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:ID: 9dd80d2f-ec60-4263-92d9-a50b87270dda
:CREATED: [2026-03-30 Mon 21:16]
:EDITED: [2026-04-07 Tue 13:42]
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#+TITLE: SKILL: Chaos Gauntlet (Universal Literate Note)
#+STARTUP: content
#+FILETAGS: :chaos:testing:reliability:psf:
#+DEPENDS_ON: skill-shell-actuator skill-tdd-runner
* Overview
The *Chaos Gauntlet* is an adversarial testing skill designed to ensure the system's resilience. It simulates environmental failures, malformed LLM responses, and network disruptions, forcing the kernel and its skills to handle "Byzantine" conditions gracefully.
* Phase A: Demand (PRD)
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:STATUS: FROZEN
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** 1. Purpose
Verify the system's stability and error-handling capabilities under stress.
** 2. User Needs
- *Failure Simulation:* Ability to inject artificial delays or errors into the OACP bus.
- *Byzantine Response Testing:* Test how System 2 handles nonsensical or malicious System 1 proposals.
- *Network Resilience:* Simulate Gitea or LLM provider timeouts.
- *Recovery Verification:* Ensure the kernel can recover from a "skip-event" restart.
* Phase D: Build (Implementation)
** Chaos Injection Logic
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../projects/org-skill-chaos/src/chaos-logic.lisp
(defun chaos-inject-error (sensor-type)
"Injects a synthetic error into a specific sensor pipeline."
(org-agent:kernel-log "CHAOS - Injecting synthetic error into ~a sensor..." sensor-type)
(org-agent:inject-stimulus
`(:type :EVENT :payload (:sensor ,sensor-type :error "SYNTHETIC_CHAOS_ERROR"))))
(defun chaos-stress-test (action context)
"Executes a randomized stress test by injecting failures into the system."
(declare (ignore context))
(let* ((payload (getf action :payload))
(mode (or (getf payload :mode) :random))
(intensity (or (getf payload :intensity) 3)))
(org-agent:kernel-log "CHAOS - Commencing stress test (Mode: ~a, Intensity: ~a)" mode intensity)
(case mode
(:random (dotimes (i intensity)
(let ((failure-type (nth (random 3) '(:test-failure :shell-timeout :llm-error))))
(org-agent:inject-stimulus
`(:type :EVENT :payload (:sensor :chaos-injection :type ,failure-type))))))
(:shell (org-agent:inject-stimulus
`(:type :EVENT :payload (:sensor :shell-response :cmd "git push" :exit-code 128 :stderr "fatal: network unreachable")))))
(format nil "SUCCESS - Chaos stress test initiated.")))
#+end_src
* Registration
#+begin_src lisp
(defskill :skill-chaos
:priority 10 ; Lower priority, used for background testing
:trigger (lambda (context) (eq (getf (getf context :payload) :sensor) :chaos-trigger))
:neuro (lambda (context)
(let ((p (getf context :payload)))
(format nil "A chaos trigger was received (~a). Should I run a stress test?" (getf p :mode))))
:symbolic #'chaos-stress-test)
#+end_src
* Phase B: Blueprint (PROTOCOL)
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:STATUS: SIGNED
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* Phase B: Blueprint (PROTOCOL)
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:STATUS: IN_PROGRESS
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** 1. Architectural Intent
The *Chaos Gauntlet* skill is designed to be non-invasive, running primarily in a background mode. It should not interfere with normal system operation unless explicitly triggered. The skill aims to provide a controlled environment for inducing and observing failures. Key intents:
- *Controlled Chaos:* Failures must be injected in a precise and controllable manner (specific sensor, specific error type).
- *Observability:* The system's response to failures must be easily observable through logging and system state.
- *Minimal Impact:* The skill should avoid causing permanent damage or corruption to the system or its data.
- *Testability*: Easy to run, configure, and verify success/failure. Reports failures through the regular error reporting mechanisms. Logs activity with 'CHAOS' tag.
- *Recoverability*: Emphasis on testing kernel's recovery from errors, by deliberately triggering skip-event type restarts.
** 2. Semantic Interfaces
*** A. Triggering Chaos
*`chaos-trigger` Sensor:*
Events of type `:EVENT` with a `:payload` containing `(:sensor :chaos-trigger)` trigger the skill. The payload can contain a `:mode` key to specify the type of chaos to inject (e.g., `:random`, `:shell`), and an `:intensity` to control the number of failures injected.
*Signature:*
`#+begin_src lisp
;; Triggers the chaos skill.
(defun trigger-chaos (mode intensity)
"Triggers the chaos gauntlet with a specified mode and intensity."
(org-agent:inject-stimulus
`(:type :EVENT :payload (:sensor :chaos-trigger :mode ,mode :intensity ,intensity))))
#+end_src
*** B. Injecting Synthetic Errors
*`chaos-inject-error` Function:*
Injects a synthetic error event into a specified sensor pipeline. Different sensor types will react differently to synthetic errors.
*Signature:*
`#+begin_src lisp
;; Injects a synthetic error into a specific sensor pipeline.
(defun chaos-inject-error (sensor-type error-message)
"Injects a specific synthetic error into a specific sensor."
(org-agent:inject-stimulus
`(:type :EVENT :payload (:sensor ,sensor-type :error ,error-message))))
#+end_src
*** C. Simulating Network Disruptions
The `chaos-stress-test` function, when `mode` is `:shell`, simulates network disruptions by returning a specific error code from a shell command (e.g., `git push`).
*Signature:* (covered by existing implementation in Phase D).
*** D. Kernel Restart Simulation
Deliberately trigger `skip-event` to test recovery protocols.
*Signature:*
`#+begin_src lisp
;; simulates a skip event (a full org-agent reboot)
(defun chaos-force-skip-event ())
#+end_src