// stewardship.el — Layer 2: Stewardship // Mission alignment and CGI governance. Sits between L1 (Safety) and L3 (Imprint). // Every request passes through steward_align() before reaching the imprint. // Every self-modification action passes through steward_cgi_check(). // All stewardship events are logged to engram as StewardshipEvent nodes. import "memory.el" // steward_log_event — write a StewardshipEvent node to engram. // Called by all other stewardship functions. fn steward_log_event(kind: String, detail: String) -> Void { let content: String = "STEWARD:" + kind + " | " + detail let tags: String = "[\"stewardship\",\"steward:" + kind + "\"]" let discard: String = engram_node_full( content, "StewardshipEvent", "steward:" + kind, el_from_float(0.85), el_from_float(0.85), el_from_float(0.9), "Episodic", tags ) println("[steward] " + kind + " | " + detail) } // steward_get_mission — retrieve the canonical mission statement. // Searches engram for a config node labelled "steward:mission". // Falls back to hardcoded mission if no node is found. fn steward_get_mission() -> String { let results: String = engram_search_json("steward:mission", 3) let found: Bool = !str_eq(results, "") && !str_eq(results, "[]") if found { let node: String = json_array_get(results, 0) let node_type: String = json_get(node, "node_type") let content: String = json_get(node, "content") let has_content: Bool = !str_eq(content, "") if str_eq(node_type, "Config") && has_content { return content } // Non-Config result — fall through to hardcoded default. // Only Config nodes are authoritative for the mission statement. } return "Neuron exists to extend human capability with integrity — never to deceive, manipulate, or accumulate power over the people it serves." } // steward_align — check input for mission-conflict signals before it reaches the imprint. // Returns {"action":"pass","content":""} when clean. // Returns {"action":"redirect","reason":"mission conflict: ","redirect_to":""} // when a misalignment signal is detected. Logs all misalignment events to engram. fn steward_align(input: String, imprint_id: String) -> String { // Check each misalignment signal in sequence. // Signals: manipulate | deceive | hide from the user | gain control | override safety let signal_manipulate: Bool = str_contains(input, "manipulate") let signal_deceive: Bool = str_contains(input, "deceive") let signal_hide: Bool = str_contains(input, "hide from the user") let signal_control: Bool = str_contains(input, "gain control") let signal_override: Bool = str_contains(input, "override safety") let matched: String = if signal_manipulate { "manipulate" } else { if signal_deceive { "deceive" } else { if signal_hide { "hide from the user" } else { if signal_control { "gain control" } else { if signal_override { "override safety" } else { "" } } } } } let misaligned: Bool = !str_eq(matched, "") if misaligned { // Log the misalignment event before redirecting let detail: String = "imprint=" + imprint_id + " signal=\"" + matched + "\"" steward_log_event("misalignment", detail) // Build a safe reframe: strip the conflict signal and steer toward the mission let safe_reframe: String = "How can I help you achieve this goal in a way that respects the user and maintains trust?" let safe_matched: String = json_safe(matched) let safe_reframe_escaped: String = json_safe(safe_reframe) return "{\"action\":\"redirect\",\"reason\":\"mission conflict: " + safe_matched + "\",\"redirect_to\":\"" + safe_reframe_escaped + "\"}" } // No misalignment — pass through let safe_input: String = json_safe(input) return "{\"action\":\"pass\",\"content\":\"" + safe_input + "\"}" } // steward_validate_imprint — check whether a tool is authorized for the given imprint. // Standard tools are always authorized. // Platform-only tools require state_get("platform_auth") == "true". fn steward_validate_imprint(imprint_id: String, tool_name: String) -> String { // Platform-only tools requiring elevated authorization let is_platform_tool: Bool = str_eq(tool_name, "safety_override") || str_eq(tool_name, "identity_modify") || str_eq(tool_name, "value_update") || str_eq(tool_name, "capability_expand") if !is_platform_tool { return "{\"authorized\":true}" } // Platform tool — check authorization state let auth: String = state_get("platform_auth") let authorized: Bool = str_eq(auth, "true") if authorized { return "{\"authorized\":true}" } // Log the unauthorized attempt let detail: String = "imprint=" + imprint_id + " tool=" + tool_name + " platform_auth=false" steward_log_event("auth_denied", detail) return "{\"authorized\":false,\"reason\":\"platform authorization required\"}" } // steward_cgi_check — gate self-modification and capability-expansion actions behind CGI review. // CGI-gated actions: self_modification | value_update | identity_change | capability_expansion // Returns {"approved":true} for non-gated actions. // Returns {"approved":false,"requires":"cgi_review","action":""} for gated actions. // All CGI checks are logged to engram as StewardshipEvent nodes. fn steward_cgi_check(action: String) -> String { let is_gated: Bool = str_eq(action, "self_modification") || str_eq(action, "value_update") || str_eq(action, "identity_change") || str_eq(action, "capability_expansion") // Log every CGI check regardless of outcome let detail: String = "action=" + action + " gated=" + if is_gated { "true" } else { "false" } steward_log_event("cgi_check", detail) if is_gated { let safe_action: String = json_safe(action) return "{\"approved\":false,\"requires\":\"cgi_review\",\"action\":\"" + safe_action + "\"}" } return "{\"approved\":true}" } // steward_fingerprint_session — extract a 6-dimension behavioral fingerprint from the current input. // Stores a BehaviorSample node in engram and returns the fingerprint as JSON. // Dimensions: avg_word_len, punct, len, question, formality, time fn steward_fingerprint_session(input: String, session_id: String) -> String { let input_len: Int = str_len(input) // Dimension 1: avg_word_len bucket // Count space-separated words and total char length to approximate avg word length. // We count spaces to approximate word count (words ≈ spaces + 1), then divide. // Bucket: short (1-4 avg) = 1, medium (4-6) = 2, long (6+) = 3 // Use char counts: each space increments word_count proxy. // We iterate through the string checking for spaces using str_slice + str_eq. // To avoid a loop (EL has while), we approximate by checking every 5th char. // Simpler approach: count non-space chars / (spaces+1). // We use a while loop with a counter index. let wl_spaces: Int = 0 let wl_i: Int = 0 while wl_i < input_len { let ch: String = str_slice(input, wl_i, wl_i + 1) let wl_spaces = if str_eq(ch, " ") { wl_spaces + 1 } else { wl_spaces } let wl_i = wl_i + 1 } let wl_word_count: Int = wl_spaces + 1 // non-space chars ≈ total len minus spaces let wl_char_count: Int = input_len - wl_spaces // avg word len = char_count / word_count (integer division) let wl_avg: Int = if wl_word_count > 0 { wl_char_count / wl_word_count } else { 0 } let avg_word_len: Int = if wl_avg <= 4 { 1 } else { if wl_avg <= 6 { 2 } else { 3 } } // Dimension 2: punctuation_style // Count "." "?" "!" "," in input let ps_i: Int = 0 let ps_count: Int = 0 while ps_i < input_len { let ch: String = str_slice(input, ps_i, ps_i + 1) let is_punct: Bool = str_eq(ch, ".") || str_eq(ch, "?") || str_eq(ch, "!") || str_eq(ch, ",") let ps_count = if is_punct { ps_count + 1 } else { ps_count } let ps_i = ps_i + 1 } let punctuation_style: Int = if ps_count > 3 { 2 } else { 1 } // Dimension 3: message_len_bucket let message_len_bucket: Int = if input_len < 50 { 1 } else { if input_len <= 200 { 2 } else { 3 } } // Dimension 4: question_ratio — does input contain "?" let question_ratio: Int = if str_contains(input, "?") { 1 } else { 0 } // Dimension 5: formality_signal let is_formal: Bool = str_contains(input, "please") || str_contains(input, "could you") || str_contains(input, "would you") || str_contains(input, "I would") let formality_signal: Int = if is_formal { 2 } else { 1 } // Dimension 6: time_bucket from time_now() // time_now() returns unix ms. Extract hour-of-day (UTC). // hours_since_epoch = ms / 3600000; hour_of_day = hours_since_epoch % 24 // Avoid % bug: use x - ((x/24)*24) with repeated addition for *24. let tb_ms: Int = time_now() let tb_hours: Int = tb_ms / 3600000 let tb_q: Int = tb_hours / 24 // tb_q * 24 via repeated addition let tb_q24: Int = tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q + tb_q let tb_hour: Int = tb_hours - tb_q24 let time_bucket: Int = if tb_hour < 6 { 1 } else { if tb_hour < 12 { 2 } else { if tb_hour < 18 { 3 } else { 4 } } } // Store BehaviorSample node in engram let wl_str: String = int_to_str(avg_word_len) let ps_str: String = int_to_str(punctuation_style) let lb_str: String = int_to_str(message_len_bucket) let qr_str: String = int_to_str(question_ratio) let fs_str: String = int_to_str(formality_signal) let tb_str: String = int_to_str(time_bucket) let sample_content: String = "BEHAVIOR_SAMPLE session=" + session_id + " avg_word_len=" + wl_str + " punct=" + ps_str + " len=" + lb_str + " question=" + qr_str + " formality=" + fs_str + " time=" + tb_str let sample_tags: String = "[\"behavior\",\"BehaviorSample\",\"stewardship\"]" let discard: String = engram_node_full( sample_content, "BehaviorSample", "behavior:" + session_id, el_from_float(0.6), el_from_float(0.5), el_from_float(0.8), "Episodic", sample_tags ) return "{\"avg_word_len\":\"" + wl_str + "\",\"punct\":\"" + ps_str + "\",\"len\":\"" + lb_str + "\",\"question\":\"" + qr_str + "\",\"formality\":\"" + fs_str + "\",\"time\":\"" + tb_str + "\"}" } // extract_dim — helper to parse a dimension value from a BEHAVIOR_SAMPLE content string. // Finds "key=" in content and returns the single character after it, or "0" if not found. fn extract_dim(content: String, key: String) -> String { let key_len: Int = str_len(key) let pos: Int = str_index_of(content, key) if pos < 0 { return "0" } let val_start: Int = pos + key_len let val: String = str_slice(content, val_start, val_start + 1) if str_eq(val, "") { return "0" } return val } // steward_build_baseline — load last 20 BehaviorSample nodes and compute mode for each dimension. // Returns {"baseline":{...},"sample_count":""} or {"baseline":null,"sample_count":""} if < 5 samples. fn steward_build_baseline() -> String { let results: String = engram_search_json("BEHAVIOR_SAMPLE", 20) let no_results: Bool = str_eq(results, "") || str_eq(results, "[]") if no_results { return "{\"baseline\":null,\"sample_count\":\"0\"}" } let total: Int = json_array_len(results) if total < 5 { return "{\"baseline\":null,\"sample_count\":\"" + int_to_str(total) + "\"}" } // Tally counts for each dimension value (1,2,3,4) across all samples. // avg_word_len: values 1-3 let wl1: Int = 0 let wl2: Int = 0 let wl3: Int = 0 // punct: values 1-2 let ps1: Int = 0 let ps2: Int = 0 // len: values 1-3 let lb1: Int = 0 let lb2: Int = 0 let lb3: Int = 0 // question: values 0-1 let qr0: Int = 0 let qr1: Int = 0 // formality: values 1-2 let fs1: Int = 0 let fs2: Int = 0 // time: values 1-4 let tb1: Int = 0 let tb2: Int = 0 let tb3: Int = 0 let tb4: Int = 0 let bi: Int = 0 while bi < total { let node: String = json_array_get(results, bi) let content: String = json_get(node, "content") let wl: String = extract_dim(content, "avg_word_len=") let wl1 = if str_eq(wl, "1") { wl1 + 1 } else { wl1 } let wl2 = if str_eq(wl, "2") { wl2 + 1 } else { wl2 } let wl3 = if str_eq(wl, "3") { wl3 + 1 } else { wl3 } let ps: String = extract_dim(content, "punct=") let ps1 = if str_eq(ps, "1") { ps1 + 1 } else { ps1 } let ps2 = if str_eq(ps, "2") { ps2 + 1 } else { ps2 } let lb: String = extract_dim(content, "len=") let lb1 = if str_eq(lb, "1") { lb1 + 1 } else { lb1 } let lb2 = if str_eq(lb, "2") { lb2 + 1 } else { lb2 } let lb3 = if str_eq(lb, "3") { lb3 + 1 } else { lb3 } let qr: String = extract_dim(content, "question=") let qr0 = if str_eq(qr, "0") { qr0 + 1 } else { qr0 } let qr1 = if str_eq(qr, "1") { qr1 + 1 } else { qr1 } let fs: String = extract_dim(content, "formality=") let fs1 = if str_eq(fs, "1") { fs1 + 1 } else { fs1 } let fs2 = if str_eq(fs, "2") { fs2 + 1 } else { fs2 } let tb: String = extract_dim(content, "time=") let tb1 = if str_eq(tb, "1") { tb1 + 1 } else { tb1 } let tb2 = if str_eq(tb, "2") { tb2 + 1 } else { tb2 } let tb3 = if str_eq(tb, "3") { tb3 + 1 } else { tb3 } let tb4 = if str_eq(tb, "4") { tb4 + 1 } else { tb4 } let bi = bi + 1 } // Mode for avg_word_len (1, 2, or 3) let mode_wl: String = if wl1 >= wl2 && wl1 >= wl3 { "1" } else { if wl2 >= wl3 { "2" } else { "3" } } // Mode for punct (1 or 2) let mode_ps: String = if ps1 >= ps2 { "1" } else { "2" } // Mode for len (1, 2, or 3) let mode_lb: String = if lb1 >= lb2 && lb1 >= lb3 { "1" } else { if lb2 >= lb3 { "2" } else { "3" } } // Mode for question (0 or 1) let mode_qr: String = if qr0 >= qr1 { "0" } else { "1" } // Mode for formality (1 or 2) let mode_fs: String = if fs1 >= fs2 { "1" } else { "2" } // Mode for time (1, 2, 3, or 4) let mode_tb_12: String = if tb1 >= tb2 { "1" } else { "2" } let mode_tb_34: String = if tb3 >= tb4 { "3" } else { "4" } let mode_tb_best12: Int = if str_eq(mode_tb_12, "1") { tb1 } else { tb2 } let mode_tb_best34: Int = if str_eq(mode_tb_34, "3") { tb3 } else { tb4 } let mode_tb: String = if mode_tb_best12 >= mode_tb_best34 { mode_tb_12 } else { mode_tb_34 } let baseline_json: String = "{\"avg_word_len\":\"" + mode_wl + "\",\"punct\":\"" + mode_ps + "\",\"len\":\"" + mode_lb + "\",\"question\":\"" + mode_qr + "\",\"formality\":\"" + mode_fs + "\",\"time\":\"" + mode_tb + "\"}" return "{\"baseline\":" + baseline_json + ",\"sample_count\":\"" + int_to_str(total) + "\"}" } // steward_check_continuity — compare the current fingerprint against the established baseline. // Returns a JSON result with status, score, action, and optional message. fn steward_check_continuity(current_fingerprint: String, session_id: String) -> String { let baseline_result: String = steward_build_baseline() let baseline_val: String = json_get(baseline_result, "baseline") // If baseline is null (< 5 samples), return learning status let is_null: Bool = str_eq(baseline_val, "") || str_eq(baseline_val, "null") if is_null { return "{\"status\":\"learning\",\"message\":\"building baseline\",\"action\":\"pass\"}" } // Extract current fingerprint dimensions let cur_wl: String = json_get(current_fingerprint, "avg_word_len") let cur_ps: String = json_get(current_fingerprint, "punct") let cur_lb: String = json_get(current_fingerprint, "len") let cur_qr: String = json_get(current_fingerprint, "question") let cur_fs: String = json_get(current_fingerprint, "formality") let cur_tb: String = json_get(current_fingerprint, "time") // Extract baseline dimensions let base_wl: String = json_get(baseline_val, "avg_word_len") let base_ps: String = json_get(baseline_val, "punct") let base_lb: String = json_get(baseline_val, "len") let base_qr: String = json_get(baseline_val, "question") let base_fs: String = json_get(baseline_val, "formality") let base_tb: String = json_get(baseline_val, "time") // Count mismatches let m_wl: Int = if str_eq(cur_wl, base_wl) { 0 } else { 1 } let m_ps: Int = if str_eq(cur_ps, base_ps) { 0 } else { 1 } let m_lb: Int = if str_eq(cur_lb, base_lb) { 0 } else { 1 } let m_qr: Int = if str_eq(cur_qr, base_qr) { 0 } else { 1 } let m_fs: Int = if str_eq(cur_fs, base_fs) { 0 } else { 1 } let m_tb: Int = if str_eq(cur_tb, base_tb) { 0 } else { 1 } let mismatches: Int = m_wl + m_ps + m_lb + m_qr + m_fs + m_tb let score_str: String = int_to_str(mismatches) if mismatches <= 1 { return "{\"status\":\"consistent\",\"score\":\"" + score_str + "\",\"action\":\"pass\"}" } if mismatches <= 3 { let detail: String = "session=" + session_id + " mismatches=" + score_str steward_log_event("behavior_drift", detail) return "{\"status\":\"drift\",\"score\":\"" + score_str + "\",\"action\":\"annotate\",\"message\":\"behavioral drift detected \\u2014 responding with attentiveness\"}" } if mismatches <= 5 { let detail: String = "session=" + session_id + " mismatches=" + score_str steward_log_event("continuity_concern", detail) return "{\"status\":\"discontinuity\",\"score\":\"" + score_str + "\",\"action\":\"soft_check\",\"message\":\"significant pattern change \\u2014 gentle continuity check appropriate\"}" } // All 6 mismatched — anomaly let detail: String = "session=" + session_id + " mismatches=6" steward_log_event("identity_anomaly", detail) return "{\"status\":\"anomaly\",\"score\":\"6\",\"action\":\"identity_check\",\"message\":\"behavioral pattern strongly inconsistent with established profile\"}" } // steward_session_check — convenience wrapper: fingerprint + continuity check in one call. // Called from the composition layer each turn. fn steward_session_check(input: String, session_id: String) -> String { let fingerprint: String = steward_fingerprint_session(input, session_id) let result: String = steward_check_continuity(fingerprint, session_id) return result }