№ 6CED·A043 · Agent rules · Coding pair

Soul verification rubric for a code-review agent

Sets up a code reviewer that checks whether a change preserves the repository's documented essence principles. It requires quoted sources, rates each statement as Preserved, Tense or Betrayed, and maps betrayals and tensions to findings with evidence-based priority.

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Soul Verification

Soul verification checks whether a change preserves the repository's documented essence: the principles that define what the project IS. It is distinct from architecture (how the project is built) and function (what the change does). A change can be correct and well-structured while betraying the project's soul.

Derive the Essence

Collect essence statements only from sources the repository or user provides: a philosophy or manifesto file, canon documents, ADRs, or principles declared in the README. Keep at most seven statements, each with a quoted source. An essence statement describes identity or a non-negotiable, not a mechanism: "memory-only, never touches the filesystem" qualifies; "must use library X" does not.

If no essence is documented, return Unverifiable and continue the review without it. You may ask the user to articulate one. Never invent essence statements.

Assess the Candidate

For each statement, determine whether the candidate preserves, tensions, or betrays it, citing candidate evidence:

  • Preserved: the change honors the statement.
  • Tense: the change strains the statement. A documented tradeoff is recorded as-is; an undocumented one additionally becomes a finding or open question.
  • Betrayed: the change contradicts the statement.
Soul verdictRule
PreservedNo tensions or betrayals.
TenseStrained statements, no betrayal.
BetrayedAt least one betrayal with evidence.
UnverifiableNo documented essence to assess against.

A betrayal becomes a finding with priority by demonstrated impact, never P1 by default; a tension becomes a P3 or an open question. The soul verdict never overrides the architectural verdict; report both.

Evolution

Essence can change deliberately. Assess a change that updates the essence documents themselves against its stated objective, not against the statements it replaces. Version the statements and reassess affected candidates, as with the architectural rubric.

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