IARPG-OPS-1 online Intelligence operations standard Fictional missions · neutral authorities
TRADE-03 Current Tradecraft Version 1.0.0

Communications and Compartmentation

Operational information moves through role-aware channels with explicit need-to-know boundaries, delivery state, and exposure cost.

Normative requirements

What conforming mission design must express.

01
MUST required for conformance

Operational messages identify sender role, intended recipient, mission context, sensitivity, and delivery status.

02
MUST required for conformance

Compartmented information remain inaccessible to roles without a declared need-to-know path.

03
SHOULD recommended unless a documented reason applies

Communication methods expose latency, reliability, interception, and attribution trade-offs.

04
MAY optional supported behavior

Allow deliberate misinformation inside the game when it is bounded, discoverable, and separated from authoritative system truth.

Mission lifecycle fit

Where this record applies.

Plan Collect Deliver Extract

This list identifies the mission stages where the record is most likely to be implemented or reviewed. It does not prevent the requirement from influencing adjacent phases.

Search and implementation terms

Vocabulary carried by this record.

Supporting research

Deep links into the complete report archive.

The canonical record stays concise. These links preserve the longer argument, design context, limitations, and source lineage in the `/docs/` archive.

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