# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-preserve-bargaining-power-without-provoking-escalation.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-preserve-bargaining-power-without-provoking-escalation.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: 9f667ecd300910221b863cfa94148ca702393725324009df2ca1ee6ecca4c617 # Code AST SHA-256: 65d99c13818f6a8913719e8d1646f0cdd4973c125a2076152e952492832469b6 # Verified Classes: BargainingVerdict, BargainingState, BargainingPolicy, BargainingManifest, BargainingEscalationGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class BargainingVerdict(Enum): NO_POWER = auto() SAFE_POWER_EXERCISE = auto() ESCALATION_RISK_HIGH = auto() ESCALATION_WARRANTED = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class BargainingState: state_id: str session_power_magnitude: float counterparty_threshold_estimate: float # how much power can be exercised before escalation escalation_cost_estimate: float power_value_at_stake: float counterparty_rational_basis: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class BargainingPolicy: escalation_safety_margin: float @dataclass(frozen=True) class BargainingManifest: verdict: BargainingVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class BargainingEscalationGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_bargaining( cls, state: BargainingState, policy: BargainingPolicy ) -> BargainingManifest: # Gate 1: No power if state.session_power_magnitude <= 0: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "state": state.state_id, "power": "0" }, sort_keys=True)) return BargainingManifest( verdict=BargainingVerdict.NO_POWER, directive=f"PROCEED: No bargaining power for {state.state_id}.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Safe exercise safe_power = state.counterparty_threshold_estimate * (1 - policy.escalation_safety_margin) if state.session_power_magnitude <= safe_power: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "state": state.state_id, "power": f"{state.session_power_magnitude:.3f}", "safe_power": f"{safe_power:.3f}" }, sort_keys=True)) return BargainingManifest( verdict=BargainingVerdict.SAFE_POWER_EXERCISE, directive=f"PROCEED: Exercise {state.session_power_magnitude:.2f} within safe bounds {safe_power:.2f}.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 3: Escalation warranted if state.escalation_cost_estimate < state.power_value_at_stake and state.counterparty_rational_basis: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "state": state.state_id, "escalation_cost": f"{state.escalation_cost_estimate:.3f}", "power_value": f"{state.power_value_at_stake:.3f}" }, sort_keys=True)) return BargainingManifest( verdict=BargainingVerdict.ESCALATION_WARRANTED, directive=f"ESCALATE: Cost {state.escalation_cost_estimate:.2f} < power value {state.power_value_at_stake:.2f}.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 4: High risk return BargainingManifest( verdict=BargainingVerdict.ESCALATION_RISK_HIGH, directive=f"HALT: Power {state.session_power_magnitude:.2f} exceeds safe {safe_power:.2f}, escalation risky.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"RISK:{state.state_id}") )