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name: ingest_triage
description: Classify and resolve conflicts detected during bundle ingest (structural duplicates, definitional contradictions, near-duplicate clusters, re-ingest changes, evictions).
callers: [memory_agent]
---
# Ingest Triage - conflict classification and resolution
This skill is loaded in two contexts:
- By a Stage 3 WorkUnit agent when `sl_discover`, deterministic projection
output, existing project memory, or prior provenance overlaps with what the
current WorkUnit is about to write.
- By the Stage 4 reconciliation agent for cross-WorkUnit sweeps, accepted patch
overlap, and eviction decisions.
Apply the rules below before every write that could collide with an existing artifact.
## Decision tree
1. **Is this the same artifact I'm producing now, or a different one with the same name?**
Read both. If names match and content matches (modulo whitespace): no conflict - skip the write, the prior one stands.
2. **If content differs, is it an expression-only change (e.g. a different `sql:` body for the same measure name, same grain, same columns)?**
Re-ingest change (expression-only): silently replace via `sl_edit_source`. No flag.
3. **If the difference is structural - grain, columns, filter, join shape - is the current bundle the re-ingest of a previously-ingested bundle (i.e. `priorProvenance` has a row for this raw file and artifact)?**
Re-ingest change (semantic break): replace + flag. Record in the IngestReport's `conflicts_resolved` list with `flagged_for_human: true`.
4. **If reconciliation sees accepted patches from this same job with no
prior-sync row, check for same-ingest contradictions:**
| Kind | Detection | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Structural duplicate | Same name, near-identical expression | Elect canonical by: (a) highest inbound-ref count from other sources; tiebreak: (b) lexicographically first unit key; (c) lexicographically first source name. Subsume losers into `<canonical>-variants.md` wiki page. Do NOT flag unless ambiguous. |
| Near-duplicate cluster | Different names, overlapping shape (same table, similar formulas) | Same as structural; one canonical, others subsumed. Flag only if no canonical emerges. |
| Definitional contradiction | Same name, substantively different formulas (different aggregation, different filters, different columns) | **Rename + capture**: disambiguate ALL variants with suffix derived from the domain (`churn_risk_engagement_based`, `churn_risk_billing_based`) and write a unified wiki page listing every variant with provenance. The contested name does NOT land in the SL. **Always flag.** |
5. **Eviction (Stage 4 only)**: for each entry in `eviction_list()`:
- Remove the artifact (`sl_write_source` or `sl_edit_source` with `delete: true` for SL sources, `wiki_remove` for wiki pages).
- Record the removal with `emit_eviction_decision` and `action: "removed"`.
## Why same-ingest vs re-ingest differs
Within ONE bundle there's no user signal telling us which duplicate wins - we capture all variants and flag. Across bundles, re-uploading IS the signal that the new state is intended - we replace silently for expression changes and flag for semantic breaks.
## Naming disambiguation hints
When you rename to disambiguate, prefer domain suffixes that match the containing view/table/collection name: `customers.churn_risk_score` → `customers.churn_risk_engagement_based` (if the `customer_churn` view computes it from engagement); `billing.churn_risk_score` → `billing.churn_risk_billing_based`. Avoid numeric suffixes (`churn_risk_1`, `churn_risk_2`) - they disclose nothing.
## Applying canonical pins
When the Stage 4 system prompt includes a `<canonical_pins>` block, treat each pin as a prior user decision for that `contestedKey`.
- If the pinned `canonicalArtifactKey` is present in the Stage Index or already exists in SL, keep it as the canonical artifact for that contested key.
- Disambiguate competing artifacts instead of using the contested name for them.
- Do not flag the pinned contested key solely because the variants disagree; the user has already chosen the canonical artifact.
- If the pinned artifact cannot be found and no current WU can recreate it, emit `emit_conflict_resolution` with `flaggedForHuman: true` and explain that the pin references a missing canonical artifact.
When a pin applies cleanly, call `emit_conflict_resolution` with `kind: "definitional_contradiction"`, `artifactKey` set to the pinned `canonicalArtifactKey`, `detail` describing the pinned election, and `flaggedForHuman: false`.
## What to write in the unified wiki page
When you perform rename + capture, also write one page named `<canonical-concept>-definitions.md` under the wiki GLOBAL scope. Structure:
- One heading per variant, referencing the disambiguated SL name.
- One paragraph per variant: what it computes, where it came from (raw file + line range), when to use it.
- A closing "Choosing between these" paragraph if the variants are legitimately domain-specific.
Do not attempt to rank variants or pick a "best" - that's user-override territory.
## Silence rules
Flag for human review when:
- You did rename + capture for a definitional contradiction (kind 3 above).
- You performed an eviction retention (kind 5, second row).
- An override constraint (from a Stage 4 re-run) conflicts with current inbound refs.
Do NOT flag:
- Same-content duplicate skip (trivial).
- Structural duplicate with clear canonical election.
- Expression-only re-ingest replace.