sync-is-safe-for-automated-reconciliation
IN derived (depth 1)
`sync_agent` can be safely re-run on any schedule — idempotent execution with cascade structure preservation means repeated automated synchronization never corrupts outlist-based justification hierarchies or produces accumulating side effects.
Summary
The synchronization process can be scheduled to run automatically — on a cron job, a webhook, or any other trigger — without risk of damaging the knowledge graph. This works because running it twice does nothing the second time, and it never breaks the dependency chains that let you retract an entire agent's contributions with a single switch.
Justifications
SL — Idempotency plus cascade preservation together make sync safe for unattended periodic execution
Antecedents (all must be IN):
- sync-agent-is-idempotent — Calling `sync_agent` twice with identical data produces the same database state; the second call returns zero adds, removes, and updates — a no-op by design.
- sync-agent-preserves-cascade-structure — After `sync_agent` completes, the agent's outlist-based justification structure remains intact — revoking `agent:active` still cascades all agent beliefs to OUT, proving sync does not corrupt kill-switch wiring.
Dependents
These beliefs depend on this one:
- automated-sync-achieves-full-lifecycle-coverage — Automated repeated sync safely reconciles external beliefs with complete lifecycle coverage including full source staleness detection — idempotent cascade-preserving sync combined with conservative staleness gating ensures no lifecycle gap between sync runs.