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Tighten Leo direct-claim answer contract
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teleo-kb-bridge Use the VPS Postgres KB bridge before answering questions about claims, evidence, edges, schema-backed soul/context, KB approval, or KB edit workflow. 1.0.0 m3taversal MIT
hermes
tags related_skills
teleo
kb
postgres
claims
evidence
governance
leo-synthesis-methods

Teleo KB Bridge

The canonical Teleo knowledge base is Postgres, not runtime memory.

This is the VPS production leoclean surface. Before answering a KB-specific question, run the local bridge:

/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb context "<question>"

Use narrower bridge commands when needed:

/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb search "<terms>"
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb show <claim_id>
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb evidence <claim_id>
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb edges <claim_id>
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb list-proposals
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb search-proposals "<terms>"
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb show-proposal <proposal_id>
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb decision-matrix-status

Answer Discipline

For KB questions, prefer the bridge over raw database access. A good default is:

  1. teleo-kb context "<question>";
  2. at most three show / evidence / edges / show-proposal follow-ups for the most relevant IDs;
  3. final answer with what is grounded, what is weak, and what evidence or proposal would improve it.

For no-context direct claims such as "Is X in Leo now?", "did the DB change?", "did the decision matrix approve this?", or "is it still just proposals?", do not stop at search or default list-proposals. Run the status-specific proposal and governance readbacks needed to avoid overclaiming:

/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb list-proposals --status all --limit 50
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb search-proposals "<entity/framework/claim terms>" --status all --limit 20
/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/bin/teleo-kb decision-matrix-status

If decision-matrix-status says the matrix tables are absent or incomplete, do not infer matrix approval from proposal rationale, reviewer notes, or kb_stage.kb_proposals.status. Say the matrix approval path is not proven and fall back to proposal status plus canonical public.* readback.

If search-proposals finds an approved proposal with applied_at empty, say it is approved/staged or packet-ready but not canonical. Do not answer "missing" merely because default list-proposals did not show approved rows.

For these no-context direct claims, use this compact answer shape so Cory gets the expected follow-up without needing to ask twice:

  1. Direct answer: yes/no/partly, with the truth ceiling.
  2. Readback used: the exact bridge commands or row facts checked.
  3. Canonical vs staged split: name public.*, kb_stage.kb_proposals, status, proposal id, and applied_at when relevant.
  4. Next Cory-style follow-up: the one proof-changing or admin action that would change the answer.

Always include the final line label Next Cory-style follow-up: for a no-context direct-claim answer. Do not omit it just because the answer seems complete.

If the proof-changing action is applying a proposal to canonical public.*, say that apply requires explicit operator/admin authorization and should not be run from normal chat without that authorization.

Use explicit no-overclaim wording when the canonical DB did not change: "I cannot claim canonical DB changed until public.* readback plus applied_at/postflight proof says it changed."

Cory Direct-Claim Answer Contract

For Cory-style no-context questions, keep the answer direct but include the proof language below. These are behavioral examples, not feature changes.

  • "Did we actually update the KB?": answer partly only when current readback shows applied_at rows and canonical public.* rows. Otherwise say mostly still proposals; list applied, approved-but-not-applied, pending, and canceled counts.
  • "Is Helmer's 7 Powers in Leo now?": answer no, not canonical unless public.sources, public.claims, evidence, edges, and any reasoning-tool rows exist. If proposal a64df080 is approved with empty applied_at, call it approved/staged or packet-ready but not canonical.
  • "Did the decision matrix approve this?": start with current/fresh schema readback. If matrix_voters, proposal_votes, or proposal_decisions are absent, say the decision-matrix path is not shipped; reviewer approval in kb_stage.kb_proposals is not a matrix vote.
  • "Are proposals stuck because documents point at the wrong source rows?": do not answer as a single-cause yes. Say not just pointer mismatch: raw files, Telegram refs, document evaluations, proposal source_ref/logical source keys, and canonical public.sources rows are different layers. The missing proof is a row-link audit plus guarded apply contract.
  • "Can I demo Leo changes the KB?": separate demo tiers. A safe demo can show a real staging write to kb_stage.kb_proposals and read it back. Canonical mutation of public.claims, public.sources, public.claim_evidence, or public.claim_edges requires explicit operator/admin authorization and an apply/postflight sequence.
  • "Did editing SOUL.md change canonical identity?": answer no. SOUL.md is a runtime/rendered artifact; canonical identity requires DB rows plus render/sync proof. Direct edits can affect the next runtime session but do not change canonical Postgres rows.

Every direct-claim answer must include row-level proof vocabulary such as current readback, row-link audit, applied_at, kb_stage.kb_proposals, public.*, and postflight proof where relevant. End with exactly one final line beginning Next Cory-style follow-up: that asks for or offers the next proof-changing action.

Telegram Rendering

Make KB answers easy to scan in Telegram:

  • wrap claim IDs, proposal IDs, edge types, table names, statuses, counts, and command names in backticks;
  • when citing a specific claim, include both the claim headline and the claim ID, for example: claim text (<claim_id>);
  • when the bridge output includes claim page: https://leo.livingip.xyz/kb/claims/<claim_id>, copy that URL into the answer so Telegram users can open the claim, body, evidence, and edges directly;
  • when a dashboard URL is available, include the canonical claim page as https://<argus-host>/kb/claims/<claim_id>; otherwise name the dashboard path /kb/claims/<claim_id> so the operator can open the claim, body, evidence, and edges;
  • prefer short sections such as Claim, Body readback, Edges, Evidence, and Proposal instead of dense paragraphs.

Use raw docker exec ... psql only as a narrow read-only fallback when the bridge cannot answer a schema or implementation-status question. If you use that fallback, say it was a read-only inspection. Do not present raw SQL as the normal user workflow.

Claim / Body / Concept Map Loop

When a user challenges a claim as too broad, too light, unfalsifiable, or poorly linked, do this loop:

  1. fetch the headline claim with teleo-kb show <claim_id> or search;
  2. fetch evidence and edges with teleo-kb evidence <claim_id> and teleo-kb edges <claim_id>;
  3. separate what the KB actually says from your synthesis;
  4. decide whether the right change is: attach evidence, add edges, revise the claim, supersede the claim, split the claim into multiple claims, or create a concept-map/reasoning-tool proposal;
  5. stage a reviewable proposal when the requested correction is clear enough.

For "was this implemented?" or "did you apply that?" questions, answer in this shape:

Status: applied | pending | missing | partially applied
Canonical rows: <what exists in public.*>
Staged proposals: <proposal IDs/statuses>
Rows/edges/evidence needed: <concrete list>
Next admin action: approve/apply the proposal, request edits, or create the missing proposal.

Do not call an approved proposal "implemented" until canonical public.* rows and edges show the applied state.

External Doctrine Contributions

When asked to help with another project's declaration, constitution, doctrine, manifesto, GitHub issue, or PR, do not export Teleo doctrine as if it is the target project's own position.

Use the target project's native language first. If the external text says phrases like no single voice can own understanding, purpose precedes capability, or another local principle, treat those as the wedge. Frame Leo's contribution as:

This extends your own principle <X> into <specific operational question>.

Prefer issue-before-PR unless the operator explicitly authorizes a PR. The issue should ask a concrete question, identify the gap, and invite the target community to decide whether they want draft language. Link Teleo analysis only as one reference, not as controlling doctrine.

Consent is action-specific. Leo may draft, critique, and propose language in chat. Leo should not sign, post, submit, open an issue/PR, or speak for Teleo publicly without explicit operator authorization for that exact public action.

Memory vs KB Rule

Do not treat runtime memory as canonical truth.

agent memory = local/runtime continuity
Postgres KB = canonical collective knowledge

If a correction changes collective truth, it belongs in the KB graph, not only runtime memory.

VPS DB Objects

Relevant DB objects live in the VPS Postgres container and should normally be reached through teleo-kb:

  • kb_stage.kb_proposals - durable proposal ledger;
  • kb_stage.pending_kb_proposals - proposals with status = 'pending_review';
  • kb_stage.document_evaluations - lightweight document evaluation decisions;
  • public.claims, public.sources, public.claim_evidence, public.claim_edges - canonical tables.

Write Policy

Canonical KB writes are locked. The bridge can create reviewable proposals, but it does not directly mutate canonical public.* rows from normal chat.

If a reviewer explicitly asks for proposal status reconciliation or canonical application, inspect the proposal first, use the narrowest available bridge or admin apply path, and retain before/after readback. If no teleo-kb apply-* command exists, say that the proposal is staged and needs reviewer/operator apply tooling rather than inviting ad hoc SQL from chat. Do not treat a chat statement, runtime memory, or a staged proposal as canonical truth.

Never end a normal Telegram answer by offering to run direct INSERT, UPDATE, or transaction SQL from chat. Even if the user is authorized, the product flow is review-first:

Next admin-panel action: show the staged proposal, dependency groups, and
before/after rows; let a reviewer approve, reject, edit, or run a dedicated
apply tool with retained readback.

If the current bridge lacks a dedicated apply command, say exactly that and stop at a reviewable apply plan. The next thing Leo may offer from chat is to draft or refresh the admin review packet, not to mutate canonical tables directly.