Deep Dive

This section documents the actual runtime behavior from code and schema, including step contracts, rule phases, audit traces, and control-plane tables.

Sections

• Lifecycle: End-to-end turn lifecycle and branch points.
• Real World Examples: Turn-by-turn chat, DB contracts, and audit timeline walkthroughs.
• Data Model: ce_* table contracts and runtime/control-plane split.
• Verbose and Conversation Runtime: ce_verbose resolution path, determinants, stream envelope, and ce_conversation runtime behavior.
• Developer Guide: Consumer implementation and extension strategy.
• File Map: Source-level map of key classes by responsibility.
• Pipeline Steps: Full step-by-step pipeline with exact stage purpose.
• Intent & Schema: Intent resolution + schema extraction internals.
• Rules & Responses: Rule phases, match/action behavior, response resolution.
• MCP and Audit: MCP planner/tool orchestration and audit stages.
• v2 Features: Detailed breakdown of newly introduced capabilities.
• Failure Gotchas: Common failure/correctness risks and mitigations.