refactor(core): simplify system context to a belief model

Reconcile never rewrites the baseline; only rebaseline (compaction) and
initialize (first turn) produce baseline text. The durable Applied record
tracks what the model was last told, per source.

- Incompatible stored values re-announce the source baseline as an update
  instead of forcing a full replacement
- Sources removed without removal text retain the model's belief silently;
  entries self-clean at the next rebaseline
- Rebaseline restates unobservable sources from their last-applied values
  instead of blocking; ReplacementBlocked and ReplacementReady are gone
- Rename Snapshot to Applied and Generation to Baseline {text, applied}
This commit is contained in:
Kit Langton 2026-07-02 00:08:07 -04:00
commit bf5294121a
10 changed files with 267 additions and 271 deletions

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@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("SystemContextBuiltIns", () => {
const context = yield* SystemContextRegistry.Service
const initialized = yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* context.load())
expect(initialized.baseline).toBe(
expect(initialized.text).toBe(
[
"Here is some useful information about the environment you are running in:",
"<env>",
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("SystemContextBuiltIns", () => {
const initialized = yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* context.load())
yield* TestClock.setTime(timestamp + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
const refreshed = yield* SystemContext.reconcile(yield* context.load(), initialized.snapshot)
const refreshed = yield* SystemContext.reconcile(yield* context.load(), initialized.applied)
expect(refreshed).toMatchObject({
_tag: "Updated",
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe("SystemContextBuiltIns", () => {
const initialized = yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* context.load())
yield* TestClock.setTime(timestamp + 60 * 60 * 1000)
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(yield* context.load(), initialized.snapshot)).toEqual({ _tag: "Unchanged" })
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(yield* context.load(), initialized.applied)).toEqual({ _tag: "Unchanged" })
}),
)
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe("SystemContextBuiltIns", () => {
yield* TestClock.setTime(timestamp)
const context = yield* SystemContextRegistry.Service
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* context.load())).baseline).toBe(
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* context.load())).text).toBe(
[
"Here is some useful information about the environment you are running in:",
"<env>",

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@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
removed: () => "Date removed",
})
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(context)).snapshot["core/date"].value).toBe("2026-06-03T12:00:00.000Z")
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(context)).applied["core/date"].value).toBe("2026-06-03T12:00:00.000Z")
}),
)
it.effect("loads once and initializes a baseline with a structured snapshot", () =>
it.effect("loads once and initializes a baseline with the applied values", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
let loads = 0
const context = SystemContext.combine([
@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
])
expect(yield* SystemContext.initialize(context)).toEqual({
baseline: "Today's date is 2026-06-03.\n\nDirectory: /repo",
snapshot: {
text: "Today's date is 2026-06-03.\n\nDirectory: /repo",
applied: {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-03", removed: "The date was removed." },
"core/location": { value: "/repo" },
},
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(changed, previous)).toEqual({
_tag: "Updated",
text: "The date changed from 2026-06-03 to 2026-06-04.",
snapshot: {
applied: {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-04", removed: "The date was removed." },
"core/location": { value: "/repo", removed: "Removed: /repo" },
},
@ -113,19 +113,17 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(context, {})).toEqual({
_tag: "Updated",
text: "Available skill: effect",
snapshot: { "core/skills": { value: "effect" } },
applied: { "core/skills": { value: "effect" } },
})
}),
)
it.effect("retains admitted snapshots while a source is temporarily unavailable", () =>
it.effect("retains the belief while a source is temporarily unavailable", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const previous = { "core/remote": { value: "instructions", removed: "Instructions removed" } }
const context = stringContext({ key: "core/remote", value: SystemContext.unavailable })
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(context, previous)).toEqual({ _tag: "Unchanged" })
expect(yield* SystemContext.replace(context, previous)).toEqual({ _tag: "ReplacementBlocked" })
expect(yield* SystemContext.replace(context, {})).toMatchObject({ _tag: "ReplacementReady" })
}),
)
@ -152,17 +150,29 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
).toEqual({
_tag: "Updated",
text: "Instructions removed; stop applying them.",
snapshot: {},
applied: {},
})
}),
)
it.effect("requests replacement when a source without removal text disappears", () =>
it.effect("retains an unannounced removal silently", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(SystemContext.empty, { "core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" } })).toEqual({
_tag: "Unchanged",
})
// The retained belief survives alongside other updates.
expect(
yield* SystemContext.reconcile(SystemContext.empty, { "core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" } }),
).toMatchObject({
_tag: "ReplacementReady",
yield* SystemContext.reconcile(stringContext({ key: "core/skills", value: "effect" }), {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" },
}),
).toEqual({
_tag: "Updated",
text: "effect",
applied: {
"core/skills": { value: "effect" },
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" },
},
})
}),
)
@ -189,17 +199,48 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
}),
)
it.effect("requests replacement when a stored value no longer decodes", () =>
it.effect("re-announces the baseline when a stored value no longer decodes", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
expect(
yield* SystemContext.reconcile(stringContext({ key: "core/date", value: "2026-06-04" }), {
"core/date": { value: 42, removed: "Date removed" },
}),
).toMatchObject({ _tag: "ReplacementReady" })
).toEqual({
_tag: "Updated",
text: "2026-06-04",
applied: { "core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" } },
})
}),
)
it.effect("replaces from one coherent source observation", () =>
it.effect("renders undecodable re-announcements alongside other updates", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const context = SystemContext.combine([
stringContext({
key: "core/date",
value: "2026-06-04",
update: (before, current) => `${before} -> ${current}`,
}),
stringContext({ key: "core/location", value: "/repo" }),
])
expect(
yield* SystemContext.reconcile(context, {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-03" },
"core/location": { value: 42 },
}),
).toEqual({
_tag: "Updated",
text: "2026-06-03 -> 2026-06-04\n\n/repo",
applied: {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" },
"core/location": { value: "/repo" },
},
})
}),
)
it.effect("rebaselines from one coherent source observation", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
let loads = 0
const context = SystemContext.make({
@ -213,52 +254,50 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
update: (_previous, current) => current,
})
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(context, { "core/date": { value: 42 } })).toMatchObject({
_tag: "ReplacementReady",
generation: { baseline: "2026-06-04" },
expect(yield* SystemContext.rebaseline(context, { "core/date": { value: "2026-06-03" } })).toEqual({
text: "2026-06-04",
applied: { "core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" } },
})
expect(loads).toBe(1)
}),
)
it.effect("does not render discarded updates while replacing", () =>
it.effect("rebaselines an unavailable source from the last-applied belief", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
let updates = 0
const context = SystemContext.combine([
stringContext({ key: "core/date", value: "2026-06-04" }),
stringContext({
key: "core/date",
value: "2026-06-04",
update: () => {
updates++
return "updated"
},
key: "core/remote",
value: SystemContext.unavailable,
baseline: (value) => `Instructions: ${value}`,
}),
stringContext({ key: "core/location", value: "/repo" }),
])
expect(
yield* SystemContext.reconcile(context, {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-03" },
"core/location": { value: 42 },
yield* SystemContext.rebaseline(context, {
"core/remote": { value: "contents", removed: "Instructions removed" },
}),
).toMatchObject({ _tag: "ReplacementReady" })
expect(updates).toBe(0)
).toEqual({
text: "2026-06-04\n\nInstructions: contents",
applied: {
"core/date": { value: "2026-06-04" },
"core/remote": { value: "contents", removed: "Instructions removed" },
},
})
}),
)
it.effect("blocks an incompatible replacement while another admitted source is unavailable", () =>
it.effect("drops undecodable beliefs and removed sources at rebaseline", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const previous = {
"core/date": { value: 42, removed: "Date removed" },
"core/remote": { value: "instructions", removed: "Instructions removed" },
}
const context = SystemContext.combine([
stringContext({ key: "core/date", value: "2026-06-04" }),
stringContext({ key: "core/remote", value: SystemContext.unavailable }),
])
const context = stringContext({ key: "core/remote", value: SystemContext.unavailable })
expect(yield* SystemContext.reconcile(context, previous)).toEqual({ _tag: "ReplacementBlocked" })
expect(yield* SystemContext.replace(context, previous)).toEqual({ _tag: "ReplacementBlocked" })
// Undecodable belief cannot be restated; removed source entries self-clean.
expect(
yield* SystemContext.rebaseline(context, {
"core/remote": { value: 42 },
"core/gone": { value: "gone" },
}),
).toEqual({ text: "", applied: {} })
}),
)
@ -281,7 +320,7 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
stringContext({ key: "core/date", value: "date" }),
stringContext({ key: "core/location", value: "location" }),
]),
)).baseline,
)).text,
).toBe("date\n\nlocation")
}),
)
@ -295,13 +334,13 @@ describe("SystemContext", () => {
}),
)
it.effect("requires namespaced durable snapshot keys", () =>
it.effect("requires namespaced applied keys", () =>
Effect.sync(() => {
const decodeSnapshot = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(SystemContext.Snapshot)
const decodeApplied = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(SystemContext.Applied)
expect(Object.keys(decodeSnapshot({ "core/date": { value: "date" } }))).toEqual(["core/date"])
expect(() => decodeSnapshot({ date: { value: "date" } })).toThrow()
expect(() => decodeSnapshot({ "core/date": { value: "date", removed: "" } })).toThrow()
expect(Object.keys(decodeApplied({ "core/date": { value: "date" } }))).toEqual(["core/date"])
expect(() => decodeApplied({ date: { value: "date" } })).toThrow()
expect(() => decodeApplied({ "core/date": { value: "date", removed: "" } })).toThrow()
}),
)
})

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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe("SystemContextRegistry", () => {
Effect.gen(function* () {
const registry = yield* SystemContextRegistry.Service
expect(yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).toEqual({ baseline: "", snapshot: {} })
expect(yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).toEqual({ text: "", applied: {} })
}),
)
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe("SystemContextRegistry", () => {
yield* registry.register(entry("test/second", "second"))
yield* registry.register(entry("test/first", "first"))
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).baseline).toBe("first\n\nsecond")
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).text).toBe("first\n\nsecond")
}),
)
@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ describe("SystemContextRegistry", () => {
const scope = yield* Scope.make()
yield* registry.register(entry("test/scoped", "scoped")).pipe(Scope.provide(scope))
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).baseline).toBe("scoped")
expect((yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).text).toBe("scoped")
yield* Scope.close(scope, Exit.void)
expect(yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).toEqual({ baseline: "", snapshot: {} })
expect(yield* SystemContext.initialize(yield* registry.load())).toEqual({ text: "", applied: {} })
}),
)
})