SPINE Integration

Context engineering and MCP-native orchestration.

Overview

SPINE (Software Project Intelligence & Navigation Engine) focuses on context engineering, self-play validation, and intelligent multi-provider routing.

Key Differentiators

Feature	What It Does
Multi-Provider Routing	Routes tasks to optimal LLM
6-Layer Context Stacks	Constitution-based prompts
DIALECTIC Self-Play	Thesis/antithesis/synthesis
Atomic Instrumentation	ToolEnvelope wraps every call
Oscillation Detection	3-pattern stuck detection
Conflict Resolution	6-type contradiction handling

Context Stacks

SPINE manages context as layered stacks:

┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ System Context (base personality/rules)   │ L1
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
                    ▲
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Project Context (CLAUDE.md, structure)    │ L2
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
                    ▲
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Task Context (current goal, constraints)  │ L3
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
                    ▲
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ History Context (recent actions, state)   │ L4
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘

DIALECTIC Methodology

    THESIS ──────────► ANTITHESIS ──────────► SYNTHESIS
    (Propose)           (Critique)             (Merge)

Three phases per round:

THESIS: Generate proposal
ANTITHESIS: Challenge proposal
SYNTHESIS: Resolve conflicts

Multi-Provider Routing

Route tasks to optimal LLM provider:

Task Type	Provider
PLANNING	Anthropic Claude
EXECUTION	OpenAI GPT
MULTIMODAL	Google Gemini
DISCOVERY	xAI Grok

Tiered Enforcement

Tier	Description	Requirements
1	Simple, single-file	Direct execution OK
2	Multi-file, features	SHOULD use subagents
3	Architecture, research	MUST use subagents + MCP

Integration with 8me

8me Tier	SPINE Usage
Tier 0	None (pure learning)
Tier 1	Circuit breaker patterns
Tier 2	Skill integration, context loading
Tier 3	MCP resources and tools
Tier 3.5	DIALECTIC, oscillation detection
Tier 4	Full Adaptive MCP Orchestrator

Next Steps

Learn about Minna Memory
See full documentation in 8me repository

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