CAL Runtime

Cascade Analysis Language — Deterministic Execution Engine

A domain-specific language for modeling how failure — and success — propagates across organizations. CAL maps the invisible pathways between dimensions that traditional risk tools evaluate in isolation. The keywords are the methodology: FORAGE to sense signals, DRIFT to measure gaps, FETCH to decide when to act.

Built on the 6D Foraging Methodology. Battle-tested across 49 published case studies spanning banking, tech, sports, fashion, healthcare, energy, and entertainment — with FETCH scores ranging from 1,040 to 4,461.

-- Silicon Valley Bank: 6D Cascade Analysis
-- Sense → Analyze → Measure → Decide → Act

FORAGE banks
WHERE asset_liability_mismatch > 50
  AND uninsured_deposits > 85
  AND cro_vacancy IS "18 months"
ACROSS D5, D1, D3, D4, D6, D2
DEPTH 3
SURFACE svb_cascade

DIVE INTO deposits
WHEN withdrawal_rate > 1000000    -- $1M per second
TRACE cascade
EMIT bank_run_signal

DRIFT svb_cascade
METHODOLOGY 90                    -- expected risk detection capability
PERFORMANCE 15                    -- actual: audits passed, cascade invisible

FETCH svb_cascade
THRESHOLD 1000
ON EXECUTE CHIRP critical "6/6 dimensions compromised in 48 hours"

SURFACE analysis AS json

This script is from UC-039: The 48-Hour Cascade — the highest FETCH score (4,461) in a library of 49 published case studies. Watch the 70-second video breakdown.

The 5-Layer Pipeline

CAL scripts follow a deterministic pipeline that maps directly to the 6D Foraging Methodology:

| Layer | Keywords | What It Does | |-------|----------|-------------| | SENSE | FORAGE, WHERE, ACROSS, PERCH, LISTEN, WAKE | Find entities with high-urgency signals across dimensions | | ANALYZE | DIVE INTO, WHEN, TRACE, EMIT | Deep-dive into cascade propagation pathways | | MEASURE | DRIFT, METHODOLOGY, PERFORMANCE | Quantify the gap between expected and actual capability | | DECIDE | FETCH, THRESHOLD, ON EXECUTE/CONFIRM/QUEUE/WAIT | Route action based on FETCH = Chirp × |DRIFT| × Confidence | | ACT | CHIRP, SURFACE | Alert and output results |

6D Dimensions

Every analysis scores across six organizational dimensions:

| ID | Dimension | Domain | |----|-----------|--------| | D1 | Customer | Market impact, user sentiment, adoption | | D2 | Employee | Talent, workforce, human capital | | D3 | Revenue | Financial health, pricing, market cap | | D4 | Regulatory | Compliance, legal, policy | | D5 | Quality | Risk management, product performance | | D6 | Operational | Process, infrastructure, systems |

Cascade chains map how failure (or success) propagates across dimensions: D5 → D1 → D3 → D4 → D6 → D2

Quick Start

npm install @stratiqx/cal-runtime

import { parse, execute } from '@stratiqx/cal-runtime';

const result = parse(`
  FORAGE entities
  WHERE sound > 7
  ACROSS D1, D2, D3
  DEPTH 3
  SURFACE cascade_map

  DRIFT cascade_map
  METHODOLOGY 85
  PERFORMANCE 35

  FETCH cascade_map
  THRESHOLD 1000
  ON EXECUTE CHIRP critical "Cascade detected"
`);

const output = await execute(result.actionPlan, {
  entities: [
    { id: 'svb', sound: 9, space: 9, time: 10, dimensions: { D1: 88, D3: 82, D5: 78 } }
  ]
});

CLI

# Run a CAL script
npx cal examples/closed-loop-pipeline.cal

# With data
npx cal script.cal --data entities.json

Architecture

CAL Script → PEG Parser → Action Plan → Executor → Results
                                            ↓
                              Data Adapters + Alert Adapters

• Parser: PEG grammar (Peggy) — 10 keywords, deterministic parse
• Executor: Layer-by-layer pipeline execution
• Data Adapters: JSON, memory, composite (pluggable)
• Alert Adapters: Console, file, webhook (pluggable)
• Test Suite: 192 tests across 8 suites

Examples

The examples/ directory contains runnable CAL scripts:

• closed-loop-pipeline.cal — Full 5-layer pipeline
• drift-analysis.cal — DRIFT gap measurement
• simple-query.cal — Basic FORAGE query

Documentation

• Language Spec: cal.cormorantforaging.dev
• API Reference: docs/API.md
• Architecture: docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

Ecosystem

| Component | What It Is | |-----------|-----------| | CAL Runtime | This repo — the execution engine | | CAL Specification | Language reference (40+ pages) | | 6D Methodology | Dimensional analysis framework | | Case Library | 49 published analyses with FETCH scores | | StratIQX Intelligence | Consulting and analysis services | | Cormorant Foraging | Foundational behavioral methodology |

Zenodo DOIs

| DOI | Artifact | |-----|----------| | 10.5281/zenodo.18905193 | CAL Runtime | | 10.5281/zenodo.18209946 | 6D Methodology | | 10.5281/zenodo.18904952 | Cormorant Foraging Framework | | 10.5281/zenodo.17114972 | Semantic Intent SSOT | | 10.5281/zenodo.18905197 | CAL Documentation |

Development

npm install          # Install dependencies
npm test             # Run 192 tests
npm run build        # Build for production
npm run typecheck    # Type checking

Citation

@misc{shatny2026cal,
  author = {Shatny, Michael},
  title = {CAL Runtime: Cormorant Agentic Language Execution Engine},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://github.com/semanticintent/cal-runtime},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18905193},
  note = {ORCID: 0009-0006-2011-3258}
}

Author

Michael Shatny — ORCID: 0009-0006-2011-3258

License

MIT