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L1 Sensing · 18 sources in parallel
The Place Speaks First
Before any proposal is evaluated, the system listens. USGS hydrology, GBIF species records, SoilGrids, Open-Meteo — all queried simultaneously for the Skagit watershed right now.
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Dr. Mei Liu · USGS Bioregion Researcher"Before we can say anything about what's safe here, we need to know what's actually happening. The soil, the water, the species — pull it all in."
POST/api/pci/sense · { agent_id: "skagit_river" }
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L3 Evaluation · Agriculture domain
The Proposal
Jordan Pierce submits a land conversion proposal — 200 acres of Skagit floodplain to irrigated berry farms, drawing from the river during summer low-flow. The system evaluates it against live signals.
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Jordan Pierce · Mount Vernon Agricultural Co-op"We've been looking at this floodplain for two years. The soil is rich, the climate is shifting warmer, and berry demand is up 40%. We need an answer on this permit."
POST/api/pci/verdict · { agent_id: "skagit_river", domain: "agriculture", proposed_action: "Convert riparian floodplain..." }
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L1 Sensing · Steward observation · authority 1.0
The Steward Speaks
Mary Charlie, Lummi Nation watershed co-manager, has been watching the Skagit for 30 years. Her observation enters the system with the highest authority weight — 1.0 — above any satellite or sensor.
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Mary Charlie · Lummi Nation Watershed Co-Manager"The spring Chinook return timing has shifted 12 days earlier in the past three years. Summer low-flow now overlaps with peak spawning migration. We have never seen salmon counts this low in the upper reach. This is not a data point. This is a warning."
POST/api/ingest · { source_type: "steward_observation", actor_id: "mary_charlie_lummi", signal_type: "ecological_distress", value: 0.85 }
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L5 LAP · Finance domain · CSRD compliance
The Compliance Ripple
Sarah Chen, CSO at the cooperative's parent company, runs a CSRD compliance check. The nature dependency flag that surfaces here is a mandatory disclosure — not optional.
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Sarah Chen · Chief Sustainability Officer"We're filing our first CSRD report this cycle. If the supply chain has a nature dependency in a water-stressed area with threatened species, that's a material risk — and it changes what we can say to investors."
POST/api/pci/verdict · { agent_id: "skagit_river", domain: "finance", proposed_action: "Issue sustainability-linked bond..." }
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L5 LAP · Water domain · Alternative path
The Alternative Path
The cooperative proposes the alternative: off-river winter storage + drip irrigation. No summer extraction from the Skagit. The system evaluates whether this resolves the ecological constraints.
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Jordan + Mary · Agreement"We collect winter runoff in off-channel storage ponds when flow is high. We drip-irrigate. We don't touch the river June through September. The salmon corridor stays intact."
POST/api/pci/verdict · { domain: "water", proposed_action: "Off-river winter storage + drip irrigation — no summer extraction" }
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L4 Learning Loop · Outcome + verdict history
The System Learns
Six months later. The outcome is recorded: BIS improved, salmon corridor unaffected, drip irrigation cut water use 60%. The learning loop calibrates — summer soil moisture is now a primary sensitivity signal for agriculture decisions in this watershed.
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Dr. Mei Liu · Querying the learning feed"The system has been watching. Every verdict, every outcome, every signal — logged and weighted. The Skagit watershed now has a decision record. Future proposals here will be evaluated against what we learned this summer."
POST/api/pci/outcome · record observed BIS → GET /api/pci/learning/skagit_river
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