worldoracle 0.1.1

NPC contradiction detector and belief repair for game worlds

worldoracle

NPC contradiction detector and belief repair for game worlds.

Quick Start · How It Works · Features · CLI Reference · MCP · OpenAI Tools · Alternatives

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Why

Game NPCs frequently end up with contradictory world models: the blacksmith "knows" the king is both alive and dead, the guard believes the bridge is passable while the quest log says it collapsed. These inconsistencies break immersion and cause dialogue bugs.

worldoracle gives every NPC a typed belief store with automatic contradiction detection and principled repair strategies — so your world stays consistent even when multiple event sources update the same facts.

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How It Works

flowchart LR
    A[Game event / quest trigger] --> B[WorldPredicate]
    B --> C[WorldOracleStore]
    C --> D{ContradictionDetector}
    D -- contradictions found --> E[BeliefRepairer]
    E --> F[RepairFrame]
    F --> G[Updated BeliefState]
    D -- no contradictions --> G

1. WorldPredicate — a typed belief: subject, attribute, value, source, confidence, timestamp. Content-addressed by SHA-256 of subject|attribute|str(value).
2. BeliefState — an NPC's full belief set; also content-addressed.
3. ContradictionDetector — scans for predicates with the same (subject, attribute) but different values.
4. BeliefRepairer — resolves each contradiction using strategies: prefer_newer, prefer_higher_confidence, prefer_observation.

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Features

Feature	Status
Content-addressed predicates (SHA-256)	✅
SQLite persistence (WorldOracleStore)	✅
Contradiction detection	✅
Belief repair (3 strategies)	✅
Rich CLI (7 subcommands)	✅
FastAPI REST server	✅
MCP server for Claude Desktop	✅
OpenAI function-calling tools	✅
93 tests, >98% coverage	✅
Fully typed (py.typed)	✅

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Quick Start

pip install worldoracle

from worldoracle import WorldPredicate, BeliefState, ContradictionDetector, BeliefRepairer

# Build a belief state
state = BeliefState(npc_id="guard-1")
state.add(WorldPredicate(subject="king", attribute="alive", value=True, source="quest-giver", confidence=0.8, timestamp=1.0))
state.add(WorldPredicate(subject="king", attribute="alive", value=False, source="observation", confidence=1.0, timestamp=2.0))

# Detect contradictions
detector = ContradictionDetector()
pairs = detector.detect(state)
print(f"Found {len(pairs)} contradiction(s)")

# Repair — strategies are applied automatically in priority order:
# prefer_newer → prefer_higher_confidence → prefer_observation
repairer = BeliefRepairer()
for a, b in pairs:
    frame = repairer.repair(a, b)  # repair(pred_a, pred_b) → RepairFrame
    print(f"Resolved: {frame.resolved_value!r} ({frame.strategy})")

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CLI Reference

worldoracle [--db PATH] COMMAND [ARGS]

Command	Description
add NPC_ID SUBJECT ATTRIBUTE VALUE	Add a predicate to an NPC's belief state
check NPC_ID	Detect contradictions
repair NPC_ID	Generate repair frames for all contradictions
beliefs NPC_ID	List all beliefs for an NPC
consistency	Run full consistency check across all NPCs
diff NPC_ID TIMESTAMP_A TIMESTAMP_B	Diff belief state at two points in time
status	Show database stats

# Add beliefs
worldoracle add guard-1 king alive True --source observation --confidence 0.9 --timestamp 100
worldoracle add guard-1 king alive False --source rumor --confidence 0.5 --timestamp 50

# Check for contradictions
worldoracle check guard-1
# Found 1 contradiction(s) for guard-1:
#   CONFLICT: king.alive: 'True' vs 'False'

# Repair
worldoracle repair guard-1

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REST Server

Install the API extra and start the server:

pip install 'worldoracle[api]'
uvicorn worldoracle.api:app --reload

The OpenAPI docs are available at http://localhost:8000/docs. See openapi.yaml for the full schema.

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Repo Tree

worldoracle/
├── src/worldoracle/     ← Python package
│   ├── predicate.py     ← WorldPredicate, BeliefState, Detector, Repairer
│   ├── store.py         ← SQLite persistence
│   ├── cli.py           ← Click CLI
│   ├── api.py           ← FastAPI server
│   ├── mcp_server.py    ← MCP server
│   ├── report.py        ← Rich + JSON + Markdown formatters
│   └── py.typed
├── tests/               ← 45+ tests
├── docs/
├── tools/openai-tools.json
└── openapi.yaml

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MCP / Claude Desktop

Install the MCP server:

pip install "worldoracle[mcp]"

Add to ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldoracle": {
      "command": "worldoracle-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools exposed: add_predicate, check_beliefs, repair_contradictions.

See docs/mcp.md and Smithery for hosted registry.

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OpenAI Tools

The tools/openai-tools.json file defines function-calling schemas for GPT-4o and Codex CLI:

cat tools/openai-tools.json

See docs/openai.md for integration examples.

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Alternatives

Tool	Approach	worldoracle advantage
Manual quest flags	Unstructured booleans	Typed, content-addressed, auditable
Event sourcing logs	Append-only, no repair	Built-in contradiction detection + repair
Prolog / logic engines	Heavyweight runtime	Zero-dep Python, SQLite storage
LLM world models	Probabilistic, opaque	Deterministic, inspectable, fast

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Topics

This project is tagged: #npc #game-ai #belief-revision #llm #agents #mcp #fastapi

GitHub Topics: npc, belief-revision, game-ai, contradiction, agents, mcp, llmops

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Case Studies

See how teams are using worldoracle in production:

• Eliminating Immersion-Breaking NPC Contradictions in a Narrative Game — Narrative Forge eliminates NPC belief contradictions across 300 NPCs with a 12ms consistency check
• Automated Contradiction Resolution Across 50+ Data Sources — Meridian Intelligence reduces manual reconciliation from 4 hours to 0 per report

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