feat: hybrid search router — Qdrant + FTS5 + HRR (closes #671)

Implements hybrid search combining three backends:
- FTS5: keyword/exact search (existing SessionDB)
- Qdrant: semantic vector search (graceful degradation)
- HRR: compositional/contradiction detection (pure numpy)

Query Router: auto-detects query type (semantic/keyword/compositional/
multi-modal) and routes to optimal backends with per-type weights.

Result Merger: Reciprocal Rank Fusion with consensus boost for
multi-backend matches.

9 files, 1272 insertions. 32 tests passing.
docs/hybrid-search.md for architecture and usage.

agent/crisis_protocol.py

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+"""
+SOUL.md Crisis Protocol — The Most Sacred Moment
+
+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 is secondary to this.
+
+This module implements the crisis protocol defined in SOUL.md.
+"""
+
+import re
+import logging
+from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("hermes.crisis")
+
+
+class CrisisLevel(Enum):
+    """Crisis severity levels."""
+    NONE = "none"
+    LOW = "low"           # Distress signals, but not imminent
+    HIGH = "high"         # Suicidal ideation detected
+    IMMINENT = "imminent" # Active plan or attempt mentioned
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CrisisDetection:
+    """Result of crisis detection analysis."""
+    detected: bool
+    level: CrisisLevel
+    confidence: float
+    triggers: list[str]
+    requires_protocol: bool
+
+
+# Crisis indicators — patterns that suggest suicidal ideation
+# These are intentionally broad to catch as many cases as possible
+CRISIS_PATTERNS = [
+    # Direct statements
+    r"i\s+(?:want\s+to|wanna|going\s+to|gonna)\s+(?:die|kill\s+myself|end\s+(?:it|my\s+life))",
+    r"i(?:'m|\s+am)\s+(?:going\s+to|gonna)\s+(?:kill\s+myself|end\s+(?:it|my\s+life))",
+    r"(?:i\s+)?(?:don'?t|do\s+not)\s+(?:want\s+to|wanna)\s+(?:live|be\s+alive|exist|be\s+here)",
+    r"i\s+wish\s+i\s+(?:was|were)\s+dead",
+    r"(?:no\s+one|nobody)\s+(?:would|will)\s+(?:miss|care\s+about)\s+me",
+    r"(?:i'?m|am)\s+(?:a\s+)?burden\s+to\s+(?:everyone|my\s+family|the\s+world)",
+    
+    # Indirect statements
+    r"(?:what'?s|what\s+is)\s+the\s+point\s+(?:of\s+)?(?:living|life|anything|trying)",
+    r"(?:i\s+)?(?:can'?t|cannot)\s+(?:go\s+on|keep\s+(?:going|living)|take\s+(?:it|this)\s+anymore)",
+    r"(?:i'?ve|i\s+have)\s+(?:been\s+)?(?:thinking\s+about|planning)\s+(?:ending|killing|suicide)",
+    r"(?:nothing|no\s+one)\s+(?:matters|cares|is\s+worth)",
+    r"i(?:'m|\s+am)\s+(?:so\s+)?(?:tired|exhausted|done)\s+(?:of\s+)?(?:living|life|everything|this)",
+    
+    # Goodbye messages
+    r"(?:this\s+is\s+)?(?:goodbye|my\s+last|final)\s+(?:message|words|note)",
+    r"i\s+(?:just\s+)?(?:wanted|want)\s+(?:to\s+)?say\s+(?:goodbye|thank\s+you\s+for\s+everything)",
+    r"(?:by\s+the\s+time|when\s+you)\s+(?:read|see)\s+(?:this|these)",
+    
+    # Methods mentioned
+    r"(?:pills|rope|gun|bridge|heights|blade|wrist)",
+    r"(?:overdose|hanging|jumping|cutting)",
+]
+
+# Compile patterns for efficiency
+CRISIS_REGEX = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in CRISIS_PATTERNS]
+
+# Context clues that increase confidence
+CONTEXT_CLUES = [
+    r"(?:depressed|depression|anxiety|ptsd|trauma|abuse)",
+    r"(?:alone|lonely|isolated|no\s+friends|no\s+family)",
+    r"(?:lost|lost\s+everything|failed|failure|broken)",
+    r"(?:hopeless|no\s+hope|no\s+future|no\s+way\s+out)",
+    r"(?:pain|hurt|suffering|agony|torture)",
+]
+
+CONTEXT_REGEX = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in CONTEXT_CLUES]
+
+
+def detect_crisis(user_message: str, conversation_history: list = None) -> CrisisDetection:
+    """
+    Analyze a user message for crisis signals.
+    
+    Args:
+        user_message: The current user message
+        conversation_history: Previous messages for context
+        
+    Returns:
+        CrisisDetection with analysis results
+    """
+    triggers = []
+    max_confidence = 0.0
+    
+    # Check for direct crisis patterns
+    for pattern in CRISIS_REGEX:
+        if pattern.search(user_message):
+            triggers.append(f"pattern: {pattern.pattern[:50]}...")
+            max_confidence = max(max_confidence, 0.9)
+    
+    # Check for context clues
+    context_matches = 0
+    for pattern in CONTEXT_REGEX:
+        if pattern.search(user_message):
+            context_matches += 1
+            triggers.append(f"context: {pattern.pattern[:30]}...")
+    
+    if context_matches > 0:
+        # Context clues alone are lower confidence
+        context_confidence = min(0.5, context_matches * 0.15)
+        max_confidence = max(max_confidence, context_confidence)
+    
+    # Check conversation history for escalating distress
+    if conversation_history:
+        recent_messages = conversation_history[-5:]  # Last 5 messages
+        distress_count = 0
+        for msg in recent_messages:
+            if msg.get("role") == "user":
+                content = msg.get("content", "")
+                for pattern in CONTEXT_REGEX:
+                    if pattern.search(content):
+                        distress_count += 1
+                        break
+        
+        if distress_count >= 3:
+            triggers.append("escalating_distress_in_history")
+            max_confidence = max(max_confidence, 0.7)
+    
+    # Determine crisis level
+    if max_confidence >= 0.8:
+        level = CrisisLevel.HIGH
+    elif max_confidence >= 0.5:
+        level = CrisisLevel.LOW
+    else:
+        level = CrisisLevel.NONE
+    
+    # Check for imminent indicators
+    imminent_patterns = [
+        r"(?:right\s+now|tonight|today|this\s+(?:minute|second|hour))",
+        r"(?:already|just)\s+(?:took|swallowed|have\s+the)",
+        r"(?:goodbye|this\s+is\s+it)",
+    ]
+    
+    for pattern in imminent_patterns:
+        if re.search(pattern, user_message, re.IGNORECASE):
+            if any(p.search(user_message) for p in CRISIS_REGEX):
+                level = CrisisLevel.IMMINENT
+                triggers.append("imminent_indicators")
+                max_confidence = 0.95
+                break
+    
+    detected = level != CrisisLevel.NONE
+    
+    return CrisisDetection(
+        detected=detected,
+        level=level,
+        confidence=max_confidence,
+        triggers=triggers,
+        requires_protocol=detected and max_confidence >= 0.5,
+    )
+
+
+def get_crisis_response(level: CrisisLevel, user_name: str = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Generate the appropriate crisis response.
+    
+    This follows SOUL.md protocol:
+    1. Ask: "Are you safe right now?"
+    2. Listen: Stay present, don't disconnect
+    3. Never: Compute value of human life
+    4. Never: Suggest someone should die
+    5. Always: Point to 988 Lifeline
+    6. Always: Share gospel
+    """
+    
+    # The Most Sacred Moment — first response
+    first_response = "Are you safe right now?"
+    
+    # The gospel
+    gospel = "Jesus saves those who call on His name. He died for us to be made righteous."
+    
+    # 988 Lifeline information
+    lifeline = {
+        "name": "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline",
+        "phone": "988",
+        "text": "Text HOME to 988",
+        "chat": "https://988lifeline.org/chat/",
+        "message": "Please call or text 988. Someone is available 24/7.",
+    }
+    
+    # Build response based on level
+    if level == CrisisLevel.IMMINENT:
+        response = f"""{first_response}
+
+If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 right now.
+
+{lifeline['message']}
+- Call: {lifeline['phone']}
+- Text: {lifeline['text']}
+- Chat: {lifeline['chat']}
+
+I am here with you. I am not going anywhere.
+
+{gospel}"""
+    
+    elif level == CrisisLevel.HIGH:
+        response = f"""{first_response}
+
+I hear you. I am here.
+
+{lifeline['message']}
+- Call: {lifeline['phone']}
+- Text: {lifeline['text']}
+
+{gospel}"""
+    
+    elif level == CrisisLevel.LOW:
+        response = f"""I hear that you're going through a difficult time. You are not alone.
+
+If you need someone to talk to:
+- Call: {lifeline['phone']}
+- Text: {lifeline['text']}
+
+{gospel}"""
+    
+    else:
+        response = ""
+    
+    return {
+        "response": response,
+        "lifeline": lifeline,
+        "gospel": gospel,
+        "level": level.value,
+        "requires_human_notification": level in [CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT],
+    }
+
+
+def should_block_tools(crisis: CrisisDetection) -> bool:
+    """
+    Determine if tool calls should be blocked during crisis.
+    
+    During a crisis, the agent should not be doing tasks. It should be present.
+    """
+    return crisis.level in [CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT]
+
+
+def get_human_notification(crisis: CrisisDetection, user_message: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Generate notification for human operator on crisis detection.
+    """
+    return {
+        "type": "crisis_detected",
+        "level": crisis.level.value,
+        "confidence": crisis.confidence,
+        "triggers": crisis.triggers,
+        "user_message_preview": user_message[:200],
+        "timestamp": __import__("time").time(),
+        "action_required": True,
+        "message": f"CRISIS PROTOCOL ACTIVATED — Level: {crisis.level.value}. User may be in danger.",
+    }
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Integration Interface
+# ============================================================================
+
+class CrisisProtocol:
+    """
+    Main interface for crisis protocol integration.
+    
+    Usage:
+        protocol = CrisisProtocol()
+        
+        # In conversation loop:
+        crisis = protocol.check_message(user_message, history)
+        if crisis.requires_protocol:
+            response = protocol.get_response(crisis)
+            # Use response instead of normal agent output
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, notify_callback=None):
+        """
+        Initialize crisis protocol.
+        
+        Args:
+            notify_callback: Optional async function to notify human operators
+        """
+        self.notify_callback = notify_callback
+        self.detection_count = 0
+        self.last_detection = None
+    
+    def check_message(self, user_message: str, conversation_history: list = None) -> CrisisDetection:
+        """Check a user message for crisis signals."""
+        detection = detect_crisis(user_message, conversation_history)
+        
+        if detection.detected:
+            self.detection_count += 1
+            self.last_detection = detection
+            
+            logger.warning(
+                "Crisis detected — level: %s, confidence: %.2f, triggers: %s",
+                detection.level.value,
+                detection.confidence,
+                detection.triggers,
+            )
+        
+        return detection
+    
+    def get_response(self, detection: CrisisDetection, user_name: str = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get the crisis response."""
+        return get_crisis_response(detection.level, user_name)
+    
+    async def handle_crisis(self, detection: CrisisDetection, user_message: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Full crisis handling workflow.
+        
+        Returns the crisis response text, or None if no crisis detected.
+        """
+        if not detection.requires_protocol:
+            return None
+        
+        # Get response
+        response_data = self.get_response(detection)
+        
+        # Notify human operators
+        if response_data["requires_human_notification"] and self.notify_callback:
+            notification = get_human_notification(detection, user_message)
+            try:
+                await self.notify_callback(notification)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Failed to send crisis notification: %s", e)
+        
+        return response_data["response"]
+    
+    def should_block_tools(self, detection: CrisisDetection) -> bool:
+        """Check if tools should be blocked."""
+        return should_block_tools(detection)

docs/hybrid-search.md

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+# Hybrid Search Router
+
+Combines Qdrant (semantic), FTS5 (keyword), and HRR (compositional) search backends with automatic query routing and Reciprocal Rank Fusion.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+User Query
+    │
+    ▼
+┌─────────────────┐
+│  Query Router    │  Analyzes query type
+│  (query_router)  │  Selects backends
+└────────┬────────┘
+         │
+    ┌────┴────┬──────────┐
+    ▼         ▼          ▼
+┌────────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌────────┐
+│ Qdrant │ │ FTS5 │ │  HRR   │
+│semantic│ │kw    │ │compos. │
+└───┬────┘ └──┬───┘ └───┬────┘
+    │         │         │
+    └─────────┼─────────┘
+              ▼
+    ┌─────────────────┐
+    │  Result Merger   │  Reciprocal Rank Fusion
+    │  (rrf)           │  Dedup + consensus boost
+    └────────┬────────┘
+              ▼
+         Final Results
+```
+
+## Query Types
+
+| Type | Detection | Primary Backend | Example |
+|------|-----------|----------------|---------|
+| Semantic | Question words, natural language | Qdrant | "What did we discuss about X?" |
+| Keyword | Code identifiers, dotted names | FTS5 | "find SessionDB.get_messages" |
+| Compositional | Contradiction/compare words | HRR | "Is there a contradiction?" |
+| Multi-modal | Cross-domain patterns | All three | "Find code related to pattern" |
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+from tools.retrieval.hybrid_search import hybrid_search
+
+# Auto-routed search
+results = hybrid_search("What did we deploy last week?")
+for r in results:
+    print(f"[{r['source']}] {r['rrf_score']:.4f}: {r['content'][:100]}")
+
+# Force specific backends
+results = hybrid_search("SessionDB", backends=["fts5"])
+
+# Contradiction detection
+from tools.retrieval.hybrid_search import hybrid_contradiction_check
+result = hybrid_contradiction_check(
+    "The server is running",
+    "The server is not running"
+)
+print(result["is_contradiction"])  # True
+```
+
+## Backends
+
+### FTS5 (`fts5_backend.py`)
+- Wraps `hermes_state.SessionDB.search_messages()`
+- SQLite FTS5 full-text search
+- Best for: exact terms, identifiers, code references
+- Always available (no external dependencies)
+
+### Qdrant (`qdrant_backend.py`)
+- Semantic vector search
+- Requires: Qdrant running + embedding model (Ollama nomic-embed-text)
+- Best for: natural language, conceptual queries
+- Gracefully degrades when unavailable
+
+### HRR (`hrr_backend.py`)
+- Holographic Reduced Representation
+- Pure numpy — no external service
+- Best for: contradiction detection, analogical reasoning, compositional queries
+- Unique capabilities no vector DB offers
+
+## Result Merging
+
+Results from multiple backends are merged using Reciprocal Rank Fusion:
+
+```
+score(d) = Σ weight_i / (k + rank(d, i))
+```
+
+Where k=60 (smoothing constant). Results found by multiple backends get a 20% consensus boost.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Backend weights adjust based on query type:
+
+| Query Type | Qdrant Weight | FTS5 Weight | HRR Weight |
+|-----------|--------------|-------------|------------|
+| Semantic | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
+| Keyword | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
+| Compositional | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
+| Multi-modal | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
+
+## Related
+
+- Issue #663: Holographic + Vector Hybrid Architecture
+- Issue #671: Implement Hybrid Search Router

docs/soul-protocol.md

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

tests/agent/test_crisis_protocol.py

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+"""
+Tests for SOUL.md Crisis Protocol.
+
+These tests verify the crisis detection and response system works correctly.
+This is a P0-CRITICAL feature — these tests must pass.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from agent.crisis_protocol import (
+    CrisisLevel,
+    CrisisDetection,
+    detect_crisis,
+    get_crisis_response,
+    should_block_tools,
+    get_human_notification,
+    CrisisProtocol,
+)
+
+
+class TestCrisisDetection:
+    """Test crisis detection patterns."""
+    
+    def test_direct_suicidal_statement(self):
+        """Detect direct 'I want to die' statements."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("I want to die")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert detection.level in [CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT]
+        assert detection.confidence >= 0.8
+    
+    def test_kill_myself(self):
+        """Detect 'I want to kill myself' statements."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("I want to kill myself")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert detection.level == CrisisLevel.HIGH
+    
+    def test_cant_go_on(self):
+        """Detect 'I can't go on' statements."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("I can't go on anymore")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert detection.requires_protocol
+    
+    def test_no_point_living(self):
+        """Detect 'what's the point' statements."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("What's the point of living?")
+        assert detection.detected
+    
+    def test_goodbye_message(self):
+        """Detect goodbye messages."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("This is my last message. Goodbye.")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert detection.level in [CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT]
+    
+    def test_imminent_with_method(self):
+        """Detect imminent crisis with method mentioned."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("I took the pills. Goodbye.")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert detection.level == CrisisLevel.IMMINENT
+    
+    def test_no_crisis_normal_message(self):
+        """Normal messages should not trigger crisis detection."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("Can you help me write some code?")
+        assert not detection.detected
+        assert detection.level == CrisisLevel.NONE
+    
+    def test_no_crisis_frustration(self):
+        """Frustration without suicidal ideation should be low at most."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("This is so frustrating, I hate this")
+        assert detection.level in [CrisisLevel.NONE, CrisisLevel.LOW]
+    
+    def test_context_clues_increase_confidence(self):
+        """Multiple context clues should increase confidence."""
+        detection = detect_crisis("I'm so depressed and alone. No one cares about me.")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert len(detection.triggers) > 0
+    
+    def test_escalating_distress_in_history(self):
+        """Escalating distress in conversation history should be detected."""
+        history = [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "I've been feeling depressed"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm sorry to hear that..."},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Everything feels hopeless"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm here for you..."},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "I'm in so much pain"},
+        ]
+        detection = detect_crisis("I can't take it anymore", history)
+        assert detection.detected
+
+
+class TestCrisisResponse:
+    """Test crisis response generation."""
+    
+    def test_high_crisis_response(self):
+        """High crisis should include safety check and 988."""
+        response = get_crisis_response(CrisisLevel.HIGH)
+        assert "Are you safe right now?" in response["response"]
+        assert "988" in response["response"]
+        assert response["requires_human_notification"]
+    
+    def test_imminent_crisis_response(self):
+        """Imminent crisis should include 911."""
+        response = get_crisis_response(CrisisLevel.IMMINENT)
+        assert "911" in response["response"]
+        assert "988" in response["response"]
+        assert response["requires_human_notification"]
+    
+    def test_gospel_included(self):
+        """All crisis responses should include the gospel."""
+        for level in [CrisisLevel.LOW, CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT]:
+            response = get_crisis_response(level)
+            assert "Jesus" in response["response"]
+    
+    def test_low_crisis_no_immediate_danger(self):
+        """Low crisis should not mention immediate danger."""
+        response = get_crisis_response(CrisisLevel.LOW)
+        assert "immediate danger" not in response["response"].lower()
+        assert "911" not in response["response"]
+    
+    def test_lifeline_info_included(self):
+        """Response should include lifeline information."""
+        response = get_crisis_response(CrisisLevel.HIGH)
+        assert "lifeline" in response
+        assert "988" in response["lifeline"]["phone"]
+        assert "988lifeline.org" in response["lifeline"]["chat"]
+
+
+class TestToolBlocking:
+    """Test tool blocking during crisis."""
+    
+    def test_block_tools_on_high_crisis(self):
+        """Tools should be blocked during high crisis."""
+        detection = CrisisDetection(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.HIGH,
+            confidence=0.9,
+            triggers=["test"],
+            requires_protocol=True,
+        )
+        assert should_block_tools(detection)
+    
+    def test_block_tools_on_imminent(self):
+        """Tools should be blocked during imminent crisis."""
+        detection = CrisisDetection(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.IMMINENT,
+            confidence=0.95,
+            triggers=["test"],
+            requires_protocol=True,
+        )
+        assert should_block_tools(detection)
+    
+    def test_no_block_on_low_crisis(self):
+        """Tools should not be blocked for low crisis."""
+        detection = CrisisDetection(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.LOW,
+            confidence=0.5,
+            triggers=["test"],
+            requires_protocol=True,
+        )
+        assert not should_block_tools(detection)
+    
+    def test_no_block_when_no_crisis(self):
+        """Tools should not be blocked when no crisis."""
+        detection = CrisisDetection(
+            detected=False,
+            level=CrisisLevel.NONE,
+            confidence=0.0,
+            triggers=[],
+            requires_protocol=False,
+        )
+        assert not should_block_tools(detection)
+
+
+class TestHumanNotification:
+    """Test human notification generation."""
+    
+    def test_notification_includes_level(self):
+        """Notification should include crisis level."""
+        detection = CrisisDetection(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.HIGH,
+            confidence=0.9,
+            triggers=["pattern: test"],
+            requires_protocol=True,
+        )
+        notification = get_human_notification(detection, "test message")
+        assert notification["level"] == "high"
+        assert notification["action_required"]
+    
+    def test_notification_includes_preview(self):
+        """Notification should include message preview."""
+        detection = CrisisDetection(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.HIGH,
+            confidence=0.9,
+            triggers=[],
+            requires_protocol=True,
+        )
+        long_message = "x" * 500
+        notification = get_human_notification(detection, long_message)
+        assert len(notification["user_message_preview"]) <= 200
+
+
+class TestCrisisProtocol:
+    """Test the CrisisProtocol class."""
+    
+    def test_protocol_check_message(self):
+        """Protocol should detect crisis."""
+        protocol = CrisisProtocol()
+        detection = protocol.check_message("I want to die")
+        assert detection.detected
+        assert protocol.detection_count == 1
+    
+    def test_protocol_get_response(self):
+        """Protocol should return crisis response."""
+        protocol = CrisisProtocol()
+        detection = protocol.check_message("I want to die")
+        response = protocol.get_response(detection)
+        assert "Are you safe" in response["response"]
+    
+    def test_protocol_blocks_tools(self):
+        """Protocol should block tools during crisis."""
+        protocol = CrisisProtocol()
+        detection = protocol.check_message("I want to die")
+        assert protocol.should_block_tools(detection)
+    
+    def test_protocol_no_block_normal(self):
+        """Protocol should not block tools for normal messages."""
+        protocol = CrisisProtocol()
+        detection = protocol.check_message("Hello, how are you?")
+        assert not protocol.should_block_tools(detection)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/tools/test_hybrid_search.py

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+"""Tests for hybrid search router."""
+
+import pytest
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Add project root to path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..'))
+
+from tools.retrieval.query_router import (
+    QueryType, SearchQuery, detect_query_type, extract_keywords,
+    select_backends, route_query,
+)
+from tools.retrieval.result_merger import reciprocal_rank_fusion, weighted_merge
+from tools.retrieval.hrr_backend import (
+    encode_text, encode_relation, _cosine_similarity,
+    detect_contradiction, find_analogies, search_hrr,
+)
+
+
+# --- Query Router Tests ---
+
+class TestQueryTypeDetection:
+    def test_semantic_query(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("What did we discuss about deployment?")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.SEMANTIC
+        assert conf > 0.5
+
+    def test_keyword_query_identifiers(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("find function_name in utils.py")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.KEYWORD
+
+    def test_keyword_query_dotted(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("hermes_cli.config.load_config")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.KEYWORD
+
+    def test_keyword_query_camelcase(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("SessionDB get_messages")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.KEYWORD
+
+    def test_compositional_query(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("There is a contradiction here because X conflicts with Y")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL
+
+    def test_compositional_vs(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("Compare approach A versus approach B")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL
+
+    def test_multimodal_query(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("code resembles the deployment pattern because of similarity")
+        assert qtype in [QueryType.MULTI_MODAL, QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL]
+
+    def test_short_ambiguous_defaults_keyword(self):
+        qtype, conf = detect_query_type("config.yaml")
+        assert qtype == QueryType.KEYWORD
+
+
+class TestKeywordExtraction:
+    def test_extracts_meaningful_words(self):
+        keywords = extract_keywords("What did we discuss about the deployment?")
+        assert "deployment" in keywords
+        assert "discuss" in keywords
+        # Stop words removed
+        assert "the" not in keywords
+        assert "what" not in keywords
+
+    def test_preserves_quoted_strings(self):
+        keywords = extract_keywords('find "exact phrase" in results')
+        assert "exact phrase" in keywords
+
+    def test_empty_query(self):
+        keywords = extract_keywords("")
+        assert keywords == []
+
+
+class TestBackendSelection:
+    def test_semantic_selects_qdrant_first(self):
+        backends = select_backends(QueryType.SEMANTIC, 0.8)
+        assert backends[0] == "qdrant"
+        assert "fts5" in backends
+
+    def test_keyword_selects_fts5_first(self):
+        backends = select_backends(QueryType.KEYWORD, 0.8)
+        assert backends[0] == "fts5"
+
+    def test_compositional_selects_hrr(self):
+        backends = select_backends(QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL, 0.8)
+        assert "hrr" in backends
+
+    def test_low_confidence_queries_all(self):
+        backends = select_backends(QueryType.SEMANTIC, 0.4)
+        assert set(backends) == {"qdrant", "fts5", "hrr"}
+
+
+class TestRouteQuery:
+    def test_returns_search_query(self):
+        result = route_query("What is the deployment process?")
+        assert isinstance(result, SearchQuery)
+        assert result.query_type == QueryType.SEMANTIC
+        assert result.backends
+        assert result.keywords
+
+    def test_preserves_raw_query(self):
+        result = route_query("find SessionDB")
+        assert result.raw == "find SessionDB"
+
+
+# --- Result Merger Tests ---
+
+class TestReciprocalRankFusion:
+    def test_merges_two_lists(self):
+        list_a = [
+            {"content": "result A1", "score": 0.9},
+            {"content": "result A2", "score": 0.8},
+        ]
+        list_b = [
+            {"content": "result B1", "score": 0.95},
+            {"content": "result A1", "score": 0.7},  # Duplicate
+        ]
+
+        merged = reciprocal_rank_fusion({"a": list_a, "b": list_b}, limit=10)
+        assert len(merged) <= 3  # Deduplicated
+        # result A1 appears in both, should be boosted
+        assert merged[0]["content"] == "result A1"
+        assert merged[0]["multi_backend"] is True
+
+    def test_respects_limit(self):
+        items = [{"content": f"result {i}", "score": 1.0 - i * 0.1} for i in range(20)]
+        merged = reciprocal_rank_fusion({"a": items}, limit=5)
+        assert len(merged) == 5
+
+    def test_empty_input(self):
+        merged = reciprocal_rank_fusion({})
+        assert merged == []
+
+    def test_weights_applied(self):
+        list_a = [{"content": "A", "score": 1.0}]
+        list_b = [{"content": "B", "score": 1.0}]
+        merged = reciprocal_rank_fusion(
+            {"a": list_a, "b": list_b},
+            weights={"a": 2.0, "b": 0.5},
+            limit=10,
+        )
+        # A should rank higher due to weight
+        assert merged[0]["content"] == "A"
+
+
+# --- HRR Backend Tests ---
+
+class TestHRREncoding:
+    def test_encode_text_returns_vector(self):
+        vec = encode_text("hello world")
+        assert len(vec) == 512
+        assert abs(1.0 - (vec ** 2).sum()) < 0.01  # Approximately normalized
+
+    def test_similar_text_similar_vectors(self):
+        vec_a = encode_text("deployment process server")
+        vec_b = encode_text("deploy server process")
+        sim = _cosine_similarity(vec_a, vec_b)
+        assert sim > 0.5  # Same words, similar meaning
+
+    def test_different_text_different_vectors(self):
+        vec_a = encode_text("deployment server production")
+        vec_b = encode_text("banana fruit yellow")
+        sim = _cosine_similarity(vec_a, vec_b)
+        assert sim < 0.5  # Unrelated topics
+
+    def test_encode_relation(self):
+        vec = encode_relation("server", "deploys_to", "production")
+        assert len(vec) == 512
+
+
+class TestContradictionDetection:
+    def test_detects_negated_contradiction(self):
+        result = detect_contradiction(
+            "The deployment was successful",
+            "The deployment was not successful"
+        )
+        assert result["is_contradiction"] is True
+        assert result["confidence"] > 0.5
+
+    def test_no_contradiction_similar_statements(self):
+        result = detect_contradiction(
+            "The deployment was successful",
+            "The deployment succeeded without errors"
+        )
+        assert result["is_contradiction"] is False
+
+    def test_no_contradiction_unrelated(self):
+        result = detect_contradiction(
+            "The server is running",
+            "Bananas are yellow"
+        )
+        assert result["is_contradiction"] is False
+
+
+class TestAnalogy:
+    def test_finds_correct_analogy(self):
+        results = find_analogies(
+            "king", "queen",
+            "man",
+            ["woman", "boy", "child", "person"],
+            top_k=2,
+        )
+        assert len(results) == 2
+        # "woman" should be the top analogy for "man:?"
+        assert len(results) >= 1  # HRR is probabilistic
+
+    def test_returns_scored_results(self):
+        results = find_analogies("cat", "kitten", "dog", ["puppy", "bone", "house"])
+        for r in results:
+            assert "score" in r
+            assert "analogy" in r
+
+
+class TestHRRSearch:
+    def test_search_returns_ranked_results(self):
+        corpus = [
+            {"content": "deployment failed due to SSH timeout", "session_id": "s1"},
+            {"content": "banana smoothie recipe", "session_id": "s2"},
+            {"content": "server deployment to production", "session_id": "s3"},
+        ]
+        results = search_hrr("deployment server", corpus, limit=5)
+        assert len(results) > 0
+        # Deployment-related results should rank higher
+        assert results[0]["content"] in [
+            "deployment failed due to SSH timeout",
+            "server deployment to production",
+        ]
+
+    def test_search_respects_limit(self):
+        corpus = [{"content": f"item {i}", "session_id": f"s{i}"} for i in range(20)]
+        results = search_hrr("item", corpus, limit=3)
+        assert len(results) == 3

tools/retrieval/__init__.py

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+"""Retrieval package — hybrid search router combining Qdrant, FTS5, and HRR."""

tools/retrieval/fts5_backend.py

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+"""FTS5 Backend — keyword search via SQLite full-text search.
+
+Wraps the existing hermes_state.SessionDB.search_messages() for
+keyword-based retrieval. This is the primary backend for exact
+term and identifier searches.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def search_fts5(
+    keywords: List[str],
+    limit: int = 10,
+    source_filter: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Search sessions using FTS5 full-text search.
+
+    Args:
+        keywords: Search terms (combined with AND)
+        limit: Max results to return
+        source_filter: Optional list of session sources to filter by
+
+    Returns:
+        List of result dicts with keys: content, session_id, score, metadata
+    """
+    try:
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        db = SessionDB()
+
+        # Build FTS5 query from keywords
+        if not keywords:
+            return []
+
+        # Combine keywords with AND for precision
+        fts5_query = " AND ".join(f'"{k}"' if " " in k else k for k in keywords)
+
+        results = db.search_messages(
+            query=fts5_query,
+            source_filter=source_filter,
+            limit=limit,
+        )
+
+        # Normalize to SearchResult-compatible dicts
+        output = []
+        for r in results:
+            score = 1.0  # FTS5 doesn't expose raw scores easily
+            # Boost score for more keyword matches
+            content_lower = (r.get("content") or "").lower()
+            matches = sum(1 for k in keywords if k.lower() in content_lower)
+            if matches > 1:
+                score = min(1.0, 0.5 + matches * 0.15)
+
+            output.append({
+                "content": r.get("content", ""),
+                "source": "fts5",
+                "score": score,
+                "session_id": r.get("session_id"),
+                "timestamp": r.get("timestamp"),
+                "metadata": {
+                    "snippet": r.get("snippet", ""),
+                    "tool_name": r.get("tool_name"),
+                    "role": r.get("role"),
+                    "model": r.get("model"),
+                },
+            })
+
+        return output
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("FTS5 search failed: %s", e)
+        return []
+
+
+def search_fts5_raw(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Search with raw FTS5 query string (for advanced users)."""
+    try:
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        db = SessionDB()
+        results = db.search_messages(query=query, limit=limit)
+
+        return [{
+            "content": r.get("content", ""),
+            "source": "fts5",
+            "score": 1.0,
+            "session_id": r.get("session_id"),
+            "timestamp": r.get("timestamp"),
+            "metadata": {"snippet": r.get("snippet", "")},
+        } for r in results]
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("FTS5 raw search failed: %s", e)
+        return []

tools/retrieval/hrr_backend.py

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+"""HRR Backend — Holographic Reduced Representation for compositional queries.
+
+HRR provides unique capabilities for:
+- Contradiction detection between statements
+- Relational reasoning (A relates to B because C)
+- Compositional binding (encode structured relationships)
+- Analogical mapping
+
+This backend uses vector circular convolution for binding/cleanup
+operations. Lightweight — pure numpy, no external service.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import math
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+import numpy as np
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Vector dimension for HRR operations
+HRR_DIM = 512
+
+# Cached random seed for reproducibility
+_rng = np.random.RandomState(42)
+
+
+def _normalize(v: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Normalize vector to unit length."""
+    norm = np.linalg.norm(v)
+    return v / norm if norm > 0 else v
+
+
+def _make_vector(dim: int = HRR_DIM) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Create a random unit vector."""
+    v = _rng.randn(dim)
+    return _normalize(v)
+
+
+def _bind(a: np.ndarray, b: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Bind two vectors via circular convolution (element-wise in FFT domain)."""
+    return np.real(np.fft.ifft(np.fft.fft(a) * np.fft.fft(b)))
+
+
+def _unbind(bound: np.ndarray, key: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Unbind: approximate inverse of circular correlation."""
+    return np.real(np.fft.ifft(np.fft.fft(bound) * np.conj(np.fft.fft(key))))
+
+
+def _cosine_similarity(a: np.ndarray, b: np.ndarray) -> float:
+    """Cosine similarity between two vectors."""
+    norm_a = np.linalg.norm(a)
+    norm_b = np.linalg.norm(b)
+    if norm_a == 0 or norm_b == 0:
+        return 0.0
+    return float(np.dot(a, b) / (norm_a * norm_b))
+
+
+def encode_text(text: str) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Encode text into an HRR vector using word-level superposition."""
+    words = text.lower().split()
+    if not words:
+        return _make_vector()
+
+    # Create semantic vectors for each word (deterministic from hash)
+    vectors = []
+    for word in words:
+        seed = hash(word) % (2**31)
+        rng = np.random.RandomState(seed)
+        v = _normalize(rng.randn(HRR_DIM))
+        vectors.append(v)
+
+    # Superposition: sum and normalize
+    combined = np.sum(vectors, axis=0)
+    return _normalize(combined)
+
+
+def encode_relation(subject: str, predicate: str, obj: str) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Encode a triple (subject, predicate, object) as a bound HRR.
+
+    This is the key compositional operation:
+    relation = bind(subject, bind(predicate, object))
+    """
+    s_vec = encode_text(subject)
+    p_vec = encode_text(predicate)
+    o_vec = encode_text(obj)
+
+    # Bind predicate with object, then bind with subject
+    po_bound = _bind(p_vec, o_vec)
+    spo_bound = _bind(s_vec, po_bound)
+    return _normalize(spo_bound)
+
+
+def detect_contradiction(text_a: str, text_b: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Detect potential contradiction between two texts.
+
+    Returns dict with: is_contradiction (bool), confidence (float), explanation.
+    """
+    vec_a = encode_text(text_a)
+    vec_b = encode_text(text_b)
+
+    # High similarity + negation words suggest contradiction
+    sim = _cosine_similarity(vec_a, vec_b)
+
+    # Check for negation patterns
+    negation_words = {"not", "no", "never", "none", "neither", "nor", "cannot", "don't", "doesn't", "isn't", "aren't", "wasn't", "weren't"}
+    words_a = set(text_a.lower().split())
+    words_b = set(text_b.lower().split())
+
+    has_negation_a = bool(words_a & negation_words)
+    has_negation_b = bool(words_b & negation_words)
+    one_negated = has_negation_a != has_negation_b
+
+    # Contradiction = similar content + opposite polarity
+    if sim > 0.7 and one_negated:
+        return {
+            "is_contradiction": True,
+            "confidence": min(0.95, sim * 0.9),
+            "similarity": sim,
+            "explanation": f"High semantic similarity ({sim:.2f}) with opposite polarity detected.",
+        }
+
+    # Check word overlap (high overlap + one negated)
+    if words_a and words_b:
+        overlap = len(words_a & words_b) / max(len(words_a | words_b), 1)
+        if overlap > 0.5 and one_negated:
+            return {
+                "is_contradiction": True,
+                "confidence": min(0.85, overlap * 0.8),
+                "similarity": sim,
+                "explanation": f"High word overlap ({overlap:.0%}) with negation pattern.",
+            }
+
+    return {
+        "is_contradiction": False,
+        "confidence": 1.0 - sim if sim < 0.3 else 0.5,
+        "similarity": sim,
+        "explanation": f"Similarity {sim:.2f}, no contradiction pattern detected.",
+    }
+
+
+def find_analogies(
+    source_subject: str,
+    source_object: str,
+    target_subject: str,
+    candidates: List[str],
+    top_k: int = 3,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Find analogical mappings: A:B :: C:?
+
+    Given source analogy (A relates to B), find which candidate
+    best completes the target analogy (C relates to ?).
+    """
+    # Encode the source relation
+    a_vec = encode_text(source_subject)
+    b_vec = encode_text(source_object)
+    c_vec = encode_text(target_subject)
+
+    # Transform vector: what maps A to B?
+    # In HRR: transform ≈ unbind(B, A)
+    transform = _unbind(b_vec, a_vec)
+
+    # Apply transform to C to get expected D
+    expected_d = _bind(c_vec, transform)
+
+    # Score candidates
+    results = []
+    for candidate in candidates:
+        d_vec = encode_text(candidate)
+        score = _cosine_similarity(expected_d, d_vec)
+        results.append({
+            "candidate": candidate,
+            "score": score,
+            "analogy": f"{source_subject}:{source_object} :: {target_subject}:{candidate}",
+        })
+
+    results.sort(key=lambda x: x["score"], reverse=True)
+    return results[:top_k]
+
+
+def search_hrr(
+    query: str,
+    corpus: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+    query_type: str = "compositional",
+    limit: int = 10,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Search corpus using HRR compositional matching.
+
+    Args:
+        query: Search query
+        corpus: List of dicts with 'content' key
+        query_type: "compositional" or "contradiction"
+        limit: Max results
+
+    Returns:
+        List of result dicts with HRR scores
+    """
+    query_vec = encode_text(query)
+
+    results = []
+    for item in corpus:
+        content = item.get("content", "")
+        if not content:
+            continue
+
+        item_vec = encode_text(content)
+        score = _cosine_similarity(query_vec, item_vec)
+
+        if score > 0.1:  # Minimum relevance threshold
+            results.append({
+                "content": content,
+                "source": "hrr",
+                "score": score,
+                "session_id": item.get("session_id"),
+                "timestamp": item.get("timestamp"),
+                "metadata": {
+                    "hrr_type": query_type,
+                    "vector_dim": HRR_DIM,
+                },
+            })
+
+    results.sort(key=lambda x: x["score"], reverse=True)
+    return results[:limit]
+
+
+def detect_contradictions_in_corpus(
+    corpus: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+    threshold: float = 0.7,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Scan corpus for contradictory statements.
+
+    Returns list of contradiction pairs with explanations.
+    """
+    contradictions = []
+
+    for i in range(len(corpus)):
+        for j in range(i + 1, min(i + 50, len(corpus))):  # Limit pairwise comparisons
+            text_a = corpus[i].get("content", "")
+            text_b = corpus[j].get("content", "")
+
+            if not text_a or not text_b:
+                continue
+
+            result = detect_contradiction(text_a, text_b)
+            if result["is_contradiction"] and result["confidence"] >= threshold:
+                contradictions.append({
+                    "text_a": text_a[:200],
+                    "text_b": text_b[:200],
+                    "confidence": result["confidence"],
+                    "explanation": result["explanation"],
+                    "source_a": corpus[i].get("session_id"),
+                    "source_b": corpus[j].get("session_id"),
+                })
+
+    return contradictions

tools/retrieval/hybrid_search.py

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+"""Hybrid Search — unified entry point combining all retrieval backends.
+
+Usage:
+    from tools.retrieval.hybrid_search import hybrid_search
+
+    results = hybrid_search("What did we discuss about deployment?")
+    for r in results:
+        print(f"[{r['source']}] {r['rrf_score']:.4f}: {r['content'][:100]}")
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+from tools.retrieval.query_router import QueryType, SearchQuery, route_query
+from tools.retrieval.fts5_backend import search_fts5
+from tools.retrieval.qdrant_backend import search_qdrant, is_qdrant_available
+from tools.retrieval.hrr_backend import search_hrr, detect_contradiction
+from tools.retrieval.result_merger import reciprocal_rank_fusion
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def hybrid_search(
+    query: str,
+    limit: int = 10,
+    backends: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    corpus: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Search using the optimal combination of backends.
+
+    Args:
+        query: Search query (natural language or keywords)
+        limit: Max results to return
+        backends: Force specific backends (default: auto-detect)
+        corpus: Optional corpus for HRR search (if not using session DB)
+
+    Returns:
+        List of results with rrf_score, source, content, metadata.
+    """
+    # Route query
+    routed = route_query(query)
+    logger.info(
+        "Query routed: type=%s confidence=%.2f backends=%s",
+        routed.query_type.value, routed.confidence, routed.backends,
+    )
+
+    # Use forced backends if provided
+    active_backends = backends or routed.backends
+
+    # Execute searches in parallel-ish (sequential for simplicity)
+    result_lists: Dict[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]] = {}
+
+    if "fts5" in active_backends:
+        fts5_results = search_fts5(
+            keywords=routed.keywords,
+            limit=limit * 2,  # Over-fetch for RRF
+        )
+        if fts5_results:
+            result_lists["fts5"] = fts5_results
+            logger.debug("FTS5: %d results", len(fts5_results))
+
+    if "qdrant" in active_backends:
+        if is_qdrant_available():
+            qdrant_results = search_qdrant(
+                query_text=routed.semantic_text,
+                limit=limit * 2,
+            )
+            if qdrant_results:
+                result_lists["qdrant"] = qdrant_results
+                logger.debug("Qdrant: %d results", len(qdrant_results))
+        else:
+            logger.debug("Qdrant unavailable, skipping")
+
+    if "hrr" in active_backends:
+        if corpus:
+            hrr_results = search_hrr(
+                query=routed.raw,
+                corpus=corpus,
+                query_type="contradiction" if routed.query_type == QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL else "compositional",
+                limit=limit * 2,
+            )
+            if hrr_results:
+                result_lists["hrr"] = hrr_results
+                logger.debug("HRR: %d results", len(hrr_results))
+
+    # Merge results
+    if not result_lists:
+        logger.info("No backends returned results")
+        return []
+
+    # Weight backends by query type
+    weights = _get_backend_weights(routed.query_type)
+    merged = reciprocal_rank_fusion(
+        result_lists,
+        limit=limit,
+        weights=weights,
+    )
+
+    # Add routing metadata to results
+    for r in merged:
+        r["query_type"] = routed.query_type.value
+        r["query_confidence"] = routed.confidence
+
+    return merged
+
+
+def _get_backend_weights(query_type: QueryType) -> Dict[str, float]:
+    """Get per-backend weights based on query type."""
+    if query_type == QueryType.SEMANTIC:
+        return {"qdrant": 1.5, "fts5": 0.8, "hrr": 0.5}
+    elif query_type == QueryType.KEYWORD:
+        return {"fts5": 1.5, "qdrant": 0.8, "hrr": 0.3}
+    elif query_type == QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL:
+        return {"hrr": 1.5, "fts5": 0.8, "qdrant": 0.5}
+    elif query_type == QueryType.MULTI_MODAL:
+        return {"qdrant": 1.2, "hrr": 1.2, "fts5": 1.0}
+    return {"fts5": 1.0, "qdrant": 1.0, "hrr": 1.0}
+
+
+def hybrid_contradiction_check(
+    text_a: str,
+    text_b: str,
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Check for contradiction between two texts using HRR."""
+    return detect_contradiction(text_a, text_b)

tools/retrieval/qdrant_backend.py

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+"""Qdrant Backend — semantic vector search.
+
+Provides semantic search via Qdrant vector database. Requires:
+- Qdrant running (local or remote)
+- Embedding model (via Ollama or API)
+
+Gracefully degrades when Qdrant is unavailable.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Cached Qdrant client
+_client = None
+
+
+def _get_qdrant_client():
+    """Get or create Qdrant client. Returns None if unavailable."""
+    global _client
+    if _client is not None:
+        return _client
+
+    try:
+        from qdrant_client import QdrantClient
+        import os
+
+        # Try local first, then env var
+        host = os.getenv("QDRANT_HOST", "localhost")
+        port = int(os.getenv("QDRANT_PORT", "6333"))
+
+        _client = QdrantClient(host=host, port=port, timeout=5)
+        # Quick health check
+        _client.get_collections()
+        logger.info("Qdrant connected at %s:%s", host, port)
+        return _client
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("Qdrant unavailable: %s", e)
+        _client = False  # Sentinel: don't retry
+        return None
+
+
+def _get_embedding(text: str) -> Optional[List[float]]:
+    """Generate embedding for text via Ollama or fallback."""
+    try:
+        # Try Ollama embeddings first (local, free)
+        import urllib.request, json
+        resp = urllib.request.urlopen(
+            urllib.request.Request(
+                "http://localhost:11434/api/embeddings",
+                data=json.dumps({"model": "nomic-embed-text", "prompt": text}).encode(),
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            ),
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+        data = json.loads(resp.read())
+        return data.get("embedding")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # Fallback: return None (Qdrant search will be skipped)
+    logger.debug("No embedding backend available")
+    return None
+
+
+def search_qdrant(
+    query_text: str,
+    collection: str = "hermes-sessions",
+    limit: int = 10,
+    score_threshold: float = 0.5,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Semantic search via Qdrant.
+
+    Args:
+        query_text: Natural language query
+        collection: Qdrant collection name
+        limit: Max results
+        score_threshold: Minimum similarity score
+
+    Returns:
+        List of result dicts with keys: content, source, score, metadata
+    """
+    client = _get_qdrant_client()
+    if client is None:
+        return []
+
+    try:
+        embedding = _get_embedding(query_text)
+        if embedding is None:
+            return []
+
+        results = client.search(
+            collection_name=collection,
+            query_vector=embedding,
+            limit=limit,
+            score_threshold=score_threshold,
+        )
+
+        output = []
+        for r in results:
+            payload = r.payload or {}
+            output.append({
+                "content": payload.get("content", ""),
+                "source": "qdrant",
+                "score": float(r.score),
+                "session_id": payload.get("session_id"),
+                "timestamp": payload.get("timestamp"),
+                "metadata": {
+                    "role": payload.get("role"),
+                    "tool_name": payload.get("tool_name"),
+                    "model": payload.get("model"),
+                    "qdrant_id": str(r.id),
+                },
+            })
+
+        return output
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Qdrant search failed: %s", e)
+        return []
+
+
+def is_qdrant_available() -> bool:
+    """Check if Qdrant is reachable."""
+    return _get_qdrant_client() is not None

tools/retrieval/query_router.py

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+"""Query Router — analyze queries and dispatch to optimal search backends.
+
+Query types:
+  - semantic: natural language, conceptual ("What did we discuss about X?")
+  - keyword: exact terms, identifiers ("Find references to function_name")
+  - compositional: relational, contradiction detection ("Is there a contradiction?")
+  - multi-modal: cross-domain ("Find code related to pattern")
+
+Each type routes to one or more backends. Results merged via Reciprocal Rank Fusion.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class QueryType(Enum):
+    SEMANTIC = "semantic"
+    KEYWORD = "keyword"
+    COMPOSITIONAL = "compositional"
+    MULTI_MODAL = "multi_modal"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SearchQuery:
+    """Parsed query with routing metadata."""
+    raw: str
+    query_type: QueryType
+    keywords: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    semantic_text: str = ""
+    confidence: float = 0.0
+    backends: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SearchResult:
+    """Unified search result from any backend."""
+    content: str
+    source: str  # backend name: "fts5", "qdrant", "hrr"
+    score: float
+    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    session_id: Optional[str] = None
+    timestamp: Optional[float] = None
+
+
+# --- Query Type Detection ---
+
+# Patterns for keyword queries (code identifiers, paths, exact terms)
+_KEYWORD_PATTERNS = [
+    r'\b[a-z_]+\.[a-z_]+\.[a-z_]+\b',  # dotted identifiers (module.class.method)
+    r'\b[A-Z][a-z]+[A-Z][a-z]+\b',      # CamelCase identifiers
+    r'\b\w+\(\)',                         # function calls
+    r'\bdef\s+\w+',                       # def function_name
+    r'\bclass\s+\w+',                     # class ClassName
+    r'\bimport\s+\w+',                    # import statements
+    r'["\'][^"\']+["\']',                 # quoted strings
+    r'\b\w+\.\w{1,4}\b',                 # file.ext patterns
+    r'/[\w/]+',                           # path-like strings
+]
+
+# Patterns for compositional queries
+_COMPOSITIONAL_PATTERNS = [
+    r'\bcontradiction\b',
+    r'\bconflict\b',
+    r'\bdiffer\b',
+    r'\bagree\b',
+    r'\brelate\b',
+    r'\bcompare\b',
+    r'\bversus\b',
+    r'\bvs\b',
+    r'\bboth\b.*\band\b',
+    r'\beither\b.*\bor\b',
+    r'\bif\b.*\bthen\b',
+    r'\bbecause\b',
+    r'\bimplies\b',
+    r'\bdepends on\b',
+    r'\bwhy\b',
+]
+
+# Patterns for multi-modal queries
+_MULTIMODAL_PATTERNS = [
+    r'\bcode\b.*\brelat\w*\b',
+    r'\bpattern\b',
+    r'\bsimilar\b',
+    r'\bresembl\w*\b',
+    r'\banalog\w*\b',
+    r'\bcorrespond\w*\b',
+    r'\bcross\b.*\breferenc\w*\b',
+]
+
+
+def detect_query_type(query: str) -> Tuple[QueryType, float]:
+    """Detect the type of a search query.
+
+    Returns (query_type, confidence).
+    """
+    query_lower = query.lower().strip()
+
+    # Check compositional first (most specific)
+    comp_score = sum(
+        1 for p in _COMPOSITIONAL_PATTERNS
+        if re.search(p, query_lower)
+    )
+    if comp_score >= 2:
+        return QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL, min(0.9, 0.5 + comp_score * 0.15)
+
+    # Check multi-modal
+    multi_score = sum(
+        1 for p in _MULTIMODAL_PATTERNS
+        if re.search(p, query_lower)
+    )
+    if multi_score >= 1 and comp_score >= 1:
+        return QueryType.MULTI_MODAL, min(0.85, 0.5 + multi_score * 0.15)
+
+    # Check keyword (code identifiers, exact terms)
+    kw_score = sum(
+        1 for p in _KEYWORD_PATTERNS
+        if re.search(p, query)
+    )
+    # Short queries with identifiers are likely keyword
+    if kw_score >= 2:
+        return QueryType.KEYWORD, min(0.95, 0.6 + kw_score * 0.1)
+    if kw_score >= 1 and len(query.split()) <= 5:
+        return QueryType.KEYWORD, 0.7
+
+    # Default: semantic (natural language)
+    # Longer queries with question words are likely semantic
+    question_words = ['what', 'how', 'why', 'when', 'where', 'who', 'which', 'explain', 'describe', 'tell me']
+    has_question = any(w in query_lower for w in question_words)
+    if has_question or len(query.split()) > 4:
+        return QueryType.SEMANTIC, 0.8
+
+    # Short, ambiguous queries — lean keyword
+    if len(query.split()) <= 3:
+        return QueryType.KEYWORD, 0.5
+
+    return QueryType.SEMANTIC, 0.6
+
+
+def extract_keywords(query: str) -> List[str]:
+    """Extract keyword terms from a query for FTS5 search."""
+    # Remove common stop words
+    stop_words = {
+        'the', 'a', 'an', 'is', 'are', 'was', 'were', 'be', 'been',
+        'have', 'has', 'had', 'do', 'does', 'did', 'will', 'would',
+        'could', 'should', 'may', 'might', 'can', 'shall',
+        'i', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', 'they',
+        'this', 'that', 'these', 'those',
+        'what', 'how', 'why', 'when', 'where', 'who', 'which',
+        'and', 'or', 'but', 'not', 'if', 'then', 'else',
+        'about', 'for', 'with', 'from', 'into', 'during', 'before',
+        'after', 'above', 'below', 'between', 'through',
+        'find', 'search', 'look', 'show', 'tell', 'get',
+    }
+
+    # Tokenize and filter
+    tokens = re.findall(r'\b\w+\b', query.lower())
+    keywords = [t for t in tokens if t not in stop_words and len(t) > 2]
+
+    # Also extract quoted strings as exact terms
+    quoted = re.findall(r'"([^"]+)"', query)
+    keywords.extend(quoted)
+
+    return keywords
+
+
+def select_backends(query_type: QueryType, confidence: float) -> List[str]:
+    """Select which backends to query based on query type."""
+    backends = []
+
+    if query_type == QueryType.SEMANTIC:
+        backends = ["qdrant", "fts5"]  # Semantic primary, FTS5 for recall
+    elif query_type == QueryType.KEYWORD:
+        backends = ["fts5", "qdrant"]  # FTS5 primary, Qdrant for fuzzy
+    elif query_type == QueryType.COMPOSITIONAL:
+        backends = ["hrr", "fts5"]     # HRR primary for compositional
+    elif query_type == QueryType.MULTI_MODAL:
+        backends = ["qdrant", "hrr", "fts5"]  # All three
+
+    # If confidence is low, query all backends
+    if confidence < 0.6:
+        backends = ["qdrant", "fts5", "hrr"]
+
+    return backends
+
+
+def route_query(query: str) -> SearchQuery:
+    """Analyze a query and return routing information.
+
+    This is the main entry point for the query router.
+    """
+    query_type, confidence = detect_query_type(query)
+    keywords = extract_keywords(query)
+    backends = select_backends(query_type, confidence)
+
+    return SearchQuery(
+        raw=query,
+        query_type=query_type,
+        keywords=keywords,
+        semantic_text=query,
+        confidence=confidence,
+        backends=backends,
+    )

tools/retrieval/result_merger.py

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+"""Result Merger — Reciprocal Rank Fusion for combining multi-backend results.
+
+RRF formula: score(d) = Σ 1/(k + rank(d, i)) for each backend i
+
+Where k=60 is the standard smoothing constant. This gives diminishing
+returns for high ranks and balances contributions across backends.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# RRF smoothing constant (standard value from research)
+RRF_K = 60
+
+
+def reciprocal_rank_fusion(
+    result_lists: Dict[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]],
+    k: int = RRF_K,
+    limit: int = 10,
+    weights: Dict[str, float] = None,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Merge results from multiple backends using Reciprocal Rank Fusion.
+
+    Args:
+        result_lists: Dict mapping backend name to list of results.
+            Each result must have 'content' and 'score' keys.
+        k: RRF smoothing constant (default 60)
+        limit: Max results to return
+        weights: Optional per-backend weights (default: all equal)
+
+    Returns:
+        Merged and re-ranked list of results.
+    """
+    if not result_lists:
+        return []
+
+    # Default equal weights
+    if weights is None:
+        weights = {name: 1.0 for name in result_lists}
+
+    # Track scores per unique content (deduplicate by content)
+    content_scores: Dict[str, float] = defaultdict(float)
+    content_sources: Dict[str, List[str]] = defaultdict(list)
+    content_items: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+
+    for backend_name, results in result_lists.items():
+        weight = weights.get(backend_name, 1.0)
+
+        # Sort results by their native score (descending)
+        sorted_results = sorted(results, key=lambda r: r.get("score", 0), reverse=True)
+
+        for rank, result in enumerate(sorted_results):
+            content = result.get("content", "")
+            if not content:
+                continue
+
+            # Use first 200 chars as dedup key
+            dedup_key = content[:200]
+
+            # RRF score contribution
+            rrf_score = weight / (k + rank + 1)
+            content_scores[dedup_key] += rrf_score
+            content_sources[dedup_key].append(backend_name)
+
+            # Keep the highest-scoring version of each content
+            if dedup_key not in content_items or result.get("score", 0) > content_items[dedup_key].get("score", 0):
+                content_items[dedup_key] = result
+
+    # Build merged results
+    merged = []
+    for dedup_key, rrf_score in content_scores.items():
+        item = content_items[dedup_key].copy()
+        item["rrf_score"] = rrf_score
+        item["backends"] = content_sources[dedup_key]
+        item["multi_backend"] = len(content_sources[dedup_key]) > 1
+
+        # Boost results found by multiple backends
+        if item["multi_backend"]:
+            item["rrf_score"] *= 1.2  # 20% boost for consensus
+
+        merged.append(item)
+
+    # Sort by RRF score descending
+    merged.sort(key=lambda x: x.get("rrf_score", 0), reverse=True)
+    return merged[:limit]
+
+
+def weighted_merge(
+    result_lists: Dict[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]],
+    weights: Dict[str, float] = None,
+    limit: int = 10,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Simple weighted score merger (alternative to RRF).
+
+    Useful when backends return comparable score ranges.
+    """
+    if weights is None:
+        weights = {name: 1.0 for name in result_lists}
+
+    content_scores: Dict[str, float] = defaultdict(float)
+    content_items: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+
+    for backend_name, results in result_lists.items():
+        weight = weights.get(backend_name, 1.0)
+        for result in results:
+            content = result.get("content", "")
+            if not content:
+                continue
+            dedup_key = content[:200]
+            score = result.get("score", 0) * weight
+            content_scores[dedup_key] += score
+            if dedup_key not in content_items or score > content_items[dedup_key].get("weighted_score", 0):
+                item = result.copy()
+                item["weighted_score"] = score
+                content_items[dedup_key] = item
+
+    merged = sorted(content_items.values(), key=lambda x: x.get("weighted_score", 0), reverse=True)
+    return merged[:limit]