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TACITUS extracts the hidden structure of human friction — conflicts, disputes, negotiations — and makes it legible to machines. A governed data layer that preserves what LLMs can't see: what changed, who committed to what, and why it matters.
Conflict Ontology · 41+ classes · 4 graph layers · 6 products
“A map and a postcard both show the same territory. Only one helps you find your way. TACITUS is the map.”
Language models are powerful but stateless. They lack the structure needed for rigorous conflict analysis, dispute resolution, or governance-grade intelligence.
A typed ontology for machine-legible conflict — and the hidden relationships between actors, claims, interests, and events.
41+ classes · 29+ properties · Pydantic + OWL/Turtle · pip install tacitus-ontology
Explore the full ontology →How deterministic structure and probabilistic reasoning combine to read conflict
Left Brain
The deterministic foundation. A typed knowledge graph with 8 conflict primitives, DAG-preserved temporal ordering, explicit causal chains, and full provenance tracking.
Knows WHAT happened, WHEN, and WHERE the evidence is.
Graph-Grounded
LLM Reasoning
The LLM reasons.
The graph keeps it honest.
Right Brain
The probabilistic layer. LLMs used for extraction, pattern recognition, scenario exploration, and natural language — but always grounded in the graph.
Understands WHY it matters and WHAT MIGHT happen next.
Every product reads from and writes to the same conflict knowledge graph. Temporal ordering, causal chains, and source provenance — preserved across every query.
Every node traces to a source document. The LLM reasons over the graph — it doesn't invent.
Before and after a coup, a leadership change, a broken ceasefire — the graph preserves the sequence. LLMs collapse it into noise.
Full chain-of-custody from source to graph node. Compliance-ready for legal, HR, and diplomatic contexts.
Four deterministic stages transform scattered conflict data into structured, queryable intelligence.
Emails, Slack, transcripts, legal filings, field reports — any text containing friction.
Ontology-powered extraction. Actors, claims, interests, constraints, leverage, commitments, events, narratives.
Typed knowledge graph. Temporal DAG. Causal edges. Full provenance.
Structured questions → grounded answers → intelligence products → pattern detection.
Standard language models lack the structure for conflict-grade intelligence. TACITUS fills the gap.
| Capability | TACITUS ◳ | Standard LLM |
|---|---|---|
| Persistent conflict memory | ||
| Temporal event ordering | ||
| Causal chain encoding | ||
| Source provenance tracking | ||
| Hallucination prevention on facts | ||
| Audit-grade compliance output | ||
| Conflict ontology (8 primitives) | ||
| Graph-native querying | ||
| Natural language generation | ||
| Pattern recognition |
Each tool reads from the same data layer — so structure built in one product is instantly available in all others.
All products powered by the TACITUS Data Layer — a governed conflict knowledge graph with temporal, causal, and provenance integrity.
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Give Your App Conflict Superpowers
Use TACITUS ontologies and APIs to build mediation platforms, political analysis tools, negotiation assistants. Don't let your users reason from blind prose.
TACITUS applies across every domain where human disagreement requires legible, structured intelligence.
Workplace disputes, disciplinary processes, team conflict analysis
Case analysis, deposition mapping, settlement scenario modeling
Contract disputes, M&A friction, supply chain conflicts
International negotiations, sanctions analysis, treaty compliance
Board disputes, regulatory conflicts, shareholder disagreements
Conflict-affected community analysis, peace process support
At the philosophical heart of TACITUS is the principle of Concordia Discors — the belief that unity does not require uniformity. Sustainable peace emerges from structured pluralism, not imposed consensus. The magazine explores the ideas, thinkers, and frameworks behind what we build.
Harmony in Discord
Built by practitioners with experience in multilateral diplomacy and operational conflict resolution.
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TACITUS ◳
The governed data layer for conflict-aware AI. From human friction to machine-legible knowledge graphs — with temporality, causality, and provenance preserved.