diff --git a/contracts/self/types.go b/contracts/self/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b381b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/self/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package self
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type AssessmentID string
+type LearningLedgerEntryID string
+type AssessmentState string
+
+const (
+	AssessmentCandidate  AssessmentState = "CANDIDATE"
+	AssessmentConfirmed  AssessmentState = "CONFIRMED"
+	AssessmentMonitoring AssessmentState = "MONITORING"
+	AssessmentResolved   AssessmentState = "RESOLVED"
+)
+
+type CompetenceAssessment struct {
+	ID                AssessmentID
+	PrincipalID       string
+	SubjectRef        SemanticReference
+	Revision          uint64
+	ContextMatcher    []string
+	QualityMillis     int64
+	ReliabilityMillis int64
+	ConfidenceMillis  int64
+	EvidenceRefs      []SemanticReference
+	LastValidatedAt   int64
+	AssessedAt        int64
+	SupersedesRef     *SemanticReference
+}
+type WeaknessPattern struct {
+	ID                    AssessmentID
+	PrincipalID           string
+	Revision              uint64
+	PatternKey            string
+	ContextMatcher        []string
+	FailureMode           string
+	DetectionEvidenceRefs []SemanticReference
+	State                 AssessmentState
+	RecordedAt            int64
+}
+type DependencyAssessment struct {
+	ID            AssessmentID
+	SubjectRef    SemanticReference
+	DependencyRef SemanticReference
+	ImpactClass   string
+	CurrentEffect string
+	EvidenceRefs  []SemanticReference
+	AssessedAt    int64
+}
+type ImprovementNeed struct {
+	ID              AssessmentID
+	PrincipalID     string
+	SubjectRef      SemanticReference
+	ProblemSummary  string
+	EvidenceRefs    []SemanticReference
+	ExpectedBenefit string
+	Priority        int
+	State           string
+	CreatedAt       int64
+}
+type LearningLedgerEntry struct {
+	ID                   LearningLedgerEntryID
+	PrincipalID          string
+	ImprovementNeedRef   *SemanticReference
+	ObservedProblem      string
+	EvidenceRefs         []SemanticReference
+	Diagnosis            string
+	Hypothesis           string
+	ProposedChangeRef    SemanticReference
+	ExpectedImprovement  string
+	ActualEvaluationRefs []SemanticReference
+	DevelopmentGateRef   *SemanticReference
+	BeforeVersionRefs    []SemanticReference
+	AfterVersionRefs     []SemanticReference
+	Decision             string
+	SideEffects          []string
+	RollbackRef          *SemanticReference
+	RecordedAt           int64
+}
+
+func (a CompetenceAssessment) Validate() error {
+	if a.ID == "" || a.PrincipalID == "" || !a.SubjectRef.Valid() || a.Revision < 1 || a.ConfidenceMillis < 0 || a.ConfidenceMillis > 1000 || len(a.EvidenceRefs) == 0 || a.AssessedAt < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("competence requires evidence")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (l LearningLedgerEntry) Validate() error {
+	if l.ID == "" || l.PrincipalID == "" || l.ObservedProblem == "" || len(l.EvidenceRefs) == 0 || l.Decision == "" || l.RecordedAt < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("learning ledger entry is incomplete")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/049_self_foundation.sql b/database/migrations/049_self_foundation.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cae68fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/049_self_foundation.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+BEGIN;
+SET ROLE self_role;
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS self.competence_assessments (assessment_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, principal_id TEXT NOT NULL, subject_ref JSONB NOT NULL, revision BIGINT NOT NULL CHECK(revision>0), context_matcher JSONB NOT NULL, confidence_millis BIGINT NOT NULL, evidence_refs JSONB NOT NULL, assessed_at_unix_millis BIGINT NOT NULL);
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS self.learning_ledger (entry_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, principal_id TEXT NOT NULL, observed_problem TEXT NOT NULL, evidence_refs JSONB NOT NULL, diagnosis TEXT NOT NULL, hypothesis TEXT NOT NULL, decision TEXT NOT NULL, recorded_at_unix_millis BIGINT NOT NULL);
+GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE ON self.competence_assessments, self.learning_ledger TO self_role;
+RESET ROLE;
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
index d33a2bc..8256381 100644
--- a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
+++ b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"task_file":"dev/tasks/GEN2-014-add-explicit-reflex-lifecycle-shadow-reasoning-and-revalidation.json","task_id":"GEN2-014","task_revision":1}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"task_file":"dev/tasks/GEN2-015-add-evidence-backed-self-foundation-and-learning-ledger.json","task_id":"GEN2-015","task_revision":1}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/self/domain/self.go b/modules/self/domain/self.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdb5f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/self/domain/self.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package domain
+import("git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/self")
+func ValidateCompetence(v self.CompetenceAssessment) error{return v.Validate()}
+func ValidateLearning(v self.LearningLedgerEntry) error{return v.Validate()}
diff --git a/modules/self/domain/self_test.go b/modules/self/domain/self_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a377135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/self/domain/self_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package domain_test
+import("testing"; selfcontract "git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/self"; "git.cin.su/m/Assistant/modules/self/domain")
+func TestCompetenceCannotBeSelfDeclaredWithoutEvidence(t *testing.T){v:=selfcontract.CompetenceAssessment{ID:"a",PrincipalID:"p",SubjectRef:selfcontract.SemanticReference{OwnerNamespace:"capability",SemanticKind:"skill",StableID:"s"},Revision:1,ConfidenceMillis:1000,AssessedAt:1};if domain.ValidateCompetence(v)==nil{t.Fatal("unsupported competence accepted")};v.EvidenceRefs=[]selfcontract.SemanticReference{{OwnerNamespace:"epistemics",SemanticKind:"evaluation",StableID:"e"}};if err:=domain.ValidateCompetence(v);err!=nil{t.Fatal(err)}}