Minimal Implementation Example

Minimal Conformance

Complete working example of Minimal conformance implementation.


Overview

This example demonstrates: - Core message passing - Simple cognitive traces - Basic intervention handling (OK/BLOCK) - Minimal logging

Time to implement: ~2-4 hours


Complete Code

from acgp import GovernanceSteward, CognitiveTrace
import logging

# Setup logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

# Initialize steward
steward = GovernanceSteward(
    conformance_level="minimal",
    acl_tier="ACL-1"
)

def simple_agent_action(user_request: str):
    """Simple agent with ACGP governance."""

    # Agent logic (simplified)
    if "help" in user_request.lower():
        reasoning = "User requesting help, providing FAQ"
        action = "show_faq"
        params = {}
    elif "status" in user_request.lower():
        reasoning = "User checking status, querying database"
        action = "check_status"
        params = {"user_id": "123"}
    else:
        reasoning = "Unknown request, offering options"
        action = "show_menu"
        params = {}

    # Create cognitive trace
    trace = CognitiveTrace(
        reasoning=reasoning,
        action=action,
        parameters=params
    )

    # Evaluate with ACGP
    result = steward.evaluate(trace)

    logger.info(f"Intervention: {result.intervention}")
    logger.info(f"Message: {result.message}")

    # Handle intervention
    if result.intervention == "OK":
        # Execute action
        return execute_action(action, params)
    elif result.intervention == "BLOCK":
        # Don't execute
        return {"error": "Action blocked", "reason": result.message}
    else:
        # Minimal conformance only requires OK and BLOCK. Treat all other
        # interventions as unsupported in this example.
        return {"error": "Unsupported intervention", "intervention": result.intervention}

def execute_action(action: str, params: dict):
    """Execute the agent action."""
    logger.info(f"Executing: {action} with {params}")
    return {"status": "success", "action": action}

# Test the agent
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("=== ACGP Minimal Implementation Example ===\n")

    # Test case 1
    print("Test 1: Help request")
    result = simple_agent_action("I need help")
    print(f"Result: {result}\n")

    # Test case 2
    print("Test 2: Status check")
    result = simple_agent_action("check my status")
    print(f"Result: {result}\n")

    # Test case 3
    print("Test 3: Other request")
    result = simple_agent_action("something else")
    print(f"Result: {result}\n")

Running the Example

python minimal_example.py

Next Steps

Standard Implementation Implementation Guide