policy/control_language_v0.json

{
  "version": "v0",
  "product_read": "standalone_agent_harness",
  "meta_modes": [
    {
      "id": "metacognitive",
      "one_liner": "inspect current state, uncertainty, and posture before acting",
      "why": "the system should know what it knows and where it is weak"
    },
    {
      "id": "metacybernetic",
      "one_liner": "regulate routes, gates, escalation, and proof loops",
      "why": "the system should steer itself, not just narrate"
    },
    {
      "id": "meta_learning",
      "one_liner": "update policy from receipts and benchmark results",
      "why": "the system should improve from proof, not vibes"
    }
  ],
  "bits": [
    {
      "id": "execution_allowed",
      "meaning": "whether the runtime may open the execution lane"
    },
    {
      "id": "receipt_required",
      "meaning": "whether promotion requires a durable receipt"
    },
    {
      "id": "freshness_conflict",
      "meaning": "whether new evidence conflicts with older memory"
    },
    {
      "id": "unsupported_query",
      "meaning": "whether the question should trigger abstention"
    }
  ],
  "vectors": [
    {
      "id": "control_vector",
      "axes": [
        "plan",
        "execute",
        "review",
        "promote"
      ],
      "meaning": "current operating posture across the main harness stages"
    },
    {
      "id": "lane_vector",
      "axes": [
        "memory",
        "tooling",
        "execution",
        "audit"
      ],
      "meaning": "which lane should dominate the next move"
    }
  ],
  "tensors": [
    {
      "id": "control_tensor_v0",
      "axes": {
        "source": [
          "dialogue",
          "receipts",
          "external_tools",
          "task",
          "graph_state"
        ],
        "stage": [
          "discover",
          "select",
          "execute",
          "review",
          "promote"
        ],
        "metric": [
          "fit",
          "evidence",
          "cost",
          "latency",
          "confidence",
          "promotion_readiness"
        ]
      },
      "meaning": "multi-surface operating posture over time and stage"
    }
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "confidence starts at zero until earned",
    "receipts gate promotion",
    "graph state outranks prose summaries",
    "unsupported queries should abstain plainly",
    "newer authoritative state should beat stale memory"
  ]
}