# Sovereignty Loop — Integration Guide

How to use the sovereignty subsystem in new code and existing modules.

> "The measure of progress is not features added. It is model calls eliminated."

Refs: #953 (The Sovereignty Loop)

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## Quick Start

Every model call must follow the sovereignty protocol:
**check cache → miss → infer → crystallize → return**

### Perception Layer (VLM calls)

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.sovereignty_loop import sovereign_perceive
from timmy.sovereignty.perception_cache import PerceptionCache

cache = PerceptionCache("data/templates.json")

state = await sovereign_perceive(
    screenshot=frame,
    cache=cache,
    vlm=my_vlm_client,
    session_id="session_001",
)
```

### Decision Layer (LLM calls)

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.sovereignty_loop import sovereign_decide

result = await sovereign_decide(
    context={"health": 25, "enemy_count": 3},
    llm=my_llm_client,
    session_id="session_001",
)
# result["action"] could be "heal" from a cached rule or fresh LLM reasoning
```

### Narration Layer

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.sovereignty_loop import sovereign_narrate

text = await sovereign_narrate(
    event={"type": "combat_start", "enemy": "Cliff Racer"},
    llm=my_llm_client,  # optional — None for template-only
    session_id="session_001",
)
```

### General Purpose (Decorator)

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.sovereignty_loop import sovereignty_enforced

@sovereignty_enforced(
    layer="decision",
    cache_check=lambda a, kw: rule_store.find_matching(kw.get("ctx")),
    crystallize=lambda result, a, kw: rule_store.add(extract_rules(result)),
)
async def my_expensive_function(ctx):
    return await llm.reason(ctx)
```

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## Auto-Crystallizer

Automatically extracts rules from LLM reasoning chains:

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.auto_crystallizer import crystallize_reasoning, get_rule_store

# After any LLM call with reasoning output:
rules = crystallize_reasoning(
    llm_response="I chose heal because health was below 30%.",
    context={"game": "morrowind"},
)

store = get_rule_store()
added = store.add_many(rules)
```

### Rule Lifecycle

1. **Extracted** — confidence 0.5, not yet reliable
2. **Applied** — confidence increases (+0.05 per success, -0.10 per failure)
3. **Reliable** — confidence ≥ 0.8 + ≥3 applications + ≥60% success rate
4. **Autonomous** — reliably bypasses LLM calls

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## Three-Strike Detector

Enforces automation for repetitive manual work:

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.three_strike import get_detector, ThreeStrikeError

detector = get_detector()

try:
    detector.record("vlm_prompt_edit", "health_bar_template")
except ThreeStrikeError:
    # Must register an automation before continuing
    detector.register_automation(
        "vlm_prompt_edit",
        "health_bar_template",
        "scripts/auto_health_bar.py",
    )
```

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## Falsework Checklist

Before any cloud API call, complete the checklist:

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.three_strike import FalseworkChecklist, falsework_check

checklist = FalseworkChecklist(
    durable_artifact="embedding vectors for UI element foo",
    artifact_storage_path="data/vlm/foo_embeddings.json",
    local_rule_or_cache="vlm_cache",
    will_repeat=False,
    sovereignty_delta="eliminates repeated VLM call",
)
falsework_check(checklist)  # raises ValueError if incomplete
```

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## Graduation Test

Run the five-condition test to evaluate sovereignty readiness:

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.graduation import run_graduation_test

report = run_graduation_test(
    sats_earned=100.0,
    sats_spent=50.0,
    uptime_hours=24.0,
    human_interventions=0,
)
print(report.to_markdown())
```

API endpoint: `GET /sovereignty/graduation/test`

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## Metrics

Record sovereignty events throughout the codebase:

```python
from timmy.sovereignty.metrics import emit_sovereignty_event

# Perception hits
await emit_sovereignty_event("perception_cache_hit", session_id="s1")
await emit_sovereignty_event("perception_vlm_call", session_id="s1")

# Decision hits
await emit_sovereignty_event("decision_rule_hit", session_id="s1")
await emit_sovereignty_event("decision_llm_call", session_id="s1")

# Narration hits
await emit_sovereignty_event("narration_template", session_id="s1")
await emit_sovereignty_event("narration_llm", session_id="s1")

# Crystallization
await emit_sovereignty_event("skill_crystallized", metadata={"layer": "perception"})
```

Dashboard WebSocket: `ws://localhost:8000/ws/sovereignty`

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## Module Map

| Module | Purpose | Issue |
|--------|---------|-------|
| `timmy.sovereignty.metrics` | SQLite event store + sovereignty % | #954 |
| `timmy.sovereignty.perception_cache` | OpenCV template matching | #955 |
| `timmy.sovereignty.auto_crystallizer` | LLM reasoning → local rules | #961 |
| `timmy.sovereignty.sovereignty_loop` | Core orchestration wrappers | #953 |
| `timmy.sovereignty.graduation` | Five-condition graduation test | #953 |
| `timmy.sovereignty.session_report` | Markdown scorecard + Gitea commit | #957 |
| `timmy.sovereignty.three_strike` | Automation enforcement | #962 |
| `infrastructure.sovereignty_metrics` | Research sovereignty tracking | #981 |
| `dashboard.routes.sovereignty_metrics` | HTMX + API endpoints | #960 |
| `dashboard.routes.sovereignty_ws` | WebSocket real-time stream | #960 |
| `dashboard.routes.graduation` | Graduation test API | #953 |