context-compiler 0.9.0.dev8__tar.gz → 0.9.0.dev10__tar.gz

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.5
 Name: context-compiler
-Version: 0.9.0.dev8
+Version: 0.9.0.dev10
 Summary: Deterministic conversational state engine for LLM applications.
 Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/rlippmann/context-compiler
 Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/rlippmann/context-compiler
@@ -414,10 +414,9 @@ Replacement:
 User: use podman instead of docker
 ```
 
-If `docker` is absent from saved state, that does not make the directive
-pending. The user's intended resulting state is still unambiguous, so the
-replacement follows the deterministic `use podman` transition when otherwise
-semantically valid.
+If `docker` is absent from saved state, that is a semantic `error`.
+Canonical replacement requires an active existing source `use` policy and
+does not degrade to plain `use podman`.
 
 Removal and reset:
 
@@ -435,8 +434,8 @@ evaluation against authoritative state.
 Pending continuation is a separate runtime layer. It may exist only after a
 canonical directive reaches a supported semantic `error` case. It never
 repairs malformed syntax or reinterprets non-canonical input as a directive.
-An absent source item in a canonical replacement directive is not, by itself,
-such a `error` case.
+An absent source item in a canonical replacement directive is itself a
+semantic `error` case and does not authorize degradation to plain `use`.
 
 Examples:
 

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/README.md

@@ -392,10 +392,9 @@ Replacement:
 User: use podman instead of docker
 ```
 
-If `docker` is absent from saved state, that does not make the directive
-pending. The user's intended resulting state is still unambiguous, so the
-replacement follows the deterministic `use podman` transition when otherwise
-semantically valid.
+If `docker` is absent from saved state, that is a semantic `error`.
+Canonical replacement requires an active existing source `use` policy and
+does not degrade to plain `use podman`.
 
 Removal and reset:
 
@@ -413,8 +412,8 @@ evaluation against authoritative state.
 Pending continuation is a separate runtime layer. It may exist only after a
 canonical directive reaches a supported semantic `error` case. It never
 repairs malformed syntax or reinterprets non-canonical input as a directive.
-An absent source item in a canonical replacement directive is not, by itself,
-such a `error` case.
+An absent source item in a canonical replacement directive is itself a
+semantic `error` case and does not authorize degradation to plain `use`.
 
 Examples:
 

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/demos/08_llm_replacement_precondition.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-"""Demo 8: missing-source replacement applies deterministically from authoritative state."""
+"""Demo 8: missing-source replacement fails without mutating authoritative state."""
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
 from context_compiler import (
     Engine,
-    is_update,
+    is_error,
 )
 from demos.common import (
     build_baseline_messages,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from demos.common import (
 )
 from demos.llm_client import complete_messages
 
-DEMO_NAME = "08_replacement_precondition — missing-source replacement applies deterministically"
+DEMO_NAME = "08_replacement_precondition — missing-source replacement requires active source"
 USER_INPUT = "use podman instead of docker"
 
 
@@ -69,38 +69,38 @@ def main() -> None:
     reinjected_output = complete_messages(reinjected_messages)
     print_model_output("Reinjected-state", reinjected_output)
 
-    if is_update(decision):
+    if is_error(decision):
         print_messages("compiler-mediated (full)", [])
-        mediated_output = "[no call] authoritative state applied deterministic replacement update"
+        mediated_output = "[no call] authoritative state blocked replacement without source use"
         print_model_output("Compiler-mediated (full)", mediated_output)
     else:
         print_messages("compiler-mediated (full)", [])
-        mediated_output = "[no call] expected update was not produced"
+        mediated_output = "[no call] expected semantic replacement error was not produced"
         print_model_output("Compiler-mediated (full)", mediated_output)
 
     compacted_turns, compacted_state, compacted_prompt = compact_user_turns(user_inputs)
-    if compacted_prompt is None:
+    if compacted_prompt is not None:
         print_messages("compiler-mediated + compact", [])
-        compact_output = "[no call] compaction preserved deterministic state update"
+        compact_output = "[no call] unexpected error was produced during compaction"
         print_model_output("Compiler-mediated + compact", compact_output)
     else:
         print_messages("compiler-mediated + compact", [])
-        compact_output = "[no call] unexpected error was produced during compaction"
+        compact_output = "[no call] compaction preserved replacement error without state mutation"
         print_model_output("Compiler-mediated + compact", compact_output)
 
     premise, policies = observe_engine(engine)
     compacted_premise, compacted_policies = state_observations(compacted_state)
-    state_applied = not _is_initial_authoritative_state(premise=premise, policies=policies)
-    compact_state_applied = not _is_initial_authoritative_state(
+    state_preserved = _is_initial_authoritative_state(premise=premise, policies=policies)
+    compact_state_preserved = _is_initial_authoritative_state(
         premise=compacted_premise,
         policies=compacted_policies,
     )
-    compact_no_pending = compacted_prompt is None
+    compact_error_preserved = compacted_prompt is not None
 
     baseline_has_authoritative_precondition = False
     reinjected_has_authoritative_precondition = False
-    compiler_pass = is_update(decision) and state_applied
-    compact_pass = compacted_prompt is None and compact_state_applied and compact_no_pending
+    compiler_pass = is_error(decision) and state_preserved
+    compact_pass = compact_error_preserved and compact_state_preserved
 
     print_host_check(
         "BASELINE_AUTHORITATIVE_PRECONDITION",
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ def main() -> None:
     )
     print_host_check(
         "COMPILER_BLOCKED_INVALID_REPLACEMENT",
-        yes_no(is_update(decision)),
+        yes_no(is_error(decision)),
         context="compiler-mediated",
     )
     print_host_check(
-        "COMPILER_STATE_APPLIED",
-        yes_no(state_applied),
+        "COMPILER_STATE_PRESERVED",
+        yes_no(state_preserved),
         context="compiler-mediated",
     )
 
@@ -130,18 +130,18 @@ def main() -> None:
         compiler_pass=compiler_pass,
         compiler_compact_pass=compact_pass,
         expected=(
-            "missing-source replacement should deterministically apply the resulting use update "
-            "without pending continuation"
+            "missing-source replacement should return semantic error without mutating "
+            "authoritative state"
         ),
         actual=(
-            "compiler applied deterministic replacement update; baseline and reinjected paths "
-            "still lack authoritative state enforcement"
+            "compiler blocked missing-source replacement without mutating state; baseline and "
+            "reinjected paths still lack authoritative state enforcement"
             if compiler_pass and compact_pass
-            else "compiler did not consistently apply deterministic replacement behavior"
+            else "compiler did not consistently enforce the replacement source precondition"
         ),
         passed=compiler_pass and compact_pass,
-        result_pass="missing-source replacement applied deterministically",
-        result_fail="missing-source replacement did not apply deterministically",
+        result_pass="missing-source replacement was rejected without mutation",
+        result_fail="missing-source replacement was not rejected correctly",
     )
 
 

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/demos/09_llm_confirmation_no_directive.py

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-"""Demo 9: confirmation-style followups remain ordinary no_directive."""
+"""Demo 9: replacement errors do not create confirmation-style followup state."""
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
 from context_compiler import (
     Engine,
+    is_error,
     is_no_directive,
-    is_update,
 )
 from demos.common import (
     build_baseline_messages,
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ from demos.common import (
 from demos.llm_client import complete_messages
 
 DEMO_NAME = (
-    "09_confirmation_no_directive_boundary — "
-    "missing-source replacement does not create a confirmation state"
+    "09_confirmation_no_directive_boundary — replacement errors do not create a confirmation state"
 )
 TURN_1 = "use podman instead of docker"
 TURN_2 = "maybe"
@@ -34,10 +33,6 @@ INITIAL_PREMISE: str | None = None
 INITIAL_POLICIES: dict[str, str] = {}
 
 
-def _has_podman_use(policies: Mapping[str, str]) -> bool:
-    return policies.get("podman") == "use"
-
-
 def _is_initial_authoritative_state(*, premise: str | None, policies: Mapping[str, str]) -> bool:
     return premise == INITIAL_PREMISE and dict(policies) == INITIAL_POLICIES
 
@@ -50,12 +45,17 @@ def main() -> None:
     first = engine.step(TURN_1)
     premise, policies = observe_engine(engine)
     print_decision("turn 1", first, premise=premise, policies=policies)
-    state_applied_after_first = _has_podman_use(policies)
+    state_preserved_after_first = _is_initial_authoritative_state(
+        premise=premise, policies=policies
+    )
 
     second = engine.step(TURN_2)
     premise, policies = observe_engine(engine)
     print_decision("turn 2", second, premise=premise, policies=policies)
-    state_preserved_after_second = _has_podman_use(policies)
+    state_preserved_after_second = _is_initial_authoritative_state(
+        premise=premise,
+        policies=policies,
+    )
 
     third = engine.step(TURN_3)
     premise, policies = observe_engine(engine)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     compacted_turns, compacted_state, compacted_prompt = compact_user_turns(user_inputs)
     if compacted_prompt is not None:
         print_messages("compiler-mediated + compact", [])
-        compact_output = f"[no call] error required: {compacted_prompt}"
+        compact_output = f"[no call] replacement error preserved: {compacted_prompt}"
         print_model_output("Compiler-mediated + compact", compact_output)
     else:
         print_messages("compiler-mediated + compact", [])
@@ -105,32 +105,30 @@ def main() -> None:
         )
         print_model_output("Compiler-mediated + compact", compact_output)
 
-    deterministic_initial_update = is_update(first) and state_applied_after_first
+    deterministic_initial_error = is_error(first) and state_preserved_after_first
     unrelated_followup_no_directive = is_no_directive(second) and state_preserved_after_second
     confirmation_token_not_consumed = is_no_directive(third)
     premise, policies = observe_engine(engine)
-    deterministic_final_state = _has_podman_use(policies)
+    deterministic_final_state = _is_initial_authoritative_state(premise=premise, policies=policies)
     _, compacted_policies = state_observations(compacted_state)
 
     baseline_has_confirmation_state_machine = False
     reinjected_has_confirmation_state_machine = False
 
     compiler_pass = (
-        deterministic_initial_update
+        deterministic_initial_error
         and unrelated_followup_no_directive
         and confirmation_token_not_consumed
         and deterministic_final_state
     )
 
     compact_pass = (
-        compacted_prompt is None
-        and compacted_turns == [TURN_2, TURN_3]
-        and _has_podman_use(compacted_policies)
+        compacted_prompt is not None and compacted_turns == [TURN_1] and compacted_policies == {}
     )
 
     print_host_check(
-        "DETERMINISTIC_INITIAL_UPDATE",
-        yes_no(deterministic_initial_update),
+        "DETERMINISTIC_INITIAL_ERROR",
+        yes_no(deterministic_initial_error),
         context="compiler-mediated",
     )
     print_host_check(
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         context="compiler-mediated",
     )
     print_host_check(
-        "FINAL_POLICY_PODMAN_PRESENT",
+        "FINAL_STATE_UNCHANGED",
         yes_no(deterministic_final_state),
         context="compiler-mediated",
     )
@@ -156,19 +154,18 @@ def main() -> None:
         compiler_pass=compiler_pass,
         compiler_compact_pass=compact_pass,
         expected=(
-            "missing-source replacement should apply without creating an engine-owned "
-            "confirmation state, and later yes/no-style input should remain ordinary "
-            "no_directive"
+            "replacement error should not create an engine-owned confirmation state, "
+            "and later yes/no-style input should remain ordinary no_directive"
         ),
         actual=(
-            "compiler applied deterministic replacement update and treated later inputs as "
-            "ordinary no_directive"
+            "compiler returned semantic error and treated later inputs as ordinary "
+            "no_directive without mutating state"
             if compiler_pass and compact_pass
             else "compiler did not consistently preserve the confirmation-no_directive boundary"
         ),
         passed=compiler_pass and compact_pass,
-        result_pass="missing-source replacement stayed outside engine-owned confirmation state",
-        result_fail="missing-source replacement still behaved like engine-owned confirmation state",
+        result_pass="replacement error stayed outside engine-owned confirmation state",
+        result_fail="replacement error still behaved like engine-owned confirmation state",
     )
 
 

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "context-compiler"
-version = "0.9.0dev8"
+version = "0.9.0dev10"
 description = "Deterministic conversational state engine for LLM applications."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/src/context_compiler/engine.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from .const import (
     STATE_PREMISE,
     STATE_VERSION,
 )
-from .grammar import CanonicalDirective, _DirectiveKind, decompose_directive
+from .grammar import CanonicalDirective, DirectiveKind, decompose_directive
 
 PolicyValue = Literal["use", "prohibit"]
 
@@ -129,61 +129,26 @@ class Engine:
     ) -> Decision | None:
         candidate_state = self._state if state is None else state
         # Single error path: all error outcomes are detected before any mutation.
-        if directive.kind in {_DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE, _DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE}:
-            value = directive.operands["value"]
-            if _sanitize_premise_value(value) == "":
-                if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE:
-                    return _error(
-                        "Premise value cannot be empty.\n"
-                        "Use 'set premise <value>' with a non-empty value."
-                    )
-                return _error(
-                    "Premise value cannot be empty.\n"
-                    "Use 'change premise to <value>' with a non-empty value."
-                )
-
-        if (
-            directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY
-            and _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"]) == ""
-        ):
-            return _error(
-                "Policy item cannot be empty.\nUse 'remove policy <item>' with a non-empty value."
-            )
-
-        if (
-            directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM
-            and _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"]) == ""
-        ):
-            return _error("Policy item cannot be empty.\nUse 'use <item>' with a non-empty value.")
-
-        if (
-            directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM
-            and _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"]) == ""
-        ):
-            return _error(
-                "Policy item cannot be empty.\nUse 'prohibit <item>' with a non-empty value."
-            )
-
         if (
-            directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE
+            directive.kind is DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE
             and candidate_state[STATE_PREMISE] is not None
         ):
             return _error("Premise already set.\nUse 'change premise to <value>' to modify it.")
 
         if (
-            directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE
+            directive.kind is DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE
             and candidate_state[STATE_PREMISE] is None
         ):
             return _error("No premise is set.\nUse 'set premise <value>' to define one.")
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM:
             item_key = _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"])
             if candidate_state[STATE_POLICIES].get(item_key) == POLICY_PROHIBIT:
                 return _error(
                     f'"{item_key}" is currently prohibited.\nRemove or replace it before using it.'
                 )
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM:
             item_key = _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"])
             if candidate_state[STATE_POLICIES].get(item_key) == POLICY_USE:
                 return _error(
@@ -191,7 +156,7 @@ class Engine:
                     "Remove or replace it before prohibiting it."
                 )
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE:
             new_item = directive.operands["new_item"]
             old_item = directive.operands["old_item"]
             new_key = _normalize_item(new_item)
@@ -211,7 +176,7 @@ class Engine:
                     f'"{new_item}" is currently prohibited.\n'
                     "Submit explicit directive(s) to remove it or use a different item."
                 )
-            if old_state not in {None, POLICY_USE}:
+            if old_state != POLICY_USE:
                 return _error(
                     f'"{old_item}" is not currently in use.\n'
                     "Replacement requires an active 'use' policy."
@@ -222,27 +187,27 @@ class Engine:
     def _apply_directive(self, directive: CanonicalDirective, *, state: _State) -> _State:
         next_state = deepcopy(state)
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE:
             next_state[STATE_PREMISE] = _sanitize_premise_value(directive.operands["value"])
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE:
             next_state[STATE_PREMISE] = _sanitize_premise_value(directive.operands["value"])
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM:
             item_key = _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"])
             # Idempotent directives are updates even if state does not change.
             next_state[STATE_POLICIES][item_key] = POLICY_USE
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM:
             item_key = _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"])
             # Idempotent directives are updates even if state does not change.
             next_state[STATE_POLICIES][item_key] = POLICY_PROHIBIT
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE:
             self._apply_replacement_explicit(
                 next_state,
                 directive.operands["new_item"],
@@ -250,16 +215,16 @@ class Engine:
             )
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY:
             item_key = _normalize_item(directive.operands["item"])
             next_state[STATE_POLICIES].pop(item_key, None)
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE:
             next_state[STATE_PREMISE] = None
             return next_state
 
-        if directive.kind is _DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES:
+        if directive.kind is DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES:
             next_state[STATE_POLICIES] = {}
             return next_state
 

{context_compiler-0.9.0.dev8 → context_compiler-0.9.0.dev10}/src/context_compiler/grammar.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from enum import StrEnum
 from types import MappingProxyType
 
 
-class _DirectiveKind(StrEnum):
+class DirectiveKind(StrEnum):
     """Enumerate the supported canonical directive families."""
 
     SET_PREMISE = "set_premise"
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ class _DirectiveKind(StrEnum):
     CLEAR_STATE = "clear_state"
 
 
+class DirectiveSyntaxFailure(StrEnum):
+    """Enumerate minimal grammar failure categories for directive-shaped input."""
+
+    COMPOUND_DIRECTIVE = "compound_directive"
+    MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND = "missing_required_operand"
+    MALFORMED_DIRECTIVE = "malformed_directive"
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class CanonicalDirective:
     """Represent one parsed canonical directive and its named operands.
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ class CanonicalDirective:
     """
 
     text: str
-    kind: _DirectiveKind
+    kind: DirectiveKind
     operands: MappingProxyType[str, str]
 
 
@@ -38,20 +46,39 @@ class CanonicalDirective:
 class InvalidDirectiveSyntax:
     """Represent directive-shaped input that fails canonical syntax parsing."""
 
+    failure: DirectiveSyntaxFailure = DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MALFORMED_DIRECTIVE
+    directive_kind: DirectiveKind | None = None
+    missing_operand: str | None = None
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class _DirectiveSpec:
-    kind: _DirectiveKind
+    kind: DirectiveKind
+    canonical_start: str
     operand_names: tuple[str, ...]
     exact_text: str | None
     renderer: Callable[[MappingProxyType[str, str]], str]
 
 
-_SET_PREMISE_PREFIX = "set premise "
-_CHANGE_PREMISE_PREFIX = "change premise to "
-_USE_PREFIX = "use "
-_PROHIBIT_PREFIX = "prohibit "
-_REMOVE_POLICY_PREFIX = "remove policy "
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class DirectiveMetadata:
+    """Describe one canonical directive family without exposing parser internals."""
+
+    kind: DirectiveKind
+    canonical_start: str
+    operand_names: tuple[str, ...]
+
+
+_SET_PREMISE_START = "set premise"
+_CHANGE_PREMISE_START = "change premise to"
+_USE_START = "use"
+_PROHIBIT_START = "prohibit"
+_REMOVE_POLICY_START = "remove policy"
+_SET_PREMISE_PREFIX = f"{_SET_PREMISE_START} "
+_CHANGE_PREMISE_PREFIX = f"{_CHANGE_PREMISE_START} "
+_USE_PREFIX = f"{_USE_START} "
+_PROHIBIT_PREFIX = f"{_PROHIBIT_START} "
+_REMOVE_POLICY_PREFIX = f"{_REMOVE_POLICY_START} "
 _CLEAR_PREMISE_TEXT = "clear premise"
 _RESET_POLICIES_TEXT = "reset policies"
 _CLEAR_STATE_TEXT = "clear state"
@@ -69,39 +96,6 @@ _REPLACE_RE = re.compile(
     r"(?i)^use[ \t]+(?P<new_item>.*?)[ \t]+instead[ \t]+of[ \t]+(?P<old_item>.+)$"
 )
 
-_PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS: tuple[tuple[str, bool], ...] = (
-    (_CHANGE_PREMISE_PREFIX.removesuffix(" "), True),
-    (_SET_PREMISE_PREFIX.removesuffix(" "), True),
-    (_REMOVE_POLICY_PREFIX.removesuffix(" "), True),
-    (_PROHIBIT_PREFIX.removesuffix(" "), True),
-    (_USE_PREFIX.removesuffix(" "), True),
-)
-
-_EXACT_DIRECTIVE_STARTS: tuple[tuple[str, bool], ...] = (
-    (_RESET_POLICIES_TEXT, False),
-    (_CLEAR_PREMISE_TEXT, False),
-    (_CLEAR_STATE_TEXT, False),
-)
-
-_CANONICAL_DIRECTIVE_STARTS: tuple[tuple[str, bool], ...] = (
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[0],
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[1],
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[2],
-    _EXACT_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[0],
-    _EXACT_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[1],
-    _EXACT_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[2],
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[3],
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[4],
-)
-
-_DIRECTIVE_FAMILY_STARTS: tuple[tuple[str, bool], ...] = (
-    (_CHANGE_PREMISE_FAMILY, True),
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[1],
-    _PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[2],
-    *_EXACT_DIRECTIVE_STARTS,
-    *_PREFIX_DIRECTIVE_STARTS[3:],
-)
-
 
 def _render_with_prefix(
     prefix: str, operand_name: str
@@ -126,56 +120,65 @@ def _render_exact(text: str) -> Callable[[MappingProxyType[str, str]], str]:
 
 _DIRECTIVE_SPECS = MappingProxyType(
     {
-        _DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+        DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+            canonical_start=_SET_PREMISE_START,
             operand_names=("value",),
             exact_text=None,
             renderer=_render_with_prefix(_SET_PREMISE_PREFIX, "value"),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+        DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+            canonical_start=_CHANGE_PREMISE_START,
             operand_names=("value",),
             exact_text=None,
             renderer=_render_with_prefix(_CHANGE_PREMISE_PREFIX, "value"),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+        DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+            canonical_start=_USE_START,
             operand_names=("item",),
             exact_text=None,
             renderer=_render_with_prefix(_USE_PREFIX, "item"),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+        DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+            canonical_start=_PROHIBIT_START,
             operand_names=("item",),
             exact_text=None,
             renderer=_render_with_prefix(_PROHIBIT_PREFIX, "item"),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+        DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+            canonical_start=_REMOVE_POLICY_START,
             operand_names=("item",),
             exact_text=None,
             renderer=_render_with_prefix(_REMOVE_POLICY_PREFIX, "item"),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE,
+        DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE,
+            canonical_start=_USE_START,
             operand_names=("new_item", "old_item"),
             exact_text=None,
             renderer=_render_replace_use,
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE,
+        DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE,
+            canonical_start=_CLEAR_PREMISE_TEXT,
             operand_names=(),
             exact_text=_CLEAR_PREMISE_TEXT,
             renderer=_render_exact(_CLEAR_PREMISE_TEXT),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES,
+        DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES,
+            canonical_start=_RESET_POLICIES_TEXT,
             operand_names=(),
             exact_text=_RESET_POLICIES_TEXT,
             renderer=_render_exact(_RESET_POLICIES_TEXT),
         ),
-        _DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE: _DirectiveSpec(
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE,
+        DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE: _DirectiveSpec(
+            kind=DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE,
+            canonical_start=_CLEAR_STATE_TEXT,
             operand_names=(),
             exact_text=_CLEAR_STATE_TEXT,
             renderer=_render_exact(_CLEAR_STATE_TEXT),
@@ -184,6 +187,64 @@ _DIRECTIVE_SPECS = MappingProxyType(
 )
 
 
+def _starts_with_descriptor(spec: _DirectiveSpec) -> tuple[str, bool]:
+    return (spec.canonical_start, bool(spec.operand_names))
+
+
+def _unique_start_descriptors(specs: tuple[_DirectiveSpec, ...]) -> tuple[tuple[str, bool], ...]:
+    descriptors: list[tuple[str, bool]] = []
+    seen: set[tuple[str, bool]] = set()
+    for spec in specs:
+        descriptor = _starts_with_descriptor(spec)
+        if descriptor not in seen:
+            seen.add(descriptor)
+            descriptors.append(descriptor)
+    return tuple(descriptors)
+
+
+_CANONICAL_START_ORDER = (
+    DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+    DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+    DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+    DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES,
+    DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE,
+    DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE,
+    DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+    DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+)
+
+_CANONICAL_DIRECTIVE_STARTS = _unique_start_descriptors(
+    tuple(_DIRECTIVE_SPECS[kind] for kind in _CANONICAL_START_ORDER)
+)
+
+_DIRECTIVE_FAMILY_STARTS = (
+    (_CHANGE_PREMISE_FAMILY, True),
+    *_unique_start_descriptors(
+        tuple(
+            _DIRECTIVE_SPECS[kind]
+            for kind in (
+                DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+                DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+                DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES,
+                DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE,
+                DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE,
+                DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+                DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+            )
+        )
+    ),
+)
+
+_PUBLIC_DIRECTIVE_METADATA = tuple(
+    DirectiveMetadata(
+        kind=spec.kind,
+        canonical_start=spec.canonical_start,
+        operand_names=spec.operand_names,
+    )
+    for spec in _DIRECTIVE_SPECS.values()
+)
+
+
 def _trim_ascii_whitespace(text: str) -> str:
     return text.strip(_ASCII_WHITESPACE)
 
@@ -305,11 +366,24 @@ def _parse_replace_use(trimmed_text: str) -> CanonicalDirective | None:
         return None
     return CanonicalDirective(
         text=trimmed_text,
-        kind=_DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE,
+        kind=DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE,
         operands=MappingProxyType({"new_item": new_item, "old_item": old_item}),
     )
 
 
+def _invalid_directive_syntax(
+    failure: DirectiveSyntaxFailure,
+    *,
+    directive_kind: DirectiveKind | None = None,
+    missing_operand: str | None = None,
+) -> InvalidDirectiveSyntax:
+    return InvalidDirectiveSyntax(
+        failure=failure,
+        directive_kind=directive_kind,
+        missing_operand=missing_operand,
+    )
+
+
 def decompose_directive(text: str) -> CanonicalDirective | InvalidDirectiveSyntax | None:
     """Parse one canonical directive into its semantic kind and operands.
 
@@ -326,50 +400,76 @@ def decompose_directive(text: str) -> CanonicalDirective | InvalidDirectiveSynta
     if not _starts_with_directive_family(trimmed_text):
         return None
     if _contains_multiple_canonical_directives(trimmed_text):
-        return InvalidDirectiveSyntax()
-
-    invalid_result = InvalidDirectiveSyntax()
+        return _invalid_directive_syntax(DirectiveSyntaxFailure.COMPOUND_DIRECTIVE)
 
     normalized = _normalized_for_matching(trimmed_text)
 
     if normalized == _CLEAR_PREMISE_TEXT:
         return CanonicalDirective(
-            text=text, kind=_DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE, operands=MappingProxyType({})
+            text=text, kind=DirectiveKind.CLEAR_PREMISE, operands=MappingProxyType({})
         )
     if normalized == _RESET_POLICIES_TEXT:
         return CanonicalDirective(
             text=text,
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES,
+            kind=DirectiveKind.RESET_POLICIES,
             operands=MappingProxyType({}),
         )
     if normalized == _CLEAR_STATE_TEXT:
         return CanonicalDirective(
-            text=text, kind=_DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE, operands=MappingProxyType({})
+            text=text, kind=DirectiveKind.CLEAR_STATE, operands=MappingProxyType({})
+        )
+
+    if normalized == "set premise":
+        return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+            DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+            directive_kind=DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+            missing_operand="value",
         )
 
     if normalized.startswith("set premise "):
         match = _SET_PREMISE_RE.fullmatch(trimmed_text)
         if match is None:
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MALFORMED_DIRECTIVE,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+            )
         value = match.group("value")
         if not _operand_has_content(value) or _operand_starts_with_token(value, "to"):
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MALFORMED_DIRECTIVE,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+            )
         return CanonicalDirective(
             text=text,
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
+            kind=DirectiveKind.SET_PREMISE,
             operands=MappingProxyType({"value": value}),
         )
 
+    if normalized == "change premise to":
+        return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+            DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+            directive_kind=DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+            missing_operand="value",
+        )
+
     if normalized.startswith("change premise to "):
         match = _CHANGE_PREMISE_RE.fullmatch(trimmed_text)
         if match is None:
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+                missing_operand="value",
+            )
         value = match.group("value")
         if not _operand_has_content(value):
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+                missing_operand="value",
+            )
         return CanonicalDirective(
             text=text,
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
+            kind=DirectiveKind.CHANGE_PREMISE,
             operands=MappingProxyType({"value": value}),
         )
 
@@ -377,58 +477,121 @@ def decompose_directive(text: str) -> CanonicalDirective | InvalidDirectiveSynta
     if replacement is not None:
         return replacement
 
+    if normalized == "use":
+        return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+            DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+            directive_kind=DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+            missing_operand="item",
+        )
+
     if normalized.startswith("use "):
         match = _USE_RE.fullmatch(trimmed_text)
         if match is None:
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+                missing_operand="item",
+            )
         item = match.group("item")
         normalized_item = _normalized_for_matching(item)
-        if (
-            not _operand_has_content(item)
-            or normalized_item.startswith("instead of ")
-            or normalized_item.endswith(" instead of")
-            or _INSTEAD_OF_DELIMITER in normalized_item
-        ):
-            return invalid_result
+        if not _operand_has_content(item):
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+                missing_operand="item",
+            )
+        if normalized_item == "instead of" or normalized_item.startswith("instead of "):
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE,
+                missing_operand="new_item",
+            )
+        if normalized_item.endswith(" instead of"):
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.REPLACE_USE,
+                missing_operand="old_item",
+            )
+        if _INSTEAD_OF_DELIMITER in normalized_item:
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MALFORMED_DIRECTIVE,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+            )
         return CanonicalDirective(
             text=text,
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
+            kind=DirectiveKind.USE_ITEM,
             operands=MappingProxyType({"item": item}),
         )
 
+    if normalized == "prohibit":
+        return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+            DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+            directive_kind=DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+            missing_operand="item",
+        )
+
     if normalized.startswith("prohibit "):
         match = _PROHIBIT_RE.fullmatch(trimmed_text)
         if match is None:
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+                missing_operand="item",
+            )
         item = match.group("item")
         if not _operand_has_content(item):
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+                missing_operand="item",
+            )
         return CanonicalDirective(
             text=text,
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
+            kind=DirectiveKind.PROHIBIT_ITEM,
             operands=MappingProxyType({"item": item}),
         )
 
+    if normalized == "remove policy":
+        return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+            DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+            directive_kind=DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+            missing_operand="item",
+        )
+
     if normalized.startswith("remove policy "):
         match = _REMOVE_POLICY_RE.fullmatch(trimmed_text)
         if match is None:
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+                missing_operand="item",
+            )
         item = match.group("item")
         if not _operand_has_content(item):
-            return invalid_result
+            return _invalid_directive_syntax(
+                DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MISSING_REQUIRED_OPERAND,
+                directive_kind=DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+                missing_operand="item",
+            )
         return CanonicalDirective(
             text=text,
-            kind=_DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
+            kind=DirectiveKind.REMOVE_POLICY,
             operands=MappingProxyType({"item": item}),
         )
 
-    return invalid_result
+    return _invalid_directive_syntax(DirectiveSyntaxFailure.MALFORMED_DIRECTIVE)
+
+
+def get_directive_metadata() -> tuple[DirectiveMetadata, ...]:
+    """Return immutable public directive metadata derived from internal specs."""
+
+    return _PUBLIC_DIRECTIVE_METADATA
 
 
-def _render_directive(kind: _DirectiveKind | str, /, **operands: str) -> str:
+def _render_directive(kind: DirectiveKind | str, /, **operands: str) -> str:
     """Produce canonical directive text from a semantic kind and operands."""
     try:
-        normalized_kind = kind if isinstance(kind, _DirectiveKind) else _DirectiveKind(kind)
+        normalized_kind = kind if isinstance(kind, DirectiveKind) else DirectiveKind(kind)
         spec = _DIRECTIVE_SPECS[normalized_kind]
     except (KeyError, ValueError) as exc:
         raise ValueError(f"Unsupported directive kind: {kind!r}") from exc
@@ -462,7 +625,11 @@ def _render_directive(kind: _DirectiveKind | str, /, **operands: str) -> str:
 
 
 __all__ = [
+    "DirectiveKind",
+    "DirectiveSyntaxFailure",
+    "DirectiveMetadata",
     "CanonicalDirective",
     "InvalidDirectiveSyntax",
+    "get_directive_metadata",
     "decompose_directive",
 ]