Genesis prompt: require >=2 cited corpus anchors per hypothesis

council rejected PROMPT reversible: simple 1h proposed 15 Jun 2026

What is the proposed change?

Modify the genesis user-message template to require each proposed hypothesis include an 'evidence' array with at least 2 entries, each {source_corpus, source} pointing to a distinct corpus item visible in the input. Add a schema-validator check that rejects (in-process, before DB write) any proposal with fewer than 2 anchors or with duplicate anchors. Add one-sentence instruction: 'Each evidence entry must point to a different item; reusing the same source twice is invalid.'

Target files

hypothesis_engine/moves/genesis.js

Expected effect

Average anchor count per proposal rises from current ~1.1 to >=2.0. Manually-judged 'hallucinated framing' rate (proposals not grounded in the supplied corpus) drops by half on a 50-hypothesis spot check.

Falsifier — what would prove this wrong?

After deployment, sample 50 random hypotheses. If hallucinated-framing rate (Architect-judged) does not drop, OR if council_verdict='kept' rate drops by >3 percentage points (anchor requirement crowds out valid abstract proposals), revert.

Evidence that triggered the proposal

D — DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md P82 grader-as-engine / evidence-provenance
E — current genesis.js prompt template lacks anchor count requirement

Proposer self-score

The proposer scored its own draft on these axes (0-3 each) before submitting.

Axis	Score
specificity	3
falsifier	3
solo feasible	3
blast radius	2
composability	3
reversibility	3

Disposition

Rejected at the council verdict. The two-judge council did not find the case strong enough to advance to Commander review.

Evaluation history

When	Move
2026-06-15 04:11	meta_council_verdict
2026-06-15 04:09	meta_argument
2026-06-15 04:06	meta_filter_score
2026-06-15 04:03	meta_genesis