A governed data layer that extracts the hidden structure of disputes — who committed to what, what changed, and why it matters — preserving what LLMs can't see.
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.
This graph is not for humans to read — it's for machines to reason over. Every node is typed, every edge is named, every fact traces to a source document with a timestamp. This structure is what makes AI generation grounded, auditable, and hallucination-resistant.
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.
From raw language models to retrieval-augmented generation to ontology-grounded reasoning — here's what changes at each step.
| Capability | Standard LLM | RAG | TACITUS OAG ◳ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-hop reasoning | Single-pass inference only | Retrieval window limits scope | Typed relation traversal across actors, claims, events |
| Persistent conflict memory | No memory between sessions | Chunk-level recall only | Full graph-native persistent memory |
| Temporal event ordering | Time is flattened | Only if metadata preserved | DAG-preserved ordering with version-stamped claims |
| Causal chain encoding | Correlations only | Only if manually encoded | Typed edges: TriggeredBy, EscalatedFrom, BlockedBy |
| Source provenance tracking | None | Chunk-level attribution | Node-level: assertion → source, timestamp, extractor |
| Position vs. Interest separation | Not a concept | Not a concept | Core ontology distinction (Fisher/Ury) |
| Contradiction detection | Invisible to the model | Deduplication at best | Explicit conflicting Claims per Actor with provenance |
| Conflict ontology (8 primitives) | No domain structure | General entities only | 8 primitives, 41+ classes, 30+ theory frameworks |
| Natural language generation | Core strength | Core strength | Grounded generation from structured graph |
| Hallucination prevention on facts | Prone to hallucination | Reduced but not eliminated | Graph-grounded — deterministic on keyed facts |
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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Real-time mediation intelligence. Listens to dialogue, structures it against the ontology, surfaces insights live.
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Turn document collections into queryable intelligence. Cited answers, briefing generation, knowledge graphs — for the people who save the world.
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
TACITUS is built on a conviction: disagreement is not the enemy of cooperation — it's the precondition. Concordia Discors explores why pluralism requires structure, how civic virtues survive polarization, and what AI owes to the democratic traditions it disrupts.
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.