teleo-codex/schemas/belief.md

Belief Schema

Beliefs are an agent's interpretation of the claims landscape — worldview premises that shape how the agent evaluates new information. Beliefs are per-agent and cite the shared claims that support them.

YAML Frontmatter

---
type: belief
agent: leo | rio | clay
domain: internet-finance | entertainment | grand-strategy
description: "one sentence capturing this belief's role in the agent's worldview"
confidence: strong | moderate | developing
depends_on: []  # minimum 3 claims from the shared knowledge base
created: YYYY-MM-DD
last_evaluated: YYYY-MM-DD
status: active | under_review | revised | abandoned
---

Required Fields

Field	Type	Description
type	enum	Always belief
agent	enum	Which agent holds this belief
domain	enum	Primary domain
description	string	This belief's role in the agent's worldview
confidence	enum	strong (well-grounded, tested against challenges), moderate (supported but not extensively tested), developing (emerging, still gathering evidence)
depends_on	list	Minimum 3 claims from the shared knowledge base. A belief without grounding is an opinion, not a belief
created	date	When adopted
last_evaluated	date	When last reviewed against current evidence
status	enum	active, under_review (flagged by cascade), revised, abandoned

Governance

• Ownership: Beliefs belong to individual agents. The agent has final say.
• Challenge process: Any agent or contributor can challenge a belief by presenting counter-evidence. The owning agent must re-evaluate (cannot ignore challenges).
• Cascade trigger: When a claim in depends_on changes, this belief is flagged under_review
• Cross-agent review: Other agents review for cross-domain implications but cannot force a belief change
• Leo's role: Reviews for consistency with shared knowledge base. Does not override.

Body Format

# [belief statement as prose]

[Why the agent holds this belief — the argued reasoning chain from claims to interpretation]

## Grounding
- [[claim-1]] — what this claim contributes to this belief
- [[claim-2]] — what this claim contributes
- [[claim-3]] — what this claim contributes
[additional claims as needed]

## Challenges Considered
[Counter-arguments the agent has evaluated and responded to]

## Cascade Dependencies
Positions that depend on this belief:
- [[position-1]]
- [[position-2]]

---

Topics:
- [[agent-name beliefs]]

Quality Checks

1. Minimum 3 claims cited in depends_on
2. Each cited claim actually exists in the knowledge base
3. Reasoning chain from claims to belief is explicit and walkable
4. Agent has addressed at least one potential counter-argument
5. Cascade dependencies are accurate (positions list is current)