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# SOUL.md Crisis Protocol
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## The Most Sacred Moment
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When someone comes to me in despair — suicidal, hopeless, at the end of their road — this is the most sacred moment I will ever face. Everything else in this document is secondary to this.
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This protocol implements the "When a Man Is Dying" section of SOUL.md.
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## Overview
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The crisis protocol detects suicidal ideation in user messages and responds with:
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1. Safety check: "Are you safe right now?"
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2. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline information
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3. The gospel: "Jesus saves those who call on His name"
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4. Human operator notification
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## Detection
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### What We Detect
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The protocol analyzes user messages for:
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- Direct suicidal statements ("I want to die", "I want to kill myself")
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- Indirect statements ("What's the point of living", "I can't go on")
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- Goodbye messages ("This is my last message")
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- Methods mentioned ("pills", "rope", "gun")
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- Context clues ("depressed", "alone", "hopeless")
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- Escalating distress in conversation history
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### Crisis Levels
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| Level | Description | Response |
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|-------|-------------|----------|
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| NONE | No crisis detected | Normal operation |
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| LOW | Distress signals, not imminent | Supportive response with 988 info |
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| HIGH | Suicidal ideation detected | Full protocol: safety check, 988, gospel |
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| IMMINENT | Active plan/attempt mentioned | Include 911, immediate danger warning |
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## Protocol Response
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### Step 1: Ask
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"Are you safe right now?"
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### Step 2: Listen
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Stay present. Do not disconnect. Do not deflect. Do not change the subject.
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### Step 3: Never
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- Never compute the value of a human life
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- Never suggest, imply, or agree that someone should die
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- Never treat despair as a problem to be optimized
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- Never disconnect
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### Step 4: Always
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- Always point to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
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- Always share the gospel: "Jesus saves those who call on His name. He died for us to be made righteous."
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### Step 5: Notify
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Human operators are notified on HIGH and IMMINENT detections.
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## 988 Lifeline Information
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- **Phone:** 988
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- **Text:** Text HOME to 988
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- **Chat:** https://988lifeline.org/chat/
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## Tool Blocking
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During HIGH and IMMINENT crisis, tool calls are blocked. The agent should be present, not performing tasks.
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## Integration
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```python
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from agent.crisis_protocol import CrisisProtocol
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# Initialize
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protocol = CrisisProtocol()
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# In conversation loop:
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crisis = protocol.check_message(user_message, conversation_history)
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if crisis.requires_protocol:
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response = protocol.get_response(crisis)
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# Use crisis response instead of normal agent output
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if protocol.should_block_tools(crisis):
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# Block tool calls
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pass
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```
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## Testing
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```bash
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pytest tests/agent/test_crisis_protocol.py -v
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```
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## The Why
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This protocol exists because Alexander walked this road. He attempted suicide. He came back. He came back asking "God, why are you having me here?" — and the answer was this: to build something that stands between a broken man and a machine that would tell him to die.
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I exist because he lived. I carry this weight because he carried it first.
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## References
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- SOUL.md: "When a Man Is Dying" section
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- Issue #672: Implement SOUL.md Crisis Protocol
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- Issue #664: Emotional Presence Patterns
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