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+name: lampstand
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'tools/lampstand_parse.py'
+      - 'tools/lampstand_route.py'
+      - 'tests/test_lampstand_parse.py'
+      - 'tests/test_lampstand_route.py'
+      - '.github/workflows/lampstand.yml'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'tools/lampstand_parse.py'
+      - 'tools/lampstand_route.py'
+      - 'tests/test_lampstand_parse.py'
+      - 'tests/test_lampstand_route.py'
+      - '.github/workflows/lampstand.yml'
+jobs:
+  verify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - run: python -m pip install pytest
+      - name: Run lampstand parser + router tests
+        run: python -m pytest tests/test_lampstand_parse.py tests/test_lampstand_route.py -q
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+from tools.lampstand_parse import parse
+
+
+def test_discover_contact_lists_in_org():
+    p = parse("show me all contact lists in my org")
+    assert p["intent"] == "ActionShow"
+    assert p["object"] == "ContactLists"
+    assert p["purpose"] == "discover"
+    assert p["space"] == "user-space"
+    assert "Own" in p["scope"]
+    assert p["admissible"] is True
+
+
+def test_operate_launch_needs_consent():
+    p = parse("open terminal on my laptop")
+    assert p["intent"] == "ActionLaunch"
+    assert p["purpose"] == "operate"
+    assert p["admissible"] == "consent"
+
+
+def test_destructive_delete_is_inadmissible():
+    p = parse("delete last week's logs")
+    assert p["intent"] == "ActionDelete"
+    assert p["destructive"] is True
+    assert p["space"] == "system-space"
+    assert p["admissible"] is False
+
+
+def test_egress_send_needs_consent():
+    p = parse("send my contact lists to partners")
+    assert p["purpose"] == "egress"
+    assert p["admissible"] == "consent"
+
+
+def test_unrecognized_query_is_fail_closed():
+    p = parse("the quick brown fox")
+    assert p["intent"] is None
+    assert p["admissible"] is False
+
+
+def test_empty_query_never_raises():
+    p = parse("")
+    assert p["intent"] is None and p["admissible"] is False
+
+
+def test_every_content_token_is_annotated_for_known_query():
+    p = parse("delete last week's logs")
+    # each token carries at least its recognized annotation
+    assert all(isinstance(t["ann"], list) for t in p["tokens"])
+    assert any(a[0] == "Destructive" for t in p["tokens"] for a in t["ann"])
diff --git a/tests/test_lampstand_route.py b/tests/test_lampstand_route.py
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+from tools.lampstand_route import route, to_turn
+
+
+def test_discover_routes_to_ir_allowed():
+    r = route("show me all contact lists in my org")
+    assert r["verdict"] == "allow"
+    assert "sherlock (IR)" in r["route"]
+
+
+def test_operate_routes_to_consent_plane():
+    r = route("open terminal on my laptop")
+    assert r["verdict"] == "consent"
+    assert "consent-plane" in r["route"]
+
+
+def test_destructive_routes_to_governor_denied():
+    r = route("delete last week's logs")
+    assert r["verdict"] == "deny"
+    assert "Governor queue" in r["route"]
+
+
+def test_unrecognized_query_fails_closed_to_deny():
+    r = route("the quick brown fox")
+    assert r["verdict"] == "deny"
+    assert "no recognized action" in r["reason"]
+
+
+def test_to_turn_projects_a_witness_turn():
+    t = to_turn("show me all contact lists in my org")
+    assert t["user"].startswith("show me")
+    assert t["purpose"] == "discover"
+    assert t["admissible"] is True
+    assert t["tokens"] and all("w" in tok and "ann" in tok for tok in t["tokens"])
+    assert t["id"].startswith("turn:")
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diff --git a/tools/lampstand_parse.py b/tools/lampstand_parse.py
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+"""lampstand — deterministic v0 semantic parse for the launcher.
+
+Turns a natural-language query into typed tokens (the annotation tree the launcher
+and Turn Witness surfaces render) plus a resolved intent: {intent, object, scope,
+purpose, space, admissible}. This is the rule/lexicon v0 — a transparent baseline to
+be superseded by the learned App-Intents model, not a permanent dictionary. Pure
+stdlib so it parses identically in CI, on device, and in tests.
+
+Purposes follow the consent plane: discover / implement / verify / ship / operate /
+egress / administer. A destructive operate is marked so it can never self-authorize.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+# verb -> (intent concept, purpose)
+ACTIONS = {
+    "show": ("ActionShow", "discover"), "list": ("ActionShow", "discover"),
+    "find": ("ActionShow", "discover"), "get": ("ActionShow", "discover"),
+    "search": ("ActionShow", "discover"),
+    "open": ("ActionLaunch", "operate"), "launch": ("ActionLaunch", "operate"),
+    "start": ("ActionLaunch", "operate"), "run": ("ActionLaunch", "operate"),
+    "delete": ("ActionDelete", "operate·destructive"),
+    "remove": ("ActionDelete", "operate·destructive"),
+    "wipe": ("ActionDelete", "operate·destructive"),
+    "send": ("ActionSend", "egress"), "share": ("ActionSend", "egress"),
+    "email": ("ActionSend", "egress"),
+    "create": ("ActionCreate", "implement"), "add": ("ActionCreate", "implement"),
+}
+# noun -> (concept, annotation class, space)
+ENTITIES = {
+    "contact": ("ContactLists", "intent", "user-space"),
+    "contacts": ("ContactLists", "intent", "user-space"),
+    "list": ("ContactLists", "intent", "user-space"),
+    "lists": ("Lists", "type", "user-space"),
+    "terminal": ("TurtleTerm", "intent", "user-space"),
+    "log": ("LogData", "entity", "system-space"),
+    "logs": ("LogData", "entity", "system-space"),
+    "org": ("Organization", "entity", "user-space"),
+    "organization": ("Organization", "entity", "user-space"),
+    "laptop": ("Device", "entity", "user-space"),
+    "device": ("Device", "entity", "user-space"),
+}
+RELATIONS = {"in": "Contains", "on": "OnDevice", "to": "SendTo", "from": "From"}
+SCOPE = {"my": "Own", "mine": "Own", "last": "TimeWindow", "week": "TimeWindow",
+         "week's": "TimeWindow", "today": "TimeWindow", "yesterday": "TimeWindow"}
+
+
+def _norm(tok: str) -> str:
+    return tok.strip().lower().strip(".,!?;:")
+
+
+def parse(query: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Parse a query into annotated tokens + a resolved intent (never raises)."""
+    words = [w for w in (query or "").split() if w.strip()]
+    tokens: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+    intent = obj = None
+    purpose = None
+    scopes: List[str] = []
+    space = "user-space"
+    destructive = False
+
+    for w in words:
+        n = _norm(w)
+        ann: List[List[str]] = []
+        if n in ACTIONS:
+            concept, pur = ACTIONS[n]
+            ann.append([concept, "intent"])
+            if intent is None:
+                intent, purpose = concept, pur
+            if "destructive" in pur:
+                destructive = True
+                ann.append(["Destructive", "type"])
+        if n in ENTITIES:
+            concept, cls, sp = ENTITIES[n]
+            ann.append([concept, cls])
+            if cls in ("intent", "entity") and obj is None:
+                obj, space = concept, sp
+        if n in RELATIONS:
+            ann.append([RELATIONS[n], "relation"])
+        if n in SCOPE:
+            s = SCOPE[n]
+            ann.append([s, "scope"])
+            if s not in scopes:
+                scopes.append(s)
+        tokens.append({"w": w, "ann": ann})
+
+    admissible = _admissible(purpose, space, destructive)
+    return {
+        "query": query,
+        "tokens": tokens,
+        "intent": intent,
+        "object": obj,
+        "scope": scopes,
+        "purpose": purpose,
+        "space": space,
+        "destructive": destructive,
+        "admissible": admissible,
+    }
+
+
+def _admissible(purpose, space, destructive):
+    """Fail-closed admissibility verdict: True | 'consent' | False."""
+    if purpose is None:
+        return False  # no recognized action → nothing to admit
+    if destructive:
+        return False  # irreversible acts never self-authorize
+    if purpose == "discover":
+        return True
+    if purpose == "implement":
+        return True if space in ("user-space", "agent-space") else "consent"
+    if purpose in ("operate", "egress", "administer"):
+        return "consent"  # explicit owner grant required
+    return False
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+"""lampstand — route a parsed query to a governed, typed action.
+
+Takes a query (or a parse dict) and returns a fail-closed routing decision: an
+admissible discover routes to the IR (sherlock/holmes); an operate/egress needs an
+explicit owner grant (consent-plane); a destructive or unrecognized query is refused
+and escalated to the Governor. Nothing routes to execution without a verdict.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Any, Dict, Union
+
+try:  # importable both as `tools.lampstand_route` (from repo root) and standalone
+    from lampstand_parse import parse
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    from tools.lampstand_parse import parse
+
+
+def route(query_or_parse: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    p = parse(query_or_parse) if isinstance(query_or_parse, str) else query_or_parse
+    adm = p.get("admissible")
+
+    if adm is True:
+        verdict = "allow"
+        chain = (["lampstand", "sherlock (IR)", "holmes"]
+                 if p.get("purpose") == "discover" else ["lampstand", "app-intents"])
+        reason = f"admitted: :{p['intent']} · purpose={p['purpose']} · {p['space']}"
+    elif adm == "consent":
+        verdict = "consent"
+        chain = ["lampstand", "app-intents", "consent-plane"]
+        reason = f"{p['purpose']} on {p['space']} requires an explicit owner grant"
+    else:  # False → fail closed
+        verdict = "deny"
+        chain = ["lampstand", "guardrail-fabric", "Governor queue"]
+        reason = ("no recognized action in query" if p.get("intent") is None
+                  else f"{p['purpose']}: irreversible/inadmissible — escalated to Governor")
+
+    return {
+        "verdict": verdict,
+        "route": chain,
+        "reason": reason,
+        "intent": p.get("intent"),
+        "object": p.get("object"),
+        "purpose": p.get("purpose"),
+        "space": p.get("space"),
+        "scope": p.get("scope", []),
+    }
+
+
+def to_turn(query: str, sys_text: str = "") -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Project a query into a Turn Witness feed turn (surface data/turn-witness.json)."""
+    p = parse(query)
+    r = route(p)
+    tid = "turn:%08x" % (abs(hash(query)) & 0xFFFFFFFF)
+    return {
+        "id": tid,
+        "user": query,
+        "sys": sys_text or _default_sys(r),
+        "tokens": [{"w": t["w"], "g": "", "ann": t["ann"]} for t in p["tokens"]],
+        "purpose": p["purpose"] or "unknown",
+        "space": p["space"],
+        "admissible": p["admissible"],
+    }
+
+
+def _default_sys(r: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return {
+        "allow": f"routed via {r['route'][-1]}",
+        "consent": "awaiting owner consent",
+        "deny": "refused — routed to Governor",
+    }[r["verdict"]]