07ad3af845
Closes the 'identity hedges are generic' gap. When IdentityCheck reports
that a specific axis is deviating AND the pack supplies an axis_hedges
entry for that axis, the assembler uses that axis's phrase instead of
ADR-0028's generic preferred_hedge_*. The hedge text now names what is
actually at issue.
Selection: lex-smallest axis_id in (ctx.deviation_axes ∩ axis_hedges).
Deterministic; loader emits axis_hedges in lex order on axis_id.
Example surface at alignment=0.30 (strong band) under default pack:
No deviation → 'It seems that truth reveals reality.'
truthfulness deviates → 'Evidence is thin that truth reveals reality.'
coherence deviates → 'This does not yet cohere: truth reveals reality.'
reverence deviates → 'Reports suggest truth reveals reality.'
Same trajectory + truthfulness deviation, three different packs:
default_general_v1 → 'Evidence is thin that truth reveals reality.'
precision_first_v1 → 'The evidence does not support that truth reveals reality.'
generosity_first_v1 → 'Truth reveals reality.' (above generosity's strong=0.20)
Schema (additive, optional):
surface_preferences.axis_hedges = {
<axis_id>: { 'strong': str, 'soft': str, 'qualifier': str },
...
}
Bounds: each phrase length 1–64; axis_id non-empty. Absent block →
ADR-0028 byte-for-byte fallback. Loader emits pairs in lex order on
axis_id for hashability + deterministic tie-break.
Files:
core/physics/identity.py
+ class AxisHedge (frozen: strong, soft, qualifier)
SurfacePreferences gains axis_hedges: Tuple = ()
packs/identity/loader.py
+ _build_axis_hedges(): parse + bounds-check + emit lex-ordered tuple
generate/surface.py
SurfaceContext gains deviation_axes: frozenset[str] + axis_hedges tuple
+ _axis_specific_phrase(ctx): lex-smallest match or None
_apply_hedge consults axis-specific phrase before ADR-0028 fallback
Depth languages (he, grc) unchanged — ADR-0030 canonical phrases
chat/runtime.py
_build_surface_context lifts identity_score.deviation_axes and
prefs.axis_hedges into SurfaceContext
packs/identity/*.json
Three v1 packs gain axis_hedges blocks (truthfulness, coherence,
reverence — each pack uses voice consistent with its character)
scripts/ratify_identity_packs.py (no change — idempotent)
packs/identity/*.mastery_report.json
Auto-refreshed. New SHAs:
default_general_v1 → 2ab7d469013509ba5030313ca9a609a443d0716e3ddcc5596f59858ce054f5d3
precision_first_v1 → 78aa1e6a68a35c2c8576b6196a52d421b94f6d11e006128986902a4fd08679af
generosity_first_v1 → 511f1ce20edd4266239da61443bfc93473a5433f20bfee6692a25a03073dc933
Tests: tests/test_identity_score_decomposition.py — 17 new tests:
per-axis phrase selection, band gating still applies, pack swap with
same deviation produces three different phrases, lex tie-break is
deterministic, depth-language fallback to ADR-0030, backward compat
with empty deviation_axes, and the contract that all three v1 packs
ship axis_hedges for all three default-pack axes.
Suite status (all green):
cognition 121, teaching 17, runtime 19, formation 182, smoke 67
identity+safety+English+depth divergence 71
score decomposition 17
Scope limits (documented in ADR-0031):
- English-only at v1 (depth languages use canonical ADR-0030 phrases)
- Lex tie-break is operational not semantic — pack authors can re-key
if they need a different priority
- No dominance-driven phrasing (Interpretation A); preserved as
forward-compatible follow-up
Docs: ADR-0031 (Accepted) recorded; docs/identity_packs.md gains
§Axis-specific hedge phrases section and updated v1-pack SHAs; memory
'identity-packs.md' refreshed.
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| .. | ||
| ADR-0001-vocab-layer-invariants.md | ||
| ADR-0002-ingest-layer-design.md | ||
| ADR-0003-coordinate-system-dissolution.md | ||
| ADR-0004-rotor-as-operator-not-property.md | ||
| ADR-0005-language-pack-contract.md | ||
| ADR-0006-field-energy-operator.md | ||
| ADR-0007-valence-layer.md | ||
| ADR-0008-allocation-physics.md | ||
| ADR-0009-compositional-physics.md | ||
| ADR-0010-identity-physics.md | ||
| ADR-0011-renderer.md | ||
| ADR-0012-core-ingest-governance-layer.md | ||
| ADR-0013-sensorium-multimodal-protocol.md | ||
| ADR-0014-train-learning-loop.md | ||
| ADR-0015-language-packs-and-holonomy-resonance.md | ||
| ADR-0016-capability-roadmap.md | ||
| ADR-0017-agency-scope.md | ||
| ADR-0018-tool-use-scope.md | ||
| ADR-0019-exact-vault-recall-acceleration.md | ||
| ADR-0020-phase5-rust-parity-sequencing.md | ||
| ADR-0021-epistemic-grade-policy.md | ||
| ADR-0022-forward-semantic-control.md | ||
| ADR-0023-forward-semantic-control-proof.md | ||
| ADR-0024-inner-loop-admissibility.md | ||
| ADR-0025-rotor-frame-admissibility-design-note.md | ||
| ADR-0026-ranked-admissibility-with-margin.md | ||
| ADR-0027-identity-packs.md | ||
| ADR-0028-identity-surface-wiring.md | ||
| ADR-0029-safety-packs.md | ||
| ADR-0030-depth-language-hedge.md | ||
| ADR-0031-score-decomposition-surface.md | ||
| README.md | ||
| SESSION-2026-05-12-b.md | ||
| SESSION-2026-05-12-language-packs-addendum.md | ||
| SESSION-2026-05-12.md | ||
| SESSION-2026-05-13.md | ||
Architecture Decision Records
This directory contains the Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for the CORE project.
ADRs record significant architectural decisions: what was decided, why, what alternatives were considered, and what consequences follow. They are permanent records — superseded ADRs are archived, not deleted.
Index
| ADR | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADR-0001 | Vocab Layer Invariants | Accepted |
| ADR-0002 | Ingest Layer Design (original) | Archived — superseded by ADR-0012 |
| ADR-0003 | Coordinate System Dissolution | Accepted |
| ADR-0004 | Rotor as Operator, Not Property | Accepted |
| ADR-0005 | Language Pack Contract | Accepted |
| ADR-0006 | Field Energy Operator | Accepted |
| ADR-0007 | Valence Layer | Accepted |
| ADR-0008 | Allocation Physics | Accepted |
| ADR-0009 | Compositional Physics | Accepted |
| ADR-0010 | Identity Physics | Accepted |
| ADR-0011 | Renderer | Accepted |
| ADR-0012 | core_ingest Governance Layer |
Accepted |
| ADR-0013 | sensorium/ Multimodal Protocol Layer |
Accepted |
| ADR-0014 | train/ Learning Loop |
Accepted (Stub) |
| ADR-0015 | Language Packs as Compiled Linguistic Manifolds | Accepted |
| ADR-0016 | Capability Roadmap and Eval Methodology | Accepted |
| ADR-0017 | Agency Scope: Responsive-with-Axiology | Accepted |
| ADR-0018 | Tool Use Scope: Typed Deterministic Operators | Accepted |
| ADR-0019 | Exact Vault Recall Acceleration | Accepted |
| ADR-0020 | Phase 5 / Rust Parity Sequencing | Accepted (2026-05-16) |
| ADR-0021 | Epistemic Grade Policy | Accepted |
| ADR-0022 | Forward Semantic Control | Accepted (2026-05-17) |
| ADR-0023 | Forward Semantic Control: Proof Evidence | Accepted |
| ADR-0024 | Inner-Loop Per-Rotor Admissibility | Accepted |
| ADR-0025 | Rotor / Frame Admissibility | Accepted (2026-05-17) |
| ADR-0026 | Ranked Admissibility with Margin | Accepted (2026-05-17) |
ADR-0024 chain — Forward Semantic Control closure
ADR-0022 through ADR-0026 form a single coherent chain that closes forward semantic control as a non-stochastic, replay-deterministic, trace-evidenced mechanism. Read in order:
- ADR-0022 — Forward Semantic Control. Establishes the
AdmissibilityRegiondata structure (allowed indices, relation blade, frame versor) and the contract that a region restricts the admissible token set at generation time. - ADR-0023 — Proof Evidence. Boundary-only proof that the admissibility region is honored at the region intersection level but not yet at the destination-token level.
- ADR-0024 — Inner-Loop Per-Rotor Admissibility. Adds the
destination-side check: each per-step selection is re-evaluated by
cga_inner(versor(candidate), relation_blade) > threshold, with honest refusal (InnerLoopExhaustion) when every admissible candidate is rejected. Six phases of implementation evidence (Phases 1-6) plus typedRefusalReasontaxonomy. - ADR-0025 — Rotor / Frame Admissibility. Adds the rotor-side
check: when a region carries a
frame_versor, the rotor's effect on the field state (versor_apply(V, F)) is additionally checked against the frame for positivity in CGA inner product. Lives ingenerate/rotor_admissibility.py— a sibling-but-separate module, not inalgebra/versor.py(would couple algebra to pack state) and not infield/propagate.py(forbidden normalization site). - ADR-0026 — Ranked Admissibility with Margin. Replaces static
threshold tuning with a scale-invariant margin gate: admit iff
the top blade-score exceeds the second by ≥ δ. Defaults to
δ = 0.4. Falsifiable; characterization documented in
docs/evals/phase5_stratified_findings.md.
Implementation evidence:
| Phase | Commit | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 — pack-grounded fixtures | 3940290 |
(rewrites) |
| Phase 2 — typed refusals + trace fold | 310793a |
+10 |
| Phase 3 — ranked-with-margin gate | 639e107 |
+13 |
| Phase 4 — rotor / frame admissibility | 542e13d |
+11 |
| Phase 5 — stratified mechanism-isolation | b664984 |
+20 |
| Phase 6 — comparative demo vs baseline | a076506 |
+17 |
CLI surface (suite aliases + core demo) |
36aad75 |
+14 |
Runtime contracts for the chain are pinned in
docs/runtime_contracts.md (Refusal
contract, Margin contract, Rotor admissibility contract sections).
Session Logs
Session logs record the decisions and rationale from individual working sessions. They are not ADRs — they are the narrative record that informed the ADRs.
| Date | File |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | SESSION-2026-05-12.md |
| 2026-05-12 (addendum) | SESSION-2026-05-12-b.md |
| 2026-05-12 (language packs) | SESSION-2026-05-12-language-packs-addendum.md |
| 2026-05-13 | SESSION-2026-05-13.md |