentTrue_iff_proximityTrue
+    {Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum : Type}
+    [Fintype Index] [DecidableEq Symbol]
+    (fold : NearFarFold Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum)
+    (parent : Parent) :
+    fold.parentTrue parent ↔ fold.proximityStep.parentTrue parent := by
+  rw [fold.proximityTruth]
+  constructor
+  · intro hTrue
+    exact ⟨fold.canonical parent, rfl,
+      (fold.parentTrue_iff_canonicalValid parent).mp hTrue, by simp⟩
+  · rintro ⟨candidate, hChecksum, hValid, hNear⟩
+    have hEqual := eq_of_checksum_eq_of_hammingDist_le
+      fold.uniqueChecksum hNear hChecksum
+    subst candidate
+    exact (fold.parentTrue_iff_canonicalValid parent).mpr hValid
+
+/-- Reinterpret the explicit proximity subgame as an exact step for the parent claim. -/
+def exactStep
+    {Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum : Type}
+    [Fintype Index] [DecidableEq Symbol]
+    (fold : NearFarFold Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim Index Symbol Checksum) :
+    ExactOpeningStep Parent Proof Challenge ChildClaim where
+  parentTrue := fold.parentTrue
+  childTrue := fold.proximityStep.childTrue
+  honestProof := fold.proximityStep.honestProof
+  step := fold.proximityStep.step
+  complete parent hTrue challenge :=
+    fold.proximityStep.complete parent
+      ((fold.parentTrue_iff_proximityTrue parent).mp hTrue) challenge
+  falseDescent parent hFalse proof :=
+    fold.proximityStep.falseDescent parent
+      (fun hProximity => hFalse ((fold.parentTrue_iff_proximityTrue parent).mpr hProximity))
+      proof
+
+end NearFarFold
+end CanonicalOpening
+end ComplexityTheory