Decision Augmentation Engine

Architecture — Conceptual Model v1.0
⌨️   Stage 0 — User Input
Raw Problem Statement
User enters what they believe the problem is. Unstructured, unvalidated, potentially mis-specified.
Context
Actor, geography, objective, constraints, timeline
Stakes
Complexity flag → routes to advisor or guru layer
Budget
Daily limit, per-query cap, advisor tier preference
raw query
🎯   Stage 1 — Problem Specification Engine
Corpus Check
Pattern Matching
Does this problem match known problem types in the corpus? What domain? What strategic school applies?
Live Context
Fact Grounding
Current polling, news, sentiment data. Is the problem statement consistent with current facts?
Formalisation
Structured Spec
Actor · Audience · Objective · Constraints · Success metric · Problem type classification
iterate until approved
✅   User Approves Refined Problem Specification
The most important gate in the system. No analysis proceeds until the problem is precisely specified.
approved spec
⚔️   Stage 2 — Domain Debate Engine
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Power & Institutions
Machiavelli, Kissinger, Clausewitz
📣
Movement Building
Alinsky, Tarrow, Ostrom
🖼️
Media & Framing
Lakoff, Cialdini, Bernays
🗳️
Electoral Strategy
Targeting, mobilisation, persuasion
🔬
Behavioural Economics
Kahneman, Thaler, nudge theory
🌐
Geopolitical Realism
Mearsheimer, Waltz, structural forces
Each school retrieves its most relevant corpus chunks → generates competing strategy + tactics → outputs structured position with explicit tradeoffs
N competing positions
🎓   Stage 3 — Advisory Layer  ·  Sonnet-Powered
🧠
Political Strategist
Trained Sonnet persona
~$0.50–2.00 / query
📊
Behavioural Economist
Trained Sonnet persona
~$0.50–2.00 / query
📡
Communications Expert
Trained Sonnet persona
~$0.50–2.00 / query
⚖️
Policy Analyst
Trained Sonnet persona
~$0.50–2.00 / query
🔮
+ Add Advisor
User selects which advisors to consult
expandable
Each advisor adjudicates the debate from their trained perspective → returns recommendation + explanation + confidence score
escalate if complex
🔭   Stage 4 — Guru Layer  ·  Opus-Powered  ·  On Demand
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Domain Expert Alpha
e.g. Electoral systems, comparative politics
~$5–20 / query + comms attribution share
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Domain Expert Beta
e.g. Behavioural finance, risk psychology
~$5–20 / query + comms attribution share
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Domain Expert Gamma
e.g. Media strategy, narrative architecture
~$5–20 / query + comms attribution share
Heavily trained Opus personas · deep reasoning · long context · explicit escalation by user · highest cost, highest depth
adopted strategy
📤   Stage 5 — Integrated Communications
Email
Campaign Emails
Strategy informs tone, framing, sequence. Case ID embedded for attribution tracking.
Social Media
Paid + Organic
Ad creative, messaging hierarchy, platform targeting — all derived from adopted strategy.
Website / Portals
Landing Pages
Submission portals, campaign pages — built and deployed from strategy output.
Attribution
Case ID Tracking
Every comms output carries a case ID → tracks downstream activity → flows back to compensation engine.
outcomes observed
Feedback flows back to Stage 1 (live context), Stage 2 (school weights), Stage 3 (advisor accuracy scores), and Stage 4 (guru performance)
predictive layer
🔮   Stage 7 — Sentiment Trajectory & Prediction Engine
Time-Series Models
Sentiment Trajectory
Given current data, where does this issue go? Rate of formation, decay, peak timing.
Outcome Probability
Decision Outcomes
P(success) for each strategy option given current context. Confidence intervals widen or narrow with more case data.
Strategy Adjustment
Real-Time Guidance
"Based on current trajectory, your strategy should shift emphasis here." Active rather than static advice.
$0.12
This Query
$4.80
Today
$25.00
Daily Limit
12,400
Tokens Used
Advisor
Current Tier
$1.40
Advisor Earnings
Compensation Model
Advisor Tier
$0.50–2.00 per accepted query recommendation. Earnings dashboard with acceptance rate, consultation count, total earnings.
Guru Tier
$5–20 per escalated query + revenue share on downstream comms spend attributable to their recommendation via Case ID tracking.
Outcome Validators
Per validated outcome data point submitted. Small rate per submission but compounds — this data trains the probabilistic engine and is the most durable long-term value.
Problem Specification
Domain Debate / Comms
Advisory Layer (Sonnet)
Guru Layer (Opus)
Feedback Loop
Cost Transparency