ZAI Shell v9.0.1 - Sentinel 1.5: Behavioral Risk Intelligence

What's New

Sentinel 1.5 - Complete Rewrite

Sentinel is no longer a simple risk scorer. It is now a behavioral intelligence system that understands context, learns from mistakes, and knows when you are panicking.

Key Features:

• 4-Dimension Risk Breakdown: Every action is analyzed across Structural, Behavioral, Contextual, and Intent dimensions
• Panic Mode Detection: Detects user frustration through language patterns ("please work", "trying again") and adjusts risk thresholds accordingly
• Lesson Memory: Maintains .sentinel_lessons.json to remember past failures that caused actual damage - prevents repeating the same mistakes
• Context-Aware Warnings: Risk is evaluated based on accumulated state, not isolated events
• Silence Threshold: Low-risk actions are deliberately not warned about - because a warning is valuable when it is rare

Philosophy Update:

"Sentinel speaks to survive, not to control."

Sentinel never says "Risk Score: 75". It says: "Risk is HIGH because you have failed 3 times consecutively, and the system is already showing degradation signs."

Documentation

• README completely rewritten to reflect Sentinel 1.5 capabilities
• Added real terminal output examples showing risk escalation
• Updated comparison table with new unique features

Upgrade Notes

• Sentinel 1.5 is backward compatible
• New file .sentinel_lessons.json will be created automatically
• Use sentinel reset to clear behavioral history if needed

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