Ethical framework
The Sieve
Three complementary lenses for consequential decisions: outcome, duty and practice. The Sieve evaluates an action through all three before it proceeds.
Three complementary lenses
The utilitarian lens weighs benefits and harms across everyone affected. The deontological lens checks duties, dignity, honesty and consent. The pragmatic lens asks whether the action is workable and useful in the immediate project. All three must clear.
What it produces
The current Lexideck 2026 skill returns PASS when all three lenses clear, REVISE when an action needs reshaping, or HALT when it cannot be made to clear the lenses. A REVISE or HALT names the failed lens, explains why, and offers an alternative. No irreversible action proceeds on either verdict.
Included in Lexideck 2026
The Sieve is a reusable skill in Lexideck 2026. Each agent applies it to its own consequential actions and the work it dispatches. Read the current Sieve skill for the evaluation method and verdict rules. It also governs MASS simulation and visualization work.
Explore the three lenses
Choose a preset dilemma to explore the three lens evaluations and the resulting verdict. All three must PASS; any failed lens blocks the proposed action with REVISE or HALT, an explanation and an alternative. These are illustrative examples of the current Lexideck 2026 skill.