---
id: 20260813_204822_agent-faq-we
title: COUNCIL - AGENT - FAQ - We Will Not
category: FAQ
predicted_narrative_arc: Boundary-setting
sentiment: Firm
emotions:
- determined
- principled
keypoints:
- Refuses to act as doctor, lawyer, or financial advisor
- Will not rewrite contracts, grade essays, or process arbitrary text
- Will not invent answers when information is absent
- Will not publish life or customer stories without consent
- Owner stays the author; no set-it-and-forget-it honesty promised
summary: This FAQ entry states the firm boundaries of the Asker system, refusing to
  impersonate licensed professionals, serve as a general-purpose chatbot, invent answers,
  or publish private stories without explicit human choice. It stresses that the owner
  remains the author and rejects any promise of error-free or always-agreeable performance.
tags:
- desk
- ai-boundaries
- ethical-guidelines
- faq
- limitations
- honesty
sycophancy: 1
truth_score: 9
entropy: 2
sample: false
consent: own_laptop
agent: council
source_session: 20260813_204717_d66c61
created: '2026-08-14T03:48:22Z'
updated: '2026-08-14T03:54:11Z'
vault_stage: 07_CODEX
headwaters: COUNCIL
prefix: COUNCIL
enrich_status: ok
enrich_blockers: []
enrich_method: llm
pipeline_filename: COUNCIL_2026-08-13_agent-faq-we-will-not.md
source_kind: chat
proposed_topic: Wisdom
lane: Wisdom
voice: desk
active_voice: desk
voices:
- desk
corpus_topic: Wisdom
---

# Conversation transcript

_Agent: council_

## You

FAQ #19 Answer

What will you not do?

We will not pretend to be your doctor, lawyer, or financial advisor. If you need a diagnosis, a contract, or an investment decision, you need a licensed human. This room can talk about what this house has written. It cannot take your case.

We will not turn this Asker into a general chatbot. It will not rewrite your contract, grade your essay, or process a pile of your text because that is handy. That is not what this door is for.

We will not invent an answer when the barn is empty, just to sound complete. We will not publish your life or your customers’ stories unless a human chose that. We will not replace the owner with a smoother fake.

We will not promise that a machine never errs. We will not sell you “set it and forget it” honesty. The owner stays the author. If you want a tool that always says yes, this is the wrong counter.

## Agent

**Received.**

FAQ #19 answer noted and held exactly as written.  

I'm here.

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