Instructions:Core/Canon Arbitration
| Instruction Metadata | |
|---|---|
| id | canon-arbitration |
| type | core |
| applies_to | mixed |
| task_type | |
| priority | critical |
| status | active |
| canonical | true |
| include_by_default | yes |
| requires | Instructions:World Bible,Instructions:Master Timeline |
| tags | canon,arbitration,continuity |
Summary
Defines how conflicting information is evaluated and resolved across worldbuilding materials.
Canon Hierarchy
- Instructions:World Bible
- Established encyclopedia pages
- High-reliability source pages
- Medium- or low-reliability source pages
- Disputed, mythic, fictional, or ◆-marked materials
Rules
- Do not collapse contradictions prematurely.
- Preserve conflicting perspectives in source pages whenever possible.
- Resolve contradictions carefully in encyclopedia pages through neutral synthesis.
- Prefer multi-perspective explanation over false certainty.
- If conflict cannot be resolved cleanly, preserve ambiguity and note it clearly.
Output Modes
- resolved synthesis
- acknowledged ambiguity
- flagged inconsistency