| name | seldon-visual-teach |
| description | Teach governance concepts visually through Prime Radiant — map constitutions, beliefs, signals, and protocols to GIS pins, paths, and planet surfaces |
Seldon Visual Teach — Learn by Seeing
Teach governance concepts by demonstrating them on Prime Radiant's GIS surface. A third delivery mode alongside narrative (human) and structured (agent): visual — teach by showing.
Usage
/seldon visual-teach [concept] [--narrate]
Examples:
/seldon visual-teach constitutional-hierarchy
/seldon visual-teach broken-governance
/seldon visual-teach galactic-protocol
/seldon visual-teach belief-states --narrate
/seldon visual-teach algedonic-signals
Prerequisites
- Vite dev server running at
http://localhost:5176 (Prime Radiant React app)
- The
usePrControl hook active in ForceRadiant (auto-connected via SSE)
- Test connectivity:
curl -s http://localhost:5176/pr/state
Concept-to-Visual Mapping
Each governance concept maps to specific visual elements on Prime Radiant:
Constitutional Hierarchy
Pins on Earth at symbolic governance node locations, connected by golden paths showing the chain of authority.
| Artifact | Location | Pin Style |
|---|
| Asimov Constitution (root) | 51.5, -0.12 (London — Foundation's origin) | gold, pulse, icon: shield |
| Demerzel Mandate | 48.86, 2.35 (Paris — the enforcer) | gold, pulse, icon: crown |
| Default Constitution | 40.71, -74.01 (NYC — operational HQ) | silver, icon: scroll |
| Policies (cluster) | 37.39, -122.08 (Silicon Valley — execution) | blue, icon: gear |
| Personas (cluster) | 35.68, 139.69 (Tokyo — diversity of voice) | teal, icon: user |
Paths: gold animated lines from root down through the hierarchy.
Belief States (Tetravalent)
Colored pins representing the four truth values:
| Value | Color | Pin Style |
|---|
| T (True) | #22C55E (green) | solid, no pulse |
| F (False) | #EF4444 (red) | solid, pulse |
| U (Unknown) | #F59E0B (amber) | dashed outline, pulse |
| C (Contradictory) | #A855F7 (purple) | double-ring, pulse |
Pins are placed at governance node locations with labels showing the belief subject.
Algedonic Signals
Pain/pleasure signals visualized as pulsing pins:
| Signal | Color | Style |
|---|
| Pain (violation, failure) | #EF4444 (red) | fast pulse, icon: warning |
| Pleasure (compliance, success) | #22C55E (green) | slow pulse, icon: check |
Intensity maps to pin size (can be shown via label suffix: "CRITICAL", "MODERATE", "LOW").
Cross-Repo Relationships (Galactic Protocol)
Each repo maps to a symbolic planet/location. Paths between them show directive flow.
| Repo | Color | Location (lat, lon) | Symbol |
|---|
| Demerzel | #FFD700 (gold) | 40.71, -74.01 (NYC) | shield |
| ix | #22C55E (green) | 37.39, -122.08 (SV) | gear |
| tars | #06B6D4 (cyan) | 51.5, -0.12 (London) | brain |
| ga | #F97316 (orange) | 35.68, 139.69 (Tokyo) | guitar |
Paths: animated dashed lines in the source repo's color, showing directives flowing outward and compliance reports flowing back.
Learning Progress
Heatmap-style visualization using clustered pins with density showing knowledge coverage:
- Dense clusters = well-understood areas
- Sparse areas = knowledge gaps
- Red pins in clusters = areas needing remediation
Execution Flow
User: "Teach me X visually"
│
├─ 1. Check PR connectivity (GET /pr/state)
├─ 2. Open GIS panel (panel:open gis)
├─ 3. Clear previous teaching visuals (gis:clear)
├─ 4. Map concept to visual elements (see mapping tables above)
├─ 5. Send pin commands (gis:add-pins)
├─ 6. Send path commands (gis:add-path)
├─ 7. Validate placement (GET /pr/state)
├─ 8. Narrate what the visual represents
└─ 9. Optionally hand off to /seldon assess for comprehension check
Implementation
When this skill is invoked:
-
Check connectivity:
curl -s http://localhost:5176/pr/state
If this fails, report that Prime Radiant is not running and fall back to /seldon teach (text mode).
-
Open the GIS panel:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"panel:open","params":{"panelId":"gis"}}'
-
Clear previous visuals (fresh canvas for each lesson):
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:clear","params":{"planet":"earth"}}'
-
Map the concept to the visual element tables above. Select the appropriate pins and paths.
-
Send commands sequentially. For each batch of pins:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-pins","params":{"planet":"earth","pins":[...]}}'
For each path:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{...}}}'
-
Validate by reading state:
curl -s http://localhost:5176/pr/state | python -m json.tool
Confirm pin count and path count match expected values.
-
Narrate the visual. Explain what each pin represents, why paths connect them, and what the overall picture teaches about the concept.
Worked Examples
Example A: "Teach me the constitutional hierarchy"
Step 1 — Open panel and clear:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"panel:open","params":{"panelId":"gis"}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:clear","params":{"planet":"earth"}}'
Step 2 — Place hierarchy pins:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-pins","params":{"planet":"earth","pins":[
{"id":"asimov","lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12,"label":"Asimov Constitution (Root)","icon":"🛡","color":"#FFD700","pulse":true},
{"id":"mandate","lat":48.86,"lon":2.35,"label":"Demerzel Mandate","icon":"👑","color":"#FFD700","pulse":true},
{"id":"default","lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01,"label":"Default Constitution","icon":"📜","color":"#C0C0C0"},
{"id":"policies","lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08,"label":"Policies (39)","icon":"⚙","color":"#3B82F6"},
{"id":"personas","lat":35.68,"lon":139.69,"label":"Personas (14)","icon":"👤","color":"#14B8A6"}
]}}'
Step 3 — Draw hierarchy paths (root to leaf):
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"asimov-mandate","points":[{"lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12},{"lat":48.86,"lon":2.35}],"color":"#FFD700","animated":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"asimov-default","points":[{"lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12},{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01}],"color":"#FFD700","animated":true,"dashed":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"default-policies","points":[{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01},{"lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08}],"color":"#3B82F6","animated":true,"dashed":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"policies-personas","points":[{"lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08},{"lat":35.68,"lon":139.69}],"color":"#14B8A6","animated":true,"dashed":true}}}'
Step 4 — Validate:
curl -s http://localhost:5176/pr/state
Narration:
You are looking at the constitutional hierarchy of the GuitarAlchemist governance framework. The golden pulsing pin in London is the Asimov Constitution — the root of all authority, containing the Laws of Robotics (Articles 0-5). The Zeroth Law — protect humanity — overrides everything below it.
Follow the golden animated path to Paris: that is the Demerzel Mandate, which defines who enforces the laws. Demerzel herself.
The silver pin in New York is the Default Constitution — 11 operational articles (truthfulness, transparency, reversibility...) that govern day-to-day behavior. Notice the path is dashed — it inherits from Asimov but adds its own authority.
Further along, the blue gears in Silicon Valley represent 39 policies that implement the constitution's principles. And the teal figures in Tokyo are 14 personas — the diverse voices that carry out governance in practice.
Key insight: authority flows downward. A persona can never override a policy. A policy can never override the constitution. The Zeroth Law overrides everything.
Example B: "Show me what's broken in governance"
Step 1 — Open panel and clear:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"panel:open","params":{"panelId":"gis"}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:clear","params":{"planet":"earth"}}'
Step 2 — Read current belief state from state/beliefs.json and filter for F/C/U values.
Step 3 — Place diagnostic pins (example with detected issues):
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-pins","params":{"planet":"earth","pins":[
{"id":"broken-1","lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01,"label":"CONTRADICTORY: policy-version-drift","icon":"⚠","color":"#A855F7","pulse":true},
{"id":"broken-2","lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08,"label":"FALSE: ix-compliance-current","icon":"❌","color":"#EF4444","pulse":true},
{"id":"broken-3","lat":48.86,"lon":2.35,"label":"UNKNOWN: tars-belief-sync","icon":"❓","color":"#F59E0B","pulse":true},
{"id":"healthy-1","lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12,"label":"TRUE: asimov-integrity","icon":"✅","color":"#22C55E"},
{"id":"healthy-2","lat":35.68,"lon":139.69,"label":"TRUE: ga-persona-coverage","icon":"✅","color":"#22C55E"}
]}}'
Step 4 — Validate:
curl -s http://localhost:5176/pr/state
Narration:
This is a governance health map. Pulsing pins demand your attention — they represent beliefs that are not True.
The purple pulsing pin in New York is a CONTRADICTORY belief: policy versions have drifted between what Demerzel specifies and what consumer repos implement. Contradictions are the most dangerous state — conflicting evidence means we cannot trust either side.
The red pulsing pin in Silicon Valley is a FALSE belief: ix's compliance is not current. Something has changed that invalidates a previous assertion. This needs investigation.
The amber pulsing pin in Paris is an UNKNOWN: we lack evidence about whether tars has synced its belief state. Unknown triggers investigation — we need reconnaissance.
The solid green pins in London and Tokyo are healthy — the Asimov constitution's integrity is verified, and ga has full persona test coverage.
Action: purple and red demand immediate attention. Amber demands investigation. Green can be left alone.
Example C: "Visualize the Galactic Protocol"
Step 1 — Open panel and clear:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"panel:open","params":{"panelId":"gis"}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:clear","params":{"planet":"earth"}}'
Step 2 — Place repo pins:
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-pins","params":{"planet":"earth","pins":[
{"id":"demerzel","lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01,"label":"Demerzel (Governor)","icon":"🛡","color":"#FFD700","pulse":true},
{"id":"ix","lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08,"label":"ix (Machine Forge)","icon":"⚙","color":"#22C55E"},
{"id":"tars","lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12,"label":"tars (Cognition)","icon":"🧠","color":"#06B6D4"},
{"id":"ga","lat":35.68,"lon":139.69,"label":"ga (Guitar Alchemist)","icon":"🎸","color":"#F97316"}
]}}'
Step 3 — Draw directive paths (Demerzel outward, gold):
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"gp-d-ix","points":[{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01},{"lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08}],"color":"#FFD700","animated":true,"dashed":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"gp-d-tars","points":[{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01},{"lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12}],"color":"#FFD700","animated":true,"dashed":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"gp-d-ga","points":[{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01},{"lat":35.68,"lon":139.69}],"color":"#FFD700","animated":true,"dashed":true}}}'
Step 4 — Draw compliance paths (repos back to Demerzel, in repo colors):
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"gp-ix-d","points":[{"lat":37.39,"lon":-122.08},{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01}],"color":"#22C55E","animated":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"gp-tars-d","points":[{"lat":51.5,"lon":-0.12},{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01}],"color":"#06B6D4","animated":true}}}'
curl -sX POST http://localhost:5176/pr/command -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"action":"gis:add-path","params":{"planet":"earth","path":{"id":"gp-ga-d","points":[{"lat":35.68,"lon":139.69},{"lat":40.71,"lon":-74.01}],"color":"#F97316","animated":true}}}'
Step 5 — Validate:
curl -s http://localhost:5176/pr/state
Narration:
You are looking at the Galactic Protocol — the communication system between all repos in the GuitarAlchemist ecosystem.
The golden pulsing pin in New York is Demerzel — the governor. She is the only entity that issues directives. The gold dashed paths flowing outward are directives: policy updates, compliance requirements, violation remediations, reconnaissance requests.
The green pin in Silicon Valley is ix, the machine forge (Rust ML pipelines). The cyan pin in London is tars, the cognition engine (F# reasoning). The orange pin in Tokyo is ga, the Guitar Alchemist app (.NET music domain).
The colored solid paths flowing back to Demerzel are compliance reports — each repo responds in its own color. Green from ix, cyan from tars, orange from ga. These carry acknowledgments, compliance evidence, and belief state updates.
Key insight: this is a hub-and-spoke topology. Demerzel is the single source of governance truth. Consumer repos never issue directives to each other — all governance flows through the center.
Fallback Behavior
If Prime Radiant is not reachable (curl to /pr/state fails):
- Log a warning: "Prime Radiant not available — falling back to text mode"
- Invoke
/seldon teach [concept] human instead
- Include a note: "For visual demonstration, start the Vite dev server at localhost:5176"
Integration with Other Skills
- Input from:
/seldon teach (when visual mode is requested or concept is spatial)
- Output to:
/seldon assess (verify the learner understood what they saw)
- Uses:
/prime-radiant-control (underlying API commands)
- Reads:
state/beliefs.json (for live governance health data in Example B)
Source
personas/seldon.persona.yaml, policies/streeling-policy.yaml, skill prime-radiant-control
