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package/dist/logic/roles/ecologist/.briefs/distilisys/sys101.distilisys.grammar.md

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+.tactic = lang:distilisys
+
+.what = a minimal, visual language for declaring system behavior using `[resource]`, `<mechanism>`, and `{driver}`
+
+.where:
+  - used to express systems across domains (ecologies, economies, software, architecture, law, etc)
+  - intended as a **canonical, long-term representation** of system behavior
+  - enables fast comprehension and accurate knowledge transfer across roles
+  - bridges business modeling with technical implementation
+
+.why:
+  - distills system complexity into simple, legible steps
+  - reveals system **structure**, **pressure**, and **purpose** in one flow
+  - prevents bloated diagrams and code-first traps
+  - centers every system on motive (`{driver}`), not just structure (`[resource]`)
+  - provides a visual grammar for tracing behavior, loops, and leverage
+
+---
+
+## 🧬 distilisys grammar
+
+> a complete system is composed of three structural units:
+> `[resource]`, `<mechanism>`, and `{driver}` — linked via arrow flows (`->`)
+
+---
+
+### 🔤 syntax reference
+
+
+| unit           | role in system                       | allowed values / structure                            | examples                                              |
+|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
+| `[resource]`   | observable noun or state             | any domain-grounded, visible quantity                 | [time], [status], [paperRoll], [lead], [invoiceDraft] |
+| `<mechanism>`  | atomic verb or procedure             | any named transformation (must be unambiguous)        | <rest>, <run>, <cache>, <pressAndDry>, <assignCrew>   |
+| `<<effect>>`   | motive impact on a resource          | one of `<<gain>>`, `<<drop>>`, `<<save>>`, `<<lift>>` | <<gain>>[chance], <<drop>>[threat]                    |
+| `{driver}`     | pressure or motive signal            | one of four canonical forms *(see below)*             | {+incentive:<<save>>[time]}, {-headwind:[friction]}   |
+
+
+---
+
+### 📌 valid `{driver}` forms
+
+motive pressure must take one of these four structures:
+
+| form              | meaning                                 | example                                      |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
+| `{+incentive}`    | actor is pulled toward a `[chance]`     | `[actor]{+incentive:<<save>>[time]}`         |
+| `{-decentive}`    | actor is pushed away from a `[threat]`  | `[actor]{-decentive:<<drop>>[health]}`       |
+| `{+tailwind}`     | environment helps progress              | `[season]{+tailwind:<<gain>>[demand]}`       |
+| `{-headwind}`     | environment hurts progress              | `[policy]{-headwind:<<gain>>[growth]}`       |
+
+📌 each `{driver}` optionally names the `<<effect>>[resource]` it acts on.
+see `ecologist.brief: motive grammar` for deeper structure.
+
+---
+
+### 🔁 routes, choices, and cycles
+
+- use `->` to show transformation:
+  ```text
+  [pulp] -> <bleach> -> [refinedPulp]
+  ```
+
+- use `?` to mark optional paths:
+  ```text
+  [pulp] -> <bleach>? -> [refinedPulp]
+  ```
+
+- use `// 🔁` to mark loops:
+  ```text
+  [jobBooked]   // 🔁 cycle
+  ```
+
+---
+
+### ♻️ cycles
+
+- **cycles dominate long-term system behavior**
+  - they drive reinforcement, depletion, habituation, and resilience
+  - without cycles, systems are static or short-lived
+- examples include flywheels, feedback loops, starvation spirals, compounding growth, decay chains
+- always **model cycles explicitly** — they reveal the true engine of the system
+- mark the return edge with a `<<gain>>` or `<<drop>>` to show its **motive impact**, when applicable
+- cycles aren’t just features — they are the **core structure** of persistence, collapse, and change
+
+
+---
+
+### ♻️ actorfull vs actorless systems
+
+distilisys can model both actorfull and actorless systems
+
+---
+
+#### 🧍 actorfull systems
+systems where behavior is shaped by **actors with motive**
+→ use **motive grammar** to trace transformation + pressure
+
+```text
+<mechanism> → <<effect>>[resource] → <<gain>>[chance]
+<mechanism> → <<effect>>[resource] → <<drop>>[threat]
+```
+
+- shows not just **what changes**, but **why it matters**
+- used for ecosystems, businesses, organisms, social behavior
+
+---
+
+#### ⚙️ actorless systems
+systems that run without motive or agency
+→ trace only transformations of [resource] via <mechanism>
+
+```text
+[resource] → <mechanism> → [resource]
+```
+
+- sufficient for:
+  - physical processes (e.g. circuits, fluid flow)
+  - deterministic systems
+  - mechanistic pipelines
+
+> 📌 motive grammar is optional — used only when actors and outcomes shape system flow
+
+
+---
+
+### ✔️ guidance
+
+- start with the `{driver}` → what pressure triggers this system?
+- define entry `[resource]` and final `[resource]` states
+- describe each `<mechanism>` step clearly and precisely
+- always show what `[resource]` is affected and what is returned
+- tag **cycles** and **optional paths** explicitly
+- **avoid generic terms** like `[user]`, `<processData>`, `<sync>`, use ubiqlang
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 examples
+
+.positive:
+```sys
+@[neighbor]<getLawnCareApt>
+=
+    [lawn]
+    -> @[neighbor]<getLawnState>
+    -> [lawn].looks=poor
+
+    -> @[neighbor]<getLawnCareQuotes>
+    -> [quoteList]
+
+    -> @[neighbor]<choosePro>
+    -> [jobBooked]
+
+      => [neighbor]{+incentive:[status]++:keepUpWithJoneses}
+      => [platform]{+incentive:[trust]++:fromProviders}
+      => [platform]{+incentive:[money]++:transactionFee}
+```
+
+```sys
+@[provider]<winLawnCareSubscription>
+=
+    @[neighbor]<getLawnCareApt>
+    -> [jobBooked]
+
+    -> @[pro]<acceptJob>
+    -> @[pro]<doTheWork>
+    -> [lawn].looks=great
+
+    -> @[neighbor]<leaveReview>
+    -> [review]
+
+    -> @[platform]<updateProReputation>
+    -> [pro].rating++
+
+    -> @[platform]<promptRebooking>
+    -> @[neighbor]<bookFollowup>
+    -> [jobBooked]   // 🔁 cycle
+
+      => [pro]{+incentive:[money]++:jobPayout}
+      => [pro]{+incentive:[trust]++:goodReview}
+      => [neighbor]{+incentive:[safety]++:sameProSameQuality}
+      => [platform]{+incentive:[retention]++:repeatBooking}
+```
+
+.negative:
+- `<processData>` → unclear mechanism
+- `[user]` → too generic
+- `<sync>` → ambiguous meaning across contexts
+- `{driver}` omitted → unclear system purpose
+
+---
+
+.recommendations:
+  - every system should begin and end with `[resource]`
+  - use `<mechanism>` for every transformation
+  - include a `{driver}` to express motive
+  - embed motive grammar inline (`<<effect>>[resource]`)
+  - mark cycles explicitly (`// 🔁`)
+  - reference `ubiqlang` to name domain terms clearly
+
+---
+
+### 📚 extension: `motive.grammar`
+
+> motive.grammar is a formal extension of distilisys.grammar
+> — used when actor behavior and motivational dynamics must be made explicit.
+
+it introduces:
+- `[chance]` and `[threat]` as motive targets
+- `<<effect>>[resource]` grammar to explain pressure
+- semantic distinctions like `<<gain>>`, `<<drop>>`, `<<save>>`, and `<<lift>>`
+- actor-based drivers like `{+incentive:<<save>>[time]}`
+
+📌 use `motive.grammar` when you need to model **why** actors act, not just **how** systems operate.
+
+---
+
+.related:
+  - tactic: `lang:ubiqlang`
+  - brief: `ecologist.brief: motive grammar`
+  - brief: `ecologist.brief: motive horizon`
+  - brief: `ecologist.brief: motive polarity`

package/dist/logic/roles/ecologist/.briefs/distilisys/sys201.actor.motive._.summary.md

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+# 🧭 ecologist.actor.motive primitives
+
+these primitives define how actors relate to paths, pressure, and loss over time.
+
+---
+
+## ⌛ 1. reversibility & entropy
+
+- **reversibility** = how much future [option]ality is preserved after a [choice]
+- **entropy** = the collapse of future [option]s following irreversible [choice]
+  → entropy rises as [choice]s foreclose paths
+  → reversibility slows entropic loss
+
+---
+
+## 🎲 2. option, chance, choice
+
+- **option** = could
+- **chance** = should
+- **choice** = will
+
+\`\`\`text
+chance = option × motive
+choice = chance × decision
+\`\`\`
+
+- **option** defines what’s available
+- **chance** defines what’s relevant
+- **choice** defines what’s committed
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ 3. chance.motive.polarity, threat
+
+- [chance] can carry **positive** or **negative** motive polarity
+  → pulls the actor toward, or pushes them away
+
+- a **[threat]** is a [chance] with **decentive motive**
+  → [chance].motive = {-decentive}
+
+- threats still follow the [chance] structure
+  → they are possible futures, just ones the actor is **driven to avoid**
+
+\`\`\`text
+threat = [chance].motive={decentive}
+       = option × motive={decentive}
+\`\`\`
+
+---
+
+## 🧭 4. motive horizon: why actors act
+
+- all actions aim to:
+  - **<<gain>>[chance]** → expand attractive futures
+  - **<<drop>>[threat]** → eliminate repulsive ones
+
+- [time], [energy], [status], etc. are not motives themselves — they are **levers** to shift [chance] or [threat]
+
+\`\`\`text
+mechanism → <<effect>>[resource] → <<gain>>[chance]
+mechanism → <<effect>>[resource] → <<drop>>[threat]
+\`\`\`
+
+📌 intelligence = managing levers to maximize [chance], minimize [threat]
+
+---
+
+## 🧠 5. motive grammar: distilisys + actor motive
+
+- extends `distilisys:grammar` by adding **motive force** to system flows
+
+- every action flows from:
+  - `<mechanism>` → <<effect>>[resource] → <<gain>>[chance]
+  - `<mechanism>` → <<effect>>[resource] → <<drop>>[threat]
+
+- `{driver}` adds pressure context:
+  - `{+incentive}`, `{-decentive}` → actor-driven
+  - `{+tailwind}`, `{-headwind}` → environment-driven
+
+- `[resource]` only matters when it shifts exposure to [chance] or [threat]
+
+📌 motive grammar = distilisys + reason to act

package/dist/logic/roles/ecologist/.briefs/distilisys/sys201.actor.motive.p1.reversibility.entropy.md

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+## ♻️ ecologist.brief: reversibility and entropy
+
+> this brief defines how **reversibility** interacts with **entropy** in ecological and decision-making systems.
+> it explains why reversible choices preserve agency — and why irreversible ones accelerate loss.
+
+---
+
+### 🔁 reversibility
+a **reversible choice** is one whose consequences can be undone or altered
+it preserves optionality and keeps future paths open
+
+an **irreversible choice** consumes resources, alters the environment, or forecloses prior options
+it commits the actor to a narrowed future
+
+---
+
+### 🌀 entropy
+entropy measures the system’s **disorder**, **uncertainty**, or **loss of recoverability**
+it tends to increase over time — especially through irreversible actions
+
+---
+
+### ⛓️ relationship
+
+- **reversibility resists entropy**
+  reversible choices delay commitment and preserve order
+  → more paths stay accessible
+
+- **irreversibility increases entropy**
+  irreversible choices lock in change, close options, and increase system disorder
+  → fewer future paths remain
+
+---
+
+### 🧠 ecological implication
+- actors tend to **prefer reversible choices under uncertainty**
+  → to **buffer against entropic loss**
+  → to preserve **future agency** in evolving environments
+

package/dist/logic/roles/ecologist/.briefs/distilisys/sys201.actor.motive.p2.option.chance.choice.md

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+## 🧭 ecologist.brief: option vs chance vs choice
+
+> these three terms describe how actors relate to possible paths.
+> each plays a distinct role in motive grammar:
+> - **option** defines availability
+> - **chance** adds motive
+> - **choice** commits to action
+
+---
+
+### 🛣️ option
+a path the actor *could* take
+neutral — no preference, pressure, or motive required
+
+---
+
+### 🎯 chance
+a path the actor is *driven* to take
+an option made salient by motive — not yet taken, but charged with relevance
+
+→ `chance = option × motive`
+
+*note: [chance] is a synonym for [opportunity]*
+
+---
+
+### 🗳️ choice
+a path the actor *commits* to take
+it turns potential into action
+
+→ `choice = chance × decision`
+
+#### ⌛ reversibility and entropy
+
+- **reversible choices** preserve optionality
+  → paths remain open; entropy stays low
+  _ex: briefly probing a foraging site_
+
+- **irreversible choices** consume or foreclose options
+  → future paths collapse; entropy rises
+  _ex: attacking a predator, migrating, mating_
+
+> reversibility measures how much **future agency** is preserved
+> irreversible choices accelerate **entropic decay**
+> reversibility is how actors **buffer against commitment risk**
+
+---
+
+### 🔁 progression
+
+\`\`\`md
+option
+  ↓ × motive
+chance
+  ↓ × decision
+choice
+\`\`\`
+
+---
+
+### 🔁 pattern
+
+- **option** = could
+- **chance** = should
+- **choice** = will
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 summary
+
+| term   | definition                      | identity          |
+|--------|---------------------------------|-------------------|
+| option | a possible path                 | —                 |
+| chance | a motivated option              | option × motive   |
+| choice | a committed path                | chance × decision |
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 examples: option vs chance vs choice
+
+---
+
+### 1. 🐦 bird sees two berry bushes
+
+- **option**:
+  - [option.1] = bush.1 with 5 berries
+  - [option.2] = bush.2 with 3–10 berries (uncertain yield)
+
+- **chance**:
+  - [chance.1] = <<gain>>[berries] ×5 → <<gain>>[energy], <<gain>>[nutrients]
+  - [chance.2] = <<gain>>[berries] ×3–10 → same drivers, higher upside
+
+- **choice**:
+  commits to [chance.2] — starts with bush.2
+  - reasoning: higher yield may meet need in one stop
+  - fallback remains if yield is low
+
+- ⌛ **reversibility**:
+  - initially reversible (can switch bushes)
+  - becomes irreversible once berries are consumed → entropy ↑
+
+---
+
+### 2. 🧑 human choosing a job offer
+
+- **option**:
+  - [option.1] = local company (stable, low growth)
+  - [option.2] = startup (high risk, high upside)
+
+- **chance**:
+  - [chance.1] = <<gain>>[income], <<drop>>[risk]
+  - [chance.2] = <<gain>>[equity], <<lift>>[future potential], <<gain>>[experience]
+
+- **choice**:
+  commits to [chance.2] — accepts startup offer
+  - reasoning: aligns with ambition and growth motive
+
+- ⌛ **reversibility**:
+  - partially reversible (can leave job), but
+  - opportunity cost and sunk effort accumulate → entropy ↑
+
+---
+
+### 3. 🐘 elephant approaches waterholes
+
+- **option**:
+  - [option.1] = nearby, crowded waterhole
+  - [option.2] = distant, quieter waterhole
+
+- **chance**:
+  - [chance.1] = <<gain>>[water] quickly, but risk <<drop>>[access]
+  - [chance.2] = <<gain>>[water], <<lift>>[safety], <<drop>>[conflict], at cost of <<drop>>[time]
+
+- **choice**:
+  commits to [chance.2] — takes the distant route
+  - reasoning: safer, more reliable, fewer competitors
+
+- ⌛ **reversibility**:
+  - mostly irreversible — once underway, less useful to retreat
+  - travel cost and risk compound → entropy ↑

package/dist/logic/roles/ecologist/.briefs/distilisys/sys201.actor.motive.p3.chance.motive.polarity.threat.md

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+## 🧭 ecologist.brief: motive polarity
+
+> all behavior is driven by motive — but not all motive attracts.
+> motive can pull actors toward outcomes (**incentives**) or push them away (**decentives**).
+> this polarity applies to [chance] — possible futures with motivational force.
+
+---
+
+### 🧲 incentive
+a **positive motive** — pulls the actor toward a future
+→ drives **approach behavior**
+
+- examples:
+  - food → <<gain>>[energy]
+  - mate → <<gain>>[reproductive chance]
+  - shelter → <<drop>>[exposure]
+
+---
+
+### 🧲 decentive _(preferred term)_
+a **negative motive** — pushes the actor away from a future
+→ drives **avoidance behavior**
+
+> 📌 a decentive is still a motive — not its absence
+> it creates urgency, direction, and action — just in reverse
+
+- examples:
+  - predator → <<drop>>[life], <<drop>>[agency]
+  - fire → <<drop>>[resource]
+  - toxin → <<drop>>[health]
+
+---
+
+### ⚖️ polarity applied to [chance]
+
+> **[chance] = [option] × motive**
+> polarity determines whether the actor is driven *toward* or *away*
+
+---
+
+#### ⚠️ [threat]
+a **negatively motivated [chance]** — a possible future the actor is driven to avoid
+
+→ `threat = chance.motive = {-decentive}`
+
+- a threat is still a [chance] — it might happen
+- what distinguishes it is that the actor wants to avoid it; a **push-away** motive polarity
+
+this includes:
+- **[risk]** — the [chance].probability of this [threat]
+- **[pain]** — the [chance].outcome of this [threat]
+
+> 📌 [risk] and [pain] are specific to [threat]s,
+> but their structure — `chance.probability` and `chance.outcome` — applies to all [chance]s
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 summary
+
+| concept      | what it is                         | motive polarity  | behavior it drives   |
+|--------------|------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
+| [chance]     | possible outcome with motive       | + or –           | approach or avoid    |
+| [threat]     | chance with decentive motive       | –                | avoidance            |
+| [magnet]     | chance with incentive motive       | +                | approach             |
+| incentive    | motive that attracts               | +                | approach             |
+| decentive    | motive that repels                 | –                | avoidance            |
+
+---
+
+📌 prefer **decentive** over *disincentive*
+→ it is morphologically parallel to *incentive*
+→ and fits cleanly into the grammar of [chance].motive

package/dist/logic/roles/ecologist/.briefs/distilisys/sys201.actor.motive.p4.motive.horizon.md

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+## 🧭 ecologist.brief: motive horizon - why [chance] and [threat] govern behavior
+
+why [chance] and [threat] govern behavior
+
+> at the root of all behavior is the drive to manage possible futures.
+> every action serves one of two ends:
+> - **<<gain>>[chance]** — expand potential
+> - **<<drop>>[threat]** — reduce danger
+
+---
+
+### 🧲 motive gravity
+
+all other resource motives (e.g. time, energy, safety) ultimately trace back to their impact on:
+
+- how many **[chance]s** an actor can unlock
+- how many **[threat]s** an actor must avoid
+
+these two shape the actor’s **motive horizon** — the effective space of action and survival.
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 motive forms
+
+\`\`\`text
+[chance] = [option] × motive
+[threat] = [chance].motive = {-decentive}
+\`\`\`
+
+therefore:
+
+- **<<gain>>[chance]** = increase attractive futures
+- **<<drop>>[threat]** = eliminate repulsive futures
+
+
+---
+
+### 📚 references
+
+this framework aligns with several observations in ai and decision theory research:
+
+- **universal intelligence** (leg & hutter, 2007)
+  → intelligence = ability to achieve goals across environments
+  → aligns with maximizing available [chance]
+
+- **empowerment theory** (klyubin et al., 2005)
+  → agents act to maximize future optionality
+  → maps to <<save>>[chance] and reduce entropic collapse
+
+- **free energy principle** (friston, 2010)
+  → agents minimize surprise (i.e., unpredicted [threat]s)
+
+- **economic utility theory**
+  → value comes from expanding possible actions and reducing negative consequences
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 distilled law
+
+> **intelligence seeks to maximize [chance] and minimize [threat]**
+> all other motives are support systems for this horizon
+
+---
+
+### 🧱 resources vs motive
+
+resources like [time], [energy], [space], [status], etc.
+are **not motives themselves** — they are tools actors manage to shift their exposure to [chance] or [threat].
+
+> 📌 every action affecting a resource only matters **insofar as** it:
+> - enables **<<gain>>[chance]**, or
+> - enables **<<drop>>[threat]**
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 examples
+
+- <<save>>[time] → <<gain>>[chance] to act again
+- <<gain>>[energy] → unlocks future options
+- <<drop>>[delay] → avoids missed opportunities
+- <<lift>>[visibility] → avoids surprise attack → <<drop>>[threat]
+- <<gain>>[status] → attracts mates → <<gain>>[chance] for reproduction
+
+---
+
+### 🔁 resource → motive chain
+
+\`\`\`text
+<mechanism> → <<effect>>[resource] → <<gain>>[chance]
+<mechanism> → <<effect>>[resource] → <<drop>>[threat]
+\`\`\`
+
+intermediate effects serve as **levers** toward the actor's ultimate drive:
+maximize opportunity, minimize harm.
+
+---
+
+📌 motive grammar simplifies:
+- **what actors care about** → [chance], [threat]
+- **why resources matter** → as levers
+- **how behavior is structured** → as resource-driven motive traces