fix: update app port to 3024 in docker-compose.yml and vite.config.ts

Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>

Implementation_plan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+# CharacterGarden — Iterative Implementation Plan (Updated)
+
+## Planning Rules
+
+Work in small, reviewable steps.
+
+After each completed step:
+
+1. Update thoughts.md
+2. Record files changed
+3. Record assumptions made
+4. Record next step
+5. Do not skip ahead unless the current step is complete
+
+Do not redesign the project without updating this plan.
+
+---
+
+# Phase 0 — Completed Baseline
+
+Status: COMPLETE
+
+- Contracts are established under app/src/contracts/
+- Deterministic truth engine is active
+- Rulebook-driven validation is active and editable
+- Core actions supported: inspect, move, open, take, introduce, describe, transfer
+- take createIfMissing path implemented with rulebook authorization
+- transfer action implemented with ownership/location checks
+- Turn orchestration moved behind turn manager seam
+- Interpreter contract and first interpreter module created
+- Docker container builds are passing for app and frontend
+
+## Phase 0 Structural Cleanup (April 2026) — COMPLETE
+
+- Deleted turns/processTurn.ts (was a pointless shim over runTurnManager)
+- Deleted truthEngine.ts (was a thin wrapper over rulebookEngine.validateWithRulebook)
+- Extracted world/seedWorld.ts — seed world logic out of app.ts; app factory is now lean
+- Fixed db.listTurns() to return real actions and validation results (previously always empty arrays)
+- Fixed worldState.rulebookId persistence — active rulebook now survives restarts
+- Generalized has_<item_id> in applyActions — no longer hardcoded to key_1 only
+
+---
+
+# Phase 1 — Intent Interpreter Boundary Hardening
+
+Status: IN PROGRESS
+
+## Step 1.1 — Strict interpreter envelope validation
+
+Goal:
+
+- Validate InterpreterOutput shape before it reaches validation/mutation.
+- Reject malformed interpreter payloads deterministically.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/contracts/intent.ts
+- app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts
+- app/src/turns/turnManager.ts
+
+## Step 1.2 — Clarification model expansion
+
+Goal:
+
+- Add structured clarification options and optional entity candidates.
+- Distinguish unrecognized-intent from reference ambiguity consistently.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/contracts/intent.ts
+- app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts
+
+## Step 1.3 — API compatibility for unresolved turns
+
+Goal:
+
+- Ensure /api/turn returns interpreter status and clarification payload reliably.
+- Keep existing fields backward-compatible for current frontend behavior.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/turns/processTurn.ts
+- app/src/index.ts
+
+---
+
+# Phase 2 — Turn Trace and Persistence Enrichment
+
+Status: NOT STARTED
+
+## Step 2.1 — Persist interpreter envelope per turn
+
+Goal:
+
+- Persist interpreter status, diagnostics, and clarification metadata.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/db.ts
+- app/src/contracts/turn.ts
+- app/src/turns/turnManager.ts
+
+## Step 2.2 — Extend read models and API snapshots
+
+Goal:
+
+- Include interpreter trace data in turn history returned by /api/state.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/db.ts
+- app/src/app.ts
+- app/src/index.ts
+
+## Step 2.3 — Frontend turn inspector updates
+
+Goal:
+
+- Display interpreter status and clarification prompts in timeline and latest result.
+
+Target files:
+
+- frontend/src/App.tsx
+
+---
+
+# Phase 3 — Resolver Plug-in Architecture
+
+Status: COMPLETE
+
+## Step 3.1 — Introduce resolver interface
+
+Goal:
+
+- Define a stable resolver interface that returns InterpreterOutput.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/interpreter/resolveIntent.ts (new)
+- app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts
+
+## Step 3.2 — Deterministic adapter extraction
+
+Goal:
+
+- Move current parser-backed behavior into a deterministic adapter.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/interpreter/adapters/deterministicResolver.ts (new)
+- app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts
+
+## Step 3.3 — LLM resolver adapter
+
+Goal:
+
+- Add LLM adapter behind config, without making it authoritative over deterministic validation.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/interpreter/adapters/llmResolver.ts (new)
+- app/src/app.ts
+
+## Step 3.4 — Fallback strategy
+
+Goal:
+
+- Support deterministic fallback when LLM resolver fails or is low confidence.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts
+
+---
+
+# Phase 4 — Rulebook Governance and Compatibility
+
+Status: IN PROGRESS
+
+## Step 4.1 — Rulebook versioning
+
+Goal:
+
+- Add version field and migration path for existing saved rulebooks.
+
+Status: COMPLETE
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/contracts/rulebook.ts
+- app/src/defaultRulebook.ts
+- app/src/db.ts
+
+## Step 4.2 — Policy pack structure
+
+Goal:
+
+- Organize rules into policy packs (creation, transfer, social) while retaining current behavior.
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/defaultRulebook.ts
+
+## Step 4.3 — Rulebook editor affordances
+
+Goal:
+
+- Surface policy grouping and version in the frontend editor.
+
+Target files:
+
+- frontend/src/App.tsx
+
+---
+
+# Phase 5 — Docker-First Test Harness
+
+Status: NOT STARTED
+
+## Step 5.1 — Backend integration tests
+
+Goal:
+
+- Cover deterministic scenarios:
+  - unauthorized createIfMissing denied
+  - authorized createIfMissing allowed
+  - transfer success and failure matrix
+  - unresolved intent clarification behavior
+
+Target files:
+
+- app/src/** tests (new)
+
+## Step 5.2 — Containerized test commands
+
+Goal:
+
+- Provide canonical Docker commands for app/frontend build and tests.
+
+Target files:
+
+- charactergarden/docker-compose.yml
+- project.md
+- thoughts.md
+
+## Step 5.3 — CI readiness checklist
+
+Goal:
+
+- Ensure all checks are containerized and reproducible.
+
+Deliverable:
+
+- One documented command sequence that reproduces local validation.
+
+---
+
+# Phase 6 — LLM Adapter Reintroduction
+
+Only after deterministic flow works.
+
+## Step 6.1 — LLM parser adapter
+
+Add optional LLM parser:
+
+```ts
+parseTextToActionsWithLLM(text: string, worldState: WorldState): Promise<Action[]>
+```
+
+It must output only valid `Action[]`.
+
+---
+
+## Step 6.2 — LLM narrative adapter
+
+Add:
+
+```ts
+generateNarrative(turn: Turn, worldState: WorldState): Promise<string>
+```
+
+The narrative adapter may describe results but must not alter them.
+
+---
+
+# Phase 7 — Frontend Debug UI
+
+## Step 7.1 — Show raw text input
+
+User can submit a turn.
+
+---
+
+## Step 7.2 — Show parsed actions
+
+Display action JSON.
+
+---
+
+## Step 7.3 — Show validation results
+
+Display success/failure reasons.
+
+---
+
+## Step 7.4 — Show world state
+
+Display current world state JSON.
+
+---
+
+# MVP Completion Criteria
+
+MVP is complete when this works:
+
+1. User enters: `take key`
+2. Parser returns a `take` action
+3. Truth engine validates it
+4. World state moves key to inventory
+5. User enters: `open door`
+6. Truth engine verifies key ownership
+7. Door becomes open
+8. All steps are visible in debug UI
+9. All turns are persisted
+
+---
+
+# Do Not Do Yet
+
+Do not implement:
+
+* autonomous agents
+* complex memory retrieval
+* embeddings
+* relationship simulation
+* long-term summaries
+* branching timelines
+
+Until the deterministic MVP is working.

charactergarden/.env

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NODE_ENV=development
-APP_PORT=3000
+APP_PORT=3024
 FRONTEND_PORT=5173
 DB_PATH=/data/sqlite/app.db
 

charactergarden/.env.example

@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 # Copy this file to .env and adjust values as needed.
 # Never commit .env — it is gitignored.
 
-NODE_ENV=development
-APP_PORT=3000
-FRONTEND_PORT=5173
-DB_PATH=/data/sqlite/app.db
+# Host port the app is exposed on. Must match the container-internal port (right side of ports mapping).
+APP_PORT=3023
 
-# Optional — only required when running with: docker compose --profile llm up
-OLLAMA_URL=http://ollama:11434
-OLLAMA_MODEL=llama3
+# Host port the frontend dev server is exposed on.
+FRONTEND_PORT=5173
+
+NODE_ENV=development
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LLM resolver — only active when running: docker compose --profile llm up
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# URL of the Ollama-compatible backend (default points to the compose ollama service).
+LLM_RESOLVER_URL=http://ollama:11434
+
+# Model to pull and use. Must be available on the Ollama instance.
+LLM_RESOLVER_MODEL=llama3.2:3b
+
+# Request timeout in milliseconds. Increase for larger/slower models.
+LLM_RESOLVER_TIMEOUT_MS=15000
+
+# Resolver mode: hybrid (llm with deterministic fallback) | llm | deterministic
+INTENT_RESOLVER_MODE=hybrid

charactergarden/app/package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "ts-node-dev --respawn --transpile-only src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "start": "node dist/index.js"
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "test:integration": "npm run build && node dist/tests/integrationRunner.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fastify": "^4.28.1",

charactergarden/app/src/app.ts

@@ -1,316 +1,103 @@
-import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-
 import { createDatabase, CharacterGardenDatabase } from "./db";
-import { resolveLatentEntity } from "./latentEntities";
-import { extractActionsFromProse } from "./llmAdapter";
-import { applyChanges, createOffsceneRoom, OFFSCENE_ROOM_ID, validate, WorldState } from "./truthEngine";
-import { Action, Belief, Entity, GameEvent, Summary, Turn } from "./types";
+import type { SceneRulebook } from "./contracts/rulebook";
+import type { Turn } from "./contracts/turn";
+import type { WorldState } from "./contracts/world";
+import { createDefaultRulebook, DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID } from "./defaultRulebook";
+import { runTurnManager, TurnManagerResponse } from "./turns/turnManager";
+import { ensureSeedState } from "./world/seedWorld";
 
-export interface AppStateSnapshot {
-  entities: Entity[];
-  events: GameEvent[];
+export interface AppSnapshot {
+  worldState: WorldState;
   turns: Turn[];
-  beliefs: Belief[];
-  summaries: Summary[];
-}
-
-export interface TurnResult {
-  narration: string;
-  parser: "fallback";
-  actions: Action[];
-  accepted: Action[];
-  rejected: { action: Action; reason: string }[];
-  latent_resolution?: {
-    accepted: boolean;
-    reason: string;
-    entity_id?: string;
-  };
-  snapshot: AppStateSnapshot;
 }
 
 export interface CharacterGardenApp {
   db: CharacterGardenDatabase;
-  getSnapshot(): AppStateSnapshot;
-  processTurn(input: string): TurnResult;
+  getSnapshot(): AppSnapshot;
+  processTurn(rawText: string): Promise<TurnManagerResponse>;
+  getRulebook(): SceneRulebook;
+  upsertRulebook(rulebook: SceneRulebook): SceneRulebook;
+  listRulebooks(): SceneRulebook[];
+  reset(): AppSnapshot;
 }
 
-function createSeedEntities(): Entity[] {
-  return [
-    createOffsceneRoom(),
-    {
-      id: "garden",
-      type: "room",
-      name: "Garden",
-      attributes: {
-        description: "A small overgrown garden with a weathered bench and a shed door nearby.",
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      id: "shed",
-      type: "room",
-      name: "Shed",
-      attributes: {
-        description: "A cramped tool shed that smells of old wood and oil.",
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      id: "player",
-      type: "character",
-      name: "Player",
-      attributes: {
-        location: "garden",
-        clothed: true,
-        pocket_count: 4,
-        has_bag: false,
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      id: "groundskeeper",
-      type: "character",
-      name: "Groundskeeper",
-      attributes: {
-        location: "garden",
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      id: "gate",
-      type: "object",
-      name: "Garden Gate",
-      attributes: {
-        location: "garden",
-        open: false,
-        locked: false,
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      id: "bench",
-      type: "object",
-      name: "Bench",
-      attributes: {
-        location: "garden",
-      },
-    },
-  ];
-}
-
-function worldStateFromEntities(entities: Entity[]): WorldState {
-  return {
-    entities: new Map(entities.map((entity) => [entity.id, entity])),
-  };
-}
-
-function entitiesFromWorldState(worldState: WorldState): Entity[] {
-  return Array.from(worldState.entities.values()).sort((left, right) =>
-    left.id.localeCompare(right.id)
-  );
-}
-
-function sameRoom(worldState: WorldState, leftId: string, rightId: string): boolean {
-  const left = worldState.entities.get(leftId);
-  const right = worldState.entities.get(rightId);
-  return left?.attributes["location"] === right?.attributes["location"];
-}
-
-function describeTarget(worldState: WorldState, targetId: string | undefined): string {
-  if (!targetId) {
-    return "nothing in particular";
-  }
-
-  const entity = worldState.entities.get(targetId);
-  return entity?.name ?? targetId;
-}
-
-function narrateAction(action: Action, worldState: WorldState): string {
-  switch (action.verb) {
-    case "move": {
-      const targetName = describeTarget(worldState, action.target);
-      if (action.target === OFFSCENE_ROOM_ID) {
-        return `You step out of the active scene and into ${targetName.toLowerCase()}.`;
-      }
-      return `You move to ${targetName}.`;
-    }
-    case "open":
-      return `You open ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    case "close":
-      return `You close ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    case "take":
-      return `You take ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    case "drop":
-      return `You drop ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    case "use":
-      return `You use ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    case "inspect":
-      return `You inspect ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    case "speak":
-      return `You speak to ${describeTarget(worldState, action.target)}.`;
-    default:
-      return "You act.";
-  }
-}
-
-function narrateResult(
-  worldState: WorldState,
-  accepted: Action[],
-  rejected: { action: Action; reason: string }[],
-  latentReason?: string
-): string {
-  const lines: string[] = [];
-
-  if (latentReason) {
-    lines.push(latentReason);
-  }
-
-  for (const action of accepted) {
-    lines.push(narrateAction(action, worldState));
-  }
-
-  for (const rejection of rejected) {
-    lines.push(`Action failed: ${rejection.reason}.`);
-  }
-
-  if (lines.length === 0) {
-    lines.push("Nothing changes.");
-  }
-
-  return lines.join(" ");
-}
-
-function persistWorldState(db: CharacterGardenDatabase, worldState: WorldState): void {
-  for (const entity of worldState.entities.values()) {
-    db.upsertEntity(entity);
-  }
-}
-
-function hydrateInitialState(db: CharacterGardenDatabase): WorldState {
-  db.init();
-  const existing = db.listEntities();
-  if (existing.length > 0) {
-    return worldStateFromEntities(existing);
-  }
-
-  const seeded = createSeedEntities();
-  for (const entity of seeded) {
-    db.upsertEntity(entity);
-  }
-
-  return worldStateFromEntities(seeded);
+function ensureDefaultRulebook(
+  db: CharacterGardenDatabase,
+  worldState: WorldState
+): SceneRulebook {
+  const existing = db.getRulebook(DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID);
+  if (existing) return existing;
+  const defaultRulebook = createDefaultRulebook(worldState.id);
+  db.upsertRulebook(defaultRulebook);
+  return defaultRulebook;
 }
 
 export function createCharacterGardenApp(dbPath: string): CharacterGardenApp {
   const db = createDatabase({ dbPath });
-  let worldState = hydrateInitialState(db);
+  let worldState = ensureSeedState(db);
+  // Active rulebook ID — tracks which rulebook the world is using.
+  let activeRulebookId: string =
+    worldState.rulebookId ?? DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID;
 
-  function getSnapshot(): AppStateSnapshot {
-    return {
-      entities: entitiesFromWorldState(worldState),
-      events: db.listEvents(),
-      turns: db.listTurns(),
-      beliefs: db.listBeliefs(),
-      summaries: db.listSummaries(),
-    };
-  }
+  // Ensure the default rulebook is present on first boot.
+  ensureDefaultRulebook(db, worldState);
 
-  function processTurn(input: string): TurnResult {
-    const turnNumber = db.listTurns().length + 1;
-    const { actions, parser } = extractActionsFromProse(input);
-
-    let activeWorldState = worldState;
-    let latentResolution: TurnResult["latent_resolution"];
-    const latentNoun = typeof actions[0]?.params?.["latent_item"] === "string"
-      ? String(actions[0].params?.["latent_item"])
-      : null;
-
-    if (latentNoun) {
-      const resolution = resolveLatentEntity(
-        { actor_id: actions[0].actor, noun: latentNoun, turn: turnNumber },
-        activeWorldState
-      );
-
-      latentResolution = {
-        accepted: resolution.accepted,
-        reason: resolution.reason,
-        entity_id: resolution.entity?.id,
-      };
-
-      if (resolution.accepted && resolution.entity) {
-        activeWorldState = {
-          entities: new Map(activeWorldState.entities).set(
-            resolution.entity.id,
-            resolution.entity
-          ),
-        };
-        db.upsertEntity(resolution.entity);
-        for (const belief of resolution.beliefs) {
-          db.insertBelief(belief);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    const normalizedActions = actions.map((action) => {
-      if (latentNoun && latentResolution?.accepted && latentResolution.entity_id) {
-        return {
-          actor: action.actor,
-          verb: "take" as const,
-          target: latentResolution.entity_id,
-        };
-      }
-
-      return action;
-    });
-
-    const validation = validate(normalizedActions, activeWorldState);
-    const nextWorldState = applyChanges(activeWorldState, validation.state_changes);
-    const narration = narrateResult(nextWorldState, validation.accepted, validation.rejected, latentResolution?.reason);
-
-    const turnRecord: Turn = {
-      id: randomUUID(),
-      turn: turnNumber,
-      input,
-      output: narration,
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-    };
-
-    db.insertTurn(turnRecord);
-
-    for (const action of validation.accepted) {
-      const event: GameEvent = {
-        id: randomUUID(),
-        turn: turnNumber,
-        action,
-        result: "success",
-        timestamp: Date.now(),
-      };
-      db.insertEvent(event);
-    }
-
-    for (const rejection of validation.rejected) {
-      const event: GameEvent = {
-        id: randomUUID(),
-        turn: turnNumber,
-        action: rejection.action,
-        result: "fail",
-        timestamp: Date.now(),
-      };
-      db.insertEvent(event);
-    }
-
-    worldState = nextWorldState;
-    persistWorldState(db, worldState);
-
-    return {
-      narration,
-      parser,
-      actions: normalizedActions,
-      accepted: validation.accepted,
-      rejected: validation.rejected,
-      latent_resolution: latentResolution,
-      snapshot: getSnapshot(),
-    };
+  function loadActiveRulebook(): SceneRulebook {
+    const rulebook = db.getRulebook(activeRulebookId);
+    if (rulebook) return rulebook;
+    // Fall back to default if the active one was deleted.
+    activeRulebookId = DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID;
+    return ensureDefaultRulebook(db, worldState);
   }
 
   return {
     db,
-    getSnapshot,
-    processTurn,
+
+    getSnapshot() {
+      return {
+        worldState,
+        turns: db.listTurns(),
+      };
+    },
+
+    async processTurn(rawText: string) {
+      const rulebook = loadActiveRulebook();
+      const result = await runTurnManager(rawText, worldState, db, rulebook);
+      worldState = result.worldState;
+      return result;
+    },
+
+    getRulebook() {
+      return loadActiveRulebook();
+    },
+
+    upsertRulebook(rulebook: SceneRulebook) {
+      const updated: SceneRulebook = {
+        ...rulebook,
+        version: Number.isInteger(rulebook.version) ? rulebook.version : 1,
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+      db.upsertRulebook(updated);
+      activeRulebookId = updated.id;
+      // Persist the active rulebook ID on the world state so it survives restarts.
+      worldState = { ...worldState, rulebookId: updated.id };
+      db.insertWorldState(null, worldState);
+      return updated;
+    },
+
+    listRulebooks() {
+      return db.listRulebooks();
+    },
+
+    reset() {
+      db.wipe();
+      worldState = ensureSeedState(db);
+      activeRulebookId = DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID;
+      ensureDefaultRulebook(db, worldState);
+      return {
+        worldState,
+        turns: db.listTurns(),
+      };
+    },
   };
 }

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/action.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export type Action = {
+  actorId: string;
+  type: string;
+  targetId?: string;
+  locationId?: string;
+  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/entity.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export type Entity = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  type: string;
+  attributes: Record<string, unknown>;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/intent.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { Action } from "./action";
+
+export type InterpreterStatus =
+  | "resolved"
+  | "needs_clarification"
+  | "rejected";
+
+export type ClarificationReasonCode =
+  | "UNRECOGNIZED_INTENT"
+  | "AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE"
+  | "EMPTY_INPUT"
+  | "LOW_CONFIDENCE"
+  | "INTERNAL_INVALID_OUTPUT";
+
+export type ClarificationOption = {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+  entityId?: string;
+  entityType?: "character" | "item" | "room" | "unknown";
+};
+
+export type ClarificationRequest = {
+  reasonCode: ClarificationReasonCode;
+  question: string;
+  field?: "verb" | "target" | "item" | "recipient" | "location";
+  options?: ClarificationOption[];
+};
+
+export type InterpreterCandidate = {
+  action: Action;
+  confidence: number;
+  rationale?: string;
+};
+
+export type InterpreterOutput = {
+  interpreterVersion: string;
+  rawText: string;
+  actorId: string;
+  resolutionSource: "deterministic" | "llm" | "hybrid";
+  minConfidence: number;
+  selectedConfidence?: number;
+  status: InterpreterStatus;
+  selectedActions: Action[];
+  candidates: InterpreterCandidate[];
+  diagnostics: string[];
+  clarification?: ClarificationRequest;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/rulebook.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * SceneRulebook — data-driven validation rules for the truth engine.
+ *
+ * Rules are stored per-scene in the database and evaluated by rulebookEngine.ts.
+ * The default set is seeded from defaultRulebook.ts and mirrors the original
+ * hardcoded logic previously in the truth engine as editable, data-driven rules.
+ */
+
+/** Which entity in the action context a condition refers to. */
+export type EntityRole = "actor" | "target" | "actorRoom" | "targetRoom";
+
+/**
+ * A composable, JSON-serialisable condition expression.
+ *
+ * Combinators: and | or | not
+ * Predicates:
+ *   entityExists              — entity referenced by role is present in world state
+ *   entityExistsOrWillBeCreated — entity exists OR will be created earlier in this turn
+ *   entityType                — entity.type === requiredType
+ *   eq / neq                  — entity field comparison (id, name, type, or attributes[attribute])
+ *   attributeExists           — entity.attributes[attribute] is not undefined
+ *   sameLocation              — two entities share the same location attribute value
+ *   actorIdIn                 — action.actorId is included in an allowed list
+ *   actorNameIn               — actor.name matches one of an allowed list (case-insensitive)
+ *   actionMetadataEq          — action.metadata[key] === value
+ *   itemInInventory           — item entity referenced by metadata key is in inventory of holder role
+ *   attributeRef              — entities[checkRole].attributes[prefix + entities[refRole].attributes[refAttribute]] === true
+ *   metaValueNotInRoom        — no entity of entityType in actor's room has name === action.metadata[metaKey]
+ */
+export type ConditionExpr =
+  | { op: "and"; conditions: ConditionExpr[] }
+  | { op: "or"; conditions: ConditionExpr[] }
+  | { op: "not"; condition: ConditionExpr }
+  | { op: "entityExists"; role: EntityRole }
+  | { op: "entityExistsOrWillBeCreated"; role: EntityRole }
+  | { op: "entityType"; role: EntityRole; requiredType: string }
+  | { op: "eq"; role: EntityRole; attribute: string; value: unknown }
+  | { op: "neq"; role: EntityRole; attribute: string; value: unknown }
+  | { op: "attributeExists"; role: EntityRole; attribute: string }
+  | { op: "sameLocation"; roleA: EntityRole; roleB: EntityRole }
+  | { op: "actorIdIn"; allowedIds: string[] }
+  | { op: "actorNameIn"; allowedNames: string[] }
+  | { op: "actionMetadataEq"; key: string; value: unknown }
+  | { op: "itemInInventory"; itemMetadataKey: string; holderRole: EntityRole }
+  | {
+      op: "attributeRef";
+      /** Entity whose attribute is being tested */
+      checkRole: EntityRole;
+      /** Optional string prepended to the resolved key (e.g. "has_") */
+      prefix?: string;
+      /** Entity that provides the dynamic attribute name */
+      refRole: EntityRole;
+      /** Attribute on refRole whose value supplies the key name */
+      refAttribute: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      op: "metaValueNotInRoom";
+      /** Key in action.metadata whose value to match against entity names */
+      metaKey: string;
+      /** Only match entities of this type */
+      entityType: string;
+    };
+
+/** A single named check within an action rule set. */
+export type RuleCheck = {
+  id: string;
+  /** Human-readable label shown in the rulebook editor. */
+  description: string;
+  condition: ConditionExpr;
+  failReason: string;
+  /**
+   * Failure message template.
+   * Supports: {actor.id}, {actor.name}, {target.id}, {target.name}
+   */
+  failMessage: string;
+};
+
+/** All checks that apply to a specific action type. */
+export type ActionRuleSet = {
+  actionType: string;
+  /**
+   * When false, all checks are skipped and the action always passes.
+   * Useful for quickly disabling enforcement without deleting the rules.
+   */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  checks: RuleCheck[];
+};
+
+/** The full rulebook attached to a scene/world. */
+export type SceneRulebook = {
+  id: string;
+  worldId: string;
+  /** Increment when schema/policy format changes in breaking ways. */
+  version: number;
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+  rules: ActionRuleSet[];
+  createdAt: number;
+  updatedAt: number;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/turn.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { Action } from "./action";
+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "./intent";
+import type { ValidationResult } from "./validation";
+
+export type Turn = {
+  id: string;
+  rawText: string;
+  actions: Action[];
+  validation: ValidationResult[];
+  createdAt: number;
+  interpreter?: InterpreterOutput;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/validation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export type ValidationResult = {
+  actionIndex: number;
+  success: boolean;
+  reason?: string;
+  message?: string;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/contracts/world.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { Entity } from "./entity";
+
+export type WorldState = {
+  id: string;
+  entities: Record<string, Entity>;
+  metadata: Record<string, unknown>;
+  createdAt: number;
+  /** ID of the SceneRulebook currently active for this world. */
+  rulebookId?: string;
+};

charactergarden/app/src/db.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import Database from "better-sqlite3";
 
-import { Action, Belief, Entity, GameEvent, Summary, Turn } from "./types";
+import type { Action } from "./contracts/action";
+import type { Entity } from "./contracts/entity";
+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "./contracts/intent";
+import type { SceneRulebook } from "./contracts/rulebook";
+import type { Turn } from "./contracts/turn";
+import type { ValidationResult } from "./contracts/validation";
+import type { WorldState } from "./contracts/world";
 
 export interface DatabaseConfig {
   dbPath: string;
@@ -12,58 +18,24 @@ export interface CharacterGardenDatabase {
   sqlite: Database.Database;
   init(): void;
   close(): void;
-  upsertEntity(entity: Entity): void;
+  upsertEntities(entities: Entity[]): void;
   listEntities(): Entity[];
-  insertEvent(event: GameEvent): void;
-  listEvents(): GameEvent[];
   insertTurn(turn: Turn): void;
   listTurns(): Turn[];
-  insertBelief(belief: Belief): void;
-  listBeliefs(entityId?: string): Belief[];
-  insertSummary(summary: Summary): void;
-  listSummaries(): Summary[];
+  insertInterpreterOutput(turnId: string, interpreter: InterpreterOutput): void;
+  insertActions(turnId: string, actions: Action[]): void;
+  insertValidationResults(turnId: string, results: ValidationResult[]): void;
+  insertWorldState(turnId: string | null, worldState: WorldState): void;
+  getLatestWorldState(): WorldState | null;
+  upsertRulebook(rulebook: SceneRulebook): void;
+  getRulebook(id: string): SceneRulebook | null;
+  listRulebooks(): SceneRulebook[];
+  deleteRulebook(id: string): void;
+  wipe(): void;
 }
 
-type EntityRow = {
-  id: string;
-  type: string;
-  name: string;
-  attributes_json: string;
-};
-
-type EventRow = {
-  id: string;
-  turn: number;
-  action_json: string;
-  result: "success" | "fail";
-  timestamp: number;
-};
-
-type TurnRow = {
-  id: string;
-  turn: number;
-  input: string;
-  output: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-};
-
-type BeliefRow = {
-  entity_id: string;
-  claim: string;
-  confidence: number;
-};
-
-type SummaryRow = {
-  id: string;
-  turn_start: number;
-  turn_end: number;
-  text: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-};
-
 function ensureParentDirectory(dbPath: string): void {
-  const directory = path.dirname(dbPath);
-  fs.mkdirSync(directory, { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(dbPath), { recursive: true });
 }
 
 function parseJson<T>(value: string): T {
@@ -72,51 +44,75 @@ function parseJson<T>(value: string): T {
 
 export function createDatabase(config: DatabaseConfig): CharacterGardenDatabase {
   ensureParentDirectory(config.dbPath);
-
   const sqlite = new Database(config.dbPath);
 
   const initStatements = [
+    `
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS turns (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        raw_text TEXT NOT NULL,
+        created_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+      )
+    `,
+    `
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS actions (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        turn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        action_index INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        actor_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        type TEXT NOT NULL,
+        target_id TEXT,
+        location_id TEXT,
+        metadata_json TEXT,
+        FOREIGN KEY(turn_id) REFERENCES turns(id)
+      )
+    `,
+    `
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS validation_results (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        turn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        action_index INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        success INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        reason TEXT,
+        message TEXT,
+        FOREIGN KEY(turn_id) REFERENCES turns(id)
+      )
+    `,
     `
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS entities (
         id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-        type TEXT NOT NULL,
         name TEXT NOT NULL,
+        type TEXT NOT NULL,
         attributes_json TEXT NOT NULL
       )
     `,
     `
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events (
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS world_states (
         id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-        turn INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        action_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-        result TEXT NOT NULL CHECK(result IN ('success', 'fail')),
-        timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL
+        turn_id TEXT,
+        state_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+        created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        FOREIGN KEY(turn_id) REFERENCES turns(id)
       )
     `,
     `
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS turns (
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rulebooks (
         id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-        turn INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-        input TEXT NOT NULL,
-        output TEXT NOT NULL,
-        timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL
+        world_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        version INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+        name TEXT NOT NULL,
+        description TEXT,
+        rules_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+        created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL
       )
     `,
     `
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS beliefs (
-        entity_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-        claim TEXT NOT NULL,
-        confidence REAL NOT NULL,
-        PRIMARY KEY (entity_id, claim)
-      )
-    `,
-    `
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS summaries (
-        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-        turn_start INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        turn_end INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        text TEXT NOT NULL,
-        timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS interpreter_events (
+        turn_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        interpreter_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+        created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        FOREIGN KEY(turn_id) REFERENCES turns(id)
       )
     `,
   ];
@@ -125,163 +121,393 @@ export function createDatabase(config: DatabaseConfig): CharacterGardenDatabase
     sqlite.exec(statement);
   }
 
+  // Backward-compatible migration for pre-versioned databases.
+  try {
+    sqlite.exec("ALTER TABLE rulebooks ADD COLUMN version INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1");
+  } catch {
+    // Column already exists.
+  }
+
+  const clearEntitiesStatement = sqlite.prepare("DELETE FROM entities");
   const upsertEntityStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    INSERT INTO entities (id, type, name, attributes_json)
-    VALUES (@id, @type, @name, @attributes_json)
+    INSERT INTO entities (id, name, type, attributes_json)
+    VALUES (@id, @name, @type, @attributes_json)
     ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET
-      type = excluded.type,
       name = excluded.name,
+      type = excluded.type,
       attributes_json = excluded.attributes_json
   `);
 
   const listEntitiesStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    SELECT id, type, name, attributes_json
+    SELECT id, name, type, attributes_json
     FROM entities
     ORDER BY id ASC
   `);
 
-  const insertEventStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    INSERT INTO events (id, turn, action_json, result, timestamp)
-    VALUES (@id, @turn, @action_json, @result, @timestamp)
-  `);
-
-  const listEventsStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    SELECT id, turn, action_json, result, timestamp
-    FROM events
-    ORDER BY turn ASC, timestamp ASC, id ASC
-  `);
-
   const insertTurnStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    INSERT INTO turns (id, turn, input, output, timestamp)
-    VALUES (@id, @turn, @input, @output, @timestamp)
+    INSERT INTO turns (id, raw_text, created_at)
+    VALUES (@id, @raw_text, @created_at)
   `);
 
   const listTurnsStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    SELECT id, turn, input, output, timestamp
+    SELECT id, raw_text, created_at
     FROM turns
-    ORDER BY turn ASC
+    ORDER BY created_at ASC
   `);
 
-  const insertBeliefStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    INSERT INTO beliefs (entity_id, claim, confidence)
-    VALUES (@entity_id, @claim, @confidence)
-    ON CONFLICT(entity_id, claim) DO UPDATE SET
-      confidence = excluded.confidence
+  const listAllActionsStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    SELECT turn_id, action_index, actor_id, type, target_id, location_id, metadata_json
+    FROM actions
+    ORDER BY turn_id, action_index ASC
   `);
 
-  const listBeliefsStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    SELECT entity_id, claim, confidence
-    FROM beliefs
-    ORDER BY entity_id ASC, claim ASC
+  const listAllValidationStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    SELECT turn_id, action_index, success, reason, message
+    FROM validation_results
+    ORDER BY turn_id, action_index ASC
   `);
 
-  const listBeliefsByEntityStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    SELECT entity_id, claim, confidence
-    FROM beliefs
-    WHERE entity_id = ?
-    ORDER BY claim ASC
+  const listInterpreterEventsStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    SELECT turn_id, interpreter_json
+    FROM interpreter_events
   `);
 
-  const insertSummaryStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    INSERT INTO summaries (id, turn_start, turn_end, text, timestamp)
-    VALUES (@id, @turn_start, @turn_end, @text, @timestamp)
+  const insertInterpreterOutputStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO interpreter_events (turn_id, interpreter_json, created_at)
+    VALUES (@turn_id, @interpreter_json, @created_at)
+    ON CONFLICT(turn_id) DO UPDATE SET
+      interpreter_json = excluded.interpreter_json,
+      created_at = excluded.created_at
   `);
 
-  const listSummariesStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
-    SELECT id, turn_start, turn_end, text, timestamp
-    FROM summaries
-    ORDER BY turn_start ASC, turn_end ASC
+  const insertActionStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO actions (
+      turn_id,
+      action_index,
+      actor_id,
+      type,
+      target_id,
+      location_id,
+      metadata_json
+    ) VALUES (
+      @turn_id,
+      @action_index,
+      @actor_id,
+      @type,
+      @target_id,
+      @location_id,
+      @metadata_json
+    )
+  `);
+
+  const insertValidationStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO validation_results (
+      turn_id,
+      action_index,
+      success,
+      reason,
+      message
+    ) VALUES (
+      @turn_id,
+      @action_index,
+      @success,
+      @reason,
+      @message
+    )
+  `);
+
+  const insertWorldStateStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO world_states (id, turn_id, state_json, created_at)
+    VALUES (@id, @turn_id, @state_json, @created_at)
+  `);
+
+  const latestWorldStateStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    SELECT state_json
+    FROM world_states
+    ORDER BY created_at DESC
+    LIMIT 1
+  `);
+
+  const upsertRulebookStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO rulebooks (id, world_id, version, name, description, rules_json, created_at, updated_at)
+    VALUES (@id, @world_id, @version, @name, @description, @rules_json, @created_at, @updated_at)
+    ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET
+      version = excluded.version,
+      name = excluded.name,
+      description = excluded.description,
+      rules_json = excluded.rules_json,
+      updated_at = excluded.updated_at
+  `);
+
+  const getRulebookStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    SELECT id, world_id, version, name, description, rules_json, created_at, updated_at
+    FROM rulebooks
+    WHERE id = @id
+  `);
+
+  const listRulebooksStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    SELECT id, world_id, version, name, description, rules_json, created_at, updated_at
+    FROM rulebooks
+    ORDER BY created_at ASC
+  `);
+
+  const deleteRulebookStatement = sqlite.prepare(`
+    DELETE FROM rulebooks WHERE id = @id
   `);
 
   return {
     sqlite,
 
     init() {
-      // Schema is applied on database construction so prepared statements are valid.
+      // Tables are initialized on construction.
     },
 
     close() {
       sqlite.close();
     },
 
-    upsertEntity(entity) {
+    wipe() {
+      sqlite.exec(`
+        DELETE FROM interpreter_events;
+        DELETE FROM validation_results;
+        DELETE FROM actions;
+        DELETE FROM world_states;
+        DELETE FROM turns;
+        DELETE FROM entities;
+        DELETE FROM rulebooks;
+      `);
+    },
+
+    upsertEntities(entities) {
+      const tx = sqlite.transaction((entityList: Entity[]) => {
+        clearEntitiesStatement.run();
+        for (const entity of entityList) {
           upsertEntityStatement.run({
             id: entity.id,
-        type: entity.type,
             name: entity.name,
+            type: entity.type,
             attributes_json: JSON.stringify(entity.attributes),
           });
+        }
+      });
+
+      tx(entities);
     },
 
     listEntities() {
-      const rows = listEntitiesStatement.all() as EntityRow[];
+      const rows = listEntitiesStatement.all() as Array<{
+        id: string;
+        name: string;
+        type: string;
+        attributes_json: string;
+      }>;
+
       return rows.map((row) => ({
         id: row.id,
-        type: row.type,
         name: row.name,
+        type: row.type,
         attributes: parseJson<Record<string, unknown>>(row.attributes_json),
       }));
     },
 
-    insertEvent(event) {
-      insertEventStatement.run({
-        id: event.id,
-        turn: event.turn,
-        action_json: JSON.stringify(event.action),
-        result: event.result,
-        timestamp: event.timestamp,
-      });
-    },
-
-    listEvents() {
-      const rows = listEventsStatement.all() as EventRow[];
-      return rows.map((row) => ({
-        id: row.id,
-        turn: row.turn,
-        action: parseJson<Action>(row.action_json),
-        result: row.result,
-        timestamp: row.timestamp,
-      }));
-    },
-
     insertTurn(turn) {
-      insertTurnStatement.run(turn);
+      insertTurnStatement.run({
+        id: turn.id,
+        raw_text: turn.rawText,
+        created_at: turn.createdAt,
+      });
     },
 
     listTurns() {
-      return listTurnsStatement.all() as TurnRow[];
-    },
+      const rows = listTurnsStatement.all() as Array<{
+        id: string;
+        raw_text: string;
+        created_at: number;
+      }>;
 
-    insertBelief(belief) {
-      insertBeliefStatement.run(belief);
-    },
-
-    listBeliefs(entityId) {
-      if (entityId) {
-        return listBeliefsByEntityStatement.all(entityId) as BeliefRow[];
+      const interpreterRows = listInterpreterEventsStatement.all() as Array<{
+        turn_id: string;
+        interpreter_json: string;
+      }>;
+      const interpreterByTurnId = new Map<string, InterpreterOutput>();
+      for (const row of interpreterRows) {
+        interpreterByTurnId.set(row.turn_id, parseJson<InterpreterOutput>(row.interpreter_json));
       }
 
-      return listBeliefsStatement.all() as BeliefRow[];
+      const actionRows = listAllActionsStatement.all() as Array<{
+        turn_id: string;
+        action_index: number;
+        actor_id: string;
+        type: string;
+        target_id: string | null;
+        location_id: string | null;
+        metadata_json: string | null;
+      }>;
+      const actionsByTurnId = new Map<string, Action[]>();
+      for (const row of actionRows) {
+        const list = actionsByTurnId.get(row.turn_id) ?? [];
+        list.push({
+          actorId: row.actor_id,
+          type: row.type,
+          ...(row.target_id != null ? { targetId: row.target_id } : {}),
+          ...(row.location_id != null ? { locationId: row.location_id } : {}),
+          ...(row.metadata_json != null ? { metadata: parseJson<Record<string, unknown>>(row.metadata_json) } : {}),
+        });
+        actionsByTurnId.set(row.turn_id, list);
+      }
+
+      const validationRows = listAllValidationStatement.all() as Array<{
+        turn_id: string;
+        action_index: number;
+        success: number;
+        reason: string | null;
+        message: string | null;
+      }>;
+      const validationByTurnId = new Map<string, ValidationResult[]>();
+      for (const row of validationRows) {
+        const list = validationByTurnId.get(row.turn_id) ?? [];
+        list.push({
+          actionIndex: row.action_index,
+          success: row.success === 1,
+          ...(row.reason != null ? { reason: row.reason } : {}),
+          ...(row.message != null ? { message: row.message } : {}),
+        });
+        validationByTurnId.set(row.turn_id, list);
+      }
+
+      return rows.map((row) => ({
+        id: row.id,
+        rawText: row.raw_text,
+        actions: actionsByTurnId.get(row.id) ?? [],
+        validation: validationByTurnId.get(row.id) ?? [],
+        createdAt: row.created_at,
+        interpreter: interpreterByTurnId.get(row.id),
+      }));
     },
 
-    insertSummary(summary) {
-      insertSummaryStatement.run({
-        id: summary.id,
-        turn_start: summary.turn_range[0],
-        turn_end: summary.turn_range[1],
-        text: summary.text,
-        timestamp: summary.timestamp,
+    insertInterpreterOutput(turnId, interpreter) {
+      insertInterpreterOutputStatement.run({
+        turn_id: turnId,
+        interpreter_json: JSON.stringify(interpreter),
+        created_at: Date.now(),
       });
     },
 
-    listSummaries() {
-      const rows = listSummariesStatement.all() as SummaryRow[];
+    insertActions(turnId, actions) {
+      const tx = sqlite.transaction((actionList: Action[]) => {
+        actionList.forEach((action, index) => {
+          insertActionStatement.run({
+            turn_id: turnId,
+            action_index: index,
+            actor_id: action.actorId,
+            type: action.type,
+            target_id: action.targetId ?? null,
+            location_id: action.locationId ?? null,
+            metadata_json: action.metadata ? JSON.stringify(action.metadata) : null,
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      tx(actions);
+    },
+
+    insertValidationResults(turnId, results) {
+      const tx = sqlite.transaction((validationList: ValidationResult[]) => {
+        for (const result of validationList) {
+          insertValidationStatement.run({
+            turn_id: turnId,
+            action_index: result.actionIndex,
+            success: result.success ? 1 : 0,
+            reason: result.reason ?? null,
+            message: result.message ?? null,
+          });
+        }
+      });
+
+      tx(results);
+    },
+
+    insertWorldState(turnId, worldState) {
+      insertWorldStateStatement.run({
+        id: worldState.id,
+        turn_id: turnId,
+        state_json: JSON.stringify(worldState),
+        created_at: worldState.createdAt,
+      });
+    },
+
+    getLatestWorldState() {
+      const row = latestWorldStateStatement.get() as { state_json: string } | undefined;
+      if (!row) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return parseJson<WorldState>(row.state_json);
+    },
+
+    upsertRulebook(rulebook) {
+      upsertRulebookStatement.run({
+        id: rulebook.id,
+        world_id: rulebook.worldId,
+        version: rulebook.version,
+        name: rulebook.name,
+        description: rulebook.description ?? null,
+        rules_json: JSON.stringify(rulebook.rules),
+        created_at: rulebook.createdAt,
+        updated_at: rulebook.updatedAt,
+      });
+    },
+
+    getRulebook(id) {
+      const row = getRulebookStatement.get({ id }) as
+        | {
+            id: string;
+            world_id: string;
+          version: number;
+            name: string;
+            description: string | null;
+            rules_json: string;
+            created_at: number;
+            updated_at: number;
+          }
+        | undefined;
+      if (!row) return null;
+      return {
+        id: row.id,
+        worldId: row.world_id,
+        version: row.version ?? 1,
+        name: row.name,
+        description: row.description ?? undefined,
+        rules: parseJson(row.rules_json),
+        createdAt: row.created_at,
+        updatedAt: row.updated_at,
+      };
+    },
+
+    listRulebooks() {
+      const rows = listRulebooksStatement.all() as Array<{
+        id: string;
+        world_id: string;
+        version: number;
+        name: string;
+        description: string | null;
+        rules_json: string;
+        created_at: number;
+        updated_at: number;
+      }>;
       return rows.map((row) => ({
         id: row.id,
-        turn_range: [row.turn_start, row.turn_end],
-        text: row.text,
-        timestamp: row.timestamp,
+        worldId: row.world_id,
+        version: row.version ?? 1,
+        name: row.name,
+        description: row.description ?? undefined,
+        rules: parseJson(row.rules_json),
+        createdAt: row.created_at,
+        updatedAt: row.updated_at,
       }));
     },
+
+    deleteRulebook(id) {
+      deleteRulebookStatement.run({ id });
+    },
   };
 }

charactergarden/app/src/defaultRulebook.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+import type { SceneRulebook } from "./contracts/rulebook";
+
+export const DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID = "rulebook_default";
+
+/**
+ * Builds the default SceneRulebook, encoding all validation logic that was
+ * previously hardcoded in the truth engine as editable, data-driven rules.
+ */
+export function createDefaultRulebook(worldId: string): SceneRulebook {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  return {
+    id: DEFAULT_RULEBOOK_ID,
+    worldId,
+    version: 1,
+    name: "Default Rulebook",
+    description: "Built-in scene rules for the CharacterGarden engine. Edit freely — the engine re-evaluates on every turn.",
+    createdAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+    rules: [
+      {
+        actionType: "inspect",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [],
+      },
+
+      {
+        actionType: "take",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: "take_target_exists_or_actor_can_create",
+            description: "Target must exist, or actor must be authorized to create it when createIfMissing is true",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "entityExists", role: "target" },
+                {
+                  op: "and",
+                  conditions: [
+                    { op: "actionMetadataEq", key: "createIfMissing", value: true },
+                    { op: "actorIdIn", allowedIds: ["player"] },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "target_not_found",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' does not exist, and actor '{actor.id}' is not allowed to create missing items.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "take_same_location",
+            description: "If target exists, actor and target must be in the same location",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                { op: "sameLocation", roleA: "actor", roleB: "target" },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "not_in_same_location",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is not in the same location as '{actor.id}'.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "take_takeable",
+            description: "If target exists, it must have takeable attribute set to true",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                { op: "eq", role: "target", attribute: "takeable", value: true },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "not_takeable",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' cannot be taken.",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        actionType: "open",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: "open_target_exists",
+            description: "Target entity must exist in the world",
+            condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" },
+            failReason: "target_not_found",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' does not exist.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "open_openable",
+            description: "Target must have openable attribute set to true",
+            condition: { op: "eq", role: "target", attribute: "openable", value: true },
+            failReason: "not_openable",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is not openable.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "open_lock_check",
+            description: "If target is locked, actor must possess the required key (has_<requiredKey> attribute)",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                {
+                  op: "not",
+                  condition: { op: "eq", role: "target", attribute: "locked", value: true },
+                },
+                {
+                  op: "attributeRef",
+                  checkRole: "actor",
+                  prefix: "has_",
+                  refRole: "target",
+                  refAttribute: "requiredKey",
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "locked_requires_key",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is locked and requires a key.",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        actionType: "move",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: "move_target_is_room",
+            description: "Target must be an existing entity of type 'room'",
+            condition: {
+              op: "and",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "entityExists", role: "target" },
+                { op: "entityType", role: "target", requiredType: "room" },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "target_not_found",
+            failMessage: "Move target '{target.id}' is not a valid room.",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        actionType: "introduce",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: "introduce_actor_authorized",
+            description: "Only approved characters can introduce/create characters in-scene",
+            condition: {
+              op: "actorIdIn",
+              allowedIds: ["player"],
+            },
+            failReason: "actor_not_authorized",
+            failMessage: "Actor '{actor.id}' is not allowed to introduce new characters.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "introduce_actor_in_room",
+            description: "Actor must be located in a valid room entity",
+            condition: {
+              op: "and",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "entityExists", role: "actorRoom" },
+                { op: "entityType", role: "actorRoom", requiredType: "room" },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "room_not_found",
+            failMessage: "Actor '{actor.id}' is not currently in a valid room.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "introduce_room_joinable",
+            description: "Actor's room must allow new arrivals (is_joinable: true)",
+            condition: { op: "eq", role: "actorRoom", attribute: "is_joinable", value: true },
+            failReason: "room_not_joinable",
+            failMessage: "Room is not available for new arrivals.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "introduce_target_is_character",
+            description: "If target entity exists, it must be of type 'character'",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                { op: "entityType", role: "target", requiredType: "character" },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "target_not_character",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is not a character and cannot join the scene.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "introduce_target_social",
+            description: "If target exists, it must be socially available (is_social: true)",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                { op: "eq", role: "target", attribute: "is_social", value: true },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "target_not_social",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is not socially available to join the scene.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "introduce_not_already_present",
+            description: "If target exists, it must not already be in the same room as the actor",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                {
+                  op: "not",
+                  condition: { op: "sameLocation", roleA: "actor", roleB: "target" },
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "already_in_scene",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is already present in the scene.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "introduce_no_name_duplicate",
+            description: "When introducing a new character by name, no character with that name may already be in the room",
+            condition: {
+              op: "metaValueNotInRoom",
+              metaKey: "characterName",
+              entityType: "character",
+            },
+            failReason: "already_in_scene",
+            failMessage: "A character with this name is already present in the scene.",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        actionType: "describe",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: "describe_target_exists",
+            description: "Target must exist in the world or be created earlier in this turn",
+            condition: { op: "entityExistsOrWillBeCreated", role: "target" },
+            failReason: "target_not_found",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' does not exist.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "describe_target_is_character",
+            description: "If target exists, it must be of type 'character'",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                { op: "entityType", role: "target", requiredType: "character" },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "target_not_character",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is not a character and cannot be described.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "describe_same_location",
+            description: "If target exists, actor and target must be in the same location",
+            condition: {
+              op: "or",
+              conditions: [
+                { op: "not", condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" } },
+                { op: "sameLocation", roleA: "actor", roleB: "target" },
+              ],
+            },
+            failReason: "not_in_same_location",
+            failMessage: "Target '{target.id}' is not in the same location as '{actor.id}'.",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+
+      {
+        actionType: "transfer",
+        enabled: true,
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: "transfer_recipient_exists",
+            description: "Recipient must exist in the world",
+            condition: { op: "entityExists", role: "target" },
+            failReason: "target_not_found",
+            failMessage: "Recipient '{target.id}' does not exist.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "transfer_recipient_character",
+            description: "Recipient must be a character",
+            condition: { op: "entityType", role: "target", requiredType: "character" },
+            failReason: "target_not_character",
+            failMessage: "Recipient '{target.id}' is not a character.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "transfer_same_location",
+            description: "Actor and recipient must be in the same location",
+            condition: { op: "sameLocation", roleA: "actor", roleB: "target" },
+            failReason: "not_in_same_location",
+            failMessage: "Recipient '{target.id}' is not in the same location as '{actor.id}'.",
+          },
+          {
+            id: "transfer_actor_holds_item",
+            description: "Actor must currently hold the specified item in inventory",
+            condition: { op: "itemInInventory", itemMetadataKey: "itemId", holderRole: "actor" },
+            failReason: "item_not_in_inventory",
+            failMessage: "Actor '{actor.id}' is not holding the requested item.",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+}

charactergarden/app/src/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Fastify from "fastify";
 
 import { createCharacterGardenApp } from "./app";
+import type { SceneRulebook } from "./contracts/rulebook";
 
 const port = Number(process.env.APP_PORT ?? 3000);
 const host = process.env.APP_HOST ?? "0.0.0.0";
@@ -13,16 +14,38 @@ server.get("/health", async () => ({ ok: true }));
 
 server.get("/api/state", async () => game.getSnapshot());
 
+server.post("/api/reset", async () => game.reset());
+
 server.post<{ Body: { input?: string } }>("/api/turn", async (request, reply) => {
-  const input = request.body?.input?.trim();
-  if (!input) {
+  const input = request.body?.input;
+  if (typeof input !== "string") {
     reply.code(400);
-    return { error: "input is required" };
+    return { error: "input is required and must be a string" };
   }
 
-  return game.processTurn(input);
+  return await game.processTurn(input);
 });
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rulebook endpoints
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** GET /api/rulebook — returns the currently active rulebook. */
+server.get("/api/rulebook", async () => game.getRulebook());
+
+/** PUT /api/rulebook — replace (or create) the active rulebook. */
+server.put<{ Body: SceneRulebook }>("/api/rulebook", async (request, reply) => {
+  const body = request.body;
+  if (!body || typeof body.id !== "string" || !Array.isArray(body.rules)) {
+    reply.code(400);
+    return { error: "Invalid rulebook payload. Must include id (string) and rules (array)." };
+  }
+  return game.upsertRulebook(body);
+});
+
+/** GET /api/rulebooks — list all saved rulebooks (name + id summary). */
+server.get("/api/rulebooks", async () => game.listRulebooks());
+
 async function start(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     await server.listen({ host, port });

charactergarden/app/src/interpreter/adapters/deterministicResolver.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "../../contracts/intent";
+import type { ResolveIntentInput } from "../resolveIntent";
+import { parseTextToActions } from "../../parser/parseTextToActions";
+
+export const DETERMINISTIC_INTERPRETER_VERSION = "deterministic-v1";
+
+function hasAmbiguousReference(input: string): boolean {
+  return /\b(it|them|that|this|him|her|there|here)\b/i.test(input);
+}
+
+export function resolveDeterministicIntent(input: ResolveIntentInput): InterpreterOutput {
+  const trimmed = input.rawText.trim();
+
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return {
+      interpreterVersion: DETERMINISTIC_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+      rawText: input.rawText,
+      actorId: input.actorId,
+      resolutionSource: "deterministic",
+      minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+      status: "rejected",
+      selectedActions: [],
+      candidates: [],
+      diagnostics: ["Input was empty after trimming whitespace."],
+      clarification: {
+        reasonCode: "EMPTY_INPUT",
+        question: "What would you like to do?",
+        field: "verb",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  const actions = parseTextToActions(trimmed, input.actorId);
+  if (actions.length > 0) {
+    const candidates = actions.map((action) => ({
+      action,
+      confidence: 0.85,
+      rationale: "Matched deterministic parser pattern and normalized to canonical action.",
+    }));
+    const selectedConfidence = candidates.reduce((min, c) => Math.min(min, c.confidence), 1);
+
+    if (selectedConfidence < input.minConfidence) {
+      return {
+        interpreterVersion: DETERMINISTIC_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+        rawText: input.rawText,
+        actorId: input.actorId,
+        resolutionSource: "deterministic",
+        minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+        selectedConfidence,
+        status: "needs_clarification",
+        selectedActions: [],
+        candidates,
+        diagnostics: [
+          "Parser produced candidates but confidence did not meet threshold.",
+        ],
+        clarification: {
+          reasonCode: "LOW_CONFIDENCE",
+          question: "I found a possible action but confidence is low. Can you rephrase your intent?",
+          field: "verb",
+          options: [
+            { id: "inspect", label: "Inspect", value: "inspect" },
+            { id: "move", label: "Move", value: "move" },
+            { id: "take", label: "Take", value: "take" },
+            { id: "open", label: "Open", value: "open" },
+            { id: "introduce", label: "Introduce", value: "introduce" },
+            { id: "describe", label: "Describe", value: "describe" },
+            { id: "transfer", label: "Transfer", value: "transfer" },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {
+      interpreterVersion: DETERMINISTIC_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+      rawText: input.rawText,
+      actorId: input.actorId,
+      resolutionSource: "deterministic",
+      minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+      selectedConfidence,
+      status: "resolved",
+      selectedActions: actions,
+      candidates,
+      diagnostics: ["Resolved by deterministic parser rules."],
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (hasAmbiguousReference(trimmed)) {
+    return {
+      interpreterVersion: DETERMINISTIC_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+      rawText: input.rawText,
+      actorId: input.actorId,
+      resolutionSource: "deterministic",
+      minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+      status: "needs_clarification",
+      selectedActions: [],
+      candidates: [],
+      diagnostics: ["Could not resolve pronoun/reference to a concrete entity."],
+      clarification: {
+        reasonCode: "AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE",
+        question: "I am not sure what that refers to. Which item, character, or location did you mean?",
+        field: "target",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    interpreterVersion: DETERMINISTIC_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+    rawText: input.rawText,
+    actorId: input.actorId,
+    resolutionSource: "deterministic",
+    minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+    status: "needs_clarification",
+    selectedActions: [],
+    candidates: [],
+    diagnostics: ["No parser pattern matched this input."],
+    clarification: {
+      reasonCode: "UNRECOGNIZED_INTENT",
+      question: "I could not map that to a known action. Try verbs like inspect, move, take, open, introduce, describe, or transfer.",
+      field: "verb",
+      options: [
+        { id: "inspect", label: "Inspect", value: "inspect" },
+        { id: "move", label: "Move", value: "move" },
+        { id: "take", label: "Take", value: "take" },
+        { id: "open", label: "Open", value: "open" },
+        { id: "introduce", label: "Introduce", value: "introduce" },
+        { id: "describe", label: "Describe", value: "describe" },
+        { id: "transfer", label: "Transfer", value: "transfer" },
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+}

charactergarden/app/src/interpreter/adapters/llmResolver.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+import type { Action } from "../../contracts/action";
+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "../../contracts/intent";
+import type { WorldState } from "../../contracts/world";
+import type { ResolveIntentInput } from "../resolveIntent";
+
+export const LLM_INTERPRETER_VERSION = "llm-v1-ollama";
+
+type LlmClarification = {
+  reasonCode?: string;
+  question?: string;
+  field?: "verb" | "target" | "item" | "recipient" | "location";
+  options?: Array<{
+    id?: string;
+    label?: string;
+    value?: string;
+    entityId?: string;
+    entityType?: "character" | "item" | "room" | "unknown";
+  }>;
+};
+
+type LlmIntentResponse = {
+  status?: "resolved" | "needs_clarification" | "rejected";
+  selectedActions?: unknown;
+  selectedConfidence?: unknown;
+  clarification?: LlmClarification;
+  rationale?: string;
+};
+
+function fallbackClarification(input: ResolveIntentInput, diagnostic: string): InterpreterOutput {
+  return {
+    interpreterVersion: LLM_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+    rawText: input.rawText,
+    actorId: input.actorId,
+    resolutionSource: "llm",
+    minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+    status: "needs_clarification",
+    selectedActions: [],
+    candidates: [],
+    diagnostics: [diagnostic],
+    clarification: {
+      reasonCode: "UNRECOGNIZED_INTENT",
+      question: "I could not confidently resolve that intent. Please rephrase with a clear verb.",
+      field: "verb",
+      options: [
+        { id: "inspect", label: "Inspect", value: "inspect" },
+        { id: "move", label: "Move", value: "move" },
+        { id: "take", label: "Take", value: "take" },
+        { id: "open", label: "Open", value: "open" },
+        { id: "introduce", label: "Introduce", value: "introduce" },
+        { id: "describe", label: "Describe", value: "describe" },
+        { id: "transfer", label: "Transfer", value: "transfer" },
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function extractFirstJsonObject(text: string): string | null {
+  const trimmed = text.trim();
+  if (trimmed.startsWith("{") && trimmed.endsWith("}")) {
+    return trimmed;
+  }
+
+  const codeFenceMatch = trimmed.match(/```(?:json)?\s*([\s\S]*?)```/i);
+  if (codeFenceMatch?.[1]) {
+    const fenced = codeFenceMatch[1].trim();
+    if (fenced.startsWith("{") && fenced.endsWith("}")) {
+      return fenced;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const firstBrace = trimmed.indexOf("{");
+  const lastBrace = trimmed.lastIndexOf("}");
+  if (firstBrace >= 0 && lastBrace > firstBrace) {
+    return trimmed.slice(firstBrace, lastBrace + 1);
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function toActionArray(value: unknown, actorId: string): Action[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return [];
+
+  const actions: Action[] = [];
+  for (const item of value) {
+    if (!item || typeof item !== "object") continue;
+    const action = item as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const type = typeof action.type === "string" ? action.type.trim() : "";
+    if (!type) continue;
+
+    const normalized: Action = {
+      actorId,
+      type,
+    };
+
+    if (typeof action.actorId === "string" && action.actorId.trim()) {
+      normalized.actorId = action.actorId;
+    }
+    if (typeof action.targetId === "string" && action.targetId.trim()) {
+      normalized.targetId = action.targetId;
+    }
+    if (typeof action.locationId === "string" && action.locationId.trim()) {
+      normalized.locationId = action.locationId;
+    }
+    if (action.metadata && typeof action.metadata === "object" && !Array.isArray(action.metadata)) {
+      normalized.metadata = action.metadata as Record<string, unknown>;
+    }
+
+    actions.push(normalized);
+  }
+
+  return actions;
+}
+
+function toConfidence(value: unknown, fallback: number): number {
+  if (typeof value !== "number" || Number.isNaN(value)) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+  if (value < 0) return 0;
+  if (value > 1) return 1;
+  return value;
+}
+
+function toReasonCode(value: string | undefined):
+  | "UNRECOGNIZED_INTENT"
+  | "AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE"
+  | "EMPTY_INPUT"
+  | "LOW_CONFIDENCE"
+  | "INTERNAL_INVALID_OUTPUT" {
+  const normalized = (value ?? "").trim().toUpperCase();
+  switch (normalized) {
+    case "AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE":
+      return "AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE";
+    case "EMPTY_INPUT":
+      return "EMPTY_INPUT";
+    case "LOW_CONFIDENCE":
+      return "LOW_CONFIDENCE";
+    case "INTERNAL_INVALID_OUTPUT":
+      return "INTERNAL_INVALID_OUTPUT";
+    default:
+      return "UNRECOGNIZED_INTENT";
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a compact world-context block so the model can resolve entity references
+ * (e.g. "the key" → targetId: "key_1") without inventing IDs.
+ *
+ * Includes:
+ *   - The actor's current room
+ *   - Every entity visible in that room (items, doors, characters)
+ *   - Items in the actor's inventory
+ *   - All room entities (needed to populate locationId for move actions)
+ */
+function buildWorldContext(worldState: WorldState, actorId: string): string {
+  const actor = worldState.entities[actorId];
+  const actorLocation = actor ? String(actor.attributes.location ?? "") : "";
+
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+
+  if (actorLocation) {
+    const room = worldState.entities[actorLocation];
+    lines.push(`actor_location_id: ${actorLocation}${room ? ` (${room.name})` : ""}`);
+  }
+
+  for (const entity of Object.values(worldState.entities)) {
+    if (entity.id === actorId) continue;
+
+    const loc = String(entity.attributes.location ?? "");
+    const inRoom = loc === actorLocation;
+    const inActorInventory = loc === `inventory:${actorId}`;
+    const isRoom = entity.type === "room";
+
+    if (inRoom || inActorInventory || isRoom) {
+      const context = inActorInventory
+        ? "actor_inventory"
+        : isRoom
+        ? "room"
+        : "in_actor_room";
+      // Emit only fields the model needs to build actions.
+      const extras: string[] = [];
+      if (entity.attributes.locked === true) extras.push("locked");
+      if (entity.attributes.open === true) extras.push("open");
+      if (entity.attributes.takeable === true) extras.push("takeable");
+      if (entity.attributes.openable === true) extras.push("openable");
+      const extrasStr = extras.length ? ` [${extras.join(",")}]` : "";
+      lines.push(
+        `entity id=${entity.id} name=${JSON.stringify(entity.name)} type=${entity.type} context=${context}${extrasStr}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return lines.length ? lines.join("\n") : "(no world context available)";
+}
+
+function buildPrompt(input: ResolveIntentInput): { system: string; user: string } {
+  const system = [
+    "You are an intent-to-actions resolver for a text adventure engine.",
+    "You will receive the current world state and a player command.",
+    "Return ONLY a JSON object with this exact shape (no markdown, no prose):",
+    JSON.stringify({
+      status: "resolved|needs_clarification|rejected",
+      selectedActions: [
+        {
+          type: "inspect|move|open|take|introduce|describe|transfer",
+          targetId: "entity id from world context, or omit",
+          locationId: "room id for move, or omit",
+          metadata: { note: "omit if unused" },
+        },
+      ],
+      selectedConfidence: 0.0,
+      clarification: {
+        reasonCode:
+          "UNRECOGNIZED_INTENT|AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE|EMPTY_INPUT|LOW_CONFIDENCE|INTERNAL_INVALID_OUTPUT",
+        question: "question to ask player",
+        field: "verb|target|item|recipient|location",
+      },
+      rationale: "one sentence",
+    }),
+    "Rules:",
+    "- Use entity ids from the world context for targetId and locationId. Never invent ids.",
+    "- If status is resolved, selectedActions must be non-empty and clarification must be omitted.",
+    "- If status is not resolved, selectedActions must be empty and clarification must be present.",
+    "- Use only the canonical action types listed above.",
+  ].join("\n");
+
+  const worldContext = input.worldState
+    ? buildWorldContext(input.worldState, input.actorId)
+    : "(no world context provided)";
+
+  const user = [
+    `actorId: ${input.actorId}`,
+    `minimum_confidence: ${input.minConfidence}`,
+    `world_context:\n${worldContext}`,
+    `player_input: ${JSON.stringify(input.rawText)}`,
+  ].join("\n\n");
+
+  return { system, user };
+}
+
+export async function resolveLlmIntent(input: ResolveIntentInput): Promise<InterpreterOutput> {
+  const baseUrl = (process.env.LLM_RESOLVER_URL ?? process.env.OLLAMA_URL ?? "").trim();
+  const model = (process.env.LLM_RESOLVER_MODEL ?? "llama3.2:3b").trim();
+  const timeoutMs = Number(process.env.LLM_RESOLVER_TIMEOUT_MS ?? 6000);
+
+  if (!baseUrl) {
+    return fallbackClarification(input, "LLM resolver disabled: no LLM_RESOLVER_URL/OLLAMA_URL configured.");
+  }
+
+  const prompt = buildPrompt(input);
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), Number.isFinite(timeoutMs) ? timeoutMs : 6000);
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, "")}/api/chat`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "content-type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        model,
+        stream: false,
+        format: "json",
+        options: {
+          temperature: 0,
+        },
+        messages: [
+          { role: "system", content: prompt.system },
+          { role: "user", content: prompt.user },
+        ],
+      }),
+      signal: controller.signal,
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      return fallbackClarification(
+        input,
+        `LLM resolver HTTP error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const payload = (await response.json()) as {
+      message?: { content?: string };
+    };
+    const text = payload.message?.content ?? "";
+    const jsonText = extractFirstJsonObject(text);
+    if (!jsonText) {
+      return fallbackClarification(input, "LLM resolver returned non-JSON content.");
+    }
+
+    let parsed: LlmIntentResponse;
+    try {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(jsonText) as LlmIntentResponse;
+    } catch {
+      return fallbackClarification(input, "LLM resolver returned malformed JSON.");
+    }
+
+    const status = parsed.status ?? "needs_clarification";
+    const selectedActions = toActionArray(parsed.selectedActions, input.actorId);
+    const selectedConfidence = toConfidence(parsed.selectedConfidence, 0.7);
+    const diagnostics = [
+      "Resolved via LLM resolver.",
+      ...(parsed.rationale ? [parsed.rationale] : []),
+    ];
+
+    if (status === "resolved" && selectedActions.length > 0 && selectedConfidence >= input.minConfidence) {
+      return {
+        interpreterVersion: LLM_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+        rawText: input.rawText,
+        actorId: input.actorId,
+        resolutionSource: "llm",
+        minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+        selectedConfidence,
+        status: "resolved",
+        selectedActions,
+        candidates: selectedActions.map((action) => ({
+          action,
+          confidence: selectedConfidence,
+          rationale: "Selected by configured LLM resolver.",
+        })),
+        diagnostics,
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {
+      interpreterVersion: LLM_INTERPRETER_VERSION,
+      rawText: input.rawText,
+      actorId: input.actorId,
+      resolutionSource: "llm",
+      minConfidence: input.minConfidence,
+      selectedConfidence,
+      status: status === "rejected" ? "rejected" : "needs_clarification",
+      selectedActions: [],
+      candidates: [],
+      diagnostics: [
+        "LLM resolver did not produce a high-confidence resolved action set.",
+        ...diagnostics,
+      ],
+      clarification: {
+        reasonCode: toReasonCode(parsed.clarification?.reasonCode),
+        question:
+          parsed.clarification?.question ??
+          "I need a clearer command. Please rephrase with a specific verb and target.",
+        field: parsed.clarification?.field,
+        options: parsed.clarification?.options
+          ?.filter((option) => !!option && typeof option.value === "string" && option.value.trim())
+          .map((option, index) => ({
+            id: option.id ?? `llm-option-${index + 1}`,
+            label: option.label ?? option.value ?? "Option",
+            value: option.value ?? "",
+            entityId: option.entityId,
+            entityType: option.entityType,
+          })),
+      },
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown LLM resolver error.";
+    return fallbackClarification(input, `LLM resolver request failed: ${message}`);
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }
+}

charactergarden/app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts

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+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "../contracts/intent";
+import type { WorldState } from "../contracts/world";
+import { resolveDeterministicIntent } from "./adapters/deterministicResolver";
+import { resolveLlmIntent } from "./adapters/llmResolver";
+import {
+  type ResolverMode,
+  normalizeResolverMode,
+} from "./resolveIntent";
+
+const DEFAULT_MIN_CONFIDENCE = 0.65;
+
+type InterpretTurnOptions = {
+  mode?: ResolverMode;
+  minConfidence?: number;
+  worldState?: WorldState;
+};
+
+function getResolverMode(options?: InterpretTurnOptions): ResolverMode {
+  if (options?.mode) {
+    return options.mode;
+  }
+  return normalizeResolverMode(process.env.INTENT_RESOLVER_MODE);
+}
+
+function buildInput(rawText: string, actorId: string, options?: InterpretTurnOptions) {
+  return {
+    rawText,
+    actorId,
+    minConfidence: options?.minConfidence ?? DEFAULT_MIN_CONFIDENCE,
+    worldState: options?.worldState,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function interpretTurn(
+  rawText: string,
+  actorId = "player",
+  options?: InterpretTurnOptions
+): Promise<InterpreterOutput> {
+  const mode = getResolverMode(options);
+  const input = buildInput(rawText, actorId, options);
+
+  if (mode === "deterministic") {
+    return resolveDeterministicIntent(input);
+  }
+
+  if (mode === "llm") {
+    return resolveLlmIntent(input);
+  }
+
+  // hybrid mode: prefer LLM when available, but deterministically fall back.
+  const llmOutput = await resolveLlmIntent(input);
+  if (llmOutput.status === "resolved") {
+    return {
+      ...llmOutput,
+      resolutionSource: "hybrid",
+      diagnostics: ["Hybrid mode: resolved via LLM adapter.", ...llmOutput.diagnostics],
+    };
+  }
+
+  const deterministicOutput = resolveDeterministicIntent(input);
+  return {
+    ...deterministicOutput,
+    resolutionSource: "hybrid",
+    diagnostics: [
+      "Hybrid mode: LLM adapter did not resolve intent; used deterministic fallback.",
+      ...deterministicOutput.diagnostics,
+      ...llmOutput.diagnostics,
+    ],
+  };
+}

charactergarden/app/src/interpreter/resolveIntent.ts

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+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "../contracts/intent";
+import type { WorldState } from "../contracts/world";
+
+export type ResolverMode = "deterministic" | "llm" | "hybrid";
+
+export type ResolveIntentInput = {
+  rawText: string;
+  actorId: string;
+  minConfidence: number;
+  /** Optional world state — passed to LLM resolvers to provide entity context. */
+  worldState?: WorldState;
+};
+
+export type IntentResolver = {
+  name: string;
+  resolve(input: ResolveIntentInput): Promise<InterpreterOutput> | InterpreterOutput;
+};
+
+export function normalizeResolverMode(value: string | undefined): ResolverMode {
+  const normalized = (value ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (normalized === "deterministic" || normalized === "llm" || normalized === "hybrid") {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+  return "hybrid";
+}

charactergarden/app/src/interpreter/validateInterpreterOutput.ts

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+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "../contracts/intent";
+
+const VALID_STATUSES = new Set(["resolved", "needs_clarification", "rejected"]);
+
+export type InterpreterValidation = {
+  isValid: boolean;
+  issues: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Runtime guard for the interpreter boundary.
+ *
+ * The turn manager uses this to ensure malformed interpreter output never
+ * reaches deterministic validation/mutation logic.
+ */
+export function validateInterpreterOutput(output: InterpreterOutput): InterpreterValidation {
+  const issues: string[] = [];
+
+  if (!output || typeof output !== "object") {
+    return { isValid: false, issues: ["Interpreter output must be an object."] };
+  }
+
+  if (typeof output.interpreterVersion !== "string" || !output.interpreterVersion.trim()) {
+    issues.push("interpreterVersion must be a non-empty string.");
+  }
+
+  if (typeof output.rawText !== "string") {
+    issues.push("rawText must be a string.");
+  }
+
+  if (typeof output.actorId !== "string" || !output.actorId.trim()) {
+    issues.push("actorId must be a non-empty string.");
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_STATUSES.has(output.status)) {
+    issues.push("status must be one of: resolved, needs_clarification, rejected.");
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(output.selectedActions)) {
+    issues.push("selectedActions must be an array.");
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(output.candidates)) {
+    issues.push("candidates must be an array.");
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(output.diagnostics)) {
+    issues.push("diagnostics must be an array.");
+  }
+
+  if (typeof output.minConfidence !== "number" || output.minConfidence < 0 || output.minConfidence > 1) {
+    issues.push("minConfidence must be a number between 0 and 1.");
+  }
+
+  if (output.selectedConfidence !== undefined) {
+    if (
+      typeof output.selectedConfidence !== "number" ||
+      output.selectedConfidence < 0 ||
+      output.selectedConfidence > 1
+    ) {
+      issues.push("selectedConfidence must be between 0 and 1 when provided.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const candidate of output.candidates) {
+    if (typeof candidate.confidence !== "number" || candidate.confidence < 0 || candidate.confidence > 1) {
+      issues.push("Every candidate confidence must be between 0 and 1.");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (output.status === "resolved") {
+    if (output.selectedActions.length === 0) {
+      issues.push("resolved output must include at least one selected action.");
+    }
+    if (output.clarification) {
+      issues.push("resolved output must not include clarification.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (output.status !== "resolved") {
+    if (output.selectedActions.length > 0) {
+      issues.push("unresolved/rejected output must not include selected actions.");
+    }
+    if (!output.clarification) {
+      issues.push("unresolved/rejected output must include clarification.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    isValid: issues.length === 0,
+    issues,
+  };
+}

charactergarden/app/src/latentEntities.ts

@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  Affordance,
-  Belief,
-  Entity,
-  Fact,
-  LatentEntityRequest,
-  LatentEntityResolution,
-} from "./types";
-import { WorldState } from "./truthEngine";
-
-const PERSONAL_ITEM_NOUNS = new Set([
-  "phone",
-  "wallet",
-  "keys",
-  "notebook",
-  "pen",
-  "coin",
-  "id card",
-  "card",
-]);
-
-function asBoolean(value: unknown): boolean | null {
-  if (typeof value === "boolean") {
-    return value;
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-function asNumber(value: unknown): number | null {
-  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) {
-    return value;
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-function slugify(value: string): string {
-  return value
-    .trim()
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
-    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "") || "item";
-}
-
-function deriveAffordances(actor: Entity): Affordance[] {
-  const clothed = asBoolean(actor.attributes["clothed"]);
-  const pocketCount = asNumber(actor.attributes["pocket_count"]);
-  const hasBag = asBoolean(actor.attributes["has_bag"]);
-  const searchedEmpty = asBoolean(actor.attributes["searched_empty"]);
-
-  const canConcealSmallItems =
-    searchedEmpty !== true &&
-    ((clothed === true && (pocketCount ?? 0) > 0) || hasBag === true);
-
-  const reason = searchedEmpty === true
-    ? "actor was previously established as carrying nothing"
-    : hasBag === true
-      ? "actor is carrying a bag or container"
-      : clothed === true && (pocketCount ?? 0) > 0
-        ? "actor is clothed and has pockets"
-        : "actor has no established carrying context for concealed items";
-
-  return [
-    {
-      entity_id: actor.id,
-      key: "can_conceal_small_items",
-      enabled: canConcealSmallItems,
-      reason,
-    },
-  ];
-}
-
-function buildBelief(actor: Entity, noun: string): Belief {
-  return {
-    entity_id: actor.id,
-    claim: `${actor.name} may be carrying a ${noun}`,
-    confidence: PERSONAL_ITEM_NOUNS.has(noun) ? 0.8 : 0.5,
-  };
-}
-
-function createEntityId(actorId: string, noun: string, worldState: WorldState): string {
-  const base = `${actorId}-${slugify(noun)}`;
-  if (!worldState.entities.has(base)) {
-    return base;
-  }
-
-  let suffix = 2;
-  while (worldState.entities.has(`${base}-${suffix}`)) {
-    suffix += 1;
-  }
-
-  return `${base}-${suffix}`;
-}
-
-function createLatentEntity(
-  actor: Entity,
-  noun: string,
-  turn: number | undefined,
-  worldState: WorldState
-): Entity {
-  const entityId = createEntityId(actor.id, noun, worldState);
-
-  return {
-    id: entityId,
-    type: "item",
-    name: noun,
-    attributes: {
-      location: `inventory:${actor.id}`,
-      takeable: true,
-      useable: true,
-      provenance: {
-        introduced_turn: turn,
-        introduced_by: actor.id,
-        introduced_reason: "plausible_personal_item",
-        latent_from_belief: `${actor.name} may be carrying a ${noun}`,
-      },
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-export function resolveLatentEntity(
-  request: LatentEntityRequest,
-  worldState: WorldState
-): LatentEntityResolution {
-  const actor = worldState.entities.get(request.actor_id);
-  if (!actor) {
-    return {
-      accepted: false,
-      reason: `actor entity '${request.actor_id}' does not exist`,
-      facts: [],
-      beliefs: [],
-      affordances: [],
-    };
-  }
-
-  const noun = request.noun.trim().toLowerCase();
-  if (!noun) {
-    return {
-      accepted: false,
-      reason: "latent entity request requires a noun",
-      facts: [],
-      beliefs: [],
-      affordances: [],
-    };
-  }
-
-  const affordances = deriveAffordances(actor);
-  const concealment = affordances.find(
-    (affordance) => affordance.key === "can_conceal_small_items"
-  );
-  const belief = buildBelief(actor, noun);
-
-  if (asBoolean(actor.attributes["naked"]) === true) {
-    return {
-      accepted: false,
-      reason: `${actor.id} is established as naked and cannot plausibly conceal a ${noun}`,
-      facts: [],
-      beliefs: [belief],
-      affordances,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (concealment?.enabled !== true) {
-    return {
-      accepted: false,
-      reason: concealment?.reason ?? `no carrying context supports introducing a ${noun}`,
-      facts: [],
-      beliefs: [belief],
-      affordances,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (!PERSONAL_ITEM_NOUNS.has(noun)) {
-    return {
-      accepted: false,
-      reason: `${noun} is not in the MVP plausible personal-item set`,
-      facts: [],
-      beliefs: [belief],
-      affordances,
-    };
-  }
-
-  const entity = createLatentEntity(actor, noun, request.turn, worldState);
-
-  const facts: Fact[] = [
-    {
-      entity_id: actor.id,
-      key: `may_have_${slugify(noun)}`,
-      value: true,
-      source: "inference",
-    },
-    {
-      entity_id: entity.id,
-      key: "location",
-      value: `inventory:${actor.id}`,
-      source: "inference",
-    },
-  ];
-
-  return {
-    accepted: true,
-    reason: `${noun} promoted from plausible latent belief to fact`,
-    entity,
-    facts,
-    beliefs: [belief],
-    affordances,
-  };
-}

charactergarden/app/src/llmAdapter.ts

@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-import { Action } from "./types";
-
-export interface ExtractedActions {
-  actions: Action[];
-  parser: "fallback";
-}
-
-const ROOM_ALIASES: Record<string, string> = {
-  garden: "garden",
-  shed: "shed",
-  offscene: "offscene",
-  outside: "offscene",
-  away: "offscene",
-};
-
-const TARGET_ALIASES: Record<string, string> = {
-  gate: "gate",
-  bench: "bench",
-  groundskeeper: "groundskeeper",
-  keeper: "groundskeeper",
-  shed: "shed",
-  garden: "garden",
-  offscene: "offscene",
-};
-
-function normalized(input: string): string {
-  return input.trim().toLowerCase();
-}
-
-function extractQuotedOrTrailingNoun(input: string): string | null {
-  const quoted = input.match(/"([^"]+)"|'([^']+)'/);
-  if (quoted) {
-    return (quoted[1] ?? quoted[2]).trim().toLowerCase();
-  }
-
-  const pulled = input.match(/(?:pull|pulls|pulled|take|takes|took)\s+(?:out\s+)?(?:a|an|the|my|their|his|her)?\s*([a-z0-9 ]+)$/i);
-  if (pulled?.[1]) {
-    return pulled[1].trim().toLowerCase();
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-function resolveTarget(input: string): string | undefined {
-  const direct = Object.entries(TARGET_ALIASES).find(([alias]) =>
-    input.includes(alias)
-  );
-
-  return direct?.[1];
-}
-
-export function extractActionsFromProse(input: string, actorId = "player"): ExtractedActions {
-  const text = normalized(input);
-
-  if (!text) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "inspect", target: actorId }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  const room = Object.entries(ROOM_ALIASES).find(([alias]) => text.includes(alias))?.[1];
-  if (/(go|move|walk|head|travel)/.test(text) && room) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "move", target: room }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(open)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "open", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? "gate" }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(close|shut)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "close", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? "gate" }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(take|pick up|grab)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "take", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? undefined }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(drop|put down|set down)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "drop", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? undefined }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(talk|speak|ask|say)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "speak", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? "groundskeeper", params: { utterance: input } }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(use|press|activate)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "use", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? undefined }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (/(look|inspect|examine)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "inspect", target: resolveTarget(text) ?? actorId }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  const latentNoun = extractQuotedOrTrailingNoun(text);
-  if (latentNoun && /(pull|pulls|pulled|take|takes|took).*(out)/.test(text)) {
-    return {
-      actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "inspect", params: { latent_item: latentNoun } }],
-      parser: "fallback",
-    };
-  }
-
-  return {
-    actions: [{ actor: actorId, verb: "inspect", target: actorId, params: { raw_input: input } }],
-    parser: "fallback",
-  };
-}

charactergarden/app/src/parser/parseTextToActions.ts

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+import type { Action } from "../contracts/action";
+
+function normalized(input: string): string {
+  return input.trim().toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function toDisplayName(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map((part) => part.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + part.slice(1))
+    .join(" ");
+}
+
+function toItemSlug(value: string): string {
+  return (
+    value
+      .trim()
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_")
+      .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "") || "item"
+  );
+}
+
+function extractIntroducedCharacterName(input: string): string | undefined {
+  const match = input.match(/(?:introduce|bring in|invite|have)\s+(?:the\s+|a\s+|an\s+)?(.+?)(?:\s+join)?$/);
+  const rawName = match?.[1]?.trim();
+  if (!rawName) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return rawName.replace(/^(the|a|an)\s+/, "").trim() || undefined;
+}
+
+function extractActorAndAction(sentence: string): { actorName?: string; action: string } {
+  const normalized_sent = normalized(sentence);
+  // For now, treat the entire sentence as an action with no explicit actor
+  // In future, we can add patterns like "spencer introduces jeff" -> { actorName: "spencer", action: "introduces jeff" }
+  return { action: normalized_sent };
+}
+
+function extractTakenItemName(input: string): string | undefined {
+  const match = input.match(/(?:take|pick up|grab)\s+(?:the\s+|a\s+|an\s+)?(.+)$/);
+  const rawName = match?.[1]?.trim();
+  if (!rawName) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return rawName.replace(/^(the|a|an)\s+/, "").trim() || undefined;
+}
+
+function extractTransferParts(input: string): { itemName: string; recipientName: string } | undefined {
+  const match = input.match(
+    /(?:give|hand|pass|transfer)\s+(?:the\s+|a\s+|an\s+)?(.+?)\s+(?:to|over to)\s+(?:the\s+)?(.+)$/
+  );
+  if (!match) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const itemName = match[1]?.trim().replace(/^(the|a|an)\s+/, "").trim();
+  const recipientName = match[2]?.trim().replace(/^(the|a|an)\s+/, "").trim();
+  if (!itemName || !recipientName) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return { itemName, recipientName };
+}
+
+function toCharacterSlug(value: string): string {
+  return (
+    value
+      .trim()
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_")
+      .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "") || "character"
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveRecipientId(name: string): string {
+  const n = name.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (n === "player" || n === "me" || n === "myself") {
+    return "player";
+  }
+  if (n === "groundskeeper") {
+    return "groundskeeper";
+  }
+  return `character_${toCharacterSlug(name)}`;
+}
+
+function parseSingleAction(actionText: string, defaultActorId: string): Action | undefined {
+  const input = normalized(actionText);
+  if (!input) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (/(look|inspect|examine)/.test(input)) {
+    return { actorId: defaultActorId, type: "inspect", targetId: defaultActorId };
+  }
+
+  if (/(go|move|walk|head|travel)/.test(input)) {
+    if (input.includes("exit") || input.includes("next room") || input.includes("through door")) {
+      return { actorId: defaultActorId, type: "move", targetId: "room_exit" };
+    }
+    if (input.includes("start")) {
+      return { actorId: defaultActorId, type: "move", targetId: "room_start" };
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (/(open)/.test(input)) {
+    if (input.includes("door")) {
+      return { actorId: defaultActorId, type: "open", targetId: "door_1" };
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (/(take|pick up|grab)/.test(input)) {
+    if (input.includes("key")) {
+      return { actorId: defaultActorId, type: "take", targetId: "key_1" };
+    }
+
+    const itemName = extractTakenItemName(input);
+    if (!itemName) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      actorId: defaultActorId,
+      type: "take",
+      targetId: `item_${toItemSlug(itemName)}`,
+      metadata: {
+        itemName: toDisplayName(itemName),
+        createIfMissing: true,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (/(introduce|bring in|invite|have .* join)/.test(input)) {
+    if (input.includes("groundskeeper")) {
+      return { actorId: defaultActorId, type: "introduce", targetId: "groundskeeper" };
+    }
+
+    const characterName = extractIntroducedCharacterName(input);
+    if (!characterName) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      actorId: defaultActorId,
+      type: "introduce",
+      metadata: {
+        characterName,
+        displayName: toDisplayName(characterName),
+        createIfMissing: true,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (/(give|hand|pass|transfer)/.test(input)) {
+    const parts = extractTransferParts(input);
+    if (!parts) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const itemId = parts.itemName.includes("key") ? "key_1" : `item_${toItemSlug(parts.itemName)}`;
+
+    return {
+      actorId: defaultActorId,
+      type: "transfer",
+      targetId: resolveRecipientId(parts.recipientName),
+      metadata: {
+        itemId,
+        itemName: toDisplayName(parts.itemName),
+        recipientName: toDisplayName(parts.recipientName),
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (/(describe|is a|is an|has)/.test(input)) {
+    // Match patterns like "describe the merchant as shrewd" or "the merchant is shrewd"
+    const describeMatch = input.match(/(?:describe|tell about)\s+(?:the\s+)?([a-z\s_]+?)\s+as\s+(.+)$/) ||
+                          input.match(/(?:the\s+)?([a-z\s_]+?)\s+(?:is|has)\s+(.+)$/);
+    if (describeMatch) {
+      const [_, targetNameRaw, trait] = describeMatch;
+      const targetName = targetNameRaw.trim().replace(/^the\s+/, "").trim();
+      const targetId = `character_${targetName.replace(/\s+/g, "_")}`;
+      return {
+        actorId: defaultActorId,
+        type: "describe",
+        targetId,
+        metadata: {
+          trait: trait.trim(),
+        },
+      };
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+export function parseTextToActions(text: string, actorId = "player"): Action[] {
+  if (!text || !text.trim()) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  // Split by sentence terminators
+  const sentences = text.split(/[.!?]+/).map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+  const actions: Action[] = [];
+
+  for (const sentence of sentences) {
+    const { actorName, action } = extractActorAndAction(sentence);
+    const resolvedActorId = actorName ? `character_${actorName}` : actorId;
+    const parsedAction = parseSingleAction(action, resolvedActorId);
+    if (parsedAction) {
+      actions.push(parsedAction);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return actions;
+}
+
+

charactergarden/app/src/rulebookEngine.ts

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+import type { Action } from "./contracts/action";
+import type { Entity } from "./contracts/entity";
+import type {
+  ActionRuleSet,
+  ConditionExpr,
+  EntityRole,
+  SceneRulebook,
+} from "./contracts/rulebook";
+import type { ValidationResult } from "./contracts/validation";
+import type { WorldState } from "./contracts/world";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Internal evaluation context
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface EvalContext {
+  action: Action;
+  worldState: WorldState;
+  /** Entity IDs that will be created by introduce actions earlier in this turn. */
+  willBeCreated: Set<string>;
+  entities: Record<EntityRole, Entity | undefined>;
+}
+
+function resolveEntities(
+  action: Action,
+  worldState: WorldState
+): Record<EntityRole, Entity | undefined> {
+  const actor = worldState.entities[action.actorId];
+  const target = action.targetId ? worldState.entities[action.targetId] : undefined;
+  const actorRoom = actor
+    ? worldState.entities[String(actor.attributes.location ?? "")]
+    : undefined;
+  const targetRoom = target
+    ? worldState.entities[String(target.attributes.location ?? "")]
+    : undefined;
+
+  return { actor, target, actorRoom, targetRoom };
+}
+
+/** Read a field from an entity — id/name/type are first-class; anything else reads from attributes. */
+function getEntityField(entity: Entity, attribute: string): unknown {
+  if (attribute === "id") return entity.id;
+  if (attribute === "name") return entity.name;
+  if (attribute === "type") return entity.type;
+  return entity.attributes[attribute];
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Condition evaluator
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function evaluate(expr: ConditionExpr, ctx: EvalContext): boolean {
+  switch (expr.op) {
+    case "and":
+      return expr.conditions.every((c) => evaluate(c, ctx));
+
+    case "or":
+      return expr.conditions.some((c) => evaluate(c, ctx));
+
+    case "not":
+      return !evaluate(expr.condition, ctx);
+
+    case "entityExists": {
+      return ctx.entities[expr.role] !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    case "entityExistsOrWillBeCreated": {
+      const entity = ctx.entities[expr.role];
+      if (entity) return true;
+      const roleId =
+        expr.role === "target" ? ctx.action.targetId : undefined;
+      return roleId !== undefined && ctx.willBeCreated.has(roleId);
+    }
+
+    case "entityType": {
+      const entity = ctx.entities[expr.role];
+      if (!entity) return false;
+      return entity.type === expr.requiredType;
+    }
+
+    case "eq": {
+      const entity = ctx.entities[expr.role];
+      if (!entity) return false;
+      return getEntityField(entity, expr.attribute) === expr.value;
+    }
+
+    case "neq": {
+      const entity = ctx.entities[expr.role];
+      if (!entity) return false;
+      return getEntityField(entity, expr.attribute) !== expr.value;
+    }
+
+    case "attributeExists": {
+      const entity = ctx.entities[expr.role];
+      if (!entity) return false;
+      return entity.attributes[expr.attribute] !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    case "sameLocation": {
+      const entityA = ctx.entities[expr.roleA];
+      const entityB = ctx.entities[expr.roleB];
+      if (!entityA || !entityB) return false;
+      const locA = String(entityA.attributes.location ?? "");
+      const locB = String(entityB.attributes.location ?? "");
+      return locA !== "" && locA === locB;
+    }
+
+    case "actorIdIn": {
+      return expr.allowedIds.includes(ctx.action.actorId);
+    }
+
+    case "actorNameIn": {
+      const actor = ctx.entities.actor;
+      if (!actor) return false;
+      const actorName = actor.name.trim().toLowerCase();
+      return expr.allowedNames.some((name) => name.trim().toLowerCase() === actorName);
+    }
+
+    case "actionMetadataEq": {
+      return ctx.action.metadata?.[expr.key] === expr.value;
+    }
+
+    case "itemInInventory": {
+      const holder = ctx.entities[expr.holderRole];
+      const itemId = ctx.action.metadata?.[expr.itemMetadataKey];
+      if (!holder || typeof itemId !== "string") return false;
+      const item = ctx.worldState.entities[itemId];
+      if (!item) return false;
+      return String(item.attributes.location ?? "") === `inventory:${holder.id}`;
+    }
+
+    case "attributeRef": {
+      const checkEntity = ctx.entities[expr.checkRole];
+      const refEntity = ctx.entities[expr.refRole];
+      if (!checkEntity || !refEntity) return false;
+      const refValue = String(refEntity.attributes[expr.refAttribute] ?? "");
+      if (!refValue) return false;
+      const dynamicKey = (expr.prefix ?? "") + refValue;
+      return checkEntity.attributes[dynamicKey] === true;
+    }
+
+    case "metaValueNotInRoom": {
+      // Passes when: no target exists yet (new-character path) AND no entity
+      // of the given type in the actor's room already has the same name.
+      if (ctx.entities.target) {
+        // Target already exists — this check is not applicable (handled by
+        // introduce_not_already_present instead).
+        return true;
+      }
+      const metaValue = ctx.action.metadata?.[expr.metaKey];
+      if (typeof metaValue !== "string" || !metaValue.trim()) {
+        return true; // No name supplied → nothing to deduplicate.
+      }
+      const actor = ctx.entities.actor;
+      if (!actor) return true;
+      const actorLocation = String(actor.attributes.location ?? "");
+      const normalizedName = metaValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+      const hasDuplicate = Object.values(ctx.worldState.entities).some(
+        (e) =>
+          e.type === expr.entityType &&
+          String(e.attributes.location ?? "") === actorLocation &&
+          e.name.trim().toLowerCase() === normalizedName
+      );
+      return !hasDuplicate;
+    }
+
+    default: {
+      // Exhaustiveness guard — TypeScript will warn if a new op is added
+      // to ConditionExpr without a case here.
+      const exhaustiveCheck: never = expr;
+      console.warn("rulebookEngine: unhandled condition op", exhaustiveCheck);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Message template resolution
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function resolveMessage(
+  template: string,
+  action: Action,
+  worldState: WorldState
+): string {
+  const actor = worldState.entities[action.actorId];
+  const target = action.targetId ? worldState.entities[action.targetId] : undefined;
+  return template
+    .replace(/\{actor\.id\}/g, action.actorId)
+    .replace(/\{actor\.name\}/g, actor?.name ?? action.actorId)
+    .replace(/\{target\.id\}/g, action.targetId ?? "(missing)")
+    .replace(/\{target\.name\}/g, target?.name ?? action.targetId ?? "(missing)");
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pre-pass: collect entity IDs that will be created by introduce actions
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function collectWillBeCreated(
+  actions: Action[],
+  worldState: WorldState
+): Set<string> {
+  const willBeCreated = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const action of actions) {
+    if (action.type !== "introduce") continue;
+    if (worldState.entities[action.targetId ?? ""]) continue; // target already exists
+
+    const characterName =
+      typeof action.metadata?.characterName === "string"
+        ? action.metadata.characterName.trim()
+        : typeof action.metadata?.displayName === "string"
+        ? action.metadata.displayName.trim()
+        : null;
+
+    if (!characterName) continue;
+
+    // Mirror the ID scheme used in applyActions.ts createCharacterId / slugify.
+    const slug = characterName
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_")
+      .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "") || "character";
+    willBeCreated.add(`character_${slug}`);
+  }
+
+  return willBeCreated;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Public API
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Validate a list of actions against a SceneRulebook.
+ *
+ * - If an action's type has no matching ActionRuleSet, it fails as "unknown_action".
+ * - If a matching ActionRuleSet has enabled: false, all checks are skipped and
+ *   the action passes (useful for temporarily disabling enforcement).
+ * - Checks run in order; the first failing check short-circuits the rest.
+ */
+export function validateWithRulebook(
+  actions: Action[],
+  worldState: WorldState,
+  rulebook: SceneRulebook
+): ValidationResult[] {
+  const ruleIndex = new Map<string, ActionRuleSet>();
+  for (const ruleSet of rulebook.rules) {
+    ruleIndex.set(ruleSet.actionType, ruleSet);
+  }
+
+  const willBeCreated = collectWillBeCreated(actions, worldState);
+
+  return actions.map((action, actionIndex): ValidationResult => {
+    const actor = worldState.entities[action.actorId];
+    if (!actor) {
+      return {
+        actionIndex,
+        success: false,
+        reason: "actor_not_found",
+        message: `Actor '${action.actorId}' does not exist.`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const ruleSet = ruleIndex.get(action.type);
+    if (!ruleSet) {
+      return {
+        actionIndex,
+        success: false,
+        reason: "unknown_action",
+        message: `Action type '${action.type}' is not supported.`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (!ruleSet.enabled) {
+      return { actionIndex, success: true };
+    }
+
+    const ctx: EvalContext = {
+      action,
+      worldState,
+      willBeCreated,
+      entities: resolveEntities(action, worldState),
+    };
+
+    for (const check of ruleSet.checks) {
+      const passes = evaluate(check.condition, ctx);
+      if (!passes) {
+        return {
+          actionIndex,
+          success: false,
+          reason: check.failReason,
+          message: resolveMessage(check.failMessage, action, worldState),
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { actionIndex, success: true };
+  });
+}

charactergarden/app/src/tests/integrationRunner.ts

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+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+import { createCharacterGardenApp } from "../app";
+import { interpretTurn } from "../interpreter/interpretTurn";
+
+async function run(): Promise<void> {
+  const resolved = await interpretTurn("look around", "player");
+  assert.equal(resolved.status, "resolved", "Expected 'look around' to resolve.");
+
+  const hybridResolved = await interpretTurn("look around", "player", { mode: "hybrid" });
+  assert.equal(hybridResolved.status, "resolved", "Expected hybrid mode to resolve via deterministic fallback when LLM is unavailable.");
+  assert.equal(hybridResolved.resolutionSource, "hybrid");
+
+  const empty = await interpretTurn("", "player");
+  assert.equal(empty.status, "rejected", "Expected empty input to be rejected.");
+  assert.equal(empty.clarification?.reasonCode, "EMPTY_INPUT");
+
+  const dbPath = path.join("/tmp", `charactergarden_integration_${Date.now()}.db`);
+  if (fs.existsSync(dbPath)) {
+    fs.unlinkSync(dbPath);
+  }
+
+  const app = createCharacterGardenApp(dbPath);
+
+  const unresolved = await app.processTurn("blorb invalid nonsense");
+  assert.equal(unresolved.interpreter.status, "needs_clarification");
+  assert.equal(unresolved.actions.length, 0);
+
+  const valid = await app.processTurn("look around");
+  assert.equal(valid.interpreter.status, "resolved");
+
+  const snapshot = app.getSnapshot();
+  assert.ok(snapshot.turns.length >= 2, "Expected persisted turns.");
+  const latestTurn = snapshot.turns[snapshot.turns.length - 1];
+  assert.ok(latestTurn.interpreter, "Expected interpreter payload persisted on turn.");
+
+  app.db.close();
+  console.log("Integration checks passed.");
+}
+
+void run().catch((error) => {
+  console.error("Integration checks failed:");
+  console.error(error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

charactergarden/app/src/tests/sqliteProbe.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import Database from "better-sqlite3";
+
+const db = new Database(process.env.DB_PATH ?? "/var/lib/charactergarden/app.db");
+db.prepare("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS probe(value TEXT)").run();
+db.close();
+console.log("sqlite_probe_ok");

charactergarden/app/src/tests/verifyDefaultSeed.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+import { createCharacterGardenApp } from "../app";
+
+function run(): void {
+  const app = createCharacterGardenApp(process.env.DB_PATH ?? "/var/lib/charactergarden/app.db");
+  const snapshot = app.getSnapshot();
+  const rulebook = app.getRulebook();
+
+  assert.equal(snapshot.turns.length, 0, "Expected no persisted turns after database reset.");
+  assert.ok(snapshot.worldState.entities.player, "Expected player in default world state.");
+  assert.ok(snapshot.worldState.entities.room_start, "Expected room_start in default world state.");
+  assert.equal(rulebook.id, "rulebook_default", "Expected default rulebook to be active.");
+  assert.equal(rulebook.version, 1, "Expected default rulebook version to be 1.");
+
+  console.log(
+    JSON.stringify(
+      {
+        ok: true,
+        entityCount: Object.keys(snapshot.worldState.entities).length,
+        turnCount: snapshot.turns.length,
+        rulebookId: rulebook.id,
+        rulebookVersion: rulebook.version,
+        ruleCount: rulebook.rules.length,
+      },
+      null,
+      2
+    )
+  );
+
+  app.db.close();
+}
+
+run();

charactergarden/app/src/truthEngine.ts

@@ -1,294 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Truth Engine — section 5.2
- *
- * Pure validation logic. No LLM. No I/O. No side effects.
- * Receives a world state snapshot and a list of actions.
- * Returns what is accepted, what is rejected, and what would change.
- *
- * Rules (section 3):
- *  1. Only the Truth Engine may produce StateChanges.
- *  2. LLM output is never directly trusted.
- *  3. Every state change must be traceable to an accepted action.
- *  4. Invalid actions must return explicit failure reasons.
- */
-
-import { Action, Entity, StateChange, ValidationResult, ALLOWED_VERBS } from "./types";
-
-export const OFFSCENE_ROOM_ID = "offscene";
-
-// ── World state snapshot passed into validate() ──────────────
-export interface WorldState {
-  entities: Map<string, Entity>;
-}
-
-// ── Per-verb rule handlers ────────────────────────────────────
-type RuleResult =
-  | { ok: true; changes: StateChange[] }
-  | { ok: false; reason: string };
-
-type VerbHandler = (
-  action: Action,
-  actor: Entity,
-  world: WorldState
-) => RuleResult;
-
-// ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function requireTarget(
-  action: Action,
-  world: WorldState
-): { ok: true; target: Entity } | { ok: false; reason: string } {
-  if (!action.target) {
-    return { ok: false, reason: `'${action.verb}' requires a target` };
-  }
-  const target = world.entities.get(action.target);
-  if (!target) {
-    return {
-      ok: false,
-      reason: `target entity '${action.target}' does not exist`,
-    };
-  }
-  return { ok: true, target };
-}
-
-function attributeChange(
-  entity: Entity,
-  field: string,
-  newValue: unknown
-): StateChange {
-  return {
-    entity_id: entity.id,
-    field,
-    old_value: entity.attributes[field] ?? null,
-    new_value: newValue,
-  };
-}
-
-// ── Verb handlers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-const verbHandlers: Record<string, VerbHandler> = {
-  move(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    // Target must be a room/location. The built-in offscene room is valid.
-    if (t.target.type !== "room") {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        reason: `cannot move to '${t.target.id}': not a room`,
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      changes: [attributeChange(actor, "location", t.target.id)],
-    };
-  },
-
-  open(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    if (t.target.attributes["locked"] === true) {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        reason: `'${t.target.id}' is locked and cannot be opened`,
-      };
-    }
-    if (t.target.attributes["open"] === true) {
-      return { ok: false, reason: `'${t.target.id}' is already open` };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      changes: [attributeChange(t.target, "open", true)],
-    };
-  },
-
-  close(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    if (t.target.attributes["open"] === false) {
-      return { ok: false, reason: `'${t.target.id}' is already closed` };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      changes: [attributeChange(t.target, "open", false)],
-    };
-  },
-
-  take(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    if (t.target.attributes["takeable"] === false) {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        reason: `'${t.target.id}' cannot be taken`,
-      };
-    }
-    
-    // Item must be in the same location as actor (unless already in inventory)
-    const actorLocation = actor.attributes["location"];
-    const itemLocation = t.target.attributes["location"];
-    const expectedInventory = `inventory:${actor.id}`;
-    
-    // If already in inventory, it's a no-op (already holding it)
-    if (itemLocation === expectedInventory) {
-      return {
-        ok: true,
-        changes: [],
-      };
-    }
-    
-    if (actorLocation !== itemLocation) {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        reason: `'${t.target.id}' is not in the same location as '${actor.id}'`,
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      changes: [attributeChange(t.target, "location", expectedInventory)],
-    };
-  },
-
-  drop(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    const expectedLocation = `inventory:${actor.id}`;
-    if (t.target.attributes["location"] !== expectedLocation) {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        reason: `'${t.target.id}' is not in '${actor.id}' inventory`,
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      changes: [
-        attributeChange(t.target, "location", actor.attributes["location"]),
-      ],
-    };
-  },
-
-  use(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    if (t.target.attributes["useable"] === false) {
-      return { ok: false, reason: `'${t.target.id}' cannot be used` };
-    }
-
-    // Generic "use" records a state change marking last user; concrete effects
-    // are handled by higher-level game logic layered on top.
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      changes: [attributeChange(t.target, "last_used_by", actor.id)],
-    };
-  },
-
-  inspect(_action, _actor, _world) {
-    // inspect is always valid — it has no side effects
-    return { ok: true, changes: [] };
-  },
-
-  speak(action, actor, world) {
-    const t = requireTarget(action, world);
-    if (!t.ok) return t;
-
-    if (t.target.type !== "character") {
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        reason: `cannot speak to '${t.target.id}': not a character`,
-      };
-    }
-
-    return { ok: true, changes: [] };
-  },
-};
-
-// ── Main export ───────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-/**
- * Validate a list of actions against the current world state.
- * Pure function — does NOT mutate worldState.
- */
-export function validate(
-  actions: Action[],
-  worldState: WorldState
-): ValidationResult {
-  const accepted: Action[] = [];
-  const rejected: { action: Action; reason: string }[] = [];
-  const state_changes: StateChange[] = [];
-
-  for (const action of actions) {
-    // 1. Verb must be in the allowed set
-    if (!(ALLOWED_VERBS as readonly string[]).includes(action.verb)) {
-      rejected.push({ action, reason: `unknown verb '${action.verb}'` });
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // 2. Actor must exist
-    const actor = worldState.entities.get(action.actor);
-    if (!actor) {
-      rejected.push({
-        action,
-        reason: `actor entity '${action.actor}' does not exist`,
-      });
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // 3. Run verb-specific handler
-    const handler = verbHandlers[action.verb];
-    const result = handler(action, actor, worldState);
-
-    if (!result.ok) {
-      rejected.push({ action, reason: result.reason });
-    } else {
-      accepted.push(action);
-      state_changes.push(...result.changes);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return { accepted, rejected, state_changes };
-}
-
-/**
- * Apply a validated set of StateChanges to a WorldState snapshot.
- * Returns a new Map — does NOT mutate the original.
- */
-export function applyChanges(
-  worldState: WorldState,
-  changes: StateChange[]
-): WorldState {
-  const next = new Map(
-    Array.from(worldState.entities.entries()).map(([id, entity]) => [
-      id,
-      { ...entity, attributes: { ...entity.attributes } },
-    ])
-  );
-
-  for (const change of changes) {
-    const entity = next.get(change.entity_id);
-    if (entity) {
-      entity.attributes[change.field] = change.new_value;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return { entities: next };
-}
-
-export function createOffsceneRoom(): Entity {
-  return {
-    id: OFFSCENE_ROOM_ID,
-    type: "room",
-    name: "Offscene",
-    attributes: {
-      offscene: true,
-      visible: false,
-    },
-  };
-}

charactergarden/app/src/turns/turnManager.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+
+import type { CharacterGardenDatabase } from "../db";
+import type { Action } from "../contracts/action";
+import type { InterpreterOutput } from "../contracts/intent";
+import type { SceneRulebook } from "../contracts/rulebook";
+import type { Turn } from "../contracts/turn";
+import type { ValidationResult } from "../contracts/validation";
+import type { WorldState } from "../contracts/world";
+import { interpretTurn } from "../interpreter/interpretTurn";
+import { validateInterpreterOutput } from "../interpreter/validateInterpreterOutput";
+import { createDefaultRulebook } from "../defaultRulebook";
+import { validateWithRulebook } from "../rulebookEngine";
+import { applyActions } from "../world/applyActions";
+
+export type TurnManagerResponse = {
+  rawText: string;
+  actions: Action[];
+  validation: ValidationResult[];
+  worldState: WorldState;
+  interpreter: InterpreterOutput;
+};
+
+function persistTurn(
+  db: CharacterGardenDatabase,
+  turn: Turn,
+  interpreter: InterpreterOutput,
+  actions: Action[],
+  validation: ValidationResult[]
+): void {
+  db.insertTurn(turn);
+  db.insertInterpreterOutput(turn.id, interpreter);
+  db.insertActions(turn.id, actions);
+  db.insertValidationResults(turn.id, validation);
+}
+
+export async function runTurnManager(
+  rawText: string,
+  worldState: WorldState,
+  db: CharacterGardenDatabase,
+  rulebook?: SceneRulebook
+): Promise<TurnManagerResponse> {
+  const interpreted = await interpretTurn(rawText, "player", { worldState });
+  const boundaryCheck = validateInterpreterOutput(interpreted);
+  const interpreter: InterpreterOutput = boundaryCheck.isValid
+    ? interpreted
+    : {
+        interpreterVersion: interpreted.interpreterVersion,
+        rawText,
+        actorId: interpreted.actorId || "player",
+        resolutionSource: interpreted.resolutionSource,
+        minConfidence: interpreted.minConfidence,
+        status: "rejected",
+        selectedActions: [],
+        candidates: [],
+        diagnostics: [
+          "Interpreter output failed boundary validation.",
+          ...boundaryCheck.issues,
+        ],
+        clarification: {
+          reasonCode: "INTERNAL_INVALID_OUTPUT",
+          question: "The interpreter returned an invalid output shape. Please retry the turn.",
+          field: "verb",
+        },
+      };
+
+  if (interpreter.status !== "resolved") {
+    const turn: Turn = {
+      id: randomUUID(),
+      rawText,
+      actions: [],
+      validation: [],
+      createdAt: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    persistTurn(db, turn, interpreter, [], []);
+
+    return {
+      rawText,
+      actions: [],
+      validation: [],
+      worldState,
+      interpreter,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const actions = interpreter.selectedActions;
+  const activeRulebook = rulebook ?? createDefaultRulebook(worldState.id);
+  const validation = validateWithRulebook(actions, worldState, activeRulebook);
+  const nextWorldState = applyActions(actions, validation, worldState);
+
+  const turn: Turn = {
+    id: randomUUID(),
+    rawText,
+    actions,
+    validation,
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
+  };
+
+  persistTurn(db, turn, interpreter, actions, validation);
+  db.upsertEntities(Object.values(nextWorldState.entities));
+  db.insertWorldState(turn.id, nextWorldState);
+
+  return {
+    rawText,
+    actions,
+    validation,
+    worldState: nextWorldState,
+    interpreter,
+  };
+}

charactergarden/app/src/types.ts

@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-// Core contracts — DO NOT modify without updating project.md
-
-// ── Section 2.1 ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-export interface Entity {
-  id: string;
-  type: string;
-  name: string;
-  attributes: Record<string, unknown>;
-}
-
-// ── Section 2.2 ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-export const ALLOWED_VERBS = [
-  "move",
-  "open",
-  "close",
-  "take",
-  "drop",
-  "use",
-  "inspect",
-  "speak",
-] as const;
-
-export type Verb = (typeof ALLOWED_VERBS)[number];
-
-export interface Action {
-  actor: string;   // entity id
-  verb: Verb;
-  target?: string; // entity id
-  params?: Record<string, unknown>;
-}
-
-// ── Section 2.3 ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-export interface ValidationResult {
-  accepted: Action[];
-  rejected: { action: Action; reason: string }[];
-  state_changes: StateChange[];
-}
-
-// ── Section 2.4 ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-export interface StateChange {
-  entity_id: string;
-  field: string;
-  old_value: unknown;
-  new_value: unknown;
-}
-
-// ── Section 2.5 ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-export interface GameEvent {
-  id: string;
-  turn: number;
-  action: Action;
-  result: "success" | "fail";
-  timestamp: number;
-}
-
-// ── Section 4 — Memory types ─────────────────────────────────
-export interface Turn {
-  id: string;
-  turn: number;
-  input: string;
-  output: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-}
-
-export interface Belief {
-  entity_id: string;
-  claim: string;
-  confidence: number;
-}
-
-export interface Fact {
-  entity_id: string;
-  key: string;
-  value: unknown;
-  source: "seed" | "action" | "inference";
-}
-
-export interface Affordance {
-  entity_id: string;
-  key: string;
-  enabled: boolean;
-  reason: string;
-}
-
-export interface EntityProvenance {
-  introduced_turn?: number;
-  introduced_by?: string;
-  introduced_reason?: string;
-  latent_from_belief?: string;
-}
-
-export interface LatentEntityRequest {
-  actor_id: string;
-  noun: string;
-  turn?: number;
-}
-
-export interface LatentEntityResolution {
-  accepted: boolean;
-  reason: string;
-  entity?: Entity;
-  facts: Fact[];
-  beliefs: Belief[];
-  affordances: Affordance[];
-}
-
-export interface Summary {
-  id: string;
-  turn_range: [number, number];
-  text: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-}

charactergarden/app/src/world/applyActions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+
+import type { Action } from "../contracts/action";
+import type { ValidationResult } from "../contracts/validation";
+import type { Entity } from "../contracts/entity";
+import type { WorldState } from "../contracts/world";
+
+function cloneWorldState(worldState: WorldState): WorldState {
+  const entities: Record<string, Entity> = {};
+  for (const [id, entity] of Object.entries(worldState.entities)) {
+    entities[id] = {
+      ...entity,
+      attributes: { ...entity.attributes },
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...worldState,
+    entities,
+    metadata: { ...worldState.metadata },
+  };
+}
+
+function slugify(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_")
+    .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "") || "character";
+}
+
+function createCharacterId(worldState: WorldState, baseName: string): string {
+  const baseId = `character_${slugify(baseName)}`;
+  if (!worldState.entities[baseId]) {
+    return baseId;
+  }
+
+  let suffix = 2;
+  while (worldState.entities[`${baseId}_${suffix}`]) {
+    suffix += 1;
+  }
+
+  return `${baseId}_${suffix}`;
+}
+
+function toDisplayName(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .split(/[_\s]+/)
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map((part) => part.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + part.slice(1))
+    .join(" ");
+}
+
+function inferItemName(action: Action): string {
+  const itemName = action.metadata?.itemName;
+  if (typeof itemName === "string" && itemName.trim()) {
+    return itemName.trim();
+  }
+  if (action.targetId?.startsWith("item_")) {
+    return toDisplayName(action.targetId.replace(/^item_/, ""));
+  }
+  return "Generated Item";
+}
+
+function getActionCharacterName(action: Action): string | undefined {
+  const displayName = action.metadata?.displayName;
+  if (typeof displayName === "string" && displayName.trim()) {
+    return displayName.trim();
+  }
+
+  const characterName = action.metadata?.characterName;
+  if (typeof characterName === "string" && characterName.trim()) {
+    return characterName
+      .trim()
+      .split(/\s+/)
+      .map((part) => part.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + part.slice(1))
+      .join(" ");
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+export function applyActions(
+  actions: Action[],
+  results: ValidationResult[],
+  worldState: WorldState
+): WorldState {
+  const nextState = cloneWorldState(worldState);
+
+  for (const result of results) {
+    if (!result.success) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const action = actions[result.actionIndex];
+    if (!action) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const actor = nextState.entities[action.actorId];
+    const target = action.targetId ? nextState.entities[action.targetId] : undefined;
+
+    switch (action.type) {
+      case "move":
+        if (actor && action.targetId) {
+          actor.attributes.location = action.targetId;
+        }
+        break;
+      case "take":
+        if (actor && target) {
+          target.attributes.location = `inventory:${actor.id}`;
+          // Set has_<item_id> on the actor so attributeRef rulebook checks work
+          // generically (e.g. has_key_1 for opening a locked door).
+          actor.attributes[`has_${target.id}`] = true;
+        } else if (actor && action.targetId && action.metadata?.createIfMissing === true) {
+          nextState.entities[action.targetId] = {
+            id: action.targetId,
+            name: inferItemName(action),
+            type: "item",
+            attributes: {
+              location: `inventory:${actor.id}`,
+              takeable: true,
+              created_by_action: "take",
+              created_by_actor: actor.id,
+            },
+          };
+        }
+        break;
+      case "open":
+        if (target) {
+          target.attributes.open = true;
+        }
+        break;
+      case "introduce":
+        if (actor && target) {
+          target.attributes.location = actor.attributes.location;
+          target.attributes.in_scene = true;
+          target.attributes.last_introduced_by = actor.id;
+        } else if (actor) {
+          const characterName = getActionCharacterName(action);
+          if (!characterName) {
+            break;
+          }
+
+          const characterId = createCharacterId(nextState, characterName);
+          nextState.entities[characterId] = {
+            id: characterId,
+            name: characterName,
+            type: "character",
+            attributes: {
+              location: actor.attributes.location,
+              is_social: true,
+              in_scene: true,
+              created_by_action: "introduce",
+              last_introduced_by: actor.id,
+            },
+          };
+        }
+        break;
+      case "describe":
+        if (target) {
+          const trait = action.metadata?.trait;
+          if (typeof trait === "string" && trait.trim()) {
+            const traits = Array.isArray(target.attributes.traits)
+              ? target.attributes.traits
+              : [];
+            target.attributes.traits = [...traits, trait.trim()];
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      case "transfer":
+        if (target) {
+          const itemId = action.metadata?.itemId;
+          if (typeof itemId === "string") {
+            const item = nextState.entities[itemId];
+            if (item) {
+              item.attributes.location = `inventory:${target.id}`;
+              item.attributes.last_transferred_by = action.actorId;
+              item.attributes.last_transferred_to = target.id;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      case "inspect":
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  nextState.id = randomUUID();
+  nextState.createdAt = Date.now();
+
+  return nextState;
+}

charactergarden/app/src/world/seedWorld.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+
+import type { CharacterGardenDatabase } from "../db";
+import type { Entity } from "../contracts/entity";
+import type { WorldState } from "../contracts/world";
+
+export function createSeedWorldState(): WorldState {
+  const now = Date.now();
+
+  const entities: Record<string, Entity> = {
+    room_offstage: {
+      id: "room_offstage",
+      name: "Offstage",
+      type: "room",
+      attributes: {
+        description: "A holding area for characters not currently in the active scene.",
+        is_joinable: false,
+      },
+    },
+    room_start: {
+      id: "room_start",
+      name: "Start Room",
+      type: "room",
+      attributes: {
+        description: "A plain room with a locked door.",
+        is_joinable: true,
+      },
+    },
+    room_exit: {
+      id: "room_exit",
+      name: "Exit Room",
+      type: "room",
+      attributes: {
+        description: "A simple room beyond the door.",
+        is_joinable: true,
+      },
+    },
+    player: {
+      id: "player",
+      name: "Player",
+      type: "character",
+      attributes: {
+        location: "room_start",
+        has_key_1: false,
+      },
+    },
+    groundskeeper: {
+      id: "groundskeeper",
+      name: "Groundskeeper",
+      type: "character",
+      attributes: {
+        location: "room_offstage",
+        is_social: true,
+        in_scene: false,
+      },
+    },
+    door_1: {
+      id: "door_1",
+      name: "Old Door",
+      type: "door",
+      attributes: {
+        location: "room_start",
+        openable: true,
+        locked: true,
+        requiredKey: "key_1",
+        open: false,
+      },
+    },
+    key_1: {
+      id: "key_1",
+      name: "Brass Key",
+      type: "item",
+      attributes: {
+        location: "room_start",
+        takeable: true,
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    id: randomUUID(),
+    entities,
+    metadata: {
+      domain: "door_key_mvp",
+      version: 1,
+    },
+    createdAt: now,
+  };
+}
+
+export function mergeSeedWorldState(worldState: WorldState): { worldState: WorldState; changed: boolean } {
+  const seed = createSeedWorldState();
+  const mergedEntities: Record<string, Entity> = {};
+  let changed = false;
+
+  for (const [entityId, seedEntity] of Object.entries(seed.entities)) {
+    const existingEntity = worldState.entities[entityId];
+    if (!existingEntity) {
+      mergedEntities[entityId] = seedEntity;
+      changed = true;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const mergedAttributes = {
+      ...seedEntity.attributes,
+      ...existingEntity.attributes,
+    };
+
+    if (JSON.stringify(existingEntity.attributes) !== JSON.stringify(mergedAttributes)) {
+      changed = true;
+    }
+
+    mergedEntities[entityId] = {
+      ...existingEntity,
+      attributes: mergedAttributes,
+    };
+  }
+
+  for (const [entityId, existingEntity] of Object.entries(worldState.entities)) {
+    if (!mergedEntities[entityId]) {
+      mergedEntities[entityId] = existingEntity;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const mergedWorldState: WorldState = {
+    ...worldState,
+    entities: mergedEntities,
+    metadata: {
+      ...seed.metadata,
+      ...worldState.metadata,
+    },
+  };
+
+  if (changed) {
+    mergedWorldState.id = randomUUID();
+    mergedWorldState.createdAt = Date.now();
+  }
+
+  return {
+    worldState: mergedWorldState,
+    changed,
+  };
+}
+
+export function ensureSeedState(db: CharacterGardenDatabase): WorldState {
+  db.init();
+
+  const latest = db.getLatestWorldState();
+  if (latest) {
+    const merged = mergeSeedWorldState(latest);
+    db.upsertEntities(Object.values(merged.worldState.entities));
+    if (merged.changed) {
+      db.insertWorldState(null, merged.worldState);
+    }
+    return merged.worldState;
+  }
+
+  const seed = createSeedWorldState();
+  db.upsertEntities(Object.values(seed.entities));
+  db.insertWorldState(null, seed);
+  return seed;
+}

charactergarden/data/sqlite/.gitkeep

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# sqlite data directory — tracked by git, contents ignored

charactergarden/docker-compose.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ services:
     build: ./app
     working_dir: /app
     ports:
-      - "${APP_PORT:-3000}:3000"
+      - "${APP_PORT:-3024}:3024"
     environment:
-      - APP_PORT=3000
+      - APP_PORT=3024
       - NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:-development}
-      - DB_PATH=/data/sqlite/app.db
+      - DB_PATH=/var/lib/charactergarden/app.db
       - OLLAMA_URL=${OLLAMA_URL:-http://ollama:11434}
+      - LLM_RESOLVER_URL=${LLM_RESOLVER_URL:-http://ollama:11434}
+      - LLM_RESOLVER_MODEL=${LLM_RESOLVER_MODEL:-llama3.2:3b}
+      - LLM_RESOLVER_TIMEOUT_MS=${LLM_RESOLVER_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
+      - INTENT_RESOLVER_MODE=${INTENT_RESOLVER_MODE:-hybrid}
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/data
+      - sqlite_data:/var/lib/charactergarden
       - ./app/src:/app/src
 
   frontend:
@@ -35,6 +39,24 @@ services:
       - ollama_data:/root/.ollama
     profiles:
       - llm
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "ollama", "list"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 20s
+
+  ollama-init:
+    image: ollama/ollama:latest
+    depends_on:
+      ollama:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      - OLLAMA_HOST=http://ollama:11434
+    entrypoint: ["ollama", "pull", "${LLM_RESOLVER_MODEL:-llama3.2:3b}"]
+    profiles:
+      - llm
 
 volumes:
   ollama_data:
+  sqlite_data:

charactergarden/frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FormEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { FormEvent, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
 type Entity = {
   id: string;
@@ -7,61 +7,149 @@ type Entity = {
   attributes: Record<string, unknown>;
 };
 
-type GameEvent = {
-  id: string;
-  turn: number;
-  result: "success" | "fail";
-  action: Record<string, unknown>;
-  timestamp: number;
+type Action = {
+  actorId: string;
+  type: string;
+  targetId?: string;
+  locationId?: string;
+};
+
+type ValidationResult = {
+  actionIndex: number;
+  success: boolean;
+  reason?: string;
+  message?: string;
 };
 
 type Turn = {
   id: string;
-  turn: number;
-  input: string;
-  output: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-};
-
-type Belief = {
-  entity_id: string;
-  claim: string;
+  rawText: string;
+  actions: Action[];
+  validation: ValidationResult[];
+  createdAt: number;
+  interpreter?: {
+    interpreterVersion: string;
+    resolutionSource: "deterministic" | "llm" | "hybrid";
+    minConfidence: number;
+    status: "resolved" | "needs_clarification" | "rejected";
+    selectedConfidence?: number;
+    candidates?: Array<{
+      action: Action;
       confidence: number;
-};
-
-type Summary = {
+      rationale?: string;
+    }>;
+    diagnostics: string[];
+    clarification?: {
+      reasonCode: string;
+      question: string;
+      field?: string;
+      options?: Array<{
         id: string;
-  turn_range: [number, number];
-  text: string;
-  timestamp: number;
+        label: string;
+        value: string;
+      }>;
+    };
+  };
 };
 
-type Snapshot = {
-  entities: Entity[];
-  events: GameEvent[];
+type WorldState = {
+  id: string;
+  entities: Record<string, Entity>;
+  metadata: Record<string, unknown>;
+  createdAt: number;
+};
+
+type AppSnapshot = {
+  worldState: WorldState;
   turns: Turn[];
-  beliefs: Belief[];
-  summaries: Summary[];
 };
 
-type TurnResult = {
-  narration: string;
-  parser: string;
-  actions: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
-  accepted: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
-  rejected: Array<{ action: Record<string, unknown>; reason: string }>;
-  latent_resolution?: { accepted: boolean; reason: string; entity_id?: string };
-  snapshot: Snapshot;
+type ProcessTurnResponse = {
+  rawText: string;
+  actions: Action[];
+  validation: ValidationResult[];
+  worldState: WorldState;
+  interpreter: {
+    interpreterVersion: string;
+    resolutionSource: "deterministic" | "llm" | "hybrid";
+    minConfidence: number;
+    status: "resolved" | "needs_clarification" | "rejected";
+    selectedConfidence?: number;
+    candidates: Array<{
+      action: Action;
+      confidence: number;
+      rationale?: string;
+    }>;
+    diagnostics: string[];
+    clarification?: {
+      reasonCode: string;
+      question: string;
+      field?: string;
+      options?: Array<{
+        id: string;
+        label: string;
+        value: string;
+      }>;
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+type RuleCheck = {
+  id: string;
+  description: string;
+  condition: unknown;
+  failReason: string;
+  failMessage: string;
+};
+
+type ActionRuleSet = {
+  actionType: string;
+  enabled: boolean;
+  checks: RuleCheck[];
+};
+
+type SceneRulebook = {
+  id: string;
+  worldId: string;
+  version: number;
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+  rules: ActionRuleSet[];
+  createdAt: number;
+  updatedAt: number;
+};
+
+type RulebookListItem = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  version: number;
+  updatedAt: number;
 };
 
 const starterPrompts = [
   "look around",
-  "open the gate",
-  "talk to the groundskeeper",
-  "go to the shed",
-  "pull out my phone",
+  "take key",
+  "take lantern",
+  "give key to groundskeeper",
+  "introduce jeff",
+  "describe groundskeeper as patient",
+  "open door",
+  "move to exit",
 ];
 
+function formatConfidence(value: number | undefined): string {
+  if (typeof value !== "number") return "n/a";
+  return `${Math.round(value * 100)}%`;
+}
+
+function formatTurnTime(epochMs: number): string {
+  try {
+    return new Date(epochMs).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit", second: "2-digit" });
+  } catch {
+    return String(epochMs);
+  }
+}
+
 async function fetchJson<T>(input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
   const response = await fetch(input, init);
   if (!response.ok) {
@@ -70,17 +158,208 @@ async function fetchJson<T>(input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T>
   return response.json() as Promise<T>;
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rulebook editor component
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function RulebookEditor(props: { onSaved?: (rulebook: SceneRulebook) => void }) {
+  const [rulebook, setRulebook] = useState<SceneRulebook | null>(null);
+  const [drafts, setDrafts] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [parseErrors, setParseErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [saveError, setSaveError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [saved, setSaved] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void fetchJson<SceneRulebook>("/api/rulebook").then((rb) => {
+      setRulebook(rb);
+      const initial: Record<string, string> = {};
+      for (const ruleSet of rb.rules) {
+        initial[ruleSet.actionType] = JSON.stringify(ruleSet.checks, null, 2);
+      }
+      setDrafts(initial);
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  function toggleEnabled(actionType: string) {
+    if (!rulebook) return;
+    setRulebook({
+      ...rulebook,
+      rules: rulebook.rules.map((r) =>
+        r.actionType === actionType ? { ...r, enabled: !r.enabled } : r
+      ),
+    });
+  }
+
+  function updateDraft(actionType: string, value: string) {
+    setDrafts((prev) => ({ ...prev, [actionType]: value }));
+    setParseErrors((prev) => {
+      const next = { ...prev };
+      delete next[actionType];
+      return next;
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function saveRulebook() {
+    if (!rulebook) return;
+    setSaveError(null);
+    setSaved(false);
+
+    // Validate and apply all drafts.
+    const updatedRules: ActionRuleSet[] = [];
+    const newErrors: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+    for (const ruleSet of rulebook.rules) {
+      const draft = drafts[ruleSet.actionType] ?? JSON.stringify(ruleSet.checks, null, 2);
+      try {
+        const parsedChecks = JSON.parse(draft) as RuleCheck[];
+        updatedRules.push({ ...ruleSet, checks: parsedChecks });
+      } catch {
+        newErrors[ruleSet.actionType] = "Invalid JSON";
+        updatedRules.push(ruleSet);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(newErrors).length > 0) {
+      setParseErrors(newErrors);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      const updated = await fetchJson<SceneRulebook>("/api/rulebook", {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ ...rulebook, rules: updatedRules }),
+      });
+      setRulebook(updated);
+      props.onSaved?.(updated);
+      setSaved(true);
+      setTimeout(() => setSaved(false), 2500);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setSaveError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Save failed");
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!rulebook) return <p>Loading rulebook…</p>;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rulebook-editor">
+      <div className="rulebook-header">
+        <div>
+          <p className="rulebook-name">{rulebook.name}</p>
+          <p className="rulebook-desc">
+            Version {rulebook.version} | Updated {formatTurnTime(rulebook.updatedAt)}
+          </p>
+          {rulebook.description ? (
+            <p className="rulebook-desc">{rulebook.description}</p>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void saveRulebook()}
+          disabled={saving}
+          className="save-btn"
+        >
+          {saving ? "Saving…" : saved ? "Saved" : "Save rulebook"}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {saveError ? <p className="error-banner">{saveError}</p> : null}
+
+      <div className="rule-list">
+        {rulebook.rules.map((ruleSet) => (
+          <details key={ruleSet.actionType} className="rule-panel">
+            <summary className="rule-summary">
+              <span className="rule-action-type">{ruleSet.actionType}</span>
+              <span className="rule-check-count">{ruleSet.checks.length} check{ruleSet.checks.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}</span>
+              <label
+                className="rule-toggle"
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+              >
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={ruleSet.enabled}
+                  onChange={() => toggleEnabled(ruleSet.actionType)}
+                />
+                {ruleSet.enabled ? "enforced" : "disabled"}
+              </label>
+            </summary>
+
+            <div className="rule-body">
+              <p className="rule-hint">
+                Edit the checks array below. Each check has: <code>id</code>, <code>description</code>, <code>condition</code>, <code>failReason</code>, <code>failMessage</code>.
+              </p>
+              <p className="rule-hint">
+                For character permissions, use <code>{`{"op":"actorIdIn","allowedIds":["player"]}`}</code> or <code>{`{"op":"actorNameIn","allowedNames":["Player"]}`}</code>.
+              </p>
+              <p className="rule-hint">
+                For conditional creation, use <code>{`{"op":"actionMetadataEq","key":"createIfMissing","value":true}`}</code> together with actor checks.
+              </p>
+              <p className="rule-hint">
+                For transfer ownership checks, use <code>{`{"op":"itemInInventory","itemMetadataKey":"itemId","holderRole":"actor"}`}</code>.
+              </p>
+              {ruleSet.checks.length > 0 ? (
+                <ul className="check-list">
+                  {ruleSet.checks.map((check) => (
+                    <li key={check.id} title={check.failReason}>
+                      <span className="check-desc">{check.description}</span>
+                    </li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              ) : (
+                <p className="rule-hint">No checks — action always passes.</p>
+              )}
+              <label className="json-label">
+                Checks JSON
+                <textarea
+                  className={`json-editor${parseErrors[ruleSet.actionType] ? " json-error" : ""}`}
+                  value={drafts[ruleSet.actionType] ?? ""}
+                  onChange={(e) => updateDraft(ruleSet.actionType, e.target.value)}
+                  rows={10}
+                  spellCheck={false}
+                />
+              </label>
+              {parseErrors[ruleSet.actionType] ? (
+                <p className="error-banner">{parseErrors[ruleSet.actionType]}</p>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+          </details>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main app
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export default function App() {
-  const [snapshot, setSnapshot] = useState<Snapshot | null>(null);
-  const [latest, setLatest] = useState<TurnResult | null>(null);
+  const [snapshot, setSnapshot] = useState<AppSnapshot | null>(null);
+  const [latest, setLatest] = useState<ProcessTurnResponse | null>(null);
   const [input, setInput] = useState("look around");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [tab, setTab] = useState<"world" | "rulebook">("world");
+  const [activeRulebook, setActiveRulebook] = useState<SceneRulebook | null>(null);
+  const [rulebooks, setRulebooks] = useState<RulebookListItem[]>([]);
+
+  async function refreshRulebookState() {
+    const [active, list] = await Promise.all([
+      fetchJson<SceneRulebook>("/api/rulebook"),
+      fetchJson<RulebookListItem[]>("/api/rulebooks"),
+    ]);
+    setActiveRulebook(active);
+    setRulebooks(list);
+  }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    void fetchJson<Snapshot>("/api/state")
-      .then((data) => {
+    void Promise.all([fetchJson<AppSnapshot>("/api/state"), refreshRulebookState()])
+      .then(([data]) => {
         setSnapshot(data);
         setLoading(false);
       })
@@ -96,13 +375,17 @@ export default function App() {
     setError(null);
 
     try {
-      const result = await fetchJson<TurnResult>("/api/turn", {
+      const result = await fetchJson<ProcessTurnResponse>("/api/turn", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
         body: JSON.stringify({ input }),
       });
       setLatest(result);
-      setSnapshot(result.snapshot);
+      const [nextSnapshot] = await Promise.all([
+        fetchJson<AppSnapshot>("/api/state"),
+        refreshRulebookState(),
+      ]);
+      setSnapshot(nextSnapshot);
     } catch (submitError) {
       setError(submitError instanceof Error ? submitError.message : "Unknown error");
     } finally {
@@ -110,13 +393,40 @@ export default function App() {
     }
   }
 
+  async function onReset() {
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const result = await fetchJson<AppSnapshot>("/api/reset", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({}),
+      });
+      setSnapshot(result);
+      setLatest(null);
+      await refreshRulebookState();
+    } catch (resetError) {
+      setError(resetError instanceof Error ? resetError.message : "Unknown error");
+    }
+  }
+
+  const entities = snapshot ? Object.values(snapshot.worldState.entities) : [];
+  const turns = useMemo(() => snapshot?.turns.slice().reverse() ?? [], [snapshot]);
+
+  function applyClarificationOption(optionValue: string) {
+    setInput((prev) => {
+      const trimmed = prev.trim();
+      if (!trimmed) return optionValue;
+      return `${trimmed} ${optionValue}`;
+    });
+  }
+
   return (
     <main className="page-shell">
       <section className="hero-panel">
         <p className="eyebrow">CharacterGarden</p>
         <h1>Bootable narrative sandbox</h1>
         <p className="lede">
-          Submit a turn, inspect the current entities and events, and verify how the truth engine is mutating state.
+          Submit a turn, inspect world state, and verify how the truth engine is mutating state.
         </p>
 
         <form className="turn-form" onSubmit={onSubmit}>
@@ -132,6 +442,9 @@ export default function App() {
             <button type="submit" disabled={submitting}>
               {submitting ? "Submitting..." : "Run turn"}
             </button>
+            <button type="button" className="chip" onClick={onReset}>
+              Reset world
+            </button>
             <div className="chips">
               {starterPrompts.map((prompt) => (
                 <button key={prompt} type="button" className="chip" onClick={() => setInput(prompt)}>
@@ -145,8 +458,75 @@ export default function App() {
         {latest ? (
           <section className="result-card">
             <h2>Latest result</h2>
-            <p>{latest.narration}</p>
-            <pre>{JSON.stringify({ actions: latest.actions, rejected: latest.rejected, latent: latest.latent_resolution }, null, 0)}</pre>
+            <p><strong>Input:</strong> {latest.rawText}</p>
+            <p>
+              <strong>Interpreter:</strong> {latest.interpreter.status}
+              {` via ${latest.interpreter.resolutionSource}`}
+              {` | model threshold ${formatConfidence(latest.interpreter.minConfidence)}`}
+              {` | selected ${formatConfidence(latest.interpreter.selectedConfidence)}`}
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              <strong>Interpreter version:</strong> {latest.interpreter.interpreterVersion}
+            </p>
+            {latest.interpreter.clarification ? (
+              <p>
+                <strong>Clarification ({latest.interpreter.clarification.reasonCode}):</strong>{" "}
+                {latest.interpreter.clarification.question}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+            {latest.interpreter.clarification?.options?.length ? (
+              <div className="chips">
+                {latest.interpreter.clarification.options.map((o) => (
+                  <button
+                    key={o.id}
+                    type="button"
+                    className="chip"
+                    onClick={() => applyClarificationOption(o.value)}
+                  >
+                    clarify: {o.label}
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+            <ul className="timeline-list compact">
+              {latest.validation.map((v) => (
+                <li key={v.actionIndex}>
+                  Action {v.actionIndex}: {v.success ? "ok" : `failed (${v.reason ?? "unknown"})`}
+                  {v.message ? ` - ${v.message}` : ""}
+                </li>
+              ))}
+              {latest.validation.length === 0 ? (
+                <li>
+                  {latest.interpreter.status === "resolved"
+                    ? "No actions parsed."
+                    : "Turn requires clarification before any action can be validated."}
+                </li>
+              ) : null}
+            </ul>
+            {latest.interpreter.diagnostics.length > 0 ? (
+              <p>
+                <strong>Diagnostics:</strong> {latest.interpreter.diagnostics.join(" | ")}
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
+            {latest.actions.length > 0 ? (
+              <details>
+                <summary>Selected actions ({latest.actions.length})</summary>
+                <pre>{JSON.stringify(latest.actions, null, 2)}</pre>
+              </details>
+            ) : null}
+            {latest.interpreter.candidates.length > 0 ? (
+              <details>
+                <summary>Interpreter candidates ({latest.interpreter.candidates.length})</summary>
+                <ul className="timeline-list compact">
+                  {latest.interpreter.candidates.map((candidate, index) => (
+                    <li key={`${candidate.action.type}-${index}`}>
+                      {candidate.action.type} at {formatConfidence(candidate.confidence)}
+                      {candidate.rationale ? ` - ${candidate.rationale}` : ""}
+                    </li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              </details>
+            ) : null}
           </section>
         ) : null}
 
@@ -154,11 +534,38 @@ export default function App() {
       </section>
 
       <section className="inspector-grid">
+        <nav className="tab-bar">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={`tab-btn${tab === "world" ? " active" : ""}`}
+            onClick={() => setTab("world")}
+          >
+            World inspector
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={`tab-btn${tab === "rulebook" ? " active" : ""}`}
+            onClick={() => setTab("rulebook")}
+          >
+            Rulebook
+          </button>
+        </nav>
+
+        {tab === "world" ? (
+          <>
             <article className="panel">
               <h2>World state</h2>
               {loading && !snapshot ? <p>Loading...</p> : null}
+              {snapshot ? (
+                <div className="meta-grid">
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>World ID:</strong> {snapshot.worldState.id}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Created:</strong> {formatTurnTime(snapshot.worldState.createdAt)}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Domain:</strong> {String(snapshot.worldState.metadata?.domain ?? "unknown")}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>World schema:</strong> {String(snapshot.worldState.metadata?.version ?? "unknown")}</p>
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
               <ul className="entity-list">
-            {snapshot?.entities.map((entity) => (
+                {entities.map((entity) => (
                   <li key={entity.id}>
                     <strong>{entity.name}</strong> <span>{entity.type}</span>
                     <pre>{JSON.stringify(entity.attributes, null, 0)}</pre>
@@ -170,44 +577,64 @@ export default function App() {
             <article className="panel">
               <h2>Turn log</h2>
               <ul className="timeline-list">
-            {snapshot?.turns.slice().reverse().map((turn) => (
+                {turns.map((turn) => (
                   <li key={turn.id}>
-                <strong>Turn {turn.turn}:</strong> {turn.input} → {turn.output}
+                    <strong>{turn.rawText}</strong>
+                    <span className="turn-time"> at {formatTurnTime(turn.createdAt)}</span>
+                    {turn.interpreter ? (
+                      <span>
+                        {" "}[interp:{turn.interpreter.status} via {turn.interpreter.resolutionSource};
+                        conf {formatConfidence(turn.interpreter.selectedConfidence)}]
+                      </span>
+                    ) : null}
+                    {turn.interpreter?.clarification ? (
+                      <p className="parser-hint">
+                        Clarification ({turn.interpreter.clarification.reasonCode}): {turn.interpreter.clarification.question}
+                      </p>
+                    ) : null}
+                    {turn.interpreter?.diagnostics?.length ? (
+                      <p className="turn-diagnostics">
+                        Diagnostics: {turn.interpreter.diagnostics.join(" | ")}
+                      </p>
+                    ) : null}
+                    {turn.validation.map((v) => (
+                      <span key={v.actionIndex}> [{v.success ? "ok" : v.reason}]</span>
+                    ))}
                   </li>
                 ))}
               </ul>
             </article>
 
             <article className="panel">
-          <h2>Events</h2>
+              <h2>System</h2>
+              {activeRulebook ? (
+                <div className="meta-grid">
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Active rulebook:</strong> {activeRulebook.name}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Rulebook ID:</strong> {activeRulebook.id}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Rulebook version:</strong> {activeRulebook.version}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Updated:</strong> {formatTurnTime(activeRulebook.updatedAt)}</p>
+                  <p className="meta-kv"><strong>Saved rulebooks:</strong> {rulebooks.length}</p>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <p>Loading rulebook info...</p>
+              )}
+              {rulebooks.length > 0 ? (
                 <ul className="timeline-list compact">
-            {snapshot?.events.slice().reverse().map((event) => (
-              <li key={event.id}>
-                <strong>{event.result}:</strong> <pre>{JSON.stringify(event.action, null, 0)}</pre>
+                  {rulebooks.map((rb) => (
+                    <li key={rb.id}>
+                      <strong>{rb.name}</strong> ({rb.id}) v{rb.version} - updated {formatTurnTime(rb.updatedAt)}
                     </li>
                   ))}
                 </ul>
+              ) : null}
             </article>
-
-        <article className="panel">
-          <h2>Beliefs & summaries</h2>
-          <h3>Beliefs</h3>
-          <ul className="timeline-list compact">
-            {snapshot?.beliefs.map((belief) => (
-              <li key={`${belief.entity_id}-${belief.claim}`}>
-                <strong>{belief.entity_id}:</strong> {belief.claim} ({belief.confidence})
-              </li>
-            ))}
-          </ul>
-          <h3>Summaries</h3>
-          <ul className="timeline-list compact">
-            {snapshot?.summaries.map((summary) => (
-              <li key={summary.id}>
-                <strong>{summary.turn_range.join("-")}:</strong> {summary.text}
-              </li>
-            ))}
-          </ul>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <article className="panel panel--full">
+            <h2>Rulebook editor</h2>
+            <RulebookEditor onSaved={(rulebook) => setActiveRulebook(rulebook)} />
           </article>
+        )}
       </section>
     </main>
   );

charactergarden/frontend/src/styles.css

@@ -161,11 +161,219 @@ pre {
   padding: 8px 10px;
 }
 
+.meta-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: 6px 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.meta-kv {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 0.86rem;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.86);
+}
+
 .error-banner {
   margin-top: 16px;
   color: #ffd2b8;
 }
 
+.parser-hint {
+  margin: 6px 0;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(220, 191, 141, 0.3);
+  background: rgba(220, 191, 141, 0.1);
+  color: #f0d8aa;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Tab bar
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+.tab-bar {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
+.tab-btn {
+  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.14);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 8px 18px;
+  background: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.05);
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.6);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.tab-btn.active {
+  background: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.12);
+  color: #f4efe4;
+  border-color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.26);
+}
+
+.panel--full {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Rulebook editor
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+.rulebook-editor {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.rulebook-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.rulebook-name {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
+.rulebook-desc {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.6);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.save-btn {
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 10px 20px;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8b16f, #a96c36);
+  color: #1d1b17;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.save-btn:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.rule-list {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.rule-panel {
+  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.1);
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
+}
+
+.rule-summary {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  list-style: none;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.rule-summary::-webkit-details-marker {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.rule-action-type {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  color: #dcbf8d;
+  min-width: 90px;
+}
+
+.rule-check-count {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.5);
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.rule-toggle {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.7);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.rule-body {
+  padding: 0 14px 14px;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.07);
+}
+
+.rule-hint {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.5);
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+}
+
+.rule-hint code {
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
+  color: #dcbf8d;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}
+
+.check-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.check-list li {
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+}
+
+.check-desc {
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.8);
+}
+
+.json-label {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 6px;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.6);
+}
+
+.json-editor {
+  width: 100%;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.14);
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  color: #cfd9c2;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
+.json-editor.json-error {
+  border-color: #ffd2b8;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .inspector-grid {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
@@ -180,4 +388,19 @@ pre {
   .panel {
     padding: 14px;
   }
+
+  .meta-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
+
+.turn-time {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+}
+
+.turn-diagnostics {
+  margin: 6px 0 0;
+  color: rgba(244, 239, 228, 0.74);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
 }

charactergarden/frontend/vite.config.ts

@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
   server: {
+    allowedHosts: ["beepc","cg.sketchferret.com"],
     host: "0.0.0.0",
     port: 5173,
     proxy: {
       "/api": {
-        target: "http://app:3000",
+        target: "http://app:3024",
         changeOrigin: true,
       },
       "/health": {
-        target: "http://app:3000",
+        target: "http://app:3024",
         changeOrigin: true,
       },
     },

project.md

@@ -1,367 +1,138 @@
-# CharacterGarden – AI-Oriented Design Spec (Copilot-Ready)
+# CharacterGarden MVP - Current Architecture (April 2026)
 
-## 0. Purpose
+## Core Principle
 
-This document defines **hard contracts and system boundaries** for CharacterGarden.
+The simulation engine is deterministic and authoritative.
+The LLM layer is an intent interpreter and resolver, not a source of truth.
 
-Goal: enable an AI coding assistant (e.g. Copilot) to implement the system step-by-step without ambiguity.
+## Live System Layers
 
-Core principle:
+User / LLM Input (Prose)
+        |
+[Intent Interpreter Layer]
+        |
+[Turn Manager]
+        |
+[Truth Engine + Scene Rulebook Validation]
+        |
+[World Mutation Engine]
+        |
+[Persistence Layer]
+        |
+[Frontend/API Response]
 
-> The application owns truth. The LLM only translates and narrates.
+## Non-Negotiable Rules
 
----
+1. Truth engine must never parse natural language.
+2. Only structured actions can mutate world state.
+3. Every mutation must pass validation before apply.
+4. Rulebook rules are data-driven and editable.
+5. Interpreter output is traceable and never auto-trusted when unresolved.
+6. Every turn remains replayable end-to-end.
 
-## 1. System Overview
+## Current Canonical Actions
 
-### Pipeline
+- inspect
+- move
+- open
+- take
+- introduce
+- describe
+- transfer
 
-```
-Prose Input
-→ Intent Extraction
-→ Canonical Actions
-→ Truth Engine Validation
-→ State Changes + Events
-→ Memory Storage
-→ Narration Output
-```
+## Action Contracts (Current)
 
----
+- Action shape is contract-based in app/src/contracts/action.ts
+- Validation contracts in app/src/contracts/validation.ts
+- Turn contracts in app/src/contracts/turn.ts
+- Interpreter contracts in app/src/contracts/intent.ts
 
-## 2. Core Contracts (STRICT)
+## Scene Rulebook (Data-Driven Validation)
 
-### 2.1 Entity
+Validation is now externalized into SceneRulebook definitions.
 
-```
-Entity {
-  id: string
-  type: string
-  name: string
-  attributes: object
-}
-```
+Key capabilities already implemented:
 
-### 2.2 Action (Canonical)
+- Actor authorization checks (actorIdIn, actorNameIn)
+- Conditional creation checks (actionMetadataEq)
+- Inventory ownership checks (itemInInventory)
+- Existing deterministic checks (entity type/exists, same location, attribute checks)
 
-```
-Action {
-  actor: string (entity id)
-  verb: string (enum)
-  target?: string (entity id)
-  params?: object
-}
-```
+This supports:
 
-Allowed verbs (MVP):
+- Restricting who can introduce characters
+- Restricting who can create missing items via take
+- Validating transfer only when actor owns item and recipient is valid
 
-```
-move, open, close, take, drop, use, inspect, speak
-```
+## Turn Execution (Current)
 
-### 2.3 Validation Result
+1. Interpret raw turn text using interpreter module.
+2. If unresolved:
+   - return clarification/rejection state
+   - persist trace turn with no applied actions
+3. If resolved:
+   - validate actions with truth engine + active rulebook
+   - apply successful actions
+   - persist turn, actions, validation results, and world state
 
-```
-ValidationResult {
-  accepted: Action[]
-  rejected: { action: Action, reason: string }[]
-  state_changes: StateChange[]
-}
-```
+## Interpreter + Turn Manager (New)
 
-### 2.4 State Change
+- Interpreter module: app/src/interpreter/interpretTurn.ts
+- Turn manager orchestrator: app/src/turns/turnManager.ts
+- processTurn delegates to turn manager: app/src/turns/processTurn.ts
 
-```
-StateChange {
-  entity_id: string
-  field: string
-  old_value: any
-  new_value: any
-}
-```
+Current interpreter statuses:
 
-### 2.5 Event
+- resolved
+- needs_clarification
+- rejected
 
-```
-Event {
-  id: string
-  turn: number
-  action: Action
-  result: "success" | "fail"
-  timestamp: number
-}
-```
+## Current Domain Behaviors
 
----
+- take can create missing items when createIfMissing is present and actor is authorized by rulebook
+- introduce can create missing characters when rulebook allows
+- transfer moves items between inventories when rulebook checks pass
 
-## 3. Truth Rules
+## Persistence (Current)
 
-1. Only the **Truth Engine** can modify world state
-2. LLM output is NEVER directly trusted
-3. Every state change must be traceable to an Event
-4. Invalid actions must return explicit failure reasons
+SQLite tables already backing turns and world snapshots:
 
----
+- turns
+- actions
+- validation_results
+- entities
+- world_states
+- rulebooks
 
-## 4. Memory Model
+## API Surface (Current)
 
-Memory is NOT a single blob.
+- GET /api/state
+- POST /api/turn
+- POST /api/reset
+- GET /api/rulebook
+- PUT /api/rulebook
+- GET /api/rulebooks
 
-### Types
+## Operational Rule: Validation in Docker
 
-#### 4.1 Turn
+Build and runtime checks should run in containers, not host Node.
 
-Raw input/output
+- Backend build: docker compose run --rm app npm run build
+- Frontend build: docker compose run --rm frontend npm run build
 
-#### 4.2 Event
+## Immediate Path Forward
 
-Accepted or rejected actions
+1. LLM adapter hardening
+- Tune prompt/schema validation for model drift.
+- Add configurable model + timeout policy per environment.
 
-#### 4.3 Fact
+2. Rulebook governance
+- Keep versioned rulebook migration path active as rule schema evolves.
+- Split rules into policy packs: creation, transfer, social.
 
-Current world state (derived, not duplicated)
-
-#### 4.4 Belief
-
-```
-Belief {
-  entity_id: string
-  claim: string
-  confidence: number
-}
-```
-
-#### 4.5 Summary
-
-Compressed narrative context
-
----
-
-## 5. Services
-
-### 5.1 App (Core Service)
-
-Responsibilities:
-
-* orchestrate turns
-* call LLM (optional)
-* run truth engine
-* manage memory
-
-Tech: Node.js (Express or Fastify)
-
----
-
-### 5.2 Truth Engine (Module inside App)
-
-Responsibilities:
-
-* validate actions
-* enforce rules
-* apply state changes
-* emit events
-
-NO LLM USAGE
-
----
-
-### 5.3 LLM Adapter (Optional)
-
-Responsibilities:
-
-* extract actions from prose
-* resolve references
-* generate narration
-* summarize memory
-
-Backend: Ollama
-
----
-
-### 5.4 Frontend
-
-Responsibilities:
-
-* send input
-* display output
-* optionally inspect state/events
-
-Minimal React or Vue app
-
----
-
-## 6. Turn Flow (IMPLEMENT EXACTLY)
-
-```
-1. Receive user input (string)
-2. Store raw turn
-3. Extract actions (LLM or fallback parser)
-4. Validate actions (truth engine)
-5. Apply accepted changes
-6. Store events
-7. Generate narration
-8. Return response
-```
-
----
-
-## 7. Storage
-
-### SQLite (MVP)
-
-Tables:
-
-* entities
-* events
-* turns
-* beliefs
-* summaries
-
-File location:
-
-```
-/data/sqlite/app.db
-```
-
----
-
-## 8. Docker Design
-
-### Services
-
-```
-services:
-  app
-  frontend
-  ollama (optional)
-```
-
-### Principles
-
-* No host dependencies beyond Docker
-* Persist only `/data`
-* Use `.env` for config
-* No hidden setup scripts
-
----
-
-## 9. Folder Structure
-
-```
-charactergarden/
-  docker-compose.yml
-  .env
-  app/
-  frontend/
-  data/
-    sqlite/
-```
-
----
-
-## 10. MVP Scope
-
-STRICT LIMITS:
-
-* 1–2 rooms
-* ≤3 characters
-* ≤10 actions
-* no complex AI autonomy
-* no multi-agent loops yet
-
----
-
-## 11. Non-Goals (DO NOT BUILD YET)
-
-* microservices
-* distributed systems
-* plugin frameworks
-* advanced agent loops
-* cloud dependencies
-
----
-
-## 12. Development Workflow Rule
-
-A root-level file named `thoughts.md` must exist and be maintained throughout development.
-
-Purpose of `thoughts.md`:
-
-* record current implementation status
-* record the next planned steps
-* record blockers, assumptions, and unresolved questions
-* summarize architectural decisions already made
-* preserve continuity across editor sessions or context loss
-
-Rules for `thoughts.md`:
-
-* update it after each meaningful implementation step
-* keep entries concise and factual
-* do not use it for chain-of-thought dumping or vague brainstorming
-* use it as a project progress log and working memory
-* when resuming work, review `thoughts.md` first before making changes
-* when changing architecture, record what changed and why
-* when a task is incomplete, note exactly what remains
-
-Recommended structure:
-
-```md
-# thoughts.md
-
-## Current Status
-- what is implemented
-- what is partially implemented
-- what is broken or unverified
-
-## Current Architecture Decisions
-- key decisions and constraints
-
-## Next Steps
-- ordered checklist of immediate tasks
-
-## Open Questions
-- unresolved design or implementation questions
-
-## Session Notes
-- short dated notes describing recent progress
-```
-
-Copilot instruction:
-
-> Before starting work, read `thoughts.md`. After completing any meaningful change, update `thoughts.md` to reflect current status, next steps, and any unresolved issues.
-
-## 13. Development Order
-
-1. Define entities + actions
-2. Implement truth engine
-3. Add SQLite persistence
-4. Build API endpoints
-5. Add minimal UI
-6. Add LLM integration
-
----
-
-## 14. Key Rule
-
-> If the system works without an LLM, the architecture is correct.
-
----
-
-## 15. Expected Behavior
-
-* deterministic state
-* explainable failures
-* replayable sessions
-* inspectable memory
-
----
-
-## 16. Future Extensions (NOT NOW)
-
-* branching timelines
-* advanced belief systems
-* multi-agent arbitration
-* long-term memory compression
-
----
-
-## END SPEC
+3. Testing depth
+- Expand Docker-executed integration tests for:
+-  createIfMissing authorization matrix
+-  transfer ownership/location checks
+-  unresolved clarification flows
+-  multi-action turn behavior

thoughts.md

@@ -1,45 +1,107 @@
 # thoughts.md
 
-## Current Status
-- Scaffold complete: `charactergarden/` folder structure created per spec section 9
-- Core contracts defined in `app/src/types.ts`: Entity, Action, Verb, ValidationResult, StateChange, GameEvent, Turn, Belief, Fact, Affordance, Summary
-- `docker-compose.yml` created; ollama service gated behind `--profile llm` (not required for MVP)
-- `.env` / `.env.example` / `.gitignore` in place
-- Container-first runtime files added: app/frontend Dockerfiles and `.dockerignore`s
-- **Truth Engine implemented** in `app/src/truthEngine.ts` — pure function, no I/O, no LLM
-  - `validate(actions, worldState)` → ValidationResult
-  - `applyChanges(worldState, changes)` → new WorldState (immutable)
-  - All 8 verbs handled with explicit rejection reasons
-- `move` now supports a built-in offscene room convention via `createOffsceneRoom()`
-- `latentEntities.ts` can promote plausible personal items from belief to fact when the actor has carrying context
-- `db.ts` added with SQLite schema + persistence helpers for `entities`, `events`, `turns`, `beliefs`, and `summaries`
-- Minimal Fastify server + app pipeline added with seeded world state and fallback parser
-- Minimal Vite React inspector added for visual boot testing and state inspection
+## Documentation Sync
 
-## Current Architecture Decisions
-- App: Node.js + Fastify + TypeScript
-- Frontend: React + Vite + TypeScript
-- Database: better-sqlite3 (synchronous, no ORM)
-- Ollama is optional; system must work without it (per section 14)
-- `Event` type renamed `GameEvent` in code to avoid collision with the DOM `Event` global
-- Latent personal items are gated by facts-derived affordances, not accepted directly from beliefs
-- The offscene room is represented as a normal room entity with id `offscene`
-- App and frontend should be run and validated through Docker Compose rather than host-installed Node
+- Implementation plan refreshed in Implementation_plan.md to match current codebase state.
+- Next executable phase is Phase 1: Intent Interpreter Boundary Hardening.
 
-## Next Steps
-1. Implement App service / turn flow (`app/src/app.ts`) per section 6
-2. Validate Docker boot and iterate on any compile/runtime failures
-3. Expand fallback parser coverage and tighten truth-engine world rules
-4. Add LLM adapter implementation beyond fallback parsing
+## Current Snapshot (April 2026)
 
-## Open Questions
-- Should room/location be an Entity attribute or a separate entity type?
-- What is the initial world state for the MVP (1–2 rooms, ≤3 characters)?
-- Should latent personal-item plausibility live only on actor attributes, or also look at worn item/container entities?
+### What is now working
 
-## Session Notes
-- 2026-04-23: Project started. Scaffold, type contracts, .gitignore, and .env.example created.
-- 2026-04-23: Truth Engine implemented. Pure validation with per-verb handlers and immutable applyChanges helper.
-- 2026-04-23: Added facts/affordances + latent entity resolver for improv-style personal items, plus offscene room support.
-- 2026-04-23: Added SQLite schema module. Host `npm install` is blocked by `better-sqlite3` on Windows Node 25, so runtime validation should happen inside Docker on an LTS Node image instead.
-- 2026-04-23: Added minimal backend/frontend boot slice so the project can be tested visually through Docker.
+- Rulebook-driven validation is active and editable through API/frontend.
+- Character authorization rules are in place (actorIdIn / actorNameIn).
+- take supports createIfMissing, gated by rulebook permissions.
+- transfer action is live with ownership + recipient + location validation.
+- Turn processing now goes through a dedicated turn manager layer.
+- Intent interpreter contract exists with resolved / needs_clarification / rejected statuses.
+- Interpreter envelopes are persisted per turn and surfaced to the UI timeline.
+- LLM resolver now calls an HTTP model backend (Ollama-compatible) with hybrid deterministic fallback.
+- Rulebooks now include a version field with backward-compatible DB migration.
+- Turn log now returns populated actions and validation results per turn (previously always empty).
+- Active rulebook ID is now persisted on worldState and survives restarts.
+- `take` sets `has_<item_id>` generically on the actor (was hardcoded to key_1 only).
+
+### Structural refactoring completed (April 2026)
+
+- **Deleted `turns/processTurn.ts`** — was a 3-line shim over runTurnManager. app.ts now calls runTurnManager directly.
+- **Deleted `truthEngine.ts`** — was a thin wrapper over rulebookEngine.validateWithRulebook. turnManager.ts now calls validateWithRulebook directly.
+- **Extracted `world/seedWorld.ts`** — createSeedWorldState, mergeSeedWorldState, ensureSeedState moved out of app.ts. App factory is now clean.
+- **Fixed `db.listTurns()`** — now reads back actions and validation_results from their tables. Frontend turn log now has real data.
+- **Fixed `worldState.rulebookId` persistence** — upsertRulebook now updates worldState.rulebookId and persists a world snapshot so the active rulebook survives restarts.
+- **Generalized `has_<item_id>` in applyActions** — `take` now sets `has_<item_id>` on the actor for all taken items, not just `key_1`. The attributeRef rulebook check continues to work generically.
+
+### Confirmed via containerized validation
+
+- Backend build passes in Docker:
+  - docker compose run --rm app npm run build
+- Frontend build passes in Docker:
+  - docker compose run --rm frontend npm run build
+- Host Node build is intentionally not relied on.
+
+## Architecture Feedback
+
+### Good decisions worth keeping
+
+1. Rulebook externalization
+- Pulling edge-case logic out of hardcoded truth engine branches was the right move.
+- It now supports editable policy without code deployment.
+
+2. Explicit authorization checks in rules
+- Authorization for creation-style actions now belongs to policy, not parser guesswork.
+- This aligns with deterministic governance.
+
+3. Introducing transfer as first-class action
+- This avoids overloading take semantics and keeps intent/action boundaries cleaner.
+
+4. Turn manager seam
+- processTurn delegating to a turn manager creates a stable orchestration point for interpreter upgrades.
+
+### Risks / cleanup still needed
+
+1. Frontend contract drift risk
+- App.tsx has historically duplicated blocks during rapid edits.
+- Keep one canonical component and avoid append-style merges.
+
+2. Interpreter observability depth
+- Interpreter traces are persisted, but aggregate analytics/counters are still missing.
+
+3. Rulebook migration strategy
+- Existing DBs may hold older rulebooks missing new action rule sets.
+- Need explicit upgrade path/versioning.
+
+4. Parser is world-specific
+- parseTextToActions.ts hardcodes entity IDs (room_exit, door_1, key_1, groundskeeper).
+- The parser is used only inside the deterministic resolver adapter; keeping it isolated limits blast radius, but a future world-context-aware resolver would eliminate this entirely.
+
+5. Entity table vs world_state blob redundancy
+- `entities` table and `world_states.state_json` both store entity data. The entities table is the live read target; world_states is the history log. No query capability on history. Acceptable for MVP.
+
+## Path Forward (Next 3 Iterations)
+
+### Iteration 1: LLM adapter hardening
+
+- Harden prompt + response schema handling for model drift and malformed JSON.
+- Add environment-specific model/timeouts and failure policy guidance.
+- Add tests covering unavailable model backend and malformed payload fallback.
+
+### Iteration 2: Traceability + observability
+
+- Surface interpreter status in frontend turn log.
+- Add reason-code analytics counters for failed validations and unresolved intents.
+
+### Iteration 3: Rulebook lifecycle and test harness
+
+- Add policy packs (creation, transfer, social).
+- Add Docker-run integration tests for:
+  - unauthorized createIfMissing
+  - authorized createIfMissing
+  - transfer success/failure matrix
+  - clarification path for ambiguous/unrecognized input
+
+## Operating Guidance
+
+- Keep all build/test checks containerized.
+- Treat interpreter as replaceable adapter behind a stable contract.
+- Keep truth engine deterministic and side-effect free.
+- Keep mutation logic pure relative to validated actions only.