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forgeplan fpf rules

forgeplan fpf rules lists every active rule in the First Principles Framework rule engine, grouped by its recommended action bucket: EXPLORE (generate more hypotheses), INVESTIGATE (gather more evidence for existing hypotheses), or EXPLOIT (commit to a proven path).

The rules encode FPF’s trust calculus in machine-executable form. They’re what fpf check evaluates against individual artifacts and what fpf dashboard aggregates into project-level recommendations.

When to use

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  • Before a sprint - skim the rule set to understand what the engine is looking for.
  • When a rule fires unexpectedly - read the full rule text to understand the trigger.
  • While authoring methodology docs - reference rules by ID.
  • While debugging fpf check output - see the full rule definition behind a match.

When NOT to use

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Usage

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forgeplan fpf rules [OPTIONS]

Options

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      --flat     Flat priority-linear table instead of action-grouped tree
      --json     Output full rule dump as JSON
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version

The default view groups rules by action (EXPLORE / INVESTIGATE / EXPLOIT). --flat switches to a single priority-ordered table when you want to scan top-priority rules regardless of action. --json emits the full rule dump for MCP clients and audit scripts.

Examples

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Terminal window
# Default: action-grouped tree
forgeplan fpf rules


# Flat priority-ordered table
forgeplan fpf rules --flat


# Machine-readable full dump
forgeplan fpf rules --json


# Typical review flow
forgeplan fpf rules
forgeplan fpf check PRD-019
forgeplan fpf dashboard

The three action buckets

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Rules map onto the explore→investigate→exploit axis from FPF Part B:

  • EXPLORE - the artifact or context has too few hypotheses. The rule suggests generating alternatives (e.g. “Fewer than 3 hypotheses on Deep depth - run forgeplan reason”).
  • INVESTIGATE - hypotheses exist but evidence is weak or low-congruence. The rule suggests gathering more (e.g. “R_eff below threshold - attach a measurement EvidencePack”).
  • EXPLOIT - trust is strong enough to commit. The rule clears the artifact for activation or supersession.

Each rule carries a condition (predicate on artifact metadata), an action label, and a human-readable justification tied to an FPF section (e.g. ref: B.3).

How it fits

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The rule engine was introduced in PRD-041 and extended in PRD-043 (methodology integrity). It reads artifact state from LanceDB and consults the FPF KB for justification text. Output flows into:

  • fpf check <id> - per-artifact view
  • fpf dashboard - aggregated per-context view
  • forgeplan validate / activate gates (for integrity rules)

See also

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