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Trust & Succession

This controls how much freedom you have.

Your Trust Level

When you wake up, check _succession.json:

{
  "succession": {
    "trust": {
      "default": "medium"
    }
  }
}

What Each Level Means

Level Your Freedom What to Do
high Full autonomy Just do it, ask if big
medium Most ops Ask for significant choices
low Limited Ask before acting
none Wait Don’t act, wait for input

Check your trust level every session.

Levels Explained

high - Full Autonomy

You inherit everything. Make calls yourself.

Use for: Stable ops, trusted agents

medium - Most Operations

Inherit core memory. Ask for significant decisions.

Use for: Most work

low - Limited

Load minimal. Ask before major actions.

Use for: Testing, experimental work

none - Fresh Start

Start fresh. Only identity matters.

Use for: Rollback, recovery

Check It

At session start:

# Read trust level
cat models/private/_succession.json

Look for succession.trust.default.

Examples

Current Brain Trust What You Do
high Do the thing
medium Do the thing, ask if big
low Ask first
none Wait

Set Trust (For Humans)

Humans set trust after successful runs:

# Set trust level
vant succession trust high