perhaps
maybe:
auto-protocol
recursive protocol
self-describing, self-defining, self-referential, floating, evolving, unanchored protocol
Discussion
Coming up with names for these concepts is challenging but important. Been working on this for years and only came up with DCoSL some time last month as I was musing how to describe it to nostr:npub1clk6vc9xhjp8q5cws262wuf2eh4zuvwupft03hy4ttqqnm7e0jrq3upup9 in bitcoin park