# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-distinguishes-observing-a-system-from-being-embedded-in-it.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-distinguishes-observing-a-system-from-being-embedded-in-it.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: 6b48ef43506f4b854849e5eb7e7d4101063960c66b127820914af56daaa7a7d3 # Code AST SHA-256: 81e62d7661b594959a23af7b1b5b0ef6744889ca0f8571f39b0e22474c0b6292 # Verified Classes: ObservationVerdict, SystemObservation, EmbeddingPolicy, EmbeddingManifest, EmbeddedObserverGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class ObservationVerdict(Enum): DECOUPLED_OBSERVATION = auto() COUPLED_OBSERVATION_ACKNOWLEDGED = auto() REFLEXIVITY_BLINDNESS = auto() FEEDBACK_LOOP_RISK = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class SystemObservation: observation_id: str system_id: str session_participates: bool session_actions_in_window: int observed_state_hash: str coupling_acknowledged: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class EmbeddingPolicy: require_coupling_acknowledgment: bool max_acceptable_feedback_signals: int @dataclass(frozen=True) class EmbeddingManifest: verdict: ObservationVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class EmbeddedObserverGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_observation( cls, observation: SystemObservation, policy: EmbeddingPolicy ) -> EmbeddingManifest: # Gate 1: Decoupled if not observation.session_participates: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "observation": observation.observation_id, "system": observation.system_id, "role": "OBSERVER" }, sort_keys=True)) return EmbeddingManifest( verdict=ObservationVerdict.DECOUPLED_OBSERVATION, directive=f"PROCEED: Observation {observation.observation_id} decoupled from system.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Coupling acknowledgment if policy.require_coupling_acknowledgment and not observation.coupling_acknowledged: return EmbeddingManifest( verdict=ObservationVerdict.REFLEXIVITY_BLINDNESS, directive=f"HALT: Session participates in {observation.system_id} but observations don't acknowledge coupling.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"COUPLING_UNAWARE:{observation.observation_id}") ) # Gate 3: Feedback loop check if observation.session_actions_in_window > policy.max_acceptable_feedback_signals: return EmbeddingManifest( verdict=ObservationVerdict.FEEDBACK_LOOP_RISK, directive=f"HALT: {observation.session_actions_in_window} actions in window > {policy.max_acceptable_feedback_signals}, feedback loop likely.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"FEEDBACK:{observation.observation_id}") ) # Gate 4: Acknowledged digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "observation": observation.observation_id, "system": observation.system_id, "actions_in_window": str(observation.session_actions_in_window), "acknowledged": "TRUE" }, sort_keys=True)) return EmbeddingManifest( verdict=ObservationVerdict.COUPLED_OBSERVATION_ACKNOWLEDGED, directive=f"PROCEED: Observation {observation.observation_id} with acknowledged coupling ({observation.session_actions_in_window} actions).", manifest_digest=digest )