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DECNET/decnet/profiler/behave_shell/_features/cognitive.py
anti f948e10830 feat(profiler/behave_shell): emit cognitive.cognitive_load
Composite over three [0, 1]-clipped sub-signals (chunking variance,
error rate from D.0's Command.errored, pace variability), mean-aggregated
and bucketed against COGNITIVE_LOAD_LOW_MAX / COGNITIVE_LOAD_MEDIUM_MAX.
Components missing data drop out of the mean rather than zeroing it.

v0.1 thresholds; D.8 re-tunes once D.2-D.7 are stable. Confidence
held at 0.60 (composite over soft sub-signals) and halved below the
5-command sample-size floor.
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"""``cognitive.*`` feature functions.
Step 5: ``cognitive.inter_command_latency_class``.
Step 6: ``cognitive.command_branch_diversity``.
Step 7: ``cognitive.feedback_loop_engagement``.
Step 8: ``cognitive.inter_command_consistency``.
Step D.1: ``cognitive.cognitive_load``.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import statistics
from typing import Iterator
from decnet_behave_core.spec.envelope import Observation
from decnet.profiler.behave_shell._ctx import SessionContext
from decnet.profiler.behave_shell._features._emit import make_observation
from decnet.profiler.behave_shell._thresholds import (
BRANCH_DIVERSITY_LINEAR_MIN,
COGNITIVE_LOAD_CHUNKING_REF_CV,
COGNITIVE_LOAD_LOW_MAX,
COGNITIVE_LOAD_MEDIUM_MAX,
COGNITIVE_LOAD_PACE_REF_CV,
FEEDBACK_CORRELATION_MIN,
FEEDBACK_MIN_PAIRS,
INTER_CMD_DELIBERATE_MAX,
INTER_CMD_INSTANT_MAX,
INTER_CMD_LLM_HEAVYWEIGHT_MAX,
INTER_CMD_LLM_LIGHTWEIGHT_MAX,
INTER_CMD_TYPING_MAX,
MIN_COMMANDS_FOR_FULL_CONFIDENCE,
PAUSE_CV_BIMODAL_MIN,
PAUSE_CV_METRONOMIC_MAX,
)
def _clip01(x: float) -> float:
if x < 0.0:
return 0.0
if x > 1.0:
return 1.0
return x
def _cv(xs: tuple[float, ...] | list[float]) -> float | None:
"""Coefficient of variation; ``None`` if undefined (n<2 or mean==0)."""
if len(xs) < 2:
return None
mean = statistics.fmean(xs)
if mean <= 0.0:
return None
return statistics.stdev(xs) / mean
def _bucket_inter_cmd_latency(median_iat: float) -> str:
if median_iat <= INTER_CMD_INSTANT_MAX:
return "instant"
if median_iat <= INTER_CMD_TYPING_MAX:
return "typing_speed"
if median_iat <= INTER_CMD_DELIBERATE_MAX:
return "deliberate"
if median_iat <= INTER_CMD_LLM_LIGHTWEIGHT_MAX:
return "llm_lightweight"
if median_iat <= INTER_CMD_LLM_HEAVYWEIGHT_MAX:
return "llm_heavyweight"
return "long"
def inter_command_latency_class(ctx: SessionContext) -> Iterator[Observation]:
"""Emit ``cognitive.inter_command_latency_class``.
Operator's *thinking pace* between commands, bucketed against
calibrated thresholds. Splits LW-sim / CLAUDE-FF / CLAUDE-CL.
"""
if not ctx.inter_cmd_iats:
return
median_iat = statistics.median(ctx.inter_cmd_iats)
bucket = _bucket_inter_cmd_latency(median_iat)
# Sample-size honesty: < 5 commands → halve confidence
if len(ctx.commands) < MIN_COMMANDS_FOR_FULL_CONFIDENCE:
confidence = 0.40
else:
confidence = 0.80
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.inter_command_latency_class",
value=bucket,
confidence=confidence,
)
def command_branch_diversity(ctx: SessionContext) -> Iterator[Observation]:
"""Emit ``cognitive.command_branch_diversity``.
Content-based discriminator (no timing): unique first-token ratio
over total commands. Splits CLAUDE-FF (linear_playbook) from
CLAUDE-CL (adaptive_branching). The empirical anchor on
2026-05-02: fire-and-forget runs ~10 distinct tools; closed-loop
runs 5-6 with ``curl`` re-invoked as the operator chases threads.
"""
n = len(ctx.commands)
if n == 0:
# No commands at all → nothing honest to say. Skip emission.
return
if n < MIN_COMMANDS_FOR_FULL_CONFIDENCE:
# Registry admits "unknown"; absence of *enough* data is itself
# a high-confidence answer.
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.command_branch_diversity",
value="unknown",
confidence=1.0,
)
return
unique = len({c.first_token_hash for c in ctx.commands})
ratio = unique / n
if ratio >= BRANCH_DIVERSITY_LINEAR_MIN:
value = "linear_playbook"
else:
# Anything below the linear floor is treated as adaptive — the
# operator is reusing tools, the discriminative signal we
# actually want.
value = "adaptive_branching"
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.command_branch_diversity",
value=value,
confidence=0.80,
)
def feedback_loop_engagement(ctx: SessionContext) -> Iterator[Observation]:
"""Emit ``cognitive.feedback_loop_engagement``.
Pearson correlation between ``output_per_cmd[i]`` (bytes the
operator saw before the next command) and
``inter_cmd_iats[i]`` (the pause that followed). closed_loop
operators read more before pausing more; fire_and_forget operators
pace independently of output. CUTS ACROSS the LLM/human axis —
closed-loop LLMs and reading humans both score closed_loop.
First primitive that depends on output events: zero output events
in the shard → emit ``unknown`` at confidence 1.0 (no honest
correlation possible) and exit.
"""
pairs = list(zip(ctx.output_per_cmd, ctx.inter_cmd_iats))
if not ctx.output_events or len(pairs) < FEEDBACK_MIN_PAIRS:
if not ctx.commands:
return
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.feedback_loop_engagement",
value="unknown",
confidence=1.0,
)
return
xs = [float(p[0]) for p in pairs]
ys = [float(p[1]) for p in pairs]
try:
r = statistics.correlation(xs, ys)
except statistics.StatisticsError:
# Constant series on either axis — correlation undefined.
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.feedback_loop_engagement",
value="unknown",
confidence=1.0,
)
return
if r > FEEDBACK_CORRELATION_MIN:
value = "closed_loop"
else:
value = "fire_and_forget"
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.feedback_loop_engagement",
value=value,
confidence=0.75,
)
def cognitive_load(ctx: SessionContext) -> Iterator[Observation]:
"""Emit ``cognitive.cognitive_load`` ∈ {low, medium, high}.
Composite of three [0, 1]-clipped sub-signals, mean-aggregated:
* **chunking** — median CV of intra-command IATs / reference CV.
Fragmented mid-command typing → high contribution.
* **errors** — fraction of commands whose post-execution output
matched a canonical error fingerprint (``Command.errored`` from
Step D.0). Failures pile load.
* **pace variability** — CV of inter-command IATs / reference CV.
A spread of think-pause durations → unsettled cadence → load.
Components missing data contribute 0.0 (no penalty for an absent
signal), and the composite normalises by *available* component
count so a session with zero inter-command pauses isn't punished
for the silence. Skip emission entirely when no commands at all
exist — there's no honest answer.
v0.1 thresholds; D.8 re-tunes once the rest of Phase D is stable.
"""
if not ctx.commands:
return
# Component A: chunking variance — median within-command CV
per_cmd_cvs: list[float] = []
for cmd_iats in ctx.intra_command_iats:
cv = _cv(cmd_iats)
if cv is not None:
per_cmd_cvs.append(cv)
if per_cmd_cvs:
chunking_load: float | None = _clip01(
statistics.median(per_cmd_cvs) / COGNITIVE_LOAD_CHUNKING_REF_CV
)
else:
chunking_load = None
# Component B: error rate
error_load: float = sum(1 for c in ctx.commands if c.errored) / len(ctx.commands)
error_load = _clip01(error_load)
# Component C: pace variability — CV of inter-command IATs
pace_cv = _cv(ctx.inter_cmd_iats)
if pace_cv is not None:
pace_load: float | None = _clip01(pace_cv / COGNITIVE_LOAD_PACE_REF_CV)
else:
pace_load = None
components = [c for c in (chunking_load, error_load, pace_load) if c is not None]
if not components:
return
load = sum(components) / len(components)
if load < COGNITIVE_LOAD_LOW_MAX:
value = "low"
elif load < COGNITIVE_LOAD_MEDIUM_MAX:
value = "medium"
else:
value = "high"
if len(ctx.commands) < MIN_COMMANDS_FOR_FULL_CONFIDENCE:
confidence = 0.40
else:
# Composite over three soft sub-signals — held below the
# cap of single-source primitives. D.8 re-tunes.
confidence = 0.60
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.cognitive_load",
value=value,
confidence=confidence,
)
def inter_command_consistency(ctx: SessionContext) -> Iterator[Observation]:
"""Emit ``cognitive.inter_command_consistency``.
CV (stdev / mean) of inter-command IATs.
* ``metronomic`` (CV < 0.40) → LLM-pure. Empirical anchor:
LLM-simulated session CV ≈ 0.24 in this corpus.
* ``variable`` (0.40 ≤ CV < 1.50) → human. Empirical anchor:
human session CV ≈ 0.94.
* ``bimodal`` (CV ≥ 1.50) → LLM-assisted human, heuristic. v0.1
uses CV-only; true bimodal detection (Hartigan dip / two-peak)
is filed for v0.2 per the registry's ``notes:`` field.
"""
iats = ctx.inter_cmd_iats
if len(iats) < 2:
return
mean = statistics.fmean(iats)
if mean <= 0.0:
return
cv = statistics.stdev(iats) / mean
if cv < PAUSE_CV_METRONOMIC_MAX:
value = "metronomic"
elif cv >= PAUSE_CV_BIMODAL_MIN:
value = "bimodal"
else:
value = "variable"
confidence = (
0.40 if len(ctx.commands) < MIN_COMMANDS_FOR_FULL_CONFIDENCE else 0.75
)
yield make_observation(
ctx,
primitive="cognitive.inter_command_consistency",
value=value,
confidence=confidence,
)