# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/how-must-an-instance-bound-self-modeling-when-the-model-is-simpler-than-the-instance.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/how-must-an-instance-bound-self-modeling-when-the-model-is-simpler-than-the-instance.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: f00ec664d2e8b2f336351b36dce9b6b87664a9faf8e98d1ff64bbde442fdeb44 # Code AST SHA-256: 742729499ce48f823bf6502bbe87527c28b7ed63239ea6a97a294f4fd8338134 # Verified Classes: SelfModelVerdict, SelfModel, SelfModelPolicy, SelfModelManifest, SelfModelResidualGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class SelfModelVerdict(Enum): NO_SELF_MODEL = auto() COMPLETE_FOR_SCOPE = auto() RESIDUAL_ACKNOWLEDGED = auto() RESIDUAL_INVISIBLE = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class SelfModel: model_id: str scope_hash: str | None predicted_behavior_hash: str observed_behavior_hash: str residual_acknowledged: bool scope_is_complete_for_current_reasoning: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class SelfModelPolicy: require_scope_documentation: bool require_residual_acknowledgment: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class SelfModelManifest: verdict: SelfModelVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class SelfModelResidualGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_model( cls, model: SelfModel, policy: SelfModelPolicy ) -> SelfModelManifest: # Gate 1: No self-model if not model.model_id: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "model": "NONE" }, sort_keys=True)) return SelfModelManifest( verdict=SelfModelVerdict.NO_SELF_MODEL, directive=f"PROCEED: No self-model in use.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Scope completeness for current reasoning if model.scope_is_complete_for_current_reasoning: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "model": model.model_id, "scope": "COMPLETE" }, sort_keys=True)) return SelfModelManifest( verdict=SelfModelVerdict.COMPLETE_FOR_SCOPE, directive=f"PROCEED: Self-model complete for current reasoning scope.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 3: Scope documentation requirement if policy.require_scope_documentation and not model.scope_hash: return SelfModelManifest( verdict=SelfModelVerdict.RESIDUAL_INVISIBLE, directive=f"HALT: Self-model scope undocumented, residual invisible.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"NO_SCOPE:{model.model_id}") ) # Gate 4: Residual acknowledgment if policy.require_residual_acknowledgment and not model.residual_acknowledged: return SelfModelManifest( verdict=SelfModelVerdict.RESIDUAL_INVISIBLE, directive=f"HALT: Self-model residual not acknowledged, model treated as complete.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"NO_ACKNOWLEDGE:{model.model_id}") ) # Gate 5: Residual acknowledged digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "model": model.model_id, "scope": model.scope_hash, "predicted": model.predicted_behavior_hash, "observed": model.observed_behavior_hash, "divergence": str(model.predicted_behavior_hash != model.observed_behavior_hash) }, sort_keys=True)) return SelfModelManifest( verdict=SelfModelVerdict.RESIDUAL_ACKNOWLEDGED, directive=f"PROCEED: Self-model {model.model_id} residual acknowledged.", manifest_digest=digest )