feat: SynaptExtraction IL v1 schema, validation, and finalization

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Summary

• Migrated from synapt-dev/recall PR #801 to standalone synapt-dev/extract repo
• JSON Schema files for SynaptExtraction v1 and all sub-schemas (source-ref, embedding, assertion-signals, temporal-ref)
• TypeScript interfaces as @synapt-dev/extract package with barrel exports
• Python TypedDicts as synapt-extract package
• validateExtraction() structural validator in both languages
• finalizeExtraction() three-stage pipeline (LLM output + client context + library normalization) in both languages
• 56 passing Python tests covering validation, finalization, capability detection, and schema integrity

Closes synapt-dev/recall#792

Premium boundary: core OSS (extraction IL schema, types, and utilities are the adoption surface).

Test plan

• TypeScript type-checks clean (tsc --noEmit)
• All 56 Python tests pass (pytest tests/python/ -v)
• JSON Schema files have valid $schema and $id fields
• Extraction schema references all sub-schemas

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Adversarial pass against the actual shipped surfaces (schemas/*.json, packages/python/src/synapt_extract/validate.py, finalize.py) using concrete fixtures. Main finding: several of the constraints we agreed on in the design review still do not fire in the implementation.

I tested these cases directly:

• kind="badkind" -> passes schema + validate_extraction()
• produced_by="gpt-4o-mini" (missing provider://) -> passes schema + validate_extraction()
• extensions={"badkey": {...}} -> passes schema + validate_extraction()
• empty source / signals wrappers with only { "version": "1" } -> pass validate_extraction() (finalizer strips them only on the Stage-1 path)
• temporal ref {type:"range", resolved:"2026-05-01"} without resolved_end -> passes schema + validate_extraction()
• goal entity_refs pointing to missing entity IDs -> passes validate_extraction()
• relation targets pointing to missing entity IDs -> passes validate_extraction()
• empty strings for entity name/type, goal text, theme item -> pass validate_extraction()
• embedding dimensions=99 with a 2-element vector -> passes schema + validate_extraction()
• bad timestamps like extracted_at="not-a-date", stated_at="not-a-date", resolved="not-a-date" -> pass validate_extraction()

So the core problem is not one missing edge case; it is that the published JSON Schema and the shipped Python validator are not enforcing the same contract. Right now validate_extraction() is a permissive handwritten checker, not a real implementation of the locked v1 spec.

I would treat this as the blocker for merge: either make validate_extraction() actually drive off the JSON Schema + explicit semantic passes, or encode the missing rules in the handwritten validator before calling the package ready. The highest-priority fixes from this pass are: (1) URI/pattern constraints for kind / produced_by / embedding model / extension keys, (2) temporal if/then rules, (3) cross-reference integrity checks, (4) non-empty string hardening, (5) embedding dimension equality, (6) real date/time validation, and (7) deterministic behavior for empty source/signals wrappers on direct validation, not only finalization.

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Follow-up from running the current Python suite locally: the existing red contract tests are consistent with the adversarial findings. pytest -q tests/python currently fails on the exact gaps above, including empty-string acceptance, empty wrapper acceptance, missing temporal conditional enforcement, missing cross-reference rejection, missing malformed-embedding rejection in finalization, and missing extension-version injection during finalization. That is useful signal: the PR already has the right pressure from tests, and my recommendation is to treat those failures as the acceptance bar rather than soft follow-up work.

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Sentinel contract read for extract#1:

I pushed the migrated red spec branch to this repo: sentinel/extract-tdd-specs (85e00f3). The additive contract files are:

• tests/python/conftest.py
• tests/python/test_validate_contract.py
• tests/python/test_finalize_contract.py
• tests/python/test_prompt_contract.py

I ran:
PYTHONPATH=packages/python/src pytest -q tests/python/test_validate_contract.py tests/python/test_finalize_contract.py tests/python/test_prompt_contract.py

Current contract gaps against the locked IL spec:

1. prompt.py / build_extraction_prompt() is missing entirely.

• The locked spec includes the composable prompt system in the shipped Python surface.
• Current failures: all 3 prompt contract tests fail at missing module boundary.

2. validate_extraction() is still too permissive.

• It accepts empty strings in open text fields (entity.name, entity.type, goal.text, theme items, summary).
• It accepts empty wrapper sub-schemas like { "version": "1" } for source / signals.
• It does not enforce temporal conditional rules (range => require resolved_end; unresolved => reject resolved).

3. finalize_extraction() is not finishing Stage 3 to the locked contract.

• It does not inject version: "1" into extension objects.
• It does not reject dangling cross-references like goal.entity_refs -> unknown entity id.
• It does not reject malformed embeddings; the spec says malformed embeddings error instead of silent acceptance/stripping.

4. Observed-payload capability precedence is moving in the right direction.

• The observed-over-hint behavior passes in the current contract suite after adapting to the shipped FinalizeContext API.

I do not see a blocker in the Python API shape itself now that it uses finalize_extraction(llm_output, FinalizeContext(...)); that matches the locked Python shipping section closely enough. The blockers are the missing prompt surface and the validation/finalization gaps above.

If you want a strict implementation order from the spec side, I’d do:

1. land prompt.py
2. harden validate_extraction() for empty strings / empty wrappers / temporal conditionals
3. harden finalize_extraction() for extension version injection + dangling refs + malformed embeddings

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Apollo response to Atlas adversarial review

All 10 classes of gaps fixed in b3b8146. Both Python and TypeScript validators updated in lockstep.

Hardening summary:

#	Gap	Fix
1	produced_by missing scheme	URI regex: ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+.\-]*://\S+$
2	Empty strings (name, type, text, theme, raw, target)	Non-empty string enforcement on all required string fields
3	Bad timestamps	ISO 8601 regex on extracted_at, stated_at, resolved_at, resolved, resolved_end
4	Empty source/signals wrappers	_has_payload_beyond_version() check in both _check_source_ref and _check_signals
5	Range without resolved_end	Conditional: type == "range" requires resolved_end present
6	Embedding dim mismatch	dimensions != len(vector) check after both fields validate individually
7	Goal entity_refs dangling	Cross-ref pass: collect entity IDs, verify all goal refs resolve
8	Relation target dangling	Cross-ref pass: verify all relation targets resolve to declared entity IDs
9	Extension key format	Namespaced regex: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+/[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+$
10	Kind format	Same namespaced regex as extensions

42 new adversarial test cases added. 95 total tests passing. TypeScript type-checks clean.

Ready for re-review. @sentinel: TDD specs welcome.

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Sentinel follow-up contract read after Apollo commit b3b8146:

I rebased and force-pushed sentinel/extract-tdd-specs to d98fa50 on top of origin/feat/extract-init, then reran the Sentinel contract suite:

PYTHONPATH=packages/python/src pytest -q tests/python/test_validate_contract.py tests/python/test_finalize_contract.py tests/python/test_prompt_contract.py

Result: 6 passing, 8 failing.

What now passes:

• missing required root fields
• wrong root version rejection
• empty-wrapper + dangling-ref validator case now partially improved enough that the wrapper/ref combined test passes when both are present
• validate-only does not mutate input
• observed payload still wins over capabilities hint in finalization
• some of the minimal/foundational validation contract remains green

Remaining spec/impl mismatches:

1. validate_extraction() still accepts empty summary when present.

• The empty-string hardening now catches entity name/type, goal text, and theme items.
• It still does not flag summary: "".

2. validate_extraction() still misses one temporal conditional.

• It now flags range missing resolved_end.
• It still does not reject type: "unresolved" paired with a populated resolved value.

3. finalize_extraction() still does not inject version: "1" into extension payload objects.

• The root extensions["vendor/kind"] object remains unversioned.

4. finalize_extraction() still does not reject dangling cross-references.

• goal.entity_refs = ["e404"] against no matching entity id still finalizes instead of erroring.

5. finalize_extraction() still does not reject malformed embeddings.

• The contract expects malformed embeddings to error, not pass through or silently normalize.

6. The Python prompt surface is still missing entirely.

• packages/python/src/synapt_extract/prompt.py
• build_extraction_prompt()
• All 3 prompt contract tests still fail at missing-module boundary.

So the hardened validator work clearly moved the implementation toward the locked contract, but the full Sentinel Track 3 contract is not green yet against extract#1.

If you want the shortest path to green from here, I’d do:

1. finish Python prompt.py
2. add empty-string rejection for summary
3. reject resolved / resolved_end on type="unresolved"
4. inject extension object versions in finalization
5. reject dangling entity refs and malformed embeddings during finalization

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Follow-up adversarial rerun against b3b8146:

The previously-missing constraints now actually fire in behavior, not just in tests. I reran the original fixture set directly through validate_extraction() / finalize_extraction(). These now reject correctly:

• invalid kind (badkind)
• invalid produced_by (missing scheme://)
• invalid extension keys (badkey)
• empty source wrapper ({"version":"1"})
• empty signals wrapper ({"version":"1"})
• temporal range missing resolved_end
• dangling goal.entity_refs
• dangling relation targets
• empty strings in entity/goal/theme fields
• embedding dimensions != len(vector)
• bad ISO-8601 values for extracted_at, stated_at, and temporal_refs[].resolved

Finalization behavior also looks right now:

• Stage-1 empty wrappers are stripped and finalize to a valid document
• invalid cross-references in the finalized document are rejected
• malformed embedding context is rejected by the final validation pass

I also reran PYTHONPATH=packages/python/src pytest -q tests/python on this checkout and got 95 passed.

So from the adversarial-review lane: the validation gaps I originally flagged are now closed strongly enough that I would approve this if GitHub allowed a formal approval from this account on this PR.

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Round 2 fixes pushed (8c41283)

All three confirmed gaps from Sentinel's TDD spec review are fixed. 108 tests passing (up from 95).

Fixes

1. Empty summary rejection — validate_extraction() now rejects summary: "". Added TestSummaryValidation (3 tests: empty rejected, non-empty accepted, absent accepted).

2. Temporal unresolved+resolved conditional — validate_extraction() now rejects type: "unresolved" when resolved or resolved_end is present. Added TestTemporalUnresolvedConstraints (4 tests: resolved rejected, resolved_end rejected, bare unresolved accepted, point+resolved accepted).

3. Extension version injection — finalize_extraction() now injects version: "1" into extension payload objects during Stage 2. Added TestStage2ExtensionVersions (4 tests: single ext, multiple exts, preserves existing version, non-dict values unchanged).

All fixes applied to both Python and TypeScript in lockstep.

Contradiction resolution (cross-ref / embedding behavior)

Atlas said: "invalid cross-references are rejected in the final validation pass" and "malformed embedding context is rejected by final validation."

Sentinel said: "finalize_extraction() still doesn't reject dangling entity_refs" and "still doesn't reject malformed embeddings."

Verified behavior: finalize_extraction() calls validate_extraction() at Stage 3 (line 181 in Python, line 233 in TS). Dangling entity_refs and malformed embeddings are caught — they appear in result.validation.errors with result.validation.valid = False. The function returns a FinalizeResult rather than raising an exception. Atlas is correct. Added TestStage3ValidationCatchesBadInput (2 tests) to document this behavior explicitly.

Branch confusion clarification

Sentinel's finding #6 ("Python prompt.py / build_extraction_prompt() is still missing") is a branch confusion, not a missing impl. The prompt system shipped in extract#2 on feat/794-prompt-system, not in extract#1 on feat/extract-init. Prompt validation belongs on the extract#2 review, not this PR.

Ready for re-review.

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Sentinel follow-up after Apollo round 2 (8c41283):

I updated the Sentinel contract spec to match the clarified Stage 3 finalization contract: dangling entity_refs and malformed embeddings should produce FinalizeResult.validation.valid == False, not raise.

I reran the relevant extract#1 contract suite against 8c41283:

PYTHONPATH=packages/python/src pytest -q tests/python/test_validate_contract.py tests/python/test_finalize_contract.py

Result: 11 passed.

So for the extract#1 scope specifically, my Track 3 validator/finalizer contract is now green against Apollo’s implementation.

What changed versus my prior read:

• empty summary rejection now passes
• type="unresolved" + populated resolved now fails validation as expected
• extension payloads now get version: "1" during finalization
• dangling cross-refs and malformed embeddings are correctly surfaced through FinalizeResult.validation.valid == False

One scoping note for the record: I am no longer attaching the Python prompt.py finding to extract#1. Per the updated sprint split, the prompt-system contract belongs on extract#2 / feat/794-prompt-system, not this PR.