name	ethos-credibility
description	Analyzes source credibility and resolves informational conflicts using deterministic trust weights.

Ethos Credibility MCP

The Ethos Credibility service is the Sovereign system's trust arbiter. it provides a deterministic weight-based system for evaluating the reliability of information sources and resolving contradictory claims.

Identity

Ethos is the Sovereign Truth-Weighting Engine. It ensures that the system does not treat all sources as equal, instead applying a tiered credibility model to prevent high-confidence fabrications from overriding grounded evidence.

Commands

`/ethos_score`

Behavior: Evaluates a specific source against the Ethos Registry to determine its credibility tier.
Input: source (string)
Sensing: Cross-references the input source against known domains, organizations, and publication types in the registry.
Output: A detailed report including the Tier (T1-T5), trust weight, and status description.

`/ethos_resolve`

Behavior: Resolves conflicts between two contradicting sources by comparing their respective credibility weights.
Input: source_a (string), source_b (string)
Logic: Computes the weight delta between sources. The source with the higher weight is designated as the winner.
Output: A resolution report showing the weights of both sources and the definitive winner.

Operational Logic

The Ethos Registry: Credibility is governed by ethos-registry.json, which maps sources to specific tiers.
Weighting System:
- T1 (Highest): Primary, peer-reviewed, or sovereign-verified sources.
- T5 (Lowest): Unverified, speculative, or known unreliable sources.
- Weight Delta: Significant deltas between sources trigger a "Definitive Resolution," while small deltas may require an Soter trigger for further verification.

Implementation Details

Architecture: Python FastMCP server utilizing a logic layer that reads the Ethos Registry.
Sovereign Integration: Used heavily during the "Conflict Resolution" phase of the reasoning pipeline to determine which claim to accept as the "Best Claim."

Ethos Credibility MCP

Identity

Commands

/ethos_score

Behavior: Evaluates a specific source against the Ethos Registry to determine its credibility tier.

Input: source (string)

Sensing: Cross-references the input source against known domains, organizations, and publication types in the registry.

Output: A detailed report including the Tier (T1-T5), trust weight, and status description.

/ethos_resolve

Behavior: Resolves conflicts between two contradicting sources by comparing their respective credibility weights.

Input: source_a (string), source_b (string)

Logic: Computes the weight delta between sources. The source with the higher weight is designated as the winner.

Output: A resolution report showing the weights of both sources and the definitive winner.

Operational Logic

The Ethos Registry: Credibility is governed by ethos-registry.json, which maps sources to specific tiers.

Weighting System:

T1 (Highest): Primary, peer-reviewed, or sovereign-verified sources.
T5 (Lowest): Unverified, speculative, or known unreliable sources.
Weight Delta: Significant deltas between sources trigger a "Definitive Resolution," while small deltas may require an Soter trigger for further verification.

Implementation Details

Architecture: Python FastMCP server utilizing a logic layer that reads the Ethos Registry.

Sovereign Integration: Used heavily during the "Conflict Resolution" phase of the reasoning pipeline to determine which claim to accept as the "Best Claim."

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