Makes the CL(4,1) field geometry legible, honestly. The engine owns the field;
this surfaces ONLY the exact scalar invariants it computes — never the raw
multivector — so the workbench shows "this is the geometry, it's exact, it
can't fake coherence" without a decorative blob or any motion.
Persist-first (the C3 gating work was Python, not React): the honest scalars
were computed live per turn but discarded. Now captured per turn into the
journal so a read-only surface has real evidence.
Backend:
- workbench/field_evidence.py: FieldEvidence computed from the engine result —
exact versor_condition, field_valid (vs the 1e-6 ceiling), a content-
addressed field_digest (sha256 of the engine-canonical array bytes), and
cga_inner(before, after) as the exact transition value. Raw field bytes
never cross the boundary: only floats + digests. validate() is fail-closed —
field_valid can never disagree with versor_condition vs the ceiling (the
wrong=0 analogue for the geometry). No engine math re-implemented
(versor_condition / cga_inner imported from algebra; bytes via array_codec).
- workbench/schemas.py: FieldEvidence dataclass; field_evidence on
ChatTurnResult + TurnJournalEntrySchema. schema-snapshot.json regenerated.
- workbench/journal.py + api.py: persisted at from_chat_turn; first-class read
endpoint GET /trace/{turn_id}/field (trace facet, consistent with /pipeline).
- workbench/replay.py: field_evidence classified CRITICAL — replay now also
proves field determinism (digest + scalars must match on re-execution).
Frontend:
- types/api.ts FieldEvidence + field_evidence passthrough; client/query hook;
FieldInvariantCard (measured value vs ceiling, cga_inner transition, digests;
honest missing_evidence; no blob, no motion); Trace route Field tab.
Honest-empty for pre-widening journal rows (missing_evidence). Deferred:
cross-turn field-coherence trends, session-level field persistence.
Validation: 138 workbench/practice Python tests (incl. non-vacuous field guards
+ replay field-determinism); 465/465 frontend incl. schemaDrift; pnpm build
clean; git diff --check clean. No generate.derivation / reliability_gate /
stream / field.propagate / vault.store imports.
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| core-logos-studio-plan.md | ||
| core-workbench-v1-blueprint.md | ||
| data-shapes-v1.md | ||
| design-system.md | ||
| implementation-plan.md | ||
| phase-a-residue-ledger.md | ||
| proposal-artifact-substrate-v1.md | ||
| README.md | ||
| ui-component-map.md | ||
| UI-UX-GUIDE.md | ||
| wave-1-evidence-spine.md | ||
| wave-m-consolidation-b3.5.md | ||
| wave-M-worthiness.md | ||
| wave-R-mastery-revamp.md | ||
CORE Workbench v1
CORE Workbench is the first dedicated operator/auditor UI for CORE.
It is intentionally designed as:
- a cognition observatory,
- replay debugger,
- proposal review workstation,
- deterministic eval console,
- and audit surface.
It is NOT intended to be a generic chatbot shell.
Document Index
Doctrine
../decisions/ADR-0160-core-workbench-v1.md
Defines:
- product doctrine
- trust boundaries
- architecture direction
- module scope
- acceptance criteria
UX Blueprint
core-workbench-v1-blueprint.md
Defines:
- visual philosophy
- interaction model
- module behavior
- navigation
- replay/proposal/eval UX
Implementation Plan
implementation-plan.md
Defines:
- W-026 through W-031
- phase sequencing
- backend/frontend constraints
- release criteria
API Contract
api-contract-v1.md
Defines:
- read-only endpoint surface
- request/response envelopes
- mutation boundaries
- runtime/trace/proposal/eval/replay routes
Data Shapes
data-shapes-v1.md
Defines:
- typed UI-facing shapes
- proposal structures
- replay structures
- artifact references
- trust badges
Proposal Artifact Substrate
proposal-artifact-substrate-v1.md
Defines:
- the universal proposal artifact envelope
- subject-specific proposal adapters
- proposal-only vs ratification-enabled capability levels
- safety, validation, affected-artifact, and checksum-impact report shapes
- the migration path for math, cognition, CORE-Logos, packs, and future modalities
Wave M Consolidation / B3.5
wave-m-consolidation-b3.5.md
Defines:
- the route-registry unification plan
- calibration as a first-class evidence subject
- the B4 leeway-feasibility gate
- the UI/UX guide requirement
- the Phase A residue ledger before further complexity
Supporting B3.5 deliverables:
UI-UX-GUIDE.md— operator/evaluator route map, evidence grammar, route proofs, boundaries, and absences.b4-leeway-feasibility-gate.md— B4 source-tuple audit and B4a nullable read model.phase-a-residue-ledger.md— implemented/deferred/blocked residue before Phase C.
CORE-Logos Studio
core-logos-studio-plan.md
Defines:
- the
/logosStudio route concept - pack identity, lexicon, glosses, morphology, alignment, holonomy, safety, and patch-forge tabs
- CORE-Logos evidence subjects
- read-only readers and proposal-only draft endpoint direction
- the handler-family admission sequence for future ratification
UI Component Map
ui-component-map.md
Defines:
- page layout
- navigation structure
- shared components
- trace drawer structure
- proposal/eval/replay modules
Acceptance Gates
acceptance-gates.md
Defines:
- implementation gates
- red flags
- release conditions
- mutation restrictions
Core Principles
Replay before persuasion
The UI should make replay evidence more important than aesthetic persuasion.
Calm by default
The interface should remain quiet and precise.
Progressive disclosure
The system should become more transparent the deeper an operator inspects.
Proposal is not ratification
The UI must preserve ADR-0057 review doctrine.
Read-only first
The first workbench phases prioritize visibility and auditability before any mutation capability.
Current Status
The planning package is merged on main via 404e694
(docs(workbench): CORE Workbench v1 planning architecture (ADR-0160)).
The prototype branch feat/w026-workbench-readonly-api is superseded and must
not be used as the implementation base. It mixed W-026 with frontend and trace
work, added auth and web-framework dependencies before the local read-only
boundary was proven, and included placeholder replay/trace behavior that could
be mistaken for evidence.
The next accepted implementation starts clean from main with W-026 only:
dataclass schemas, repo-root-constrained readers, a standard-library local HTTP
API, and route/read-model tests. W-027 and later phases build on that boundary
after it is accepted.
W-026 Local Runbook
Start the read-only local API:
core workbench api
Verify liveness:
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/health
Inspect each W-026 endpoint family:
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/runtime/status
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/artifacts
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/artifacts/evals/contemplation_quality/contract.md
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/proposals
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/evals
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/evals/contemplation_quality
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/evals/run \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"lane":"contemplation_quality","version":"v1","split":"public"}'
Bind to a different local port:
core workbench api --port 9000
Non-local binds require an explicit operator flag:
core workbench api --host 0.0.0.0 --allow-nonlocal-bind
Initial Work Queue
| Work Item | Goal |
|---|---|
| W-026 | Read-only API |
| W-027 | Frontend shell |
| W-028 | Chat + trace drawer |
| W-029 | Proposal queue |
| W-030 | Eval center |
| W-031 | Replay theater |
Guiding Question
The correct operator reaction to the workbench should be:
“Wait… I can actually inspect and replay the cognition.”
not:
“Cool chatbot.”