Methodology & Sources

What "sovereign" means (operationally)

Sovereignty is ownership of data, control of logic, and the ability to audit outcomes. We design systems where your database is the source of truth, workflows are explicit, and interfaces are downstream outputs.

How we build (the CEIBA method)

1. Audit & Strategy: map bottlenecks, decisions, and data gravity.
2. Root the truth: schemas, constraints, permissions, and canonical entities.
3. Govern the trunk: deterministic workflows + probabilistic models with checkpoints.
4. Express the canopy: voice and dashboards pull from the same governed core.
5. Validate: test cases, edge-cases, and trace review before scale.

How we prevent hallucination

• • Retrieval is constrained to approved corpora and structured records.
• • High-risk outputs require deterministic validation or human approval gates.
• • Responses are traceable to source records, policies, or workflows.

Source hierarchy (what we treat as truth)

1. Client-owned systems: databases, CRMs, ERPs, ticketing, logs.
2. Governed documents: SOPs, policies, playbooks, and contracts.
3. Vendor documentation: official docs for tools used (e.g., Postgres, Supabase, n8n).
4. Public references: only when explicitly needed, with links and timestamps.

Attribution & citations

When CEIBA publishes claims about platforms, protocols, or benchmarks, we cite primary sources (official docs, standards bodies, vendor notes) and prefer stable references over blog interpretation.

Contact

Questions about methodology, sources, or security posture: hello@ceiba.ai.