1. Canon Definition

Pathfinder is an archetype in the Universal Core family.

This entry is directly defined in the archetype registry source list.

This entry is not an identity, title, personality type, or moral status. It is a principle-intersection geometry used to map coherent expression, shadow risk, relational impact, timing, restoration, and scaling behavior.

2. Core Function

Finds viable routes through uncertainty.

3. Coherent Expression

exploration with humility and return pathways.

4. Shadow / Inversion Expression

endless wandering, risk romanticization.

5. Registry Mapping

Source depth: direct

6. Template Expansion Notes

The full ARCHETYPE-TEMPLATE.md expansion should add:

• principle basis and Sigma boundaries
• interface stack profile
• operator and coupling profiles
• scaling risks
• diagnostics
• restoration arc
• AI-mediated use
• symbolic / teaching translation

Entry Closure

Pathfinder maps a coherent agency pattern in the Universal Core family and must remain audit-bound rather than identity-bound.