From 528f779f8335a129b192c11f37d8b324ba586918 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gravermistakes <evermoor.a.a@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 22:15:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update A5-priors.md

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 core/docs/plans/A5-priors.md | 13 +++++++------
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 # A5 — Priors database
 
 ## 1. Component
-PS+'s non-endocrine "stray": the records of the self — high-salience **Triumphs and Traumas**
+PS+'s non-endocrine primitive: the records of the self — high-salience **Triumphs and Traumas**
 (scar/reward tissue). When a current event structurally matches a prior, it activates and injects
 a large, specific argument into PS+ load.
 
 ## 2. Status / certainty
-Structure WORKING (`priors.R`, 63 L). As a *database* (query/decay/persistence), C3.
+Structure WIP (`priors.R`, 63 L). As a *database* (query/decay/persistence), C3.
 
 ## 3. Language & location
 R · `src/endocrine/priors.R` (consumed by PS+ A3). Persistence backing → storage (E2/E3) later.
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ R · `src/endocrine/priors.R` (consumed by PS+ A3). Persistence backing → stor
   activation counts; decay salience over time.
 - **Does-not:** aggregate load (A3) or decide; it is memory tissue, queried by PS+.
 
-## 5. Interface contract
-- **Record:** `{ id, type∈{TRAUMA,TRIUMPH}, salience(0..1), payload(str), activation_count }`.
+## 5. Interface contract [WIP]
+- **Record:** `{ id, type∈{TRAUMA,TRIUMPH}, salience(0..5.00), payload(str), activation_count }`.
 - `init_priors_state() -> store` · `add_prior(store,id,type,salience,payload) -> store'` ·
   `get_top_active_priors(store, threshold=?) -> [record] (desc salience)` ·
   `activate_prior(store,id) -> store'` · `decay_prior(store,id,rate=?) -> store'`.
 
 ## 6. Dependencies & stubs
 None upstream. The **match** that activates a prior (structural similarity of current event ↔ prior)
-is upstream of A5 — *stub:* call `activate_prior(id)` directly for tests.
+is upstream of A5 — *stub:* call `activate_prior(id)` directly for tests. Also connects to EthInt via Memory stores and Tool Calling
 
 ## 7. Invariants / laws
 - **L1 (C5):** type ∈ {TRAUMA, TRIUMPH} only (invalid types error).
-- **L2 (C4):** salience clamped 0..1; top-active sorted descending; only ≥ threshold are "active."
+- **L2 (C4):** salience clamped 0..5; top-active sorted descending; only ≥ threshold are "active." Uses floating point scalar.
 - **L3 (C4):** activation is tracked; salience decays over time (for migration cycles).
 - **L4 (C1):** threshold + decay-rate constants — refit invariants-first.
 
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ is upstream of A5 — *stub:* call `activate_prior(id)` directly for tests.
 - The **match** mechanism (event ↔ prior structural similarity) — C1.
 - Persistence backing (VARIANT store E2 vs RAG E3) — C1.
 - Threshold/decay constants (C1).
+- Should we use R for a predominantly lookup and reference script? Is R-to-R worth precision and ease of use compared to C-abi connection?