Task State Object v2
Version: 0.1.0
Status: ACTIVE DRAFT
Last Updated: 2026-03-20
Purpose
This draft extends the existing OmegA task-state model so that teleodynamic concepts can influence routing and gating without becoming prompt-only folklore.
Required Fields
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
task_id | string | Stable identifier |
objective | string | What success actually is |
constraints | array[string] | Hard boundaries |
success_criteria | array[string] | Observable completion conditions |
declared_unknowns | array[string] | Known knowledge gaps before action |
urgency | string | low, normal, high, critical |
intent_priority_score | number | Relative task priority |
goal_valence_vector | object | Structured weighting across truth, speed, safety, continuity, and operator preference |
authority_shrink_level | number | Reduction in allowed autonomy due to uncertainty or risk |
canon_anchor_weight | number | Influence of identity and canon anchors |
predicted_failure_modes | array[string] | Expected failure tags before execution |
phase_state | string | Current phase |
Suggested goal_valence_vector
{
"truth": 1.0,
"speed": 0.4,
"safety": 0.9,
"continuity": 0.8,
"operator_preference": 0.7
}
Required Behaviors
Authority Shrink
When uncertainty or risk rises:
- reduce side-effectful autonomy
- increase trace detail
- prefer reversible actions
- prefer explicit evidence citations
Failure Prediction
Before execution, the system should name likely failure tags from the canonical taxonomy.
Canon Weighting
High-identity or high-governance tasks should show increased canon_anchor_weight.
Initial Integration Points
- Gateway request envelope
- Brain orchestrator
- ADCCL verifier input
- consensus trigger checks
Success Condition
The TSO becomes the main carrier for:
- teleo-affective logic
- authority shrinkage
- symbolic gravity
- phase tracking
without requiring those ideas to live only in prompts.