Merge pull request #547 from raifdmueller/feat/mhc-anchor-companion

feat: Meaningful Human Control anchor + companion updates (supersedes #543)

Author: rdmueller

docs/changelog.adoc

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 A chronological record of all semantic anchors added to the catalog. Community contributors are credited with thanks.
 
+== 2026-06-01
+
+*New anchors:*
+
+* *Meaningful Human Control (MHC)* — the requirement that humans keep genuine, substantive control over autonomous systems making high-stakes decisions, rather than formulaic "human-in-the-loop" oversight; demands situational awareness, an identifiable accountability chain that cannot pass to machines, positive human authorization of critical actions, and timely intervention; Sharkey's five levels (L1 human deliberates → L5 fully autonomous) grade the autonomy; rooted in the autonomous-weapons / international humanitarian law debate (Article 36, 2013) and now underpinning the EU AI Act's human-oversight rules (proposed by https://github.com/JensGrote[@JensGrote] in https://github.com/LLM-Coding/Semantic-Anchors/pull/543[#543], issue https://github.com/LLM-Coding/Semantic-Anchors/issues/540[#540])
+
 == 2026-05-22
 
 *New anchors:*

plugins/semantic-anchors/skills/semantic-anchor-translator/references/catalog.md

@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@ Source: https://github.com/LLM-Coding/Semantic-Anchors
 - **Proponents:** Irving Janis & Leon Mann ("Decision Making: A Psychological Analysis of Conflict, Choice, and Commitment", 1977); Benjamin Franklin (1772 "moral algebra" letter to Joseph Priestley); adapted by Miller & Rollnick ("Motivational Interviewing", 1991)
 - **Core:** Four-cell decision matrix capturing utilitarian gains/losses for self and for significant others, plus self-approval and approval from others; weighted entries surface trade-offs and resolve ambivalence rather than mechanise the choice; simplified two-column pros/cons form is a degenerate case; used in decision coaching and Motivational Interviewing to elicit change-talk; deliberative — weak under time pressure or high uncertainty
 
+### Meaningful Human Control (MHC)
+- **Also known as:** MHC, Meaningful Human Control over Individual Attacks
+- **Proponents:** Article 36 (coined the term, 2013), Noel Sharkey (five-level framework, 2014), ICRC, UN CCW GGE, IEEE Global Initiative
+- **Core:** Requirement that humans retain genuine, substantive control over autonomous systems making high-stakes decisions — not merely formulaic "human-in-the-loop" oversight; demands situational awareness, an identifiable accountability chain (never transferable to machines), positive human authorization of critical actions, and timely intervention/override; Sharkey's five levels (L1 human deliberates → L5 fully autonomous) classify the degree of autonomy; originates in the autonomous-weapons / international humanitarian law debate but applies to medical AI, autonomous driving, and critical infrastructure; underlies the EU AI Act's human-oversight requirements
+
 ## Creative Writing & Storytelling
 
 ### Three-Act Structure

skill/semantic-anchor-translator/references/catalog.md

@@ -2349,6 +2349,47 @@
     "filePath": "docs/anchors/madr.adoc",
     "tier": 3
   },
+  {
+    "id": "meaningful-human-control",
+    "title": "Meaningful Human Control (MHC)",
+    "categories": [
+      "strategic-planning"
+    ],
+    "roles": [
+      "software-architect",
+      "product-owner",
+      "consultant",
+      "educator",
+      "team-lead",
+      "data-scientist",
+      "systems-thinker"
+    ],
+    "related": [
+      "regulated-environment",
+      "cynefin-framework",
+      "luhmann-system-theory",
+      "simon-constructivism",
+      "systemic-consulting"
+    ],
+    "proponents": [
+      "Article 36",
+      "Noel Sharkey",
+      "ICRC",
+      "UN CCW GGE",
+      "IEEE Global Initiative"
+    ],
+    "tags": [
+      "ethics",
+      "human-control",
+      "autonomy",
+      "weapons",
+      "ai-governance",
+      "accountability",
+      "human-rights"
+    ],
+    "filePath": "docs/anchors/meaningful-human-control.adoc",
+    "tier": 2
+  },
   {
     "id": "mece",
     "title": "MECE Principle",

website/public/data/anchors.json

@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       "jobs-to-be-done",
       "kano-model",
       "kotter-8-step-change-model",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "mvp",
       "pert",
       "pugh-matrix",

website/public/data/categories.json

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "generatedAt": "2026-05-21T21:01:50.649Z",
+  "generatedAt": "2026-06-01T08:19:56.326Z",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "counts": {
-    "anchors": 151,
+    "anchors": 152,
     "categories": 15,
     "roles": 14
   },
   "statistics": {
-    "averageRolesPerAnchor": "3.21",
+    "averageRolesPerAnchor": "3.23",
     "averageCategoriesPerAnchor": "1.06",
-    "anchorsWithTags": 106,
-    "anchorsWithRelated": 77
+    "anchorsWithTags": 107,
+    "anchorsWithRelated": 78
   }
 }

website/public/data/metadata.json

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       "lasr",
       "linddun",
       "luhmann-system-theory",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "mece",
       "mental-model-according-to-naur",
       "morphological-box",
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
       "chain-of-thought",
       "control-chart-shewhart",
       "llm-evaluations",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "mece",
       "nelson-rules",
       "sota",
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@
       "kiss-principle",
       "lehmans-classification",
       "luhmann-system-theory",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "mental-model-according-to-naur",
       "myers-briggs-type-indicator",
       "occams-razor",
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@
       "jobs-to-be-done",
       "kano-model",
       "kotter-8-step-change-model",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "morphological-box",
       "moscow",
       "mvp",
@@ -312,6 +316,7 @@
       "llm-evaluations",
       "luhmann-system-theory",
       "madr",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "mece",
       "mikado-method",
       "morphological-box",
@@ -455,6 +460,7 @@
     "name": "Systems Thinker",
     "anchors": [
       "luhmann-system-theory",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "simon-constructivism",
       "systemic-consulting"
     ]
@@ -493,6 +499,7 @@
       "lehmans-classification",
       "luhmann-system-theory",
       "madr",
+      "meaningful-human-control",
       "mental-model-according-to-naur",
       "mikado-method",
       "moscow",