So Many Crows v1: Sentry triage, crows, guardrails, trust ledger

Go command-line tool. Sentry classifies each todo item as solo, split,
or murder; text-only crows fly under budget, timeout, and flock caps;
trust is earned per crow and per task type; abusive requesters get a
mild, fading cooldown. Runs offline with a mock brain.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01UQnSw4RRWp8uqpj3nsnnXF
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package main
import (
"bufio"
"context"
"flag"
"fmt"
"os"
"os/signal"
"path/filepath"
"sort"
"strings"
"time"
)
const dataDir = ".crows"
func main() {
if len(os.Args) < 2 {
usage()
}
switch os.Args[1] {
case "run":
cmdRun(os.Args[2:])
case "trust":
cmdTrust()
case "log":
cmdLog(os.Args[2:])
default:
usage()
}
}
func usage() {
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `So Many Crows
crows run <todo.txt> [-as name] hand the flock a todo list
crows trust show trust ledger
crows log [-n 20] show recent flight log entries`)
os.Exit(2)
}
type itemResult struct {
Item, Mode, TaskType, Answer, Verdict, Skipped string
Crows []string
}
func cmdRun(args []string) {
fs := flag.NewFlagSet("run", flag.ExitOnError)
as := fs.String("as", defaultRequester(), "requester id")
var pos []string
for fs.Parse(args); fs.NArg() > 0; fs.Parse(args) {
pos = append(pos, fs.Arg(0))
args = fs.Args()[1:]
}
if len(pos) != 1 {
usage()
}
todoPath := pos[0]
g := DefaultGuardrails()
ledger, err := LoadLedger(filepath.Join(dataDir, "ledger.json"))
must(err)
flog, err := OpenFlightLog(filepath.Join(dataDir, "flight.jsonl"))
must(err)
defer flog.Close()
save := func() {
if err := ledger.Save(); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "could not save ledger:", err)
}
}
if ok, msg := ledger.Admit(*as, time.Now(), g); !ok {
fmt.Println(msg)
flog.Write(Event{Kind: "denied", Requester: *as, Note: msg})
save()
os.Exit(1)
}
items, err := readTodo(todoPath, g)
must(err)
if len(items) > g.MaxItemsPerList {
fmt.Printf("That list has %d items. The flock takes at most %d at a time.\n", len(items), g.MaxItemsPerList)
save()
os.Exit(1)
}
brain := NewBrain()
flock := NewFlock(brain, g, flog)
ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt)
defer stop()
in := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
listBudget := &Budget{name: "list", limit: g.TokenBudgetPerList}
fmt.Printf("Brain: %s · requester: %s · %d items\n", brain.Name(), *as, len(items))
flog.Write(Event{Kind: "list", Requester: *as, Note: fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d items)", todoPath, len(items))})
var results []itemResult
for i, item := range items {
fmt.Printf("\n[%d/%d] %s\n", i+1, len(items), item)
r := itemResult{Item: item}
itemBudget := &Budget{name: "item", limit: g.TokenBudgetPerItem}
t, err := flock.Triage(ctx, item, itemBudget, listBudget)
if err != nil {
r.Skipped = "triage failed: " + err.Error()
fmt.Println(" " + r.Skipped)
results = append(results, r)
continue
}
r.Mode, r.TaskType = t.Mode, t.TaskType
fmt.Printf(" Sentry: %s · %s · %s\n", t.Mode, t.TaskType, t.Reason)
for _, s := range t.Subtasks {
fmt.Printf(" - %s\n", s)
}
flog.Write(Event{Kind: "triage", Requester: *as, Item: item, Mode: t.Mode, TaskType: t.TaskType, Note: t.Reason})
// The Sentry earns autonomy on triage separately from the crows' work.
triageType := "triage/" + t.TaskType
if ledger.Level("Sentry", triageType) < Trusted {
ok := confirm(in, " Approve triage?")
ledger.Judge([]string{"Sentry"}, triageType, ok, g.PromoteAfter)
flog.Write(Event{Kind: "verdict", Item: item, Crow: "Sentry", TaskType: triageType, Verdict: verdict(ok)})
if !ok {
r.Skipped = "triage rejected"
results = append(results, r)
continue
}
}
out, err := flock.Execute(ctx, item, t, itemBudget, listBudget)
if err != nil {
r.Skipped = "flight failed: " + err.Error()
fmt.Println(" " + r.Skipped)
results = append(results, r)
continue
}
r.Answer, r.Crows = out.Answer, out.Crows
fmt.Printf(" Crows: %s\n%s\n", strings.Join(out.Crows, ", "), indent(out.Answer, " > "))
// The least-trusted crow involved sets the bar.
lowest := Trusted
for _, c := range out.Crows {
lowest = min(lowest, ledger.Level(c, t.TaskType))
}
if lowest < Regular {
ok := confirm(in, " Accept this answer?")
ledger.Judge(out.Crows, t.TaskType, ok, g.PromoteAfter)
r.Verdict = verdict(ok)
} else if lowest < Trusted {
r.Verdict = "accepted, unreviewed"
} else {
r.Verdict = "accepted, trusted"
}
flog.Write(Event{Kind: "verdict", Item: item, Crow: strings.Join(out.Crows, ","), TaskType: t.TaskType, Verdict: r.Verdict})
results = append(results, r)
}
save()
resultPath := strings.TrimSuffix(todoPath, filepath.Ext(todoPath)) + ".crows.md"
must(writeResults(resultPath, todoPath, results))
fmt.Printf("\nResults: %s · tokens used: %d/%d\n", resultPath, listBudget.spent, listBudget.limit)
}
func readTodo(path string, g Guardrails) ([]string, error) {
data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
var items []string
for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
for _, p := range []string{"- [ ]", "- [x]", "-", "*"} {
line = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, p))
}
if line == "" || strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
continue
}
if len(line) > g.MaxItemChars {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("an item is %d characters; the cap is %d", len(line), g.MaxItemChars)
}
items = append(items, line)
}
return items, nil
}
// confirm fails safe: anything but y/yes, including no input at all, is a no.
func confirm(in *bufio.Reader, prompt string) bool {
fmt.Print(prompt + " [y/N] ")
line, _ := in.ReadString('\n')
a := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(line))
if line == "" {
fmt.Println()
}
return a == "y" || a == "yes"
}
func verdict(ok bool) string {
if ok {
return "approved"
}
return "rejected"
}
func writeResults(path, source string, results []itemResult) error {
var sb strings.Builder
fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "# So Many Crows: %s\n\n_%s_\n\n", filepath.Base(source), time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04"))
for _, r := range results {
if r.Skipped != "" {
fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "- [ ] %s\n - skipped: %s\n\n", r.Item, r.Skipped)
continue
}
box := "x"
if r.Verdict == "rejected" {
box = " "
}
fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "- [%s] %s\n - %s · %s · %s · %s\n%s\n\n", box, r.Item, r.Mode, r.TaskType, strings.Join(r.Crows, ", "), r.Verdict, indent(r.Answer, " > "))
}
return os.WriteFile(path, []byte(sb.String()), 0o644)
}
func cmdTrust() {
l, err := LoadLedger(filepath.Join(dataDir, "ledger.json"))
must(err)
names := []string{"stranger", "regular", "trusted"}
show := func(title string, m map[string]*Record) {
fmt.Println(title)
keys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
for k := range m {
keys = append(keys, k)
}
sort.Strings(keys)
if len(keys) == 0 {
fmt.Println(" (none yet)")
}
for _, k := range keys {
r := m[k]
fmt.Printf(" %-28s %-9s +%d -%d streak %d\n", k, names[r.Level], r.Approved, r.Rejected, r.Streak)
}
}
show("Crows", l.Crows)
show("\nFlock", l.Flock)
fmt.Println("\nRequesters")
for id, r := range l.Requesters {
cd := "none"
if time.Now().Before(r.CooldownUntil) {
cd = time.Until(r.CooldownUntil).Round(time.Second).String()
}
fmt.Printf(" %-20s strikes %d · cooldown %s\n", id, r.Strikes, cd)
}
}
func cmdLog(args []string) {
fs := flag.NewFlagSet("log", flag.ExitOnError)
n := fs.Int("n", 20, "entries to show")
fs.Parse(args)
data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dataDir, "flight.jsonl"))
must(err)
lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), "\n")
if len(lines) > *n {
lines = lines[len(lines)-*n:]
}
fmt.Println(strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
}
func indent(s, prefix string) string {
lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(s), "\n")
for i := range lines {
lines[i] = prefix + lines[i]
}
return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
}
func defaultRequester() string {
if u := os.Getenv("USER"); u != "" {
return u
}
return "local"
}
func must(err error) {
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "error:", err)
os.Exit(1)
}
}