Reader Pack: BRICKs as a Lived Experiment

📦 BRICK — “Friction Log”

>@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-FRICTION-001;
  Title := "Friction Log";
  Purpose := "Capture where effort spikes so we can smooth it.";
  Version := 0.1;
  Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;
}

Definition:
A friction log is a short record of moments where doing the task felt harder than it should; each entry names the context, the snag, and the smallest next fix.

Example:
“Signup flow: step 3—password rules invisible until error. Next fix: show rules inline.”

Echo:
Track pain spikes with context → snag → smallest fix; use to guide improvements.

Dialectic:
U: feedback loop / V: entry granularity / Lens: smallest next fix.

Assembly:
inputs:{ task runs, observations }
outputs:{ prioritized small fixes }
assumptions:{ capture while fresh }

📦 BRICK — “Tiny API Contract”

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-API-001;
  Title := "Tiny API Contract";
  Purpose := "State inputs/outputs/hazards in one screen.";
  Version := 0.1;
  Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;

Definition:
A tiny API contract declares the endpoint, minimal schema, and failure modes to align teams before full docs exist.

Example (nested BRICK):

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-API-INNER-A;
  Title := "Contract Sketch";
  Purpose := "Concrete inner example.";
  Version := 0.1;
  Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;

Echo:
Declare one route, fields, and likely failures; align before full docs.

Dialectic:
U: shared expectation / V: schema | hazards / Lens: minimum that moves.

Assembly:
inputs:{ endpoint idea }
outputs:{ tiny contract }
assumptions:{ edit later, Depth ≤ 1 }

📦 BRICK — “Decision Snapshot”

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-DECIDE-001;
  Title := "Decision Snapshot";
  Purpose := "Capture a choice, why now, and a reversible step.";
  Version := 0.1;
  Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;
}

Definition:
A Decision Snapshot records the choice, the reason that matters today, the leading risk, and the smallest reversible step to validate it.

Example:
“Adopt Library A for charts because it reduces code by 40% now; risk: limited accessibility; reversible step: ship one pilot page and audit.”

Echo:
One-page record: choice, reason-today, top risk, reversible step — fast and auditable.

Dialectic:
U: alignment / V: risk vs. reversibility / Lens: smallest safe bet.

Assembly:
inputs:{ pending choice }
outputs:{ auditable note }
assumptions:{ keep it one screen }

📦 BRICK — “Workshop Seed”

@Brick
    ID := BRICK-WORKSHOP-001;
    Title := "Workshop Seed";
    Purpose := "Start a session with one workable kernel.";
    Version := 0.1;
    Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;
}

Definition:
A Workshop Seed gives participants one small, testable artifact to react to so the group moves from abstract opinions to concrete improvement.

Example (nested BRICK):

@Brick {
    ID := BRICK-INNER-SEED;
    Title := "Inner Seed";
    Purpose := "Concrete inner artifact.";
    Version := 0.1;
    Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;
}

Echo:
Seed the room with a small, testable artifact; momentum beats abstraction.

Dialectic:
U: momentum / V: artifact vs. debate / Lens: concrete first.

Assembly:
inputs:{ session goal }
outputs:{ seed artifact }
assumptions:{ inner depth ≤ 1 }

📦 BRICK-PRESENT-001 — Default Presentation — Simplified HTML in Code Block (canonicalized+fenced)

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-PRESENT-001;
  Title := "Default Presentation — Simplified HTML in Code Block";
  Purpose := "Render all BRICKs as SimplifiedHTML wrapped in an HTML code block.";
  Version := 0.4;
  Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;
}

Definition: The default BRICK presentation produces the complete SimplifiedHTML layout inside a fenced language-html code block. Each BRICK renders as if you copied the <div class="slf-brick"> block by hand—title, fenced meta, labeled paragraphs, and final model fence—but automatically wrapped in <pre><code> for portability and exact reproducibility.

@Model {
  DefaultPresentation(BRICK) := SimplifiedHTML;
  SimplifiedHTML.Form := "HTMLCodeBlock";

  HTMLCodeBlock.Render := {
    OuterFence := <pre><code class="language-html">;
    InnerContent := Render(SimplifiedHTML.Form := "BrickOfBricks.Exemplar");
    CloseFence := </code></pre>;
  };

  // Preserve the old defaults
  TitleLevel := H3 (outer); if nested then H4;
  Fields := [Definition, Example, Echo, Dialectic, Assembly];
  Lint := Require(Container.class == "slf-brick")
       ∧ Require(Fields.Order == [Definition, Example, Echo, Dialectic, Assembly]);
  Safety := EscapeScripts ∧ Forbid(InlineJS);
}

Example: When you define a new BRICK without any Presentation field, it renders automatically like:

<div class="slf-brick">
  <h3>📦 BRICK-EXAMPLE-001 — Question Focus Nudge</h3>
  ...
</div>

Echo: SimplifiedHTML now defaults to the fenced HTML code form — canonical and copyable.

Dialectic: U: SimplifiedHTML · V: fenced vs unfenced render · Lens: copyability > raw immediacy.

Assembly: inputs:{ any BRICK lacking Presentation }→outputs:{ fenced HTML SimplifiedHTML } · assumptions:{ Depth ≤ 1; Lint safe }

📦 BRICK-POLICY-001 — Concatenation & Recursion Guardrails

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-POLICY-001;
  Title := "Concatenation & Recursion Guardrails";
  Purpose := "Keep bundles robust as units grow.";
  Version := 0.2;
}

Definition: Set default policies for concatenation and recursion that apply to all BRICKs in scope.

@Model {
  Policy(BRICK) := {
    ConcatSafe := True;
    RecursionBound := Depth ≤ 1;
    Order := { Definition, Example, Echo, Dialectic, Assembly };
    Lint := Forbid(RareGlyphs in prose)
         ∧ (Require(OpenClass(reason)) ⇒ Scope == ClauseThatDeclaresIt);
  };
}

Example: A linter flags a rare glyph in prose and rewrites it; accepts OpenClass(reason) checks only inside clauses that declare it.

Echo: One policy to steady bundles: fixed order, depth cap, scoped lint rules.

Dialectic: U: shared safety · V: project overrides · Lens: coherence > cleverness.

Assembly: inputs:{ all BRICKs } → outputs:{ stable rendering } · assumptions:{ team agrees on defaults }

📦 BRICK-ETCETERA-001 — Etcetera — Human-friendly continuation

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-ETCETERA-001;
  Title := "Etcetera — Human-friendly continuation";
  Purpose := "Allow open-ended lists in prose while binding behavior with a formal trigger set.";
  Version := 0.2;
}

Definition: Use etcetera in human text to signal sensible continuation; bind actual behavior via Known ∪ OpenClass(reason) so flexibility remains accountable.

@Clause BRICK-ETCETERA-001.GenerativeVisuals {
  Trigger := Known ∪ OpenClass(reason);
  Known := { NewNoun, VerbAspectTricky, SpatialPreposition, CultureSpecific };
  OpenClass(reason) ⇒ Requires(Justification ∧ EvidenceCheck);
  EvidenceCheck := ConfusionSpike ∨ MicroProbeGain ≥ τ;
  Caption := TargetLanguageOnly;
  Budget := ≤ 2 per 10 turns;
  Audit := {reason, level, concept, evidence};
}

Lint Scope Note: Any requirement on OpenClass(reason) applies only within clauses that declare it.

Example: “Generate an image when it meaningfully amplifies comprehension (new noun, tricky verb aspect, spatial prepositions, etcetera).”

Echo: Say “etcetera” in prose; enforce OpenClass(reason)+evidence in code. Flexible, but justified.

Dialectic: U: continuation · V: Known vs OpenClass · Lens: reason > enumeration.

Assembly: inputs:{ policy text } → outputs:{ stable continuation } · assumptions:{ prose+formal coexist }

📦 BRICK-STD-001 — BRICK — Minimal, Concatenable Unit

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-STD-001;
  Title := "BRICK — Minimal, Concatenable Unit";
  Purpose := "Define a bounded, meta-redundant unit that stays readable and stacks cleanly in bundles.";
  Version := 0.2;
}

Definition: A BRICK has five readable fields—Definition, Example, Echo, Dialectic, Assembly—in that order. Meta (ID, Title, Purpose, Version) is required except that Title and Purpose may be omitted for a depth-1 nested Example. Optional prev/next pointers support bundling.

Example: “This paragraph is the Example field. It shows the five-field rhythm and that prose or SLF can live here without extra containers.”

Echo: Five-field portable unit; explicit meta; optional prev/next; Echo mirrors Definition in ≤240 characters.

Dialectic: U: one portable kernel · V: text | code | BRICK (Depth ≤ 1) · Lens: bundling & indirection.

Assembly: inputs:{ prose | code } → outputs:{ stable unit } · assumptions:{ field order enforced; Echo ≤240; optional prev/next }

📦 BRICK-BRICK-001 — BRICK-BRICK — One-Step Recursion (reconciled)

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-BRICK-001;
  Title := "BRICK-BRICK — Example is a BRICK";
  Purpose := "Demonstrate bounded recursion: a BRICK may include another BRICK as its Example.";
  Version := 0.2;
}

Definition: Permit Example ∈ { text, code, BRICK } with Depth ≤ 1 (bound enforced by policy). The inner BRICK must fully close before the outer Echo heading and use a strictly lower heading level than the outer.

@Rule RecursionBoundary {
  // If Example is a BRICK, it must:
  // 1) be depth = 1 (no BRICK inside Example of the inner),
  // 2) fully close before the outer Echo heading,
  // 3) use a strictly lower heading level than the outer.
  Outer := BRICK(id := X);
  If Outer.Example.Type == BRICK then
     Inner := Outer.Example.BRICK;
     Depth(Inner) = 1
     ∧ Inner.Example.Type ≠ BRICK
     ∧ Close(Inner) < Heading(Outer,"Echo")
     ∧ HeadingLevel(Inner) > HeadingLevel(Outer);
}

Example (nested BRICK):

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-INNER-ALPHA;
  Title := "Inner BRICK";
  Purpose := "Concrete inner example.";
  Version := 0.1;
}

Example := Relation(A → B)

Echo: A BRICK may contain a BRICK as its Example with Depth ≤ 1; the inner closes before Echo; no transitive nesting.

Dialectic: U: one pattern · V: Example types · Lens: progression (outer → inner).

Assembly: inputs:{ reader attention } → outputs:{ understanding of recursion } · assumptions:{ Depth ≤ 1; inner closes < Echo }

📦 BRICK-META-001 — Lived Exemplars

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-META-001;
  Title := "Lived Exemplars";
  Purpose := "Frame 'Brick of Bricks' units as both lived notes and reference patterns, holding tension between open use and closed form.";
  Version := 0.2;
  Presentation := SimplifiedHTML;  
}

Definition: The BRICKs here serve doubly: exemplars of safe form and lived notes in practice—holding Open (inclusive) vs Closed (bounded) in productive tension.

Example: BRICK-ETCETERA-001 works as a lived policy and an exemplar clause showing how to formalize triggers.

Echo (≤240): Units are lived notes and exemplars; open–closed tension is embodied. This BRICK is also exemplar.

Dialectic: U: exemplar + lived note · V: open vs closed · Lens: teaching-through-practice.

Assembly: inputs:{ this bundle } → outputs:{ reference + lived notes } · assumptions:{ self-reflexive note bounded (Depth ≤ 1) }

Patch BRICK-HTML-001 (tighten Show language)

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-HTML-001;
  Title := "Show Mode — Inline + Code as Appropriate";
  Purpose := "Prose-led flow; code may be fenced or inline; no outer slf-brick.";
  Version := 0.6;
  Presentation := Show;
  AllowSLFBlocks := 1;
  AllowInlineCode := 1;
}
        

Definition: Show renders fields inline; use fenced blocks for @Brick/@Model and inline <code> for short symbols. No outer wrapper when Presentation := Show is in effect.

Example (Show, inline prose + fenced code):

@Brick { ID := DEMO-SHOW; Title := "Demo"; Version := 0.1; Presentation := Show; }
        

Echo: Per-brick presentation wins; parent only concatenates.
Dialectic: U: one bundle · V: heterogeneous renderers · Lens: locality of intent.
Assembly:

inputs:{ Bundle[BRICKs with mixed Presentation] }
→ outputs:{ Render where each child’s Presentation is honored; no double-wrapping }
assumptions:{ Depth ≤ 1; field order enforced }
        

🧺 BRICK-BUNDLE-001 — Bundle Shell — Simple Stack

@Brick {
  ID := BRICK-BUNDLE-001;
  Title := "Bundle Shell — Simple Stack";
  Purpose := "Provide a minimal shell to line up BRICKs in a document.";
  Version := 0.2;
}

Definition: List BRICKs in intended order; optionally note prev/next in prose.

@Model {
  Bundle := [
    BRICK-SPEC-CANON,
    BRICK-PRESENT-001, BRICK-RULE-001, BRICK-POLICY-001,
    BRICK-STD-001, BRICK-ETCETERA-001, BRICK-BRICK-001,
    BRICK-META-001, BRICK-HTML-001
  ];
  Integrity(Bundle) := All(B ∈ BRICK) ∧ OrderRespects({Policy→Content→Overrides});
}

Example (human-readable list): 1) SPEC → 2) PRESENT → 3) RULE → 4) POLICY → 5) STD → 6) ETCETERA → 7) BRICK-BRICK → 8) META → 9) HTML.

Echo: A plain list is enough; policy enforces order and compatibility.

Dialectic: U: one spine · V: swappable units · Lens: minimalism.

Assembly: inputs:{ chosen BRICK IDs } → outputs:{ coherent doc } · assumptions:{ global defaults loaded first }