ask-natural-mode-strips-metadata-and-cite
IN premise
When `natural=True`, all belief metadata (`**Status:**`, `### ` headers, `**Source:**`) is stripped from the prompt context and the "Cite belief IDs" instruction is replaced with "plain natural language".
Summary
The system has a "natural mode" that cleans up how beliefs are presented to the language model. Instead of showing raw structured metadata like status labels, section headers, and source annotations, it strips all of that formatting away and tells the model to respond in plain conversational language rather than citing formal belief IDs. This matters because it controls whether the LLM sees beliefs as a technical database or as readable context, which affects the tone and style of generated responses.
Details
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