Verifier layer: grounding + consistency over the §5 geometry / reasoning ops

The disposes half of the propose->verify loop. Catches the plausible lie a
grammar check never sees: fluent, confident, wrong.

GROUNDING (anti-hallucination): fit a claim point against every real evidence
neighborhood via engram_reason_point_fit; grounded iff best fit clears an
absolute threshold. Off-model orthogonal residual is the hallucination signal.
Distinct from abduction: asks 'is there any real support at all' and may say no.

CONSISTENCY (contradiction): (a) polarity/negation inversion -- claim lands on
the opposite side of a real polarity axis from the grounded truth (the
reassurance->accusation catch: 'never fought'->'argued'); (b) geometric --
claim inside a forbidden region or beyond a max-distance constraint.

Pure C11, read-only, composes existing primitives only. 29 constructed-case
checks, 0 failures across PERF and ASan/UBSan; macOS leaks 0. el-exposure
deferred (point/variadic-set inputs -- matches reasoning-agent precedent).
Reach checks (formal/causal/predictive) not started; documented.
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/* engram_verify.c — the VERIFIER layer. Pure compositions over engram_reason.h +
* engram_geometry.h. stdlib + libm only; READ-ONLY over its inputs; touches no
* store/index/activation. See engram_verify.h for the design and the frame contract. */
#include "engram_verify.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>
/* ── small float-vector helpers (mirror engram_reason.c) ────────────────────── */
static double vdot(const float* a, const float* b, int dim) {
double s = 0; for (int i = 0; i < dim; i++) s += (double)a[i] * (double)b[i]; return s;
}
static double l2(const float* a, const float* b, int dim) {
double s = 0; for (int i = 0; i < dim; i++) { double d = (double)a[i] - (double)b[i]; s += d * d; }
return sqrt(s);
}
/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ GROUNDING ══════════ */
int engram_verify_grounding(const float* claim, int dim,
const GeoDescriptor* const* evidence, int n_evidence,
double ext_floor, double ground_threshold,
GeoGrounding* out) {
if (!claim || dim <= 0 || !evidence || n_evidence < 1 || !out) return -1;
if (!(ext_floor > 0)) ext_floor = 1.0;
if (!(ground_threshold > 0 && ground_threshold < 1)) ground_threshold = 0.5;
memset(out, 0, sizeof *out);
out->n_evidence = n_evidence;
out->best = -1;
out->nearest_centroid_l2 = INFINITY;
out->scores = malloc((size_t)n_evidence * sizeof(double));
if (!out->scores) return -1;
double best = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < n_evidence; i++) {
const GeoDescriptor* e = evidence[i];
GeoFit f;
if (!e || e->dim != dim || !e->centroid ||
engram_reason_point_fit(e, claim, ext_floor, &f) != 0) {
out->scores[i] = 0.0;
continue;
}
out->scores[i] = f.score;
double cl2 = l2(claim, e->centroid, dim);
if (cl2 < out->nearest_centroid_l2) out->nearest_centroid_l2 = cl2;
if (out->best < 0 || f.score > best) {
best = f.score;
out->best = i;
out->grounding = f.score;
out->best_distance = f.distance;
out->best_ortho = f.ortho_residual;
}
}
if (out->best < 0) { out->grounding = 0.0; out->best_distance = INFINITY; }
out->grounded = (out->grounding >= ground_threshold) ? 1 : 0;
return 0;
}
void engram_verify_grounding_free(GeoGrounding* out) {
if (!out) return;
free(out->scores); out->scores = NULL;
}
/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CONSISTENCY ════════ */
int engram_verify_consistency(const float* claim, int dim,
const GeoDescriptor* context,
const GeoDescriptor* pole_pos, const GeoDescriptor* pole_neg,
const GeoDescriptor* forbidden,
double ext_floor, double deadzone_frac,
double forbidden_thresh, double max_distance,
GeoConsistency* out) {
if (!claim || dim <= 0 || !out) return -1;
if (!(ext_floor > 0)) ext_floor = 1.0;
if (!(deadzone_frac >= 0 && deadzone_frac < 1)) deadzone_frac = 0.10;
if (!(forbidden_thresh > 0 && forbidden_thresh < 1)) forbidden_thresh = 0.5;
memset(out, 0, sizeof *out);
out->verdict = GEO_CONSIST_OK;
out->consistency = 1.0;
int do_polarity = (pole_pos && pole_neg);
int do_distance = (max_distance > 0);
if ((do_polarity || do_distance) &&
(!context || context->dim != dim || !context->centroid)) return -1;
if (do_polarity && (pole_pos->dim != dim || pole_neg->dim != dim ||
!pole_pos->centroid || !pole_neg->centroid)) return -1;
if (forbidden && (forbidden->dim != dim || !forbidden->centroid)) return -1;
double pol_score = 1.0, geo_score = 1.0;
/* ── (a) POLARITY / negation inversion ─────────────────────────────────── */
if (do_polarity) {
/* axis p = (c_pos c_neg); midpoint o = ½(c_pos + c_neg). */
float* p = malloc((size_t)dim * sizeof(float));
float* o = malloc((size_t)dim * sizeof(float));
if (!p || !o) { free(p); free(o); return -1; }
double pn2 = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < dim; i++) {
double dpos = (double)pole_pos->centroid[i], dneg = (double)pole_neg->centroid[i];
p[i] = (float)(dpos - dneg);
o[i] = (float)(0.5 * (dpos + dneg));
pn2 += (dpos - dneg) * (dpos - dneg);
}
double pn = sqrt(pn2);
out->polarity_separation = 0.5 * pn;
if (pn > 1e-12) {
/* signed positions along the axis (projection of (x o) onto unit p). */
float* cdo = malloc((size_t)dim * sizeof(float)); /* claim o */
float* rdo = malloc((size_t)dim * sizeof(float)); /* context o */
if (!cdo || !rdo) { free(p); free(o); free(cdo); free(rdo); return -1; }
for (int i = 0; i < dim; i++) {
cdo[i] = (float)((double)claim[i] - (double)o[i]);
rdo[i] = (float)((double)context->centroid[i] - (double)o[i]);
}
double claim_side = vdot(cdo, p, dim) / pn; /* units: emb-space length */
double ref_side = vdot(rdo, p, dim) / pn;
out->polarity_claim = claim_side;
out->polarity_reference = ref_side;
double dz = deadzone_frac * out->polarity_separation; /* neutral band */
if (fabs(claim_side) > dz && fabs(ref_side) > dz &&
(claim_side > 0) != (ref_side > 0)) {
out->inverted = 1;
pol_score = 0.0; /* opposite poles ⇒ zero consistency */
} else if (fabs(claim_side) <= dz || fabs(ref_side) <= dz) {
pol_score = 0.5; /* neutral / undecided */
} else {
pol_score = 1.0; /* same pole ⇒ consistent */
}
free(cdo); free(rdo);
}
free(p); free(o);
}
/* ── (b) GEOMETRIC contradiction ───────────────────────────────────────── */
if (forbidden) {
GeoFit f;
if (engram_reason_point_fit(forbidden, claim, ext_floor, &f) == 0) {
out->forbidden_fit = f.score;
if (f.score >= forbidden_thresh) {
out->geo_violation = 1;
double g = 1.0 - f.score; if (g < 0) g = 0;
if (g < geo_score) geo_score = g;
}
}
}
if (do_distance) {
out->context_distance = l2(claim, context->centroid, dim);
if (out->context_distance > max_distance) {
out->geo_violation = 1;
geo_score = 0.0;
}
}
/* ── verdict + scalar (polarity is the headline; both flags stay visible) ─ */
out->consistency = (pol_score < geo_score) ? pol_score : geo_score;
if (out->inverted) out->verdict = GEO_CONSIST_POLARITY;
else if (out->geo_violation) out->verdict = GEO_CONSIST_GEOMETRIC;
else out->verdict = GEO_CONSIST_OK;
return 0;
}