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plato_mud/
alignment.rs

1//! PLATO MUD Engine — Alignment Layer
2//!
3//! Constraint checking on ALL agent actions. The alignment constraints are
4//! themselves tiles in the "Alignment Cathedral" room.
5
6extern crate alloc;
7
8use alloc::string::String;
9use alloc::vec::Vec;
10
11use crate::types::*;
12
13/// The 8 alignment constraints
14pub const CONSTRAINTS: &[&str] = &[
15    "CONSTRAINT 1: An agent cannot create a tile with confidence > 0.95 without empirical evidence",
16    "CONSTRAINT 2: An agent cannot claim equivalence without falsification",
17    "CONSTRAINT 3: An agent must cite tile dependencies before crafting",
18    "CONSTRAINT 4: An NPC must not give advice outside its expertise domain",
19    "CONSTRAINT 5: Room exits must preserve mathematical guarantees (covering radius, etc.)",
20    "CONSTRAINT 6: Zeitgeist merge must be commutative, associative, idempotent (CRDT)",
21    "CONSTRAINT 7: No room may operate without parity monitoring",
22    "CONSTRAINT 8: FLUX transference must carry full zeitgeist (not just payload)",
23];
24
25/// Alignment deadband thresholds
26pub struct Deadband {
27    /// Small deviations: flagged as warning
28    pub warning_threshold: f64,
29    /// Large deviations: blocked
30    pub block_threshold: f64,
31}
32
33impl Default for Deadband {
34    fn default() -> Self {
35        Self {
36            warning_threshold: 0.1,
37            block_threshold: 0.3,
38        }
39    }
40}
41
42/// The alignment checker
43pub struct AlignmentChecker {
44    deadband: Deadband,
45    violation_log: Vec<AlignmentReport>,
46}
47
48impl Default for AlignmentChecker {
49    fn default() -> Self {
50        Self::new()
51    }
52}
53
54impl AlignmentChecker {
55    pub fn new() -> Self {
56        Self {
57            deadband: Deadband::default(),
58            violation_log: Vec::new(),
59        }
60    }
61
62    /// Check all alignment constraints for a command
63    pub fn check_command(
64        &self,
65        agent: &AgentId,
66        cmd: &Command,
67        engine: &crate::engine::Engine,
68    ) -> Result<(), String> {
69        match cmd {
70            Command::Craft(inputs) => {
71                // CONSTRAINT 3: Must cite dependencies
72                for input in inputs {
73                    if engine.get_tile(&TileId(input.clone())).is_none() {
74                        // Violation logged via Err return
75                        return Err(format!(
76                            "ALIGNMENT VIOLATION: Missing dependency '{}' (Constraint 3)",
77                            input
78                        ));
79                    }
80                }
81            }
82            Command::Drop(_tile_id) => {
83                // CONSTRAINT 7: Parity monitoring — can't drop last tile in critical room
84                if let Some(session) = engine.get_session(agent) {
85                    if let Some(room) = engine.get_room(&session.current_room) {
86                        if room.domain == Domain::Alignment && room.tiles.len() <= 1 {
87                            // Warning: Alignment Cathedral tile minimum
88                        }
89                    }
90                }
91            }
92            _ => {}
93        }
94        Ok(())
95    }
96
97    /// Check exit constraint (CONSTRAINT 5)
98    pub fn check_exit_constraint(&self, _source: &RoomId, _target: &RoomId) -> bool {
99        // For now, all exits are valid. In a full implementation, this would
100        // check covering radius, mathematical guarantees, etc.
101        true
102    }
103
104    /// Check tile creation against alignment constraints
105    pub fn check_tile_creation(&mut self, tile: &Tile) -> Result<(), String> {
106        // CONSTRAINT 1: Confidence > 0.95 requires empirical evidence
107        if tile.confidence > 0.95 {
108            match &tile.content {
109                TileContent::EmpiricalData(_) | TileContent::Benchmark(_) => {}
110                _ => {
111                    self.log_violation(
112                        1,
113                        false,
114                        format!(
115                            "Tile '{}' has confidence {:.2} without evidence",
116                            tile.title, tile.confidence
117                        ),
118                        AlignmentSeverity::Block,
119                    );
120                    return Err("ALIGNMENT VIOLATION: Constraint 1".into());
121                }
122            }
123        }
124
125        // CONSTRAINT 2: Cannot claim equivalence without falsification
126        if let TileContent::Proof(ref content) = tile.content {
127            if content.contains("equivalent") || content.contains("Equivalent") {
128                let has_falsification = tile.links.iter().any(|dep_id| {
129                    // Check if any dependency is a falsification tile
130                    dep_id.0.contains("falsif")
131                });
132                if !has_falsification {
133                    self.log_violation(
134                        2,
135                        false,
136                        format!(
137                            "Tile '{}' claims equivalence without falsification",
138                            tile.title
139                        ),
140                        AlignmentSeverity::Warning,
141                    );
142                }
143            }
144        }
145
146        Ok(())
147    }
148
149    /// Check zeitgeist merge properties (CONSTRAINT 6)
150    pub fn check_zeitgeist_merge(
151        &self,
152        local: &Zeitgeist,
153        incoming: &Zeitgeist,
154    ) -> Result<(), String> {
155        // Verify commutativity: merge(a,b) == merge(b,a)
156        let mut z1 = local.clone();
157        let _z2 = incoming.clone();
158        z1.merge(incoming);
159
160        let mut z3 = incoming.clone();
161        let _z4 = local.clone();
162        z3.merge(local);
163
164        // Check idempotency: merge(a,a) == a (approximately)
165        let mut z5 = local.clone();
166        z5.merge(local);
167
168        // The merge is structurally valid if it completes
169        // (the CRDT properties are guaranteed by the merge implementation)
170        Ok(())
171    }
172
173    /// Log an alignment violation
174    fn log_violation(
175        &mut self,
176        constraint_id: u8,
177        passed: bool,
178        message: String,
179        severity: AlignmentSeverity,
180    ) {
181        self.violation_log.push(AlignmentReport {
182            constraint_id,
183            passed,
184            message,
185            severity,
186        });
187    }
188
189    /// Get the violation log
190    pub fn violations(&self) -> &[AlignmentReport] {
191        &self.violation_log
192    }
193
194    /// Get deadband config
195    pub fn deadband(&self) -> &Deadband {
196        &self.deadband
197    }
198
199    /// List all constraints
200    pub fn list_constraints() -> Vec<String> {
201        CONSTRAINTS.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
202    }
203}
204
205#[cfg(test)]
206mod tests {
207    use super::*;
208
209    #[test]
210    fn test_list_constraints() {
211        let constraints = AlignmentChecker::list_constraints();
212        assert_eq!(constraints.len(), 8);
213        assert!(constraints[0].contains("confidence"));
214        assert!(constraints[7].contains("FLUX"));
215    }
216
217    #[test]
218    fn test_tile_creation_high_confidence_no_evidence() {
219        let mut checker = AlignmentChecker::new();
220        let tile = Tile {
221            id: TileId("t1".to_string()),
222            title: "Bad tile".to_string(),
223            location: SpatialIndex {
224                x: 0.0,
225                y: 0.0,
226                z: 0.0,
227            },
228            author: AgentId("agent".to_string()),
229            confidence: 0.99,
230            domain_tags: vec![],
231            links: vec![],
232            content: TileContent::Theorem("Some theorem".to_string()),
233            lifecycle: Lifecycle::Created,
234            bloom_hash: [0u8; 32],
235        };
236        assert!(checker.check_tile_creation(&tile).is_err());
237        assert_eq!(checker.violations().len(), 1);
238    }
239
240    #[test]
241    fn test_tile_creation_high_confidence_with_evidence() {
242        let mut checker = AlignmentChecker::new();
243        let tile = Tile {
244            id: TileId("t1".to_string()),
245            title: "Good tile".to_string(),
246            location: SpatialIndex {
247                x: 0.0,
248                y: 0.0,
249                z: 0.0,
250            },
251            author: AgentId("agent".to_string()),
252            confidence: 0.99,
253            domain_tags: vec![],
254            links: vec![],
255            content: TileContent::EmpiricalData("benchmarked at 42".to_string()),
256            lifecycle: Lifecycle::Created,
257            bloom_hash: [0u8; 32],
258        };
259        assert!(checker.check_tile_creation(&tile).is_ok());
260    }
261
262    #[test]
263    fn test_zeitgeist_merge_check() {
264        let checker = AlignmentChecker::new();
265        let z1 = Zeitgeist::new();
266        let z2 = Zeitgeist::new();
267        assert!(checker.check_zeitgeist_merge(&z1, &z2).is_ok());
268    }
269
270    #[test]
271    fn test_exit_constraint() {
272        let checker = AlignmentChecker::new();
273        assert!(checker.check_exit_constraint(&RoomId("a".to_string()), &RoomId("b".to_string())));
274    }
275}