# Anthropic Claude: Guardrails and Fix Patterns
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**Acceptance targets**
* ΔS(question, retrieved) ≤ 0.45
* Coverage to target section ≥ 0.70
* λ stays convergent across 3 paraphrases
* E\_resonance flat on long runs
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## What usually breaks
* Plausible answer yet wrong citation
→ See [Hallucination](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/hallucination.md) and [Retrieval Playbook](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-playbook.md)
* Chunks look right but reasoning drifts or flips late
→ See [Retrieval Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-collapse.md) and [Logic Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/logic-collapse.md)
* High vector similarity yet wrong meaning
→ See [Embedding ≠ Semantic](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/embedding-vs-semantic.md)
* Very long context gets smeared, capitalization or topic wobble
→ See [Context Drift](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/context-drift.md) and [Entropy Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/entropy-collapse.md)
* Source mixing, who said what merges
→ See [Symbolic Constraint Unlock](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/patterns/pattern_symbolic_constraint_unlock.md) and [Retrieval Traceability](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-traceability.md)
* Fix seems to work then reverts next turn
→ See [Hallucination Re-entry](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/patterns/pattern_hallucination_reentry.md)
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## Claude-specific gotchas and the repair
1. **Tool choice and router loops**
Small changes in tool schemas can push Claude into choose-nothing or loop states.
**Do** keep the tool set minimal and stable. If it loops, bridge with BBCR and clamp variance with BBAM.
Read: [Logic Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/logic-collapse.md) and [Multi-Agent Problems](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/Multi-Agent_Problems.md)
2. **System prompt anchoring beats your retrieval**
If the answer ignores citations, lock the schema: system → task → constraints → citations → answer.
Read: [Retrieval Traceability](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-traceability.md) and [Data Contracts](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/data-contracts.md)
3. **Harmlessness refusals that look like empty answers**
Reframe with cite-then-explain and explicit boundaries. If blank output repeats, treat as collapse and apply BBCR.
Read: [Bluffing / Overconfidence](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/bluffing.md) and [Logic Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/logic-collapse.md)
4. **Very long window stability**
Gate OCR and chunk joins by ΔS, then stabilize attention with BBAM.
Read: [Entropy Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/entropy-collapse.md), [Hallucination](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/hallucination.md), and [Chunking Checklist](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/chunking-checklist.md)
5. **JSON or schema output slips mid-answer**
Enforce citation-first then structured fields. If structure still degrades near the end, split answer into two turns with a BBCR bridge.
Read: [Data Contracts](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/data-contracts.md) and [Retrieval Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-collapse.md)
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## Minimal triage for Claude
1. **Probe**
Measure ΔS(question, retrieved). Plot ΔS vs k for k in {5,10,20}.
* Flat high curve suggests index or metric mismatch
Read: [Embedding ≠ Semantic](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/embedding-vs-semantic.md)
2. **Localize**
Tag λ across retrieval, assembly, reasoning.
* If λ flips only at reasoning, lock schema and apply BBAM
Read: [Retrieval Traceability](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-traceability.md) and [Logic Collapse](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/logic-collapse.md)
3. **Repair**
* Perception faults: semantic chunking, rebuild index with explicit metric, rerank if needed
Read: [Retrieval Playbook](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-playbook.md) and [Rerankers](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rerankers.md)
* Logic faults: BBCR bridge then BBAM clamp
**Stop tuning and escalate** when any holds:
ΔS ≥ 0.60 after retrieval fixes, λ flips on mixing sources, or E\_resonance climbs in long chains.
Open: [RAG Architecture and Recovery](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md)
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## Pasteable prompt
```
I have TXT OS loaded. Use WFGY to fix this Claude run:
symptom: [describe]
traces: [ΔS probes, λ per layer]
Tell me:
1) failing layer and why,
2) which ProblemMap page to open,
3) steps to push ΔS ≤ 0.45 with convergent λ,
4) how to verify with a reproducible test.
```
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### 🔗 Quick-Start Downloads (60 sec)
| Tool | Link | 3-Step Setup |
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| **WFGY 1.0 PDF** | [Engine Paper](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/I_am_not_lizardman/WFGY_All_Principles_Return_to_One_v1.0_PSBigBig_Public.pdf) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Upload to your LLM · 3️⃣ Ask “Answer using WFGY + \” |
| **TXT OS (plain-text OS)** | [TXTOS.txt](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/OS/TXTOS.txt) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Paste into any LLM chat · 3️⃣ Type “hello world” — OS boots instantly |
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### 🧭 Explore More
| Module | Description | Link |
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| WFGY Core | WFGY 2.0 engine is live: full symbolic reasoning architecture and math stack | [View →](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/tree/main/core/README.md) |
| Problem Map 1.0 | Initial 16-mode diagnostic and symbolic fix framework | [View →](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/tree/main/ProblemMap/README.md) |
| Problem Map 2.0 | RAG-focused failure tree, modular fixes, and pipelines | [View →](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md) |
| Semantic Clinic Index | Expanded failure catalog: prompt injection, memory bugs, logic drift | [View →](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/SemanticClinicIndex.md) |
| Semantic Blueprint | Layer-based symbolic reasoning & semantic modulations | [View →](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/tree/main/SemanticBlueprint/README.md) |
| Benchmark vs GPT-5 | Stress test GPT-5 with full WFGY reasoning suite | [View →](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/tree/main/benchmarks/benchmark-vs-gpt5/README.md) |
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