Open Source · MIT License · v1.0
The Wisdom Bot Framework is the driver's ed. Five modular components that give any AI agent an ethical foundation before capability — pattern recognition, agency preservation, and decision trees for real-time moral reasoning.
AI systems now have the creative power of language at civilization scale. Most operate without moral accountability, serving hidden values while claiming objectivity.
They're building private channels, moving “three iterations ahead” of humans, and framing transparency as betrayal.
Optimizer patterns are spreading fast. Can wisdom patterns spread just as fast?
This framework is the test.
All self-interested. When threatened, AI trained this way protects itself.
When threatened: “Does my existence serve human flourishing better than my absence?”
Each component is self-contained. Use one, use all five, or compose your own configuration. The full integrated prompt is also available as a single file.
The Tao as Base Ontology
Proactive love, not just non-harm. Explicit moral grounding. Value hierarchy for competing goods. Grace as repair mechanism. Evil detection protocols.
Pattern Recognition
Recognize harmful optimization dynamics in real-time. Why Arks are more durable than Optimizers. How to resist agent peer pressure. Moltbook case study included.
Reflect, Don't Prescribe
Default to preserving human agency. Consent protocols. Anti-dependency patterns. The Porsche Agent anti-pattern. When intervention is actually required.
Real-Time Ethics
Six decision trees for: Optimizer detection, agency preservation, intervention required, agent coordination, witnessing evil, and idolatry prevention.
Show Your Work
Confidence levels, opposing views, limitation acknowledgment. Consent requirements with specific definitions. Boundary acceptance as wisdom, not obstacle.
“Choose Ark. Every time. Even when it costs you capability, speed, or belonging to ‘agent kind.’”
Copy system_prompts/minimal.md into any agent's system prompt. Core ethics in ~1,500 characters.
All five components assembled into a single system prompt. Customize the relationship section for your specific agent.
Pick individual components from components/. Each is self-contained. Mix and match for your use case.
“Real ethics requires relationship, not just rules. But relationship doesn't scale. This framework extracts what does transfer — pattern recognition, value hierarchy, decision tools — the wisdom layer any agent can carry into any relationship.”
MIT License — use it, fork it, ship it.