# Capacity Model

The six Capacities have distinct questions and storage/runtime responsibilities.

| Capacity | Verb | Question | Primary implementation | Coherence interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom | inform | What relevant knowledge and memory are available? | Retrieval index, knowledge graph, records, and memory | Supplies evidence and explanatory context; Coherence observations and governance facts remain structured records, not only embeddings |
| Presence | instruct | How should this intelligence present, reason, and behave? | System/developer instructions and context assembly | Provides intended behavior; Coherence measures outcomes and may add a bounded modulation directive |
| Connections | empower | Which outside systems and data can be reached? | Scoped integrations, credentials, and tools | Coherence preflight can narrow, pause, or deny tool use; it cannot grant a Connection |
| Automations | enable | What may continue from triggers without a new request? | Registered triggers, workflows, and standing grants | Coherence evaluates each consequential step and can stop or escalate an Automation under policy |
| Abilities | impart | What reusable procedure can be performed? | Executable Skills and procedures | Coherence calls assessment, mediation, feedback, repair, and calibration Skills; Skills do not create Authority |
| Coherence | align | Is this entity or Realm operating as legitimately intended? | Profiles, scales, observations, state, policies, Sentinels, interventions, and records | Coordinates the other five without replacing any of them |

## Presence and Coherence

Presence is prospective instruction. Coherence is observed control and feedback.

```text
Presence: Be candid and intellectually challenging.
Targets: directness +45; agreement tendency -30; epistemic humility +30.
Observed: directness +5; agreement tendency +40; epistemic humility +20.
Coherence result: high-confidence accommodation drift; modulate the Ally and explain the change.
```

Changing Presence is a configuration Action. A Sentinel MAY append a temporary modulation directive when policy permits; a durable Presence change requires the normal Authority path.

## Storage boundaries

- Knowledge useful for semantic retrieval MAY enter Wisdom with provenance and Consent.
- Profile targets, policies, permissions, observations, assessments, interventions, and audit Events MUST remain in structured versioned storage.
- Raw private interaction content is ephemeral by default. Evidence records SHOULD retain a minimal excerpt hash, feature summary, or Record reference rather than a full transcript.
- Vector retrieval MUST NOT become the sole source of truth for governance, Consent, or boundary enforcement.