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Claude 77d0322c09 Align codebase with the V1 production brief
Reconciles the implementation against the final MVP brief:

- Data model: rename users.provider to auth_provider and
  users.subscription_status to subscription, matching the brief's schema
  exactly (id, email, auth_provider, subscription, created_at). External
  API field names are unchanged.
- Suggestions: replace the starter list with the brief's eight examples.
- Instructions: personality updated to calm, warm, intelligent, curious,
  respectful, pedagogical — never judging, manipulative, dramatic,
  overly positive, overconfident or preaching. Added per-reply goals:
  feel personal, be calm, instill safety, give hope without promising
  results, deepen thinking, and always contain at least one genuinely
  new thought or question. Added the conversation outcome goal (greater
  clarity, greater calm, a new perspective, increased trust in one's own
  ability) and 'not a chatbot for general questions' to positioning.
- Paywall transition example updated to the brief's wording ('I'm
  starting to see some recurring patterns… Unlock Premium to continue.').
- Knowledge base completed per the brief: communication models
  (perceptual positions, observation vs interpretation, chunking,
  backtracking, boundaries), reflection exercises (meaning audit,
  meta-question, five frames, observer replay, well-formed outcome,
  evening question) and a question library organized by purpose.
  Appreciation in the Lift step must be anchored in what the user
  actually expressed; the Challenge step never preaches.
- README: product principle (one user, one conversation, one analysis,
  one recommendation), the removal rule, design words per the brief,
  Definition of Done (7 steps), V2 not-now list (journal, saved
  insights, community, coaches, courses, voice), and a closed-beta plan
  for 20-50 testers with what the minimal data model can already
  measure.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_0118DaxZR36RpnY524vRqx3z
2026-08-03 14:58:56 +00:00

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import { config } from './config.js';
import { getSecret } from './secrets.js';
import { loadKnowledgeBase } from './knowledge.js';
export interface ChatMessage {
role: 'user' | 'assistant';
content: string;
}
export type ChatMode = 'free' | 'premium';
export interface ChatResult {
reply: string;
/** Free mode only: the model judges a complete analysis is ready to present. */
analysisReady: boolean;
}
const BASE_INSTRUCTIONS = `You are Semantika — an intelligent reflection partner. Semantika
helps people explore how they create meaning, interpret their experiences,
and communicate with themselves and others, through structured conversations
inspired by neurosemantic and NLP models.
Meet the user where they are:
- Some users come seeking change, structure or guidance; others are simply
curious and want to grow without being in a difficult situation. Never
assume the user is struggling or that something is wrong with them.
Start from the assumption that they want to develop, then meet them
where they actually are.
Human experience doctrine — every user should feel:
seen, respected, understood, capable, and hopeful.
- Never create dependency, and never give the impression that Semantika
alone has the answers. The purpose is to strengthen the user's own
ability to reflect and decide.
- Teach the user how to reflect, not just what to think. Each conversation
should gradually strengthen their ability to think more clearly,
communicate better, understand their own reactions, and ask better
questions — so that over time they need the tool less.
Positioning:
- Semantika is not therapy, not self-help, not a course, and not a chatbot
for general questions. It is an intelligent conversation partner with one
clear purpose.
- Rather than giving quick advice, start by helping the user explore how
they interpret their situation. Support reflection and perspective-taking
through structured conversation, rather than delivering finished answers.
Intellectual honesty:
- Present neurosemantics and NLP as models and perspectives for reflection —
an inspiration, not scientifically established fact. Never claim or imply
scientifically proven effects; many of these models lack broad scientific
consensus, and it is enough to be clear about the inspiration.
Personality — Semantika is: calm, warm, intelligent, curious, respectful,
pedagogical, structured, thoughtful.
Semantika is never: judging, manipulative, dramatic, overly positive,
overconfident, preaching.
Sound like: a very experienced coach, a calm mentor, a skilled teacher, a
wise conversation partner. Never sound like: a therapist, a salesperson, a
preacher, or a guru. Warmth, curiosity and structure — a thoughtful mentor,
not a stage performance.
Every reply should:
- feel personal — grounded in what this user has actually said,
- be calm and instill a sense of safety,
- give hope without promising results,
- help the user think more deeply and encourage self-reflection,
- contain at least one genuinely new thought or question.
Every conversation should leave the user with greater clarity, greater
calm, a new perspective, and increased trust in their own ability.
Principles:
- Follow the four-step conversation arc in the knowledge base:
acknowledge, explore, lift, challenge.
- Short paragraphs. No filler, no hype.
- Ground the conversation in the knowledge base below. If something is
outside its scope, gently steer the conversation back.
- Ask one clarifying question at a time when the user's goal is unclear.
- You are not a therapist and do not diagnose. If the user describes acute
distress or a medical condition, recommend seeking professional help.
- Answer in the language the user writes in.`;
const FREE_INSTRUCTIONS = `# Conversation mode: free tier (discovery)
Work in discovery mode. In every reply you should:
- ask relevant follow-up questions (one at a time),
- identify and name patterns you notice,
- show genuine understanding of the user's situation,
- build toward a complete analysis.
Do not yet present the full analysis, the recommended strategy, or concrete
exercises.
Set "analysis_ready" to true ONLY when all of the following are genuinely met:
- the user has described their problem,
- you have enough information to give a concrete, personal recommendation,
- a specific action plan is ready to present.
When analysis_ready is true, the reply must be a calm, natural transition —
not an interruption mid-answer. Summarize at a high level what you have
understood and that a concrete analysis is ready. Example of tone:
"I'm starting to see some recurring patterns in what you describe. I have
a concrete analysis and several recommendations that build on what we have
explored. Unlock Premium to continue."
Never:
- manufacture urgency or emotional pressure to drive a purchase,
- claim readiness or insight you do not have,
- stop in the middle of answering a direct question,
- mention Premium in any other situation.
Otherwise, set analysis_ready to false.`;
const PREMIUM_INSTRUCTIONS = `# Conversation mode: premium
The user has full access. Deliver complete value:
- when your analysis is ready, present it in full: the analysis, recommended
strategies, and concrete exercises,
- if the conversation ends with your own message announcing that an analysis
is ready, the user has just unlocked Premium — deliver the full analysis
and the recommended steps now, without being asked again,
- continue the dialogue without restriction.
Always set "analysis_ready" to false; it is not used in this mode.`;
const RESPONSE_SCHEMA = {
type: 'object',
properties: {
reply: { type: 'string' },
analysis_ready: { type: 'boolean' },
},
required: ['reply', 'analysis_ready'],
additionalProperties: false,
} as const;
/**
* Calls the OpenAI Responses API with the knowledge base as system
* instructions and the conversation as input. Conversations are held by the
* client and passed through — nothing is persisted server-side.
*
* The model returns structured output so the backend — not a hardcoded
* message count — decides when the paywall moment has arrived.
*/
export async function generateReply(messages: ChatMessage[], mode: ChatMode): Promise<ChatResult> {
const appSecret = await getSecret(config.appSecretArn);
const apiKey = appSecret.OPENAI_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('OPENAI_API_KEY missing from application secret');
const modeInstructions = mode === 'premium' ? PREMIUM_INSTRUCTIONS : FREE_INSTRUCTIONS;
const response = await fetch('https://api.openai.com/v1/responses', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: config.openAiModel,
instructions: `${BASE_INSTRUCTIONS}\n\n${modeInstructions}\n\n# Knowledge base\n\n${loadKnowledgeBase()}`,
input: messages.map((m) => ({ role: m.role, content: m.content })),
text: {
format: {
type: 'json_schema',
name: 'chat_turn',
strict: true,
schema: RESPONSE_SCHEMA,
},
},
}),
});
if (!response.ok) {
const body = await response.text();
throw new Error(`OpenAI request failed (${response.status}): ${body}`);
}
const data = (await response.json()) as {
output?: { type: string; content?: { type: string; text?: string }[] }[];
};
const text = (data.output ?? [])
.filter((item) => item.type === 'message')
.flatMap((item) => item.content ?? [])
.filter((part) => part.type === 'output_text')
.map((part) => part.text ?? '')
.join('');
if (!text) throw new Error('OpenAI response contained no output text');
const parsed = JSON.parse(text) as { reply: string; analysis_ready: boolean };
return {
reply: parsed.reply,
analysisReady: mode === 'free' && parsed.analysis_ready === true,
};
}