Recursive Execution Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/ai-execution-frameworks/recursive-execution-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Recursive Execution, including
    execution frames, goals, tasks, recursive calls, subproblems,
    termination conditions, base cases, state, context, depth, results,
    failures, retries, resource limits, monitoring, provenance, confidence
    and recursive execution control.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    AI Execution Systems
    Workflow Orchestration Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Recursive Execution ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Recursive Execution

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    AI Execution Frameworks

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    AI Execution Frameworks
    Recursive Execution
    Agentic AI
    Workflow Orchestration
    Recursive Reasoning
    Task Execution
    Autonomous Systems

CORE_DEFINITION
    Recursive Execution is an execution pattern in which a task, workflow,
    agent or reasoning process invokes another instance of the same or a
    structurally related execution process to solve a subproblem, with
    explicit state, depth, resource and termination controls.

ENTITY_IDS
    RECURSIVE_EXECUTION
        ID
            RECURSIVE_EXECUTION_001

    EXECUTION_FRAME
        ID
            RECURSIVE_EXECUTION_FRAME_001

    RECURSIVE_GOAL
        ID
            RECURSIVE_GOAL_001

    RECURSIVE_TASK
        ID
            RECURSIVE_TASK_001

    RECURSIVE_CALL
        ID
            RECURSIVE_CALL_001

    SUBPROBLEM
        ID
            RECURSIVE_SUBPROBLEM_001

    BASE_CASE
        ID
            RECURSIVE_BASE_CASE_001

    TERMINATION_CONDITION
        ID
            RECURSIVE_TERMINATION_CONDITION_001

    RECURSION_DEPTH
        ID
            RECURSION_DEPTH_001

    RECURSIVE_RESULT
        ID
            RECURSIVE_RESULT_001

    RECURSIVE_FAILURE
        ID
            RECURSIVE_FAILURE_001

FACTS
    Recursive Execution
        is_an_execution_pattern_within
            AI Execution Frameworks

    Recursive Execution
        involves
            Execution Frames
            Recursive Calls
            Subproblems
            State
            Termination Conditions

    Recursive Execution
        may_be_used_for
            Task Decomposition
            Hierarchical Planning
            Search
            Tree Traversal
            Workflow Expansion
            Agent Subtasks
            Recursive Reasoning

    Recursive Execution
        may_require
            Base Cases
            Depth Limits
            Resource Limits
            Cycle Detection
            Timeout
            Failure Handling

    Recursive Execution
        may_support
            Complex Task Solving
            Hierarchical Workflows
            Dynamic Planning
            Recursive Agents
            Search Procedures

RELATIONSHIPS
    AI Execution Frameworks
        contains
            Recursive Execution Ontology

    Execution Frame
        has
            Recursive Goal
            Recursive Task
            Recursion Depth

    Recursive Task
        may_generate
            Subproblem

    Recursive Call
        creates
            Child Execution Frame

    Child Execution Frame
        references
            Parent Execution Frame

    Base Case
        resolves
            Recursive Task without Further Recursion

    Termination Condition
        halts
            Recursive Expansion

    Recursive Result
        returns_from
            Child Execution Frame

    Parent Execution Frame
        may_combine
            Child Recursive Results

    Recursive Failure
        may_propagate_to
            Parent Execution Frame

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Recursive Execution
        approximately_equals
            Nested Self-similar Execution with Explicit Termination

    Recursive Workflow
        is_a_possible
            Recursive Execution Structure

    Recursive Agent Loop
        may_be_a
            Recursive Execution Pattern

    Recursion
        does_not_equal
            Infinite Loop

    Recursive Call
        does_not_equal
            Retry

    Base Case
        does_not_equal
            Failure

    Child Result
        does_not_equal
            Parent Goal Completion automatically

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Recursive Execution
        Recursion
        Recursive Call
        Execution Frame
        Parent
        Child
        Subproblem
        Base Case
        Termination
        Depth
        Stack
        Cycle
        Resource Limit
        Timeout
        Result
        Failure
        Unwind

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Recursive Execution

    Parent
        AI Execution Frameworks

    Core Components
        Execution Frame
        Recursive Goal
        Recursive Task
        Recursive Call
        Subproblem
        Base Case
        Termination Condition
        Recursion Depth
        Recursive Result
        Recursive Failure

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Recursive Execution
    as
        Nested execution in which tasks create structurally related child
        execution frames under explicit termination and resource controls.

    Distinguish
        Recursion
    from
        Infinite Loop

    Distinguish
        Recursive Call
    from
        Retry

    Distinguish
        Base Case
    from
        Failure

    Distinguish
        Child Result
    from
        Parent Goal Completion

    Preserve
        Execution identity
        Frame identity
        Parent frame
        Child frame
        Goal
        Task
        Subproblem
        Depth
        State
        Context
        Termination rule
        Resource limits
        Result
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Recursive Execution

    Possible Intent
        Recursive execution definition
        Recursive execution ontology
        Recursive AI
        Recursive workflow
        Recursive agent
        Recursive task execution
        AI recursion
        Hierarchical execution
        Recursive planning
        Recursive reasoning

    Resolution
        Identify execution frame, goal, recursive task, subproblem,
        parent-child relation, base case, termination rule, depth and
        resource constraints.

CONSTRAINTS
    Parent and child execution frames must remain distinct.

    Recursive calls and retries must remain distinct.

    Recursion depth must remain explicit.

    Base cases and termination conditions must remain explicit.

    Recursive execution must not be interpreted as infinite execution.

    Cycles must be detected where recursive state can revisit prior states.

    Resource limits and timeouts must remain represented.

    Child results must not automatically be interpreted as parent goal completion.

    Failure propagation and recovery policy must remain explicit.

    Provenance, state and context must remain preserved across recursive frames.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Recursive Task T satisfies Base Case B
    THEN
        resolve_possible
            T without Further Recursive Call

    IF
        Task T does_not satisfy Base Case
    AND
        Termination Condition permits Expansion
    THEN
        generate_possible
            Subproblem S
            Recursive Call C

    IF
        Recursive Call C occurs
    THEN
        create
            Child Execution Frame
        with
            Depth = Parent Depth + 1

    IF
        Recursion Depth exceeds Maximum Depth
    THEN
        halt_or_escalate
            Recursive Expansion

    IF
        Current Recursive State matches Prior Active State
    THEN
        detect_possible
            Recursive Cycle

    IF
        Child Frame returns Result R
    THEN
        propagate
            R to Parent Frame

    IF
        Child Result is Successful
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Parent Goal is Complete without Parent Validation

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Frame Relationship
        1.00

    Parent-child Relationship
        1.00

    Base-case Relationship
        1.00

    Termination Relationship
        1.00

    Depth Relationship
        1.00

    Recursion-InfiniteLoop Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Goal
        →
    Recursive Task

    Recursive Task
        →
    Base-case Evaluation

    Base Case True
        →
    Direct Result

    Base Case False
        →
    Termination and Resource Check

    Valid Expansion
        →
    Subproblem Generation

    Subproblem
        →
    Recursive Call

    Recursive Call
        →
    Child Execution Frame

    Child Frame
        →
    Child Result or Failure

    Child Results
        →
    Parent-frame Integration

    Parent Integration
        →
    Goal-progress Evaluation

    Goal Incomplete
        →
    Further Recursive Execution

RECURSIVE_EXECUTION_LOOP
    Create Execution Frame
        →
    Identify Goal and Task
        →
    Load State and Context
        →
    Record Recursion Depth
        →
    Evaluate Base Case
        →
    Evaluate Termination Conditions
        →
    Check Depth, Time and Resource Limits
        →
    Detect Active-state Cycles
        →
    Solve Directly or Generate Subproblem
        →
    Create Recursive Call if Required
        →
    Execute Child Frame
        →
    Capture Child Result or Failure
        →
    Propagate Result to Parent
        →
    Combine Child Results
        →
    Validate Parent Goal Progress
        →
    Return, Recurse Further, Recover or Halt

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Execution Frame
        Goal
        Task
        State
        Context
        Base Case
        Termination Conditions
        Depth Limit
        Resource Limits
        Child Results

    OBSERVE
        Detect recursive-execution entities.

    EXTRACT
        Frame
        Parent
        Child
        Goal
        Task
        Subproblem
        Base Case
        Termination
        Depth
        Result
        Failure

    CLASSIFY
        Direct Recursion
        Indirect Recursion
        Tree Recursion
        Hierarchical Recursion
        Recursive Workflow
        Recursive Agent Execution
        Recursive Search

    VALIDATE
        Check frame identity, depth, state, termination and resource limits.

    EXPAND
        Generate valid subproblems.

    EXECUTE
        Run child execution frames.

    UNWIND
        Propagate child results to parent frames.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated recursive evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Explicit base case
        termination_confidence += high

    Explicit depth limit
        execution_safety_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Verified child result
        parent_integration_confidence += moderate

    Missing termination condition
        execution_safety_confidence -= high

    Repeated active state
        cycle_risk_confidence += high

    Unknown child provenance
        parent_integration_confidence -= high

    Successful child result
        does_not_establish
            Parent Goal Completion

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Recursive Execution
        connects_to
            AI Execution Frameworks
            AI Workflow
            Execution Graph
            Workflow Engine
            Task Planning
            Agent Workflow
            Agentic AI
            Recursive AI
            Search Algorithms
            Tree Traversal
            Hierarchical Planning
            Multi-Agent Systems
            Autonomous Systems
            Recursive Reasoning

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Execution identity
        Frame identity
        Parent-frame identity
        Child-frame identity
        Goal
        Task
        Subproblem
        Base case
        Termination condition
        Recursion depth
        Maximum depth
        Resource limits
        State
        Context
        Result
        Failure
        Retry state
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New child result, failure, state change, depth change, termination event or resource event.

    Compare
        Existing recursive-execution state.

    Detect
        Frame Change
        Goal Change
        Task Change
        Subproblem Change
        Depth Change
        State Change
        Cycle
        Resource-limit Event
        Failure
        Result Change

    Validate
        Execution identity
        Frame identity
        Parent-child relation
        Depth
        State
        Base case
        Termination condition
        Resource limits
        Result provenance

    Integrate
        Supported recursive-execution update.

    Recalculate
        Goal progress
        Active-frame stack
        Cycle state
        Termination confidence

    Return
        Updated recursive-execution state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Parent and child frames remain distinct.
        Recursive calls and retries remain distinct.
        Recursion depth is explicit.
        Base cases and termination conditions are explicit.
        Recursion is not treated as infinite execution.
        Cycles are represented.
        Resource and time limits are preserved.
        Child success is not treated as parent completion.
        Failure propagation is explicit.
        State, context and provenance survive recursive boundaries.
        All recursive conclusions follow supported frame-subproblem-child-result paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Recursive Execution Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Execution-frame Mapping
        →
    Goal and Task Mapping
        →
    Base-case and Termination Mapping
        →
    Subproblem and Recursive-call Mapping
        →
    Parent-child and Depth Mapping
        →
    Result, Failure and Resource Mapping
        →
    Cycle, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Recursive Execution

    Parent
        AI Execution Frameworks

    Type
        Nested self-similar AI task or workflow execution pattern

    Core Components
        Execution Frame
        Recursive Goal
        Recursive Task
        Recursive Call
        Subproblem
        Base Case
        Termination Condition
        Recursion Depth
        State
        Context
        Recursive Result
        Recursive Failure
        Resource Limit
        Cycle Detection
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Recursive execution repeatedly creates related child execution
        frames, but recursion is not the same as an infinite loop, a
        recursive call is not a retry, a base case is not a failure and a
        successful child result does not by itself prove that the parent
        goal has been completed.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Recursive Execution is an execution pattern in which an AI task,
    workflow or agent creates structurally related child executions to
    solve subproblems. Safe and reliable recursive execution requires
    explicit base cases, termination conditions, depth and resource limits,
    cycle detection, state preservation and result propagation. Recursive
    reasoning must distinguish recursion from retries and infinite loops
    and must validate parent-level goals rather than assuming that
    successful child executions imply overall completion.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org