A record, not a verdict
What State of Proof is
Significant mathematical claims now arrive, revise, and circulate faster than traditional review can follow. State of Proof is a public record built for that speed: each claim becomes a Proof Docket — an exact statement, a locked source version, reproducible evidence, and a precise list of what remains open.
It does not certify theorems, replace peer review, or issue a single confidence score. Statuses describe evidence collected for a defined scope — and an unresolved expert question, stated plainly, is a legitimate result.
How to read the record
Material Shift
State of Proof · A Material Shift initiative
State of Proof is operated and funded by Material Shift as public protocol research. Each docket discloses its source, scope, evidence route, and stewardship. The trust and correction policy states the boundaries the project is committing to in public.
Technology stewardship
The public record is supported by standalone research infrastructure for source locking, structured claim mapping, scoped evidence, replay, and durable change history. The technology preserves each examination step; it does not decide that a theorem is true.
We welcome research conversations with people building or studying mathematical verification, formal methods, scholarly publishing, and public scientific recordkeeping—including teams interested in applying the approach to their own mathematical work.
Discuss research infrastructure State of Proof is a standalone public research program. Its records and research conversations are handled independently.The Proof Brief
A periodic digest is planned after the first examination cycle. Until it launches, the docket and dated State Change archive are the authoritative public view.
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Scope questions, correction requests, and offers to take an Open Step are welcome. Author responses may be published with permission, provenance, and a clear link to the evidence they address.
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