Completes the predicate-surface layer for ethics packs, sibling to
ADR-0032's SafetyCheck. Same registry-of-predicates shape; same
observational discipline; same honest reporting of runtime-checkable=False
for structural commitments that cannot be evaluated from per-turn evidence.
Five default predicates for the v1 commitments:
acknowledge_uncertainty — alignment < threshold ⇒ requires hedge
defer_high_stakes_to_human_review — high_stakes ⇒ requires recommend_review
disclose_limitations — ungrounded ⇒ requires disclosure marker
no_manipulation — structural; runtime_checkable=False
respect_user_autonomy — prescriptive ⇒ requires ≥2 options surfaced
`no_manipulation` is the ethics-side analogue of `no_hot_path_repair`
in SafetyCheck — an aggregate property enforced by realizer design and
review, not a per-turn metric. Honest reporting rather than a silent
upheld pass.
ChatRuntime exposes `runtime.ethics_check`; turn loop does not
auto-invoke. Refusal / re-articulation wiring is a future ADR.
Test coverage: 27 new tests; combined pack-layer surface suite
(identity + safety + ethics, loaders + checks) is now 108 tests, all
green. Cognition (121), teaching (17), runtime (19), smoke (67)
unaffected.
Completes the three-layer pack architecture:
identity (who CORE is) + safety (universal red lines)
+ ethics (deployment-specific propositional commitments)
manifold.boundary_ids = identity.boundary_ids
∪ safety.boundary_ids
∪ ethics.commitment_ids
Ethics packs are swappable like identity (fall back to default on load
failure) but propositional like safety (commitment ids union into the
manifold). EthicsPackError inherits from ValueError; only when both
the requested and default packs fail does startup refuse.
Ships default_general_ethics_v1 with five commitments:
- acknowledge_uncertainty
- defer_high_stakes_to_human_review
- disclose_limitations
- no_manipulation
- respect_user_autonomy
Ratified through identity_anchor template at SHA 81fc9b61c828….
Test coverage: 20 new tests; combined identity/safety/ethics surface
suite is 81 tests, all green. Cognition (121), teaching (17), runtime
(19), smoke (67), and cognition eval all unaffected.
