feat: two-layer architecture — core primitives + engine runtime

[prakashUXtech]

Summary

Splits soul-protocol into two clean layers within the same repo:

• core/ — Protocol primitives (Identity, MemoryStore, MemoryEntry, SoulContainer, .soul file format, Manifest). Depends only on pydantic. This is the portable standard — like the MP3 spec.
• engine/ — Opinionated runtime namespace re-exporting existing modules (Soul, CognitiveEngine, MemoryManager, OCEAN personality, psychology-informed memory). This is the player that brings souls alive.

What changed

• New src/soul_protocol/core/ — 6 files, ~480 lines of schema-free primitives
• New src/soul_protocol/engine/ — 4 files, thin re-export layer over existing modules
• pyproject.toml — Core deps trimmed to pydantic>=2.0 only. Runtime deps moved to [engine] extra. Added [all] composite extra.
• __init__.py — Added core primitive exports (CoreIdentity, CoreManifest, CoreMemoryEntry, DictMemoryStore, MemoryStore). All existing exports preserved.
• 41 new tests in tests/test_core/ covering all core primitives

Install paths

pip install soul-protocol          # core only — pydantic, nothing else
pip install soul-protocol[engine]  # full runtime — yaml, click, rich, crypto
pip install soul-protocol[all]     # everything including MCP, graph, vector

Zero breakage

All existing imports (from soul_protocol import Soul) work unchanged.

Test plan

• 519 unit tests pass
• 28 E2E integration tests pass
• 224 simulation checks pass (32 scenarios, 4091 interactions)
• 36 real-user simulation checks pass (6 scenarios)
• 41 new core tests pass
• All existing imports verified backward-compatible

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Issues (must fix)

• No linked issue found. PRs should reference an issue (Fixes #123).

Heads up

• Large PR detected (1169 lines across 18 files). Consider splitting into smaller PRs.
• This PR touches sensitive files (project dependencies). These paths require maintainer review via CODEOWNERS.
• Dependency files changed: pyproject.toml (+10/-3). Reviewers: check for added/removed/changed packages.

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[prakashUXtech]

Self-Review: PR #32 — Two-Layer Architecture

What's Good

• Core/engine boundary is clean — core/ has zero imports from engine modules
• Core primitives (Identity, MemoryStore, MemoryEntry, SoulContainer, .soul file, Manifest) are schema-free and pydantic-only
• Engine is a thin re-export namespace over existing root-level modules — zero code duplication
• 41 new core tests, all passing
• pyproject.toml correctly splits deps: core = pydantic only, [engine] extra = yaml/click/rich/crypto
• All 519 existing tests + 28 E2E + simulations pass — zero regressions

Issues Found

1. datetime.now() without timezone — core/identity.py, core/memory.py, core/manifest.py all use datetime.now() which creates naive datetimes. Should use datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc) for portability. Non-blocking but worth fixing.

2. core/__init__.py missing SoulContainer in __all__ — Verify the __all__ list includes all public exports.

3. DictMemoryStore.search() token overlap is basic — Fine for the reference implementation, but worth a docstring noting this is intentional and production users should plug in a real search strategy.

4. unpack_to_container returns DictMemoryStore — Hardcodes the reference implementation. Consider making the store type configurable via a factory parameter.

5. Engine __init__.py re-exports could break if source modules move — The thin aliases work but are fragile. A test that verifies all engine exports resolve would catch regressions.

Verdict

Approve with minor suggestions. The separation is clean and well-tested. The core is exactly the right size (~480 lines) for a future Go port.