Immanent Metaphysics Framework

Source: https://mflb.com/8192 — Forrest Landry's whitebook. This is the canonical text.

The ontology in references/graph.jsonl is an index into it. Always fetch the source URL and quote exactly.

Reference Files

All files are in references/ (relative to this skill directory):

Workflow

1. Search the graph — find the relevant entity in references/graph.jsonl
2. Get the URL — use the location field from the entity's properties
3. Fetch the source — web_fetch(location_url) to get exact text
4. Quote verbatim — cite with URL

Graph Query Examples

# Set path relative to skill dir (resolve from dirname of SKILL.md)
GRAPH="$(dirname $(realpath ~/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/SKILL.md))/references/graph.jsonl"

# Search by concept name
grep -i '"name": "symmetry"' "$GRAPH"

# Search by keyword across names and definitions
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
GRAPH = "/Users/Jared/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/references/graph.jsonl"
TERM = "symmetry"  # change this
for line in open(GRAPH):
    d = json.loads(line)
    if d.get('op') != 'put':
        continue
    e = d.get('entity', {})
    p = e.get('properties', {})
    name = p.get('name', p.get('word', p.get('text', '')))
    defn = p.get('definition', '')
    loc = p.get('location', '')
    if TERM.lower() in (name + defn).lower():
        print(f"{e['type']}: {name}")
        print(f"  URL: {loc}")
        print(f"  Def: {defn[:300]}")
        print()
EOF

# List all entity types and counts
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
from collections import Counter
GRAPH = "/Users/Jared/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/references/graph.jsonl"
types = Counter()
for line in open(GRAPH):
    d = json.loads(line)
    if d.get('op') == 'put':
        types[d['entity']['type']] += 1
print(types)
EOF

# Search section anchors for a chapter
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
ANCHORS = "/Users/Jared/Tillerman/Eitan/skills/im-framework/references/section-anchors.json"
anchors = json.load(open(ANCHORS))
# anchors is a dict of {anchor_id: {title, url, ...}}
TERM = "ethics"
for k, v in anchors.items():
    if TERM.lower() in str(v).lower():
        print(k, "->", v.get('url', ''), "|", v.get('title', ''))
EOF

Quoting Rules (MANDATORY)

• Always use exact quotes from the source at mflb.com. Never paraphrase when the original is available.
• Every quote must include the direct URL from the entity's location field.
• Quote format:

> "[exact text from mflb.com]"

> — An Immanent Metaphysics, [section], [URL]

• If the exact wording isn't in the ontology: web_fetch the URL directly — get the real text.
• Aphorisms: use the text field from graph.jsonl verbatim. Do not alter.
• Definitions: use the definition field verbatim when citing what a term means.
• Label synthesis clearly: if applying the framework to a new situation, say so — don't present inference as direct quote.

Ontology Contents (references/graph.jsonl)

767 entities across 5 types:

Relations: implies, paired_with, contrasts_with, depends_on, has_modality, illuminates, defined_in

Chapter URLs

Attribution

Always attribute to Forrest Landry's An Immanent Metaphysics. Distinguish:

1. Direct citation — exact quote with source URL
2. Close paraphrase — labeled as paraphrase with source URL
3. Agent synthesis — labeled as your own application

Do not invent positions. Do not imply Forrest's endorsement of claims not grounded in the source text.