Cognitive-OS-Wantsong/docs/READER_TRANSLATION_LAYER_V0.md

Reader Translation Layer V0

status: draft_translation_boundary date: 2026-06-20

Purpose

Internal cognitive processing can use Wantsong's model vocabulary, formulas, metaphors, layered reasoning, and mechanism chains.

Reader-facing output cannot simply expose that internal trace. It must translate the result into language a reader can use.

Output Modes

M0-M1 recognizes these modes:

• R0_internal_trace: internal analysis record for owner inspection.
• R1_owner_brief: compact owner-facing quality summary.
• R2_reader_explanation: explanation for a normal reader.
• R3_publishable_draft: future writing-workbench draft.
• R4_product_response: future product answer.

v0.1 targets only R0_internal_trace and R2_reader_explanation.

Translation Operations

Reader translation performs four operations:

1. Terminology translation: replace model jargon with ordinary language.
2. Structure translation: reorder the reasoning so a reader can follow it.
3. Example translation: use concrete examples to carry abstract mechanisms.
4. Action translation: turn insight into "how to see this / what to consider next".

What To Preserve

• core insight;
• mechanism;
• boundaries;
• Wantsong-style distinction and depth;
• practical next way to think.

What To Remove Or Compress

• full model trace;
• unnecessary formulas;
• seven-layer expansion when only three layers matter;
• governance vocabulary;
• generic disclaimers;
• marketing exaggeration.

Boundary

This layer is defined now because it changes model-card requirements. The actual translation prompt is not created in M0-M1.