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RELEASE: Finalize Semantic Restructuring v0.1.0
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#+TITLE: Stage 3: Act (act.lisp)
#+AUTHOR: Amr
#+FILETAGS: :harness:act:
#+STARTUP: content
* Stage 3: Act (act.lisp)
** Architectural Intent: Actuation
The Act stage performs the final physical side-effects of the metabolic pipeline. It takes an approved **Action** (the result of the Reasoning stage) and routes it to the correct physical **Actuator**.
Actuators are the "hands" of the OpenCortex. They can be local (printing to a terminal), virtual (executing a shell command), or remote (sending a Matrix message). Crucially, the core microharness does not know *how* to talk to these services; it only knows how to *dispatch* to the registered actuator functions.
** Pipeline Initialization
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(in-package :opencortex)
#+end_src
* Actuator Configuration
** Default Actuator
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defvar *default-actuator* :cli
"The fallback actuator used if a signal has no source or target metadata.")
#+end_src
** Silent Actuators
To prevent infinite feedback loops, certain actuators are flagged as "silent." Results from these actuators are logged but do not trigger a fresh metabolic cycle.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defvar *silent-actuators* '(:cli :system-message :emacs)
"List of actuators whose feedback should not re-enter the Reasoning stage.")
#+end_src
** Initialization Logic (initialize-actuators)
This function hydrates the actuator configuration from the environment and registers the core built-in actuators.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defun initialize-actuators ()
"Loads actuator routing defaults from environment variables and registers core harness actuators."
(let ((def (uiop:getenv "DEFAULT_ACTUATOR"))
(silent (uiop:getenv "SILENT_ACTUATORS")))
(when def
(setf *default-actuator* (intern (string-upcase def) "KEYWORD")))
(when silent
(setf *silent-actuators*
(mapcar (lambda (s) (intern (string-upcase (string-trim '(#\Space) s)) "KEYWORD"))
(str:split "," silent)))))
;; Register core harness actuators
(register-actuator :system #'execute-system-action)
(register-actuator :tool #'execute-tool-action)
(register-actuator :tui (lambda (action context)
(let* ((meta (getf context :meta))
(stream (getf meta :reply-stream)))
(when (and stream (open-stream-p stream))
(format stream "~a" (frame-message action))
(finish-output stream))))))
#+end_src
* Primary Routing
** Dispatching Logic (dispatch-action)
The primary router. It identifies the target actuator based on the Signal's `:META` source or the Action's `:TARGET`.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defun dispatch-action (action context)
"Routes an approved action to its registered physical actuator."
(let ((payload (proto-get action :payload)))
;; Optimization: Heartbeats are system events, not actions.
(when (eq (proto-get payload :sensor) :heartbeat)
(return-from dispatch-action nil)))
(when (and action (listp action))
(let* ((meta (proto-get context :meta))
(source (proto-get meta :source))
(raw-target (or (ignore-errors (getf action :TARGET))
(ignore-errors (getf action :target))
source
*default-actuator*))
(target (intern (string-upcase (string raw-target)) :keyword))
(actuator-fn (gethash target *actuator-registry*)))
;; Propagation: Ensure outbound action inherits metadata
(when (and meta (null (getf action :meta)))
(setf (getf action :meta) meta))
(if actuator-fn
(funcall actuator-fn action context)
(harness-log "ACT ERROR: No actuator for ~s (from ~s)" target raw-target)))))
#+end_src
* Built-in Actuators
** System Actuator (execute-system-action)
Handles meta-operations like hot-loading skills or evaluating raw Lisp within the image.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defun execute-system-action (action context)
"Processes internal harness commands. (ACTUATOR)"
(declare (ignore context))
(let* ((payload (ignore-errors (getf action :payload)))
(cmd (ignore-errors (getf payload :action))))
(case cmd
(:eval (let ((code (getf payload :code)))
(eval (read-from-string code))))
(:create-skill (let* ((filename (getf payload :filename)) (content (getf payload :content))
(skills-dir (merge-pathnames "skills/" (asdf:system-source-directory :opencortex)))
(full-path (merge-pathnames filename skills-dir)))
(with-open-file (out full-path :direction :output :if-exists :supersede) (write-string content out))
(load-skill-from-org full-path)))
(:message (harness-log "ACT [System]: ~a" (getf payload :text)))
(t (harness-log "ACT ERROR [System]: Unknown command ~s" cmd)))))
#+end_src
** Tool Result Formatting (format-tool-result)
A UI helper that distills technical LLM responses into human-readable text.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defun format-tool-result (tool-name result)
"Intelligently formats a tool result for user display."
(if (listp result)
(let ((status (getf result :status))
(content (getf result :content))
(msg (getf result :message)))
(cond ((and (eq status :success) content) (format nil "~a" content))
((and (eq status :error) msg) (format nil "ERROR [~a]: ~a" tool-name msg))
(t (format nil "TOOL [~a] RESULT: ~s" tool-name result))))
(format nil "TOOL [~a] RESULT: ~a" tool-name result)))
#+end_src
** Tool Actuator (execute-tool-action)
The engine for physical interaction. It executes a cognitive tool and generates feedback signals for the user.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defun execute-tool-action (action context)
"Executes a registered cognitive tool and generates feedback signals. (ACTUATOR)"
(let* ((payload (getf action :payload))
(tool-name (getf payload :tool))
(tool-args (getf payload :args))
(depth (getf context :depth 0))
(meta (getf context :meta))
(source (getf meta :source))
(tool (gethash (string-downcase (string tool-name)) *cognitive-tools*)))
(if tool
(handler-case
(let* ((clean-args (if (and (listp tool-args) (listp (car tool-args))) (car tool-args) tool-args))
(result (funcall (cognitive-tool-body tool) clean-args)))
(let ((feedback (list :TYPE :EVENT :DEPTH (1+ depth) :META meta
:PAYLOAD (list :SENSOR :tool-output :RESULT result :TOOL tool-name))))
;; UI Propagation: Send distilled text result back to the source client
(when source
(dispatch-action (list :TYPE :REQUEST :TARGET source
:PAYLOAD (list :ACTION :MESSAGE :TEXT (format-tool-result tool-name result)))
context))
feedback))
(error (c)
(list :TYPE :EVENT :DEPTH (1+ depth) :META meta
:PAYLOAD (list :SENSOR :tool-error :tool tool-name :message (format nil "~a" c)))))
(list :TYPE :EVENT :DEPTH (1+ depth) :META meta
:PAYLOAD (list :SENSOR :tool-error :message "Tool not found")))))
#+end_src
* The Final Pipeline Stage
** Act Gate (act-gate)
The exit point of the metabolic pipeline. It applies a last-mile safety check via the Deterministic Engine and dispatches the signal to the physical world.
#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../library/act.lisp
(defun act-gate (signal)
"Final Stage: Actuation and feedback generation."
(let* ((approved (getf signal :approved-action))
(type (getf signal :type))
(meta (getf signal :meta))
(source (getf meta :source))
(feedback nil)
;; context must keep internal objects for actuators to function
(context signal))
;; 1. Last-Mile Safety Check (The Bouncer & Deterministic Gates)
(when approved
(let* ((original-type (getf approved :type))
(verified (deterministic-verify approved signal)))
(if (and (listp verified)
(member (getf verified :type) '(:LOG :EVENT :log :event))
(not (member original-type '(:LOG :EVENT :log :event))))
(progn
(harness-log "ACT BLOCKED: Action failed last-mile deterministic check.")
(setf (getf signal :approved-action) nil)
(setf approved nil)
(setf feedback verified))
(progn
(setf (getf signal :approved-action) verified)
(setf approved verified)))))
;; 2. Actuation Logic
(case type
(:REQUEST (dispatch-action signal context))
(:LOG (dispatch-action signal context))
(:EVENT
(if approved
(let* ((target (getf approved :target))
(result (dispatch-action approved context)))
(cond ((and (listp result) (member (getf result :type) '(:EVENT :LOG)))
(setf feedback result))
((and result (not (member target *silent-actuators*)))
(setf feedback (list :type :EVENT :depth (1+ (getf signal :depth 0)) :meta meta
:payload (list :sensor :tool-output :result result :tool approved))))))
;; Fallback: route generic stimuli back to their origin
(when source
(dispatch-action signal context)))))
(setf (getf signal :status) :acted)
feedback))
#+end_src