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Garry TanandClaude Opus 4.7 0eb125c4d6 think: --with-calibration + anti-bias prompt rewrite (T8 / E1, D22)
Optional anti-bias rewrite mode for `gbrain think`. When set, the active
calibration profile gets injected per the D22 placement spec (AFTER
retrieval evidence, BEFORE the user's question). The bias filter applies
to QUESTION FRAMING, not evidence interpretation — matches LLM-as-judge
best practice (bias prompts near end of context perform better).

Default behavior unchanged (R1 regression guard): omitting
--with-calibration produces the v0.28-vintage user-message shape with the
question first, then retrieval. Existing think users see no change.

Two user-message shapes in buildThinkUserMessage:

  Default (no calibration):
    Question: X
    <pages>...</pages>
    <takes>...</takes>
    <graph>...</graph>
    Respond with a single JSON object...

  With calibration (D22):
    <pages>...</pages>
    <takes>...</takes>
    <graph>...</graph>
    <calibration holder="garry">
      Track record: Brier 0.210 (lower is better).
      Active patterns:
        - You called early-stage tactics well — 8 of 10 held up.
      Active bias tags: over-confident-geography
    </calibration>
    Question: X
    Respond...

  Calibration block is built by buildCalibrationBlock (exported for the
  E3 contradictions probe to render the same shape).

System prompt extension (withCalibration:true):
  - Names BOTH the user's PRIOR (default reasoning) AND the COUNTER-PRIOR
    from their hedged-domain self.
  - References active bias tags by name when relevant ("this fits the
    over-confident-geography pattern").
  - Does NOT silently substitute the debiased answer. ALWAYS surfaces
    both priors transparently.
  - Adds a "Calibration" section between Conflicts and Gaps in the
    answer body.

RunThinkOpts extension:
  - withCalibration?: boolean — opt-in
  - calibrationHolder?: string — defaults to 'garry'

  When withCalibration=true and no profile exists, runThink falls back to
  baseline behavior + pushes NO_CALIBRATION_PROFILE to warnings (visible
  to the operator). When the calibration fetch fails, CALIBRATION_FETCH_FAILED
  warning surfaces with the underlying error. Either path keeps think working;
  the calibration loop is enhancement, not requirement.

CLI: `gbrain think "<q>" --with-calibration [--calibration-holder <id>]`

Tests: 11 cases.
  buildThinkSystemPrompt (4 cases): R1 regression — default/false/omitted
  → no anti-bias rules; with calibration → adds PRIOR + COUNTER-PRIOR +
  bias-tag reference; preserves existing hard rules.

  buildCalibrationBlock (3 cases): happy path, null brier omitted (not
  "Brier null"), empty patterns + tags still well-formed.

  buildThinkUserMessage (4 cases): R1 regression — without calibration:
  question first; D22 placement — retrieval → calibration → question →
  instruction; graph + calibration ordering; empty retrieval blocks render
  placeholders without breaking shape.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-17 16:29:31 -07:00
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