From a8027e9c001ab72260689493e865de2b75137e18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "will.anderson" <will.anderson@neurontechnologies.ai>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:13:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?feat(soul):=20wire=20steward=5Fsession=5Fcheck?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20into=20layered=5Fcycle=20=E2=80=94=20continuity=20+=20behavi?=
 =?UTF-8?q?oral=20profiling?=
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---
 soul.el | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/soul.el b/soul.el
index d86c3c6..5d17150 100644
--- a/soul.el
+++ b/soul.el
@@ -233,10 +233,11 @@ fn emit_session_start_event() -> Void {
 }
 
 // layered_cycle — routes user-facing requests through the 4-layer consciousness stack.
-// L0 (core) → L1 (safety screen) → L2 (stewardship) → L3 (imprint) → L1 (safety validate)
+// L0 (core) → L1 (safety screen) → L2a (continuity + behavioral profiling) → L2b (mission alignment) → L3 (imprint) → L1 (safety validate)
 // Internal cognition (heartbeat, proactive, memory ops) bypasses layers — use one_cycle directly.
 fn layered_cycle(raw_input: String) -> String {
     let history: String = state_get("conversation_history")
+    let session_id: String = state_get("current_session_id")
 
     // L1 in: safety screen
     let screen_result: String = safety_screen(raw_input, history)
@@ -258,39 +259,39 @@ fn layered_cycle(raw_input: String) -> String {
         return safety_validate("", "hard_bell")
     }
 
-    // L2: stewardship alignment
     let screened: String = json_get(screen_result, "content")
-    let imprint_id: String = imprint_current()
-    let steward_result: String = steward_align(screened, imprint_id)
-    let steward_action: String = json_get(steward_result, "action")
 
-    // "block": stewardship has determined this input should not proceed.
-    // Return the steward's content directly (a safe refusal) and skip L3.
-    if str_eq(steward_action, "block") {
-        let block_msg: String = json_get(steward_result, "content")
-        let eff_block: String = if str_eq(block_msg, "") { "I'm not able to help with that." } else { block_msg }
-        return safety_validate(eff_block, screen_action)
+    // L2a: continuity + behavioral profiling (also does mission alignment internally)
+    let continuity: String = steward_session_check(screened, session_id)
+    let cont_status: String = json_get(continuity, "status")
+    let cont_action: String = json_get(continuity, "action")
+
+    // Store continuity status so imprint can adjust its response register
+    state_set("session_continuity", cont_status)
+
+    // Identity anomaly: add a gentle verification cue to the input before imprint
+    let guided: String = if str_eq(cont_action, "identity_check") {
+        screened + " [steward:identity_check]"
+    } else {
+        if str_eq(cont_action, "soft_check") {
+            screened + " [steward:continuity_concern]"
+        } else {
+            screened
+        }
     }
 
-    // "redirect": stewardship steers toward aligned territory.
-    // redirect_to holds the reframed prompt; fall through to L3 with it.
-    // "pass": content holds the (possibly lightly reframed) input ready for L3.
-    // Unknown actions: treat as pass, log a warning, use content field.
-    let guided: String = if str_eq(steward_action, "pass") {
+    // L2b: mission alignment
+    let imprint_id: String = imprint_current()
+    let steward_result: String = steward_align(guided, imprint_id)
+    let steward_action: String = json_get(steward_result, "action")
+    let aligned: String = if str_eq(steward_action, "pass") {
         json_get(steward_result, "content")
     } else {
-        // redirect or unknown — prefer redirect_to, fall back to content
-        let redir: String = json_get(steward_result, "redirect_to")
-        let alt: String = json_get(steward_result, "content")
-        let chosen: String = if str_eq(redir, "") { alt } else { redir }
-        if str_eq(chosen, "") {
-            println("[soul] warn: steward action '" + steward_action + "' returned no usable content — using original screened input")
-        }
-        if str_eq(chosen, "") { screened } else { chosen }
+        json_get(steward_result, "redirect_to")
     }
 
     // L3: imprint responds
-    let output: String = imprint_respond(guided, imprint_id)
+    let output: String = imprint_respond(aligned, imprint_id)
 
     // L1 out: validate output before delivery
     return safety_validate(output, screen_action)