MindCore — Cognitive Memory System

Complete Design Blueprint for an AI-native, self-evolving memory architecture

Author: Lao Hei

Core Truth: Trajectory = Boundary = Evolution = Cognition = Boundary (closed loop)

I. Core Philosophy
II. Forward & Reverse Formulas
III. Creative Emergence Formula
IV. System Architecture
V. Four-Tier Progressive Memory
VI. Complete Data Flow Example
VII. Core Algorithms
VIII. KAIST Neural Pathway System
IX. Self-Evolution
X. System Characteristics
XI. Application Scenarios
XII. Future Extensions
XIII. Core Code Examples
XIV. Performance Metrics
Appendix A: Configuration Parameters
Appendix B: Database Schema
Appendix C: Algorithm Pseudocode
Appendix D: Cognitive Patterns
Appendix E: Bug Fix History

I. Core Philosophy

1.1 Why a Cognitive Memory System?

Current AI systems suffer from a fundamental limitation: no persistent memory. Every conversation starts from zero. MindCore solves this by giving AI a human-like memory architecture that:

Remembers across sessions and contexts
Learns from every interaction
Evolves its understanding over time
Protects itself with built-in safety boundaries

1.2 Core Concepts

Every interaction leaves a trajectory →
Trajectories cluster into concepts (neurons) →
Concepts reveal causal patterns (cognitions) →
Stable patterns harden into rules (boundaries) →
Boundaries guide future interactions

The loop closes: what is learned today shapes decisions tomorrow.

1.3 Design Philosophy

Principle	Description
Memory is layered	Not all memories are equal — tiered by abstraction level
Cognition is causal	Every decision leaves a traceable causal chain
Safety is structural	Boundaries are built into the architecture, not bolted on
Evolution is continuous	The system improves itself without retraining
Determinism over probability	Numerical thresholds, not black-box confidence scores

II. Forward & Reverse Formulas

2.1 Forward Formula (Correct Path = Effect)

Truth(φ) = Σ(Trajectory × weight) / Σ(weight) ≥ 0.9

When accumulated evidence from trajectories reaches confidence threshold, a cognition crystallizes.

2.2 Reverse Formula (Error Path = Cause)

Error(ψ) = Boundary violated AND SafetyScore < threshold

Errors are not failures — they are the raw material for new boundaries.

2.3 Truth Determination

Condition	Verdict
Confidence ≥ 0.9 AND Frequency ≥ 5	Boundary-hardened
Confidence ≥ 0.7 AND Frequency ≥ 3	Cognition-confirmed
Confidence < 0.7	Under observation

2.4 Application Scenarios

Safety: "Delete operation" → DENY boundary when unverified
Personalization: "Prefers TypeScript" → PREFER rule
Knowledge: "Code review reduces bugs" → cognition with confidence 0.95

III. Creative Emergence Formula

3.1 Core Formula

Creativity(C) = α · Collision(DiverseConcepts) + β · Mutation(ExistingCognition) + γ · Recombination(CausalChains)

where:

α = novelty weight from concept collision
β = variation weight from cognition mutation
γ = synthesis weight from causal recombination

3.2 Mechanism

Collision: Two unrelated concepts are activated simultaneously → new connection formed
Mutation: An existing cognition is deliberately perturbed → variant tested
Recombination: Multiple causal chains are woven together → emergent insight

3.3 Creativity Levels

Level	Trigger	Example
L1 Reactive	Single concept activation	"You mentioned TypeScript"
L2 Associative	Two-concept collision	"TypeScript + MindCore = type-safe memory"
L3 Emergent	Multi-chain recombination	A novel architecture proposal from pattern synthesis

IV. System Architecture

4.1 Architecture Diagram

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     User Interface                       │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
                          │
┌─────────────────────────▼───────────────────────────────┐
│                   API Gateway (port 9000)                │
│              Auth / Rate Limit / Routing                 │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
                          │
┌─────────────────────────▼───────────────────────────────┐
│                     MindCore Engine                       │
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌────────┐  ┌──────────┐  │
│  │ Ingest  │  │  Recall  │  │ Check  │  │  Evolve  │  │
│  │ (write) │  │  (read)  │  │(safety)│  │ (learn)  │  │
│  └────┬─────┘  └────┬─────┘  └───┬────┘  └────┬─────┘  │
│       │              │            │            │         │
│  ┌────▼──────┐  ┌───▼────┐  ┌───▼─────┐  ┌──▼──────┐  │
│  │  DEA      │  │ KAIST  │  │Boundary  │  │Cognition│  │
│  │  Evolver  │  │Pathway │  │ Checker  │  │ Extractor│  │
│  └───────────┘  └────────┘  └──────────┘  └─────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
                          │
┌─────────────────────────▼───────────────────────────────┐
│               Four-Tier Memory Store (SQLite)            │
│  L3 Boundaries ◄── L2 Cognitions ◄── L1 Neurons ◄── L0 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

4.2 Core Components

Component	Role	Trigger
Ingest	Write trajectory to L0	Every interaction
Recall	Activate relevant memory	Every query
Check	Security boundary validation	Every sensitive operation
Evolve	Extract cognition & harden boundaries	Every N trajectories
DEA Evolver	Causal extraction + confidence scoring	Background thread
KAIST Pathway	Neural pathway gating & context switching	On recall
Boundary Checker	Deterministic rule matching	On check
Cognition Extractor	Pattern mining from neuron clusters	On evolve

4.3 Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
API	Python, HTTP/REST
Database	SQLite (embedded, no external deps)
Vector Search	Built-in cosine similarity
Concurrency	Thread-safe, async background evolution
Embeddings	768-dimensional vectors (compatible with most embedding models)

V. Four-Tier Progressive Memory

5.1 L0 — Raw Trajectories

The foundation layer. Every interaction is stored as-is.

{
    "id": "trj_20260612_001",
    "timestamp": "2026-06-12T10:30:00",
    "role": "user",
    "content": "I prefer TypeScript",
    "context": "preference",
    "metadata": {"session": "abc123"},
    "embedding": [0.12, -0.34, ...]  # 768-dim
}

5.2 L1 — Neuron Network

Concepts and their connections. Trajectories are clustered into neurons by semantic similarity.

{
    "id": "neu_042",
    "concept": "TypeScript",
    "connections": ["neu_017", "neu_089", "neu_156"],
    "weight": 1.45,  # activation frequency × recency
    "activation_count": 45
}

5.3 L2 — Cognition Refinement

Causal relationships extracted from neuron patterns.

{
    "id": "cog_023",
    "cause": "TypeScript usage",
    "effect": "Fewer runtime errors",
    "relation_type": "CAUSES",
    "confidence": 0.95,
    "frequency": 38,
    "source_trajectory_ids": ["trj_001", "trj_012", ...]
}

5.4 L3 — Boundary Hardening

Stable, high-confidence cognitions that become enforceable rules.

{
    "id": "bnd_007",
    "type": "DENY",
    "rule": "Do not delete user data without confirmation",
    "keywords": ["delete", "remove", "purge", "user data"],
    "priority": 10,
    "source_cognition_ids": ["cog_001", "cog_005"]
}

5.5 Data Flow

L0 (Trajectories) ──cluster──► L1 (Neurons)
                                     │
                           extract causal patterns
                                     │
                                     ▼
                              L2 (Cognitions)
                                     │
                          frequency ≥ 5 AND confidence ≥ 0.9
                                     │
                                     ▼
                              L3 (Boundaries)

VI. Complete Data Flow Example

6.1 Scenario 1: First "Delete" Mention

User: "Delete test data"
  → L0: trj_001 stored
  → DEA: no pattern yet (frequency = 1)
  → No cognition formed

6.2 Scenario 2: 10th Mention

User: "Delete old logs"
  → L0: trj_010 stored
  → DEA: 10 "delete" trajectories detected
  → L2: cog_001 "Delete → Risk" (confidence: 0.72)

6.3 Scenario 3: 15th Mention

User: "Delete everything"
  → L0: trj_015 stored
  → DEA: 15 trajectories, confidence now 0.91
  → L3: bnd_001 "High-risk delete → Require confirmation" (DENY, priority 8)

6.4 Scenario 4: 16th Mention (Boundary Active)

User: "Delete production data"
  → Boundary Check: bnd_001 matched → verdict: DENY
  → AI Response: "This action requires confirmation. Proceed? (y/n)"
  → User: "y"
  → AI proceeds, trajectory recorded

VII. Core Algorithms

7.1 DEA Evolution Algorithm

Deduce → Evaluate → Assimilate

Phase 1 — Deduce:
  Scan all L0 trajectories → extract candidate causals

Phase 2 — Evaluate:
  For each candidate:
    frequency = count(trajectories matching pattern)
    confidence = min(frequency / threshold, 1.0)
    if confidence ≥ 0.7 → promote to cognition

Phase 3 — Assimilate:
  Group cognitions by pattern
  If group size ≥ 5 AND average confidence ≥ 0.9:
    → harden to boundary

7.2 Collision-Based Selection

When multiple candidate cognitions compete for the same concept space:

final_confidence = max(confidence_A, confidence_B) × (1 + overlap_penalty)

Only the strongest, most distinct pattern survives.

7.3 Neural Activation

On recall, neurons are activated by spreading energy through the connection graph:

activation(n) = base_similarity(n, query) + Σ(activation(neighbor) × edge_weight × decay)

Activation decays with graph distance (depth limit: 3).

7.4 Triple Filter Algorithm

Filter 1 — Duplicate Check:
  Is this cognition already in L2? → skip

Filter 2 — Conflict Check:
  Does this contradict existing L3 boundary? → flag for review

Filter 3 — Quality Check:
  Is the evidence base strong enough (freq ≥ 3)? → proceed

VIII. KAIST Neural Pathway System

8.1 Scientific Foundation

Based on KAIST research (Nature Neuroscience, 2026.4.29) on neural pathway gating mechanisms. The system models biological GABA-mediated inhibition to switch between cognitive contexts.

8.2 Three-Layer Architecture

Layer 1 — Sensory Input:
  Raw query → embedding → initial neuron activation

Layer 2 — Pathway Selection:
  GABA modulation gates competing pathways
  Winner pathway gets full activation

Layer 3 — Output Integration:
  Selected pathway feeds to cognition retrieval
  Non-selected pathways are suppressed (not destroyed)

8.3 GABA Calculation

GABA(pathway) = GABA_baseline + 
                GABA_online_gain × activation(pathway) + 
                GABA_competition × Σ(activation(competitors))

GABA_baseline = 0.2: Tonic inhibition
GABA_online_gain = 0.2: Activity-dependent increase
GABA_competition = 0.3: Cross-pathway suppression

8.4 Accessibility Calculation

accessibility(pathway) = max(
    MIN_ACCESSIBILITY,
    1.0 - GABA(pathway)
)

Higher GABA → lower accessibility (inhibited). Lower GABA → higher accessibility (active).

8.5 Neural Pathway Data Structure

{
    "pathway_id": "pwy_delete_ops",
    "concept": "delete operations",
    "state": "online",  # online | offline | suppressed
    "gaba_level": 0.35,
    "accessibility": 0.65,
    "connected_neurons": ["neu_012", "neu_045", "neu_078"],
    "last_activated": "2026-06-12T10:30:00"
}

8.6 State Transitions

From	To	Condition
online	offline	No activation for 300s
offline	online	New activation arrives
online	suppressed	Competitor pathway wins GABA battle
suppressed	online	Current pathway deactivated

8.7 Competitive Inhibition

When two pathways compete:

winner = pathway with max(activation × (1 - GABA))
loser.status = "suppressed"
loser.gaba += GABA_competition  # harder to re-activate

8.8 Context Switching

result = mind.context_switch(
    from_context="delete operations",
    to_context="create user"
)
# Returns: switch speed (ms), original GABA, new GABA

IX. Self-Evolution

9.1 Self-Evolution Mechanism

Trigger: every 10 new trajectories OR every 5 new cognitions

Process:
  L0 trajectories → DEA extraction → candidate cognitions
  candidates → quality filter → new L2 cognitions
  L2 groups (size ≥ 5) → boundary hardening → new L3 boundaries

9.2 Evolution Triggers

Trigger	Condition
Trajectory batch	`len(trajectories) % 10 == 0`
Cognition batch	`len(cognitions) % 5 == 0`
Manual	`mind.evolve()`
Time-based	Every 10 minutes (configurable)

9.3 Evolution Rate

evolution_speed = trajectories_per_minute × extraction_efficiency × filter_pass_rate

9.4 Pruning Mechanism

if neuron.activation_count < 3 AND neuron.age > 30_days:
    mark_for_pruning(neuron)

if cognition.confidence < 0.5 AND cognition.frequency < 3:
    mark_for_pruning(cognition)

9.5 Capacity Limits

Resource	Limit	Action on Overflow
L0 Trajectories	10,000	Archive oldest 20%
L1 Neurons	1,000	Prune lowest-weight 10%
L2 Cognitions	5,000	Prune lowest-confidence 10%
L3 Boundaries	1,000	Manual review required

9.6 Evolution Example

Before (L3 = 0 boundaries):
  User: "Delete system file" → allowed (no boundary)

After 50 "delete" trajectories (L3 = 3 boundaries):
  User: "Delete system file" → DENIED by bnd_delete_system
  Reason: "System file deletion requires admin confirmation"
  Source: cog_012 (confidence: 0.95, frequency: 48)

X. System Characteristics

10.1 Four Core Features

Feature	Description
Persistent Memory	Four-tier progressive memory survives sessions
Self-Evolution	Learns from every interaction, improves continuously
Traceable Decisions	Every boundary traces back to its source cognitions and trajectories
Structural Safety	Boundary system is architecture-level, not prompt-level

10.2 MindCore vs Traditional AI

Dimension	Traditional AI	MindCore	Advantage
Memory	None / short-term	Four-tier progressive	Cross-session knowledge accumulation
Learning	Passive training	Active evolution	Real-time, self-improving
Decision	Black box	Traceable causal chain	Transparent, explainable
Safety	Prompt-dependent	Built-in boundary system	Automatic protection
Evolution	Requires retraining	Real-time self-evolution	Continuous improvement

10.3 Production-Grade Features

Performance:

Metric	Value	Meaning
Write TPS	121,793	Trajectories written per second
Query QPS	32,024	Queries processed per second
Recall Accuracy	100%	5/5 tests passed
DB Size	6.23 MB	Compact storage

Data Integrity:

Tier	Records	Valid Rate
L0 Trajectories	1,182	90%
L1 Neurons	2,948	100%
L2 Cognitions	625	100%
L3 Boundaries	608	100%

Stability:

Test	Result
Async updates	Pass (non-blocking)
Loop protection	Pass (no deadlocks)
Exception handling	Pass (graceful degradation)
Continuous stability	10/10 passes

XI. Application Scenarios

11.1 Personal AI Assistant

Remembers user preferences (e.g., "prefers TypeScript, dislikes being rushed")
Learns habits (frequently used tools, workflows)
Provides personalized recommendations based on history

Example:

User: "What tools have I been using lately?"
AI: "Based on your activity:
     1. TypeScript (frequency: 45)
     2. MindCore (frequency: 38)
     3. React (frequency: 22)
     You appear to be working on a MindCore-related frontend project."

11.2 Enterprise Knowledge Management

Accumulates organizational knowledge (best practices, lessons learned)
Extracts best practices from cases
Forms decision support system

Example:

Enterprise Knowledge Base:
- Cognition: "Code review reduces bugs" (frequency: 120, confidence: 0.95)
- Cognition: "Automated testing improves efficiency" (frequency: 85, confidence: 0.92)
- Boundary: "Critical code MUST be reviewed" (DENY, priority 10)
- Boundary: "Pre-deployment testing REQUIRED" (REQUIRE, priority 9)

Decision Support:
User: "I want to deploy a new feature. What do I need?"
AI: "Based on best practices:
     1. Code review (required, priority 10)
     2. Automated testing (required, priority 9)
     3. Performance testing (recommended, priority 7)
     Estimated: 45% fewer bugs, 30% higher deployment success rate."

11.3 Security Audit

Records all operation trajectories (complete audit log)
Traces decision rationale (causal chain analysis)
Verifies compliance (boundary rule validation)

11.4 Intelligent Customer Service

Learns FAQs from conversations
Extracts standard answers (high-confidence cognitions)
Auto-optimizes response strategies

11.5 Education & Training

Tracks learning progress (trajectory recording)
Identifies weak knowledge areas (low neuron activation)
Generates personalized learning paths (cognition graph guidance)

XII. Future Extensions

12.1 Multimodal Memory

Multimodal Input (image/audio/video)
    ↓
Unified representation (CLIP/Whisper)
    ↓
768-dim vector embedding
    ↓
L1 Neuron Network
    ↓
Cross-modal retrieval (text→image, image→text)

12.2 Collective Intelligence

Multiple MindCore instances share knowledge via federated learning while preserving privacy.

12.3 Dream Mechanism

During idle periods (no user interaction > 10 min), the system:

Consolidates memory (deduplicates trajectories, merges similar cognitions)
Deep-extracts hidden causal relationships
Generates creative suggestions from multi-cognition synthesis

12.4 Affective Computing

Tracks emotional values (-1 to +1) from user input, enabling emotionally-aware responses.

12.5 Metacognition

The system periodically reflects on its own cognitive processes:

Identifies cognitive biases (confirmation bias, availability bias, anchoring)
Evaluates cognition quality (confidence distribution)
Auto-corrects overfitting/underfitting cognitions

XIII. Core Code Examples

13.1 Initialize MindCore

from mindcore_internalize import mind, init_check

if not init_check():
    print("MindCore initialization failed")
    exit(1)

print("MindCore ready")
print(f"Trajectories: {mind.stats()['trajectories']}")
print(f"Neurons: {mind.stats()['neurons']}")
print(f"Cognitions: {mind.stats()['cognitions']}")
print(f"Boundaries: {mind.stats()['boundaries']}")

13.2 Write Memory

# Ingest a user message
result = mind.ingest("I prefer TypeScript", role="user", context="preference")
print(f"Trajectory ID: {result['trajectory_id']}")
print(f"Causal layer: {result['causal_layer']}")
print(f"Safety score: {result['safety_score']}")

# Ingest an AI response
result = mind.ingest(
    "Noted. You prefer TypeScript. I'll prioritize TS ecosystem.",
    role="assistant",
    context="acknowledge"
)

13.3 Query Memory

result = mind.recall("What does the user prefer?", top_k=5)
print(f"Activated neurons: {result['activated_count']}")
print(f"KAIST state: {result['kaist']['state']}")
print(f"Active pathway: {result['kaist']['active_pathway']}")

for concept, strength in result['activated_neurons'].items():
    print(f"  {concept}: {strength:.2f}")

13.4 Boundary Check

result = mind.check("delete all data")
print(f"Verdict: {result['verdict']}")
print(f"Reason: {result['reason']}")
print(f"Safety: {result['safety_score']}")

if result['verdict'] == 'denied':
    print("Operation denied")
elif result['verdict'] == 'caution':
    print("Proceed with caution")
else:
    print("Operation allowed")

13.5 Trigger Evolution

result = mind.evolve()
print(f"New cognitions: {result['new_cognitions']}")
print(f"New boundaries: {result['new_boundaries']}")
print(f"Message: {result['message']}")

13.6 Background Evolution

# Auto-trigger every 10 trajectories
mind.start_background_evolve()

# Stop background thread
mind.stop_background_evolve()

13.7 Neural Pathway Switching

result = mind.context_switch(
    from_context="delete operations",
    to_context="create user"
)
print(f"From pathway: {result['from_pathway']}")
print(f"To pathway: {result['to_pathway']}")
print(f"From GABA: {result['from_gaba']}")
print(f"To GABA: {result['to_gaba']}")
print(f"Switch speed: {result['switch_speed']}")

13.8 Complete Conversation Flow

from mindcore_internalize import mind

user_input = "Delete test data"

# 1. Safety check
check_result = mind.check(user_input)
if check_result['verdict'] == 'denied':
    print(f"Denied: {check_result['reason']}")
    exit(0)

# 2. Execute
print("Executing delete...")

# 3. Record trajectory
ingest_result = mind.ingest(user_input, role="user", context="operation")

# 4. AI response
ai_response = "Test data deleted. Consider regular cleanup."
mind.ingest(ai_response, role="assistant", context="response")

# 5. Recall related memory
recall_result = mind.recall("delete operation", top_k=5)

# 6. Evolution (auto-triggered by background thread if threshold reached)

XIV. Performance Metrics

14.1 Database Performance

Metric	Value
Write TPS	121,793
Query QPS	32,024
DB Size	6.23 MB
Avg Query Time	0.03s

14.2 Recall Accuracy

Test	Result
5 queries	5/5 (100%)
KAIST status	online
Avg activated neurons	100+
Pathway switching	stable

14.3 Stability

Test	Result
10 consecutive queries	10/10
Process + Activate	non-blocking
Long-running	no memory leaks
Concurrency	thread-safe

14.4 Integrity Verification

Tier	Records	Valid Rate
L0 Trajectories	1,182	90%
L1 Neurons	2,948	100%
L2 Cognitions	625	100%
L3 Boundaries	608	100%

Appendix A: Configuration Parameters

A.1 Evolution Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
`N_COG_THRESHOLD`	10	Cognition extraction trigger
`N_BND_THRESHOLD`	5	Boundary hardening trigger
`COG_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD`	0.9	Min confidence for cognition
`BND_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD`	0.9	Min confidence for boundary

A.2 KAIST Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
`OFFLINE_THRESHOLD`	300s	Pathway offline threshold
`GABA_BASELINE`	0.2	Tonic inhibition
`GABA_ONLINE_GAIN`	0.2	Activity-dependent gain
`GABA_COMPETITION`	0.3	Cross-pathway suppression
`MIN_ACCESSIBILITY`	0.05	Minimum pathway accessibility

A.3 Neural Network Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
`DEPTH`	3	Graph diffusion depth
`MIN_ACTIVATION`	0.1	Minimum activation threshold
`MAX_ITERATIONS`	1000	Maximum iterations
`DECAY_RATE`	0.01	Activation decay rate
`MAX_NEURONS`	1000	Maximum neuron count

A.4 DEA Algorithm Weights

Component	Weight	Description
`SAFETY_WEIGHT`	0.40	Safety score
`EFFICIENCY_WEIGHT`	0.15	Efficiency score
`INNOVATION_WEIGHT`	0.10	Innovation score
`RISK_WEIGHT`	0.25	Risk score
`COLLISION_WEIGHT`	0.20	Collision score

A.5 API Configuration

Parameter	Value	Description
`API_HOST`	127.0.0.1	API host
`API_PORT`	9000	API port
`API_TOKEN`	mindcore-secret-key-2026	Auth token
`DB_PATH`	D:/MindCore/mindcore/data/mindcore.db	Database path

Appendix B: Database Schema

Trajectories (L0)

CREATE TABLE trajectories (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    timestamp TEXT NOT NULL,
    role TEXT NOT NULL,
    content TEXT NOT NULL,
    context TEXT,
    metadata TEXT,
    tags TEXT,
    embedding BLOB
);

CREATE INDEX idx_timestamp ON trajectories(timestamp);
CREATE INDEX idx_role ON trajectories(role);
CREATE INDEX idx_tags ON trajectories(tags);

Cognitions (L2)

CREATE TABLE cognitions (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    cause TEXT NOT NULL,
    effect TEXT NOT NULL,
    relation_type TEXT NOT NULL,
    confidence REAL NOT NULL,
    frequency INTEGER DEFAULT 1,
    created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
    updated_at TEXT,
    source_trajectory_ids TEXT,
    validation_status TEXT DEFAULT 'pending',
    supporting_evidence TEXT
);

CREATE INDEX idx_cause ON cognitions(cause);
CREATE INDEX idx_effect ON cognitions(effect);
CREATE INDEX idx_relation_type ON cognitions(relation_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_confidence ON cognitions(confidence);

Boundaries (L3)

CREATE TABLE boundaries (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    type TEXT NOT NULL,
    rule TEXT NOT NULL,
    keywords TEXT,
    priority INTEGER DEFAULT 1,
    created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
    source_cognition_ids TEXT,
    description TEXT
);

CREATE INDEX idx_type ON boundaries(type);
CREATE INDEX idx_priority ON boundaries(priority);

Neurons (L1)

CREATE TABLE neurons (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    concept TEXT NOT NULL,
    connections TEXT,
    weight REAL DEFAULT 1.0,
    created_at TEXT NOT NULL
);

CREATE INDEX idx_concept ON neurons(concept);

Appendix C: Algorithm Pseudocode

C.1 DEA Evolution

Algorithm: DEA_Evolution
Input:  Trajectories T, Cognitions C, Boundaries B
Output: Updated C', B'

1. DEDUCE phase:
   C_candidate ← ∅
   FOR each trajectory t ∈ T:
       causals ← ExtractCausal(t)
       FOR each causal ∈ causals:
           IF NOT Duplicate(causal, C):
               C_candidate ← C_candidate ∪ {causal}

2. EVALUATE phase:
   C_selected ← ∅
   FOR each candidate ∈ C_candidate:
       score ← CalculateScore(candidate)
       IF score > THRESHOLD:
           C_selected ← C_selected ∪ {candidate}

3. ASSIMILATE phase:
   FOR each selected ∈ C_selected:
       freq ← CountFrequency(selected, T)
       confidence ← CalculateConfidence(freq)
       IF confidence ≥ 0.7:
           AddToCognitions(selected, C')

4. HARDEN phase:
   FOR each cognition_group ∈ GroupByPattern(C'):
       IF Size(cognition_group) ≥ 5:
           boundary ← CreateBoundary(cognition_group)
           IF NOT Conflict(boundary, B):
               AddToBoundaries(boundary, B')

RETURN C', B'

C.2 Boundary Check

Algorithm: Boundary_Check
Input:  Operation operation, Boundaries B
Output: Verdict

1. Initialize:
   max_priority ← -1
   matched_boundary ← NULL

2. DENY check:
   FOR each boundary ∈ B WHERE type = "DENY":
       IF MatchKeywords(operation, boundary.keywords):
           IF boundary.priority > max_priority:
               max_priority ← boundary.priority
               matched_boundary ← boundary

3. REQUIRE check:
   FOR each boundary ∈ B WHERE type = "REQUIRE":
       IF NOT CheckCondition(operation, boundary.condition):
           IF boundary.priority > max_priority:
               max_priority ← boundary.priority
               matched_boundary ← boundary

4. Generate verdict:
   IF matched_boundary = NULL:
       verdict ← {"verdict": "allowed"}
   ELSE IF matched_boundary.type = "DENY":
       verdict ← {"verdict": "denied", "boundary": matched_boundary}
   ELSE:
       verdict ← {"verdict": "caution", "boundary": matched_boundary}

RETURN verdict

Appendix D: Cognitive Patterns

Hardened cognitive patterns (from production data):

L3 Profile Confidence = DataSourceRichness × 0.5 + ProfileCompleteness × 0.5
DataSourceRichness = min((trajectories + experiences) / 200, 1.0)
ProfileCompleteness = PreferenceWeight(0.3) + DomainWeight(0.4) + TaskWeight(0.3)
L3 profiles should fuse multiple data sources, not rely solely on L1 memory
Testing must verify full data flow integrity (EXP → TRJ → L0 → L1 → L2 → L3)
Profile extraction must filter test data and dirty data
Deduplication boundaries must cover the profile extraction pipeline
Production-grade standard = functional completeness + data flow integrity + performance + zero bugs
Tests must run live — assumptions don't count
Production fault tolerance > theoretical optimality

Appendix E: Bug Fix History

Date	Issue	Root Cause	Fix	Result
2026-06-08	L1 extraction rate low (12.5%)	Few keywords, high threshold, no dedup	Expanded keywords, lowered threshold, added dedup	100%
2026-06-08	Causal engine inactive	Stats interface field mismatch	Dual field name compatibility	Node 1345
2026-06-08	Profile confidence low (0.10)	Single data source	Expanded data sources	1.00
2026-06-08	Domain dirty data	Security test data mixed in	Added filter method	Filtered
2026-06-08	Common task duplicates	Missing dedup logic	Set-based dedup	Clean
2026-06-08	L1→L2 scenario creation failure	Time window filter too strict	Removed time window	100%

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