SYSTEM STATE
StableFounder ControlledHuman Reviewed
ESCALATION CONTROL
Unresolved contradiction should stop action, not decorate it.
Verification Escalation Gate routes conflicts to the right review path before TheoB stores memory, publishes claims, drafts agreements, executes workflows, or updates strategy.
Review Required
Source Conflict80% escalation readinessTwo or more sources disagree on fact, timing, cause, ownership, legality, or meaning.
✓ Contradiction DefinedSource Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedTwo or more sources disagree on fact, timing, cause, ownership, legality, or meaning.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Timeline Conflict80% escalation readinessA claim does not match known dates, sequence, version history, or current status.
✓ Contradiction DefinedTimeline Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedA claim does not match known dates, sequence, version history, or current status.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Evidence Conflict80% escalation readinessConfidence is higher than the evidence quality supports.
✓ Contradiction DefinedEvidence Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedConfidence is higher than the evidence quality supports.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Memory Conflict80% escalation readinessStored memory disagrees with newer source trails, user correction, audit output, or deployment history.
✓ Contradiction DefinedMemory Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedStored memory disagrees with newer source trails, user correction, audit output, or deployment history.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Legal Conflict80% escalation readinessClaim or agreement may change by jurisdiction, regulation, contract scope, or attorney review.
✓ Contradiction DefinedLegal Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedClaim or agreement may change by jurisdiction, regulation, contract scope, or attorney review.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Cultural Conflict80% escalation readinessInterpretation risks flattening lineage, ceremony, sacred value, attribution, or community context.
✓ Contradiction DefinedCultural Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedInterpretation risks flattening lineage, ceremony, sacred value, attribution, or community context.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Operational Conflict80% escalation readinessSystem state, build output, deployment status, route coverage, or provider health disagree.
✓ Contradiction DefinedOperational Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedSystem state, build output, deployment status, route coverage, or provider health disagree.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
Review Required
Narrative Conflict80% escalation readinessA clean story hides uncertainty, contradiction, competing incentives, or missing context.
✓ Contradiction DefinedNarrative Conflict
✓ Meaning DefinedA clean story hides uncertainty, contradiction, competing incentives, or missing context.
✓ Escalation Pathroute to evidence, reflection, legal, memory, or human review
✓ Public Claim Holdhold public use until conflict is reviewed
• Human Reviewrequired for high-stakes contradiction resolution
ESCALATION RULES
Contradictions must be escalated before becoming public claims, memory, agreements, or actions.
Legal, health, culture, safety, finance, deployment, and identity conflicts require human review.
Temporal conflicts require freshness checks.
Evidence conflicts require source quality review.
Memory conflicts require correction or retirement.
Escalation should clarify uncertainty instead of hiding it.