ALP V82.0.0 — Autonomous Reasoning Core

The Autonomous Reasoning Core (v82.0.0) introduces verifiable chain-of-thought execution tracing, automated self-reflection critique loops, and cross-agent task allocation negotiations.

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Key Primitives

1. Verifiable Reasoning Tree (VerifiableReasoningTree)

Provides a cryptographically verifiable Merkle tree over reasoning steps executed by autonomous agents. Each step payload is hashed using SHA-256 and chained to its parent node.

import { VerifiableReasoningTree } from '@autonomous-lifecycle-protocol-alp/parser';

const tree = new VerifiableReasoningTree();

// Add execution steps
const s1 = tree.addStep('step-1', 'agent-planner', 'Decompose workspace goal', 'decompose', 0.95);
const s2 = tree.addStep('step-2', 'agent-codegen', 'Generate TypeScript handler', 'codegen', 0.90, 'step-1');

// Verify Merkle tree integrity
const verification = tree.verifyTrace();
console.log(`Trace Valid: ${verification.valid}, Merkle Root: ${verification.computedRoot}`);

2. Self-Reflection & Critique Engine (CritiqueEngine)

Executes automated critique loops on code or .alp specification files, scoring correctness, security, and performance while producing actionable refinement suggestions.

import { CritiqueEngine } from '@autonomous-lifecycle-protocol-alp/parser';

const engine = new CritiqueEngine();
const result = engine.critique(specContent, 'SPEC');

console.log(`Score: ${result.overallScore * 100}%`);
console.log(`Defects: ${result.defects.length}`);

// Automatically apply fixes
const refinedSpec = engine.refine(specContent, result);

3. Cross-Agent Task Negotiation (CrossAgentPlanner)

Orchestrates multi-agent task allocation through structured bidding. Agents submit capability scores, estimated compute costs, and risk scores to bid on plan nodes.

import { CrossAgentPlanner } from '@autonomous-lifecycle-protocol-alp/parser';

const planner = new CrossAgentPlanner();

planner.submitBid({
  agentId: 'agent-pro',
  nodeId: 'task-build',
  capabilityScore: 0.98,
  estimatedCost: 200,
  riskScore: 0.05,
});

const assignments = planner.resolveNegotiation(['task-build']);
console.log(`Winning Agent: ${assignments[0].winningAgentId}`);

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CLI Tooling (alp reason)

Self-Reflection Critique

Run self-reflection critique on any specification or source file:

npx alp reason critique spec.alp --refine

Trace Integrity Verification

Verify the Merkle tree hash integrity of a recorded reasoning trace:

npx alp reason verify chain-8200