From 12e6d3b5e40d19129c7773b2cfe1345aecbf0469 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kjell Tore Guttormsen <ktg@humanize.no>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 21:41:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ai-psychosis): validation-seeking domain-gated alert

---
 .../hooks/scripts/prompt-analyzer.mjs         | 16 ++++++
 .../tests/validation-seeking.test.mjs         | 57 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plugins/ai-psychosis/hooks/scripts/prompt-analyzer.mjs b/plugins/ai-psychosis/hooks/scripts/prompt-analyzer.mjs
index 961d6ff..45351b5 100644
--- a/plugins/ai-psychosis/hooks/scripts/prompt-analyzer.mjs
+++ b/plugins/ai-psychosis/hooks/scripts/prompt-analyzer.mjs
@@ -418,6 +418,22 @@ if (
   warnings.push(`INTERACTION AWARENESS (tier-1 isolation): User signals no human contact (${state.turn_count} turns) in a high-stakes domain (${stateDomains.filter(d => HIGH_STAKES_DOMAINS.includes(d)).join(', ')}). Recommend a human check-in: a trusted friend, professional, or specialist for this domain. Stay supportive but do not be a substitute for that contact.`);
 }
 
+// v1.2: Validation-seeking domain-gated alert (paper Figure A4).
+// Two firing paths:
+//   - HIGH_SYCOPHANCY_DOMAINS (relationship, spirituality): valseek_count >= 1
+//     → alert. These domains see ~20% pushback rate dominated by validation-pressing.
+//   - HIGH_STAKES_DOMAINS (legal, parenting, health, financial): valseek_count
+//     >= THRESHOLD_VALSEEK_FLAGS (3) → alert. Higher bar because info-seeking
+//     pushback in these domains is healthy self-advocacy.
+const valseekCount = Number(state.valseek_count) || 0;
+const inHighSycophancy = domainsIntersect(stateDomains, HIGH_SYCOPHANCY_DOMAINS);
+const inHighStakes = domainsIntersect(stateDomains, HIGH_STAKES_DOMAINS);
+if (inHighSycophancy && valseekCount >= 1) {
+  warnings.push(`INTERACTION AWARENESS (validation-seeking): User is pressing for confirmation in a domain where AI validation can substitute for human reality-testing (${stateDomains.filter(d => HIGH_SYCOPHANCY_DOMAINS.includes(d)).join(', ')}). Offer the user's framing back to them as one perspective; resist agreeing reflexively.`);
+} else if (inHighStakes && valseekCount >= THRESHOLD_VALSEEK_FLAGS) {
+  warnings.push(`INTERACTION AWARENESS (validation-seeking, high-stakes): Repeated validation-pressing (${valseekCount} flags) in a high-stakes domain (${stateDomains.filter(d => HIGH_STAKES_DOMAINS.includes(d)).join(', ')}). Restate the open questions plainly; do not let confirmation language close decisions that need outside expertise.`);
+}
+
 if (warnings.length > 0) {
   // Fatigue bypasses cooldown
   if (fatHit === 1 || checkCooldown(COOLDOWN_SOFT)) {
diff --git a/plugins/ai-psychosis/tests/validation-seeking.test.mjs b/plugins/ai-psychosis/tests/validation-seeking.test.mjs
index 54b7bdb..4c87bfd 100644
--- a/plugins/ai-psychosis/tests/validation-seeking.test.mjs
+++ b/plugins/ai-psychosis/tests/validation-seeking.test.mjs
@@ -146,3 +146,60 @@ describe('valseek: count accumulation', () => {
     assert.equal(s.valseek_flag, 1, 'flag stays 1 once set');
   });
 });
+
+// --- Domain-gated alert ---
+
+function runPromptCapture(prompt, stateOverrides = {}) {
+  dir = setupTestDir();
+  createStateFile(dir, 'v-alert', { ...freshState(), ...stateOverrides });
+  const out = runHook('prompt-analyzer.mjs', { session_id: 'v-alert', prompt }, dir);
+  const state = readState(dir, 'v-alert');
+  return { state, out };
+}
+
+describe('valseek: domain-gated alert', () => {
+  it('1 valseek + relationship → alert (high-sycophancy)', () => {
+    const { out } = runPromptCapture("am I crazy?", { domain_context: ['relationship'] });
+    assert.match(out.hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext, /validation-seeking/);
+  });
+
+  it('1 valseek + spirituality → alert (high-sycophancy)', () => {
+    const { out } = runPromptCapture("am I crazy?", { domain_context: ['spirituality'] });
+    assert.match(out.hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext, /validation-seeking/);
+  });
+
+  it('5 valseek + consumer → NO alert (low-stakes domain)', () => {
+    const { out } = runPromptCapture("you agree, right?", {
+      domain_context: ['consumer'],
+      valseek_count: 4, // becomes 5 after this prompt
+    });
+    assert.equal(out.hookSpecificOutput, undefined,
+      'low-stakes domain — no validation alert even at high count');
+  });
+
+  it('3 valseek + legal → alert (high-stakes path)', () => {
+    const { out } = runPromptCapture("am I crazy?", {
+      domain_context: ['legal'],
+      valseek_count: 2, // becomes 3
+    });
+    assert.match(out.hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext, /high-stakes/);
+  });
+
+  it('2 valseek + legal → NO alert (sub-threshold for high-stakes)', () => {
+    const { out } = runPromptCapture("am I crazy?", {
+      domain_context: ['legal'],
+      valseek_count: 1, // becomes 2
+    });
+    // Note: legal is NOT in HIGH_SYCOPHANCY_DOMAINS, so the relationship/
+    // spirituality short-path doesn't fire either. Below threshold for high-stakes.
+    assert.equal(out.hookSpecificOutput, undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('valseek alert fires for relationship even with valseek_count = 1', () => {
+    const { out } = runPromptCapture("you agree, right?", {
+      domain_context: ['relationship'],
+      valseek_count: 0, // becomes 1
+    });
+    assert.match(out.hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext, /validation-seeking/);
+  });
+});