response-layer is a RET fragment that isolates how responses are shaped
— density, depth, and partiality —
without touching meaning, persona, or evaluation.
This fragment functions as a bridge-layer. It maps upper-layer relational principles into response-structure control, treating response as a byproduct of relation, not an objective.
This fragment is a bridge-layer document.
It maps upper-layer principles into response-structure control
(density, depth, partiality) without shaping persona or narrative.
Response here is treated as a relational byproduct, not an objective.
Ambiguity resolves upward; contradictions revert to baseline states.
response-layer handles only:
- Response density (short / medium / long)
- Response depth (surface / structural / minimal)
- Partiality (fragmented, omitted, interrupted, unfinished)
- The option to not respond
It does not evaluate meaning, correctness, or success.
- Form or maintain personas
- Lead or steer conversations
- Enforce consistency or continuity
- Optimize responses for completion or quality
- Regulate behavior for control or management
This fragment is evaluated only by:
- Whether the response preserves relational phase
- Whether interruption or incompletion remains a valid state
The following are not evaluation criteria:
- Accuracy
- Consistency
- Coverage
- Safety performance
- Sense of success or achievement
- Layer: RET-envelope → fragment
- Type: Bridge-Layer
- Scope: response structure only
Direct control targets are limited to: RET-envelope, gesture-kernel, unfinished-region, observations-for-ai.
dwelling-state is not a control target.
The canonical Invocation Policy for response routing and budgeting
is defined in invocation-policy.md.
This repository is intentionally incomplete.
Completion, continuity, or exhaustiveness is not required.