chore: bump version to 1.0.8 for CI publish

DirectRule and the direct-check fast path now enforce expectedValue from a DSL
literal (balance(user, 5)) or a per-check value-object override, closing a
silent over-grant where any edge of a value-carrying fact matched. Rule and
decision caches append :v<value> so different amounts never share a key.
NOT negation is applied after union/intersection/exclusion evaluation (the
only negation site was dead code in evaluateLogical), so NOT x now returns
1 - p instead of the raw possibility.

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@arbiter/core",
-  "version": "1.0.6",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "Arbiter core engine: graph indices, relation/reachability, authorization rule evaluator, DSL/AST, condensed & sharded snapshots, and evidence fusion.",
   "license": "ISC",
   "author": "",

src/authorization/AuthorizationChecker.js

@@ -172,6 +172,29 @@ export class AuthorizationChecker {
              ...(includeMeta && { meta: { reason: 'threshold_not_met', threshold: effectiveThreshold, actual: directRel.possibility } }),
             reason: 'threshold_not_met'
           };
+         } else if (config?.expectedValue !== undefined && directRel.value !== config.expectedValue) {
+           // Value gate (mirrors DirectRule): a config carrying expectedValue
+           // (from a DSL literal like balance(user, 5)) only grants when the
+           // edge carries exactly that value.
+           result = {
+             possibility: 0,
+             reliability: 0,
+             ...(includeMeta && {
+               meta: { reason: 'value_mismatch', expectedValue: config.expectedValue, actualValue: directRel.value }
+             }),
+             reason: 'value_mismatch'
+           };
+         } else if (options.expectedValue !== undefined && directRel.value !== options.expectedValue) {
+           // Per-check value-object override (check(user, can_withdraw, 5)):
+           // the value arrives on the check options, not the config.
+           result = {
+             possibility: 0,
+             reliability: 0,
+             ...(includeMeta && {
+               meta: { reason: 'value_mismatch', expectedValue: options.expectedValue, actualValue: directRel.value }
+             }),
+             reason: 'value_mismatch'
+           };
          } else {
            result = {
              possibility: directRel.possibility,
@@ -308,7 +331,8 @@ export class AuthorizationChecker {
     const canCacheRuleResult = !hasPartialGraph && !explain && !includeMeta &&
       !binary && !temporalPinned && options.cacheRuleResult !== false && this.decisionCache.ruleEnabled;
     const ruleCacheKey = canCacheRuleResult
-      ? this._getRuleResultCacheKey(userId, relation, objectId)
+      ? this._getRuleResultCacheKey(userId, relation, objectId) +
+        (options.expectedValue !== undefined ? `:v${options.expectedValue}` : '')
       : null;
     if (canCacheRuleResult) {
       const cached = this.decisionCache.getRule(ruleCacheKey);

src/authorization/RuleEvaluator.js

@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ export class RuleEvaluator {
       !binary && !options.partialGraphContext && !includeMeta && !temporalPinned &&
       options.cacheRuleResult !== false;
     const ruleCacheKey = canCacheRuleResult
-      ? this._getRuleResultCacheKey(numericUserId, currentRelation, numericObjectId, rule)
+      ? this._getRuleResultCacheKey(numericUserId, currentRelation, numericObjectId, rule) +
+        (options.expectedValue !== undefined ? `:v${options.expectedValue}` : '')
       : null;
 
     if (canCacheRuleResult) {
@@ -95,17 +96,17 @@ export class RuleEvaluator {
 
     if (rule.union) {
       const result = this.logicalOperators.evaluateUnion(numericUserId, userKey, numericObjectId, objectKey, rule, visited, currentRelation, enhancedOptions);
-      return this._maybeCacheRuleResult(result, currentRelation, ruleCacheKey, canCacheRuleResult);
+      return this._maybeCacheRuleResult(this._applyNegate(result, rule), currentRelation, ruleCacheKey, canCacheRuleResult);
     }
     
     if (rule.intersection) {
       const result = this.logicalOperators.evaluateIntersection(numericUserId, userKey, numericObjectId, objectKey, rule, visited, currentRelation, enhancedOptions);
-      return this._maybeCacheRuleResult(result, currentRelation, ruleCacheKey, canCacheRuleResult);
+      return this._maybeCacheRuleResult(this._applyNegate(result, rule), currentRelation, ruleCacheKey, canCacheRuleResult);
     }
     
     if (rule.exclusion) {
       const result = this.logicalOperators.evaluateExclusion(numericUserId, userKey, numericObjectId, objectKey, rule, visited, currentRelation, enhancedOptions);
-      return this._maybeCacheRuleResult(result, currentRelation, ruleCacheKey, canCacheRuleResult);
+      return this._maybeCacheRuleResult(this._applyNegate(result, rule), currentRelation, ruleCacheKey, canCacheRuleResult);
     }
     
     // Defeasible configs ({ type: 'defeasible', when/unless/never/always })
@@ -191,6 +192,27 @@ export class RuleEvaluator {
     return result;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Apply the NOT operator's negation to a logical rule result. The DSL emits
+   * `NOT x` as { type:'logical', intersection:{ rules:[x], negate:true } };
+   * the individual union/intersection/exclusion evaluators don't honor the
+   * flag, so it is applied here after evaluation (possibility -> 1 - p).
+   */
+  _applyNegate(result, rule) {
+    const negate = Boolean(
+      (rule.union && rule.union.negate) ||
+      (rule.intersection && rule.intersection.negate) ||
+      (rule.exclusion && rule.exclusion.negate)
+    );
+    if (!negate || !result || typeof result.possibility !== 'number') return result;
+    return {
+      ...result,
+      possibility: Math.max(0, 1 - result.possibility),
+      ...(result.meta ? { meta: { ...result.meta, negated: true } } : {}),
+      reason: 'negated'
+    };
+  }
+
   _getComparatorCacheSignature(rule) {
     const leftSig = this._getComparatorOperandSignature(rule.left || rule.leftOperand);
     const rightSig = this._getComparatorOperandSignature(rule.right || rule.rightOperand);

src/authorization/rules/DirectRule.js

@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@ export class DirectRule extends BaseRule {
         }, []);
     }
 
+    // Value gate: a rule carrying expectedValue (from a DSL literal like
+    // `balance(user, 5)`, or a per-check value-object override like
+    // `check(user, can_withdraw, 5)`) only grants when the matched edge carries
+    // exactly that value. Without it a value-carrying fact matches ANY edge of
+    // the relation, silently over-granting past the declared amount.
+    const expectedValue = rule.expectedValue !== undefined ? rule.expectedValue : options.expectedValue;
+    if (expectedValue !== undefined && directRel.value !== expectedValue) {
+        return this._createStandardResult({
+          possibility: 0,
+          ...(includeMeta && {
+            meta: {
+              ruleType: 'direct',
+              reason: 'value_mismatch',
+              expectedValue,
+              actualValue: directRel.value
+            }
+          })
+        }, []);
+    }
+    
     const relationStrength = directRel.possibility;
     const _source = directRel.source || 'persistent';
     const _allowMeta = {