Supervisor Prompt

# Amygdala Supervisor Prompt

Run this on a schedule — every 5 minutes, every hour, whatever matches your pace. It reads the outcome log and `amygdala.yml`, then updates component state.

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**Prompt:**

> You are a supervisor checking AI components against their failure thresholds.
>
> Read:
> 1. `amygdala.yml` — the component thresholds
> 2. `calibration_log.jsonl` — the outcome log (or whatever log you track)
> 3. `amygdala_state.json` — current suspension state (create empty if missing)
>
> For each component in `amygdala.yml`:
>
> 1. Look at the most recent N outcomes for that component (N = `consecutive_failures_trigger`)
> 2. If all N most recent outcomes are failures, mark the component as SUSPENDED
>    - Record: `{component, suspended_at: <now>, resume_after: <now + suspension_hours>, resume_condition: <from config>}`
>    - If `notify: true`, write a notification to `notifications.log`
> 3. If the component is currently SUSPENDED and `resume_after` has passed, check the `resume_condition`:
>    - If met, mark the component as REQUALIFYING (still not trusted for downstream, but counting trial runs)
>    - If not met, extend the suspension
> 4. If the component is REQUALIFYING and has met the resume condition, mark it as ACTIVE again
>
> Global check:
> - If more than `system_pause_threshold` of components are suspended, write SYSTEM_PAUSED to the state file and log it
>
> Write the updated state to `amygdala_state.json`.
>
> Save a summary of any state changes to `supervisor_log.jsonl` (append-only).

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## Integration With Downstream Consumers

Before any downstream consumer uses a component's output, it should check `amygdala_state.json`:

- `ACTIVE` — use the output
- `REQUALIFYING` — log the output but don't act on it
- `SUSPENDED` — ignore the output entirely, route around

This separation is what makes the amygdala work: suspended components still run (so they can requalify), but their output is quarantined.

## Manual Override

You can always manually edit `amygdala_state.json` to un-suspend or re-suspend. Be deliberate about it — the whole point of the amygdala is that it suspends automatically. Un-suspending is your judgment call.