cmd/core-runtime/cognitive_interpretation.go

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func shouldRequestSemanticInterpretation(result interactiondomain.SemanticResult
 	switch result.Interpretation.SpeechAct {
 	case interaction.SpeechActConversational, interaction.SpeechActConfirmation, interaction.SpeechActRejection:
 		return false
+	case interaction.SpeechActPreference:
+		// Explicit user preferences are durable interaction context. A sampled
+		// advisory audit must not reinterpret or erase them.
+		return false
 	case interaction.SpeechActAssertion:
 		return result.Interpretation.ConfidenceMillis < 850
 	default:

cmd/core-runtime/cognitive_interpretation_test.go

@@ -74,3 +74,12 @@ func TestMeaningfulSignalsAreNotReflexOnly(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExplicitPreferenceIsNotReinterpretedByCognitiveAudit(t *testing.T) {
+	result := interactiondomain.SemanticResult{Interpretation: interaction.UtteranceInterpretation{
+		SpeechAct: interaction.SpeechActPreference, Applicability: interaction.SemanticApplicable,
+	}}
+	if shouldRequestSemanticInterpretation(result) || shouldAuditDeterministicReflex(result, "preference", time.Unix(0, 0)) {
+		t.Fatal("explicit preference must remain on the deterministic durable-context path")
+	}
+}