avra-cadavra/evolution-cascade-validation

Evolution Cascade Validation

Core Principle

When personality evolves, ALL downstream systems must update atomically before the next state snapshot is captured. A partially updated state vector is worse than a stale one -- it's internally inconsistent.

The Cascade Chain

PersonalityChange
  → QuantumVibeEngine.recompile()           // 24D quantum vibe state
  → PersonalityKnotService.recompute()       // 5-10D knot invariants
  → KnotFabricService.updateInvariants()     // 5-10D fabric invariants
  → WorldsheetEvolutionDynamics.step()       // 5D worldsheet trajectory
  → KnotEvolutionStringService.updateRates() // 5D string evolution rates
  → DecoherenceTrackingService.updatePhase() // 5D decoherence features
  → WorldModelFeatureExtractor.captureFullSnapshot() // Full state vector

LeCun Alignment

The world model's perception module must produce a single coherent state representation. If personality evolves but quantum vibe state, knot invariants, fabric metrics, worldsheet trajectory, string evolution rates, and decoherence phase don't cascade-update, the state encoder receives an internally inconsistent observation. The energy function and transition predictor would be trained on corrupted data.

Implementation Pattern

/// UnifiedEvolutionOrchestrator handles the cascade
Future<void> _handlePersonalityEvolution(PersonalityDelta delta) async {
  // ALL steps must complete before state snapshot
  await _quantumVibeEngine.recompile(delta);
  await _personalityKnotService.recompute(delta);
  await _knotFabricService.updateInvariants(delta);
  await _worldsheetDynamics.step(delta);
  await _knotEvolutionString.updateRates(delta);
  await _decoherenceTracking.updatePhase(delta);
  
  // Only NOW capture state snapshot for episodic memory
  final stateSnapshot = await _featureExtractor.captureFullSnapshot();
  developer.log('Evolution cascade complete', name: 'EvolutionOrchestrator');
}

When This Applies

You MUST verify the cascade works when:

• Modifying PersonalityLearning or ContinuousLearningSystem
• Adding new personality dimensions or changing dimension calculations
• Modifying any service IN the cascade
• Adding new features to WorldModelFeatureExtractor
• Modifying UnifiedEvolutionOrchestrator cycle

Current Known Issues

• UnifiedEvolutionOrchestrator quantum coordination method is a placeholder (log-only)
• UnifiedEvolutionOrchestrator AI2AI learning coordination is a placeholder
• UnifiedEvolutionOrchestrator continuous learning coordination is a placeholder
• Only knot evolution is properly wired (KnotEvolutionCoordinatorService)

Checklist

• [ ] All 6 cascade steps execute in order
• [ ] No step is skipped or placeholder
• [ ] State snapshot captured AFTER cascade completes (not before or during)
• [ ] AtomicClockService timestamp on snapshot
• [ ] Error in any step prevents snapshot (no partial state)
• [ ] Cascade latency within evolution cycle budget (< 5 minutes total)

Reference

• docs/MASTER_PLAN.md Phase 7.1.2 (Evolution cascade fix)
• docs/MASTER_PLAN.md Phase 7.4 (Dependency chain management)
• lib/core/ai/unified_evolution_orchestrator.dart - Current implementation
• lib/core/ai/quantum/quantum_vibe_engine.dart - Quantum step
• packages/avrai_knot/ - Knot, fabric, worldsheet, string steps