Added the BeyondFacts Lab as a prototype (#1175)

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ConfigurableAssistant.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public enum ConfigurableAssistant
     LOG_VIEWER_ASSISTANT,
     VISUAL_BRIEFING_ASSISTANT,
     BATCH_PROCESSING_ASSISTANT,
+    BEYOND_FACTS_LAB_ASSISTANT,
 
     // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
     I18N_ASSISTANT,

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ConfigurationSelectDataFactory.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using AIStudio.Assistants.Agenda;
+using AIStudio.Assistants.BeyondFactsLab;
 using AIStudio.Assistants.Coding;
 using AIStudio.Assistants.IconFinder;
 using AIStudio.Assistants.RewriteImprove;
@@ -315,6 +316,27 @@ public static class ConfigurationSelectDataFactory
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the minimum confidence levels the BeyondFacts Lab offers: none below its floor.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="settingsManager">The settings, whose enforced global minimum may lift the floor.</param>
+    public static IEnumerable<ConfigurationSelectData<ConfidenceLevel>> GetBeyondFactsLabConfidenceLevelsData(SettingsManager settingsManager)
+    {
+        var minimumLevel = DataBeyondFactsLab.MINIMUM_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR;
+        if (settingsManager.ConfigurationData.Confidence is { EnforceGlobalMinimumConfidence: true } && settingsManager.ConfigurationData.Confidence.GlobalMinimumConfidence > minimumLevel)
+            minimumLevel = settingsManager.ConfigurationData.Confidence.GlobalMinimumConfidence;
+
+        foreach (var level in Enum.GetValues<ConfidenceLevel>())
+            if (level >= minimumLevel)
+                yield return new(level.Name, level);
+    }
+
+    public static IEnumerable<ConfigurationSelectData<BflAddressForm>> GetBeyondFactsLabAddressFormData()
+    {
+        foreach (var addressForm in Enum.GetValues<BflAddressForm>())
+            yield return new(addressForm.Name, addressForm);
+    }
+
     public static IEnumerable<ConfigurationSelectData<ConfidenceLevel>> GetDataSourceConfidenceLevelsData()
     {
         foreach (var level in Enum.GetValues<ConfidenceLevel>())

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/Data.cs

@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ public sealed class Data
     /// Gets the managed Visual Briefing Assistant defaults.
     /// </summary>
     public DataVisualBriefing VisualBriefing { get; set; } = new(x => x.VisualBriefing);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the managed settings of the BeyondFacts Lab.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DataBeyondFactsLab BeyondFactsLab { get; set; } = new(x => x.BeyondFactsLab);
     
     public DataLegalCheck LegalCheck { get; set; } = new();
     

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataBeyondFactsLab.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+using AIStudio.Assistants.BeyondFactsLab;
+using AIStudio.Provider;
+
+namespace AIStudio.Settings.DataModel;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Stores the settings of the BeyondFacts Lab, which an organization may manage.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="configSelection">The managed-configuration selector.</param>
+public sealed class DataBeyondFactsLab(Expression<Func<Data, DataBeyondFactsLab>>? configSelection = null)
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The lowest minimum confidence the BeyondFacts Lab accepts, whatever the person or their organization configures.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Unpublished research is the usual material of the lab. The built-in confidence schemes give this level
+    /// to the cloud providers of the region one trusts and to self-hosted models; HIGH alone would leave only
+    /// self-hosted models. A higher minimum of the person or the organization wins.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public const ConfidenceLevel MINIMUM_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR = ConfidenceLevel.MEDIUM;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes unmanaged settings of the BeyondFacts Lab.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DataBeyondFactsLab() : this(null)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the provider which new preparations start with.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string PreselectedProvider { get; set; } = ManagedConfiguration.Register(configSelection, value => value.PreselectedProvider, string.Empty);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the minimum confidence a provider needs for the lab.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// A value below MINIMUM_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR has no effect, see ComponentsExtensions.MinimumConfidence.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public ConfidenceLevel MinimumProviderConfidence { get; set; } = ManagedConfiguration.Register(configSelection, value => value.MinimumProviderConfidence, MINIMUM_CONFIDENCE_FLOOR);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets how the lab addresses the person in languages with a formal and an informal address.
+    /// </summary>
+    public BflAddressForm AddressForm { get; set; } = ManagedConfiguration.Register(configSelection, value => value.AddressForm, BflAddressForm.FORMAL);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the hash of the notes the person confirmed, see BflNotice; empty while they confirmed none.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Only the person can confirm the notes, so an organization cannot manage this setting.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public string AcceptedNoticeHash { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/PreviewFeatures.cs

@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ public enum PreviewFeatures
     PRE_VISUAL_BRIEFING_ASSISTANT_2026,
     PRE_MAILBOXES_2026,
     PRE_MATHEMATICS_2026,
+    PRE_BEYOND_FACTS_LAB_2026,
 }

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/PreviewFeaturesExtensions.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public static class PreviewFeaturesExtensions
             PreviewFeatures.PRE_VISUAL_BRIEFING_ASSISTANT_2026 => TB("Visual Briefing Assistant: Turn source material into an interactive briefing"),
             PreviewFeatures.PRE_MAILBOXES_2026 => TB("Mailboxes: Let the AI search and read your e-mails, kept in a local index on your computer"),
             PreviewFeatures.PRE_MATHEMATICS_2026 => TB("Mathematics: Let the AI calculate exactly and work with formulas, right on your computer"),
+            PreviewFeatures.PRE_BEYOND_FACTS_LAB_2026 => TB("BeyondFacts Lab: Prepare for challenging conversations about your research, step by step"),
 
             _ => TB("Unknown preview feature")
         };

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/PreviewVisibilityExtensions.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public static class PreviewVisibilityExtensions
             {
                 features.Add(PreviewFeatures.PRE_MAILBOXES_2026);
                 features.Add(PreviewFeatures.PRE_MATHEMATICS_2026);
+                features.Add(PreviewFeatures.PRE_BEYOND_FACTS_LAB_2026);
             }
 
             if (visibility >= PreviewVisibility.EXPERIMENTAL)