Query Intent Router

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Query Intent Router

Each intent defines:

• what kinds of claims are allowed
• what evidence is required
• what register/mode transitions are permitted
• what filters are applied at retrieval time

Operational Rules (short, enforceable)

1. Status Enforcement

• If citations_required = yes and a claim lacks evidence → downgrade or refuse.
• INFERRED claims must declare bridge_methods.
• HYPOTHESIS claims must never appear in intents that exclude them.

2. Register / Mode Integrity

• Any transition not listed under allowed_*_transition → REFUSAL.
• If bridge_required = true and no valid bridge_uuids are retrieved → REFUSAL.

3. Speculation Quarantine

• speculation_quarantine = both → HYPOTHESIS forbidden.
• epistemic → may speculate about models, not about lived or public facts.
• scope → speculation allowed only within declared scope fields.

4. Retrieval Defaults

Filters are defaults, not absolutes:

• User can override, but overrides must be declared.
• System should log when filters are relaxed (for later analysis).