feat: Agent interaction model — Mentorship, Peer Influence, Team Competition, Community Corporation #2
Description
Overview
AGORA's current agent model has static relationship edges but no dynamic inter-agent influence during simulation rounds. This issue tracks the implementation of AGORA's four-layer social physics.
The Four Layers
1. Mentorship (partially implemented)
Mentor's belief/habit state directly influences mentee each round.
- Higher mentor belief → bigger boost to mentee belief
- Mentor inactivity → mentee drift downward
- Relationship strength changes dynamically based on contact frequency
2. Peer Influence
Agents at the same stage observe each other's results each round.
- Peer breakthrough → INSPIRED_BY edge generated dynamically → belief jump
- Peer dropout → belief dip for nearby agents
- Event attendance amplifies: one story reaches the whole community simultaneously (the 'convention effect')
3. Team Competition
Agents within the same team track relative position each round.
- High belief agents: competition accelerates them
- Low belief agents: competition discourages them (dropout risk)
- Recognition events (top performer, first promotion) = positive shock to entire team
4. Community Corporation
The community itself is an active force — equivalent to the 'platform layer' in OASIS.
Promotions:
- Agent hits milestone criteria → community recognizes publicly
- Effect: belief spike for promoted agent + INSPIRED_BY cascade to team
- Failed promotion attempt → setback arc (belief dip + recovery test)
Company Events (scheduled, affect all agents or subsets):
- Annual convention → whole-community belief boost
- Regional training → targeted habit development
- Recognition ceremony → feeds competition + inspiration dynamics
- New program/system launch → opportunity signal, restarts dormant agents
Institutional Rules:
- Promotion criteria (the milestone thresholds)
- Event calendar (scheduled community events)
- Recognition system (who gets recognized, for what, when)
Extended Relationship Dynamics
Beyond the four layers, AGORA should model:
Household / Family Unit
HouseholdSupportAgent: non-member agent that influences member belief level (spouse/partner support or skepticism)GenerationalAgent: inherits starting belief from parent's trajectory history
External Shocks
ExternalShock: typed events (CATALYST | DISRUPTOR) that hit agents mid-simulation- Examples: job loss, new family member, financial windfall, health crisis
- Effect depends on current belief level at time of impact
Emotional Contagion
ContagionEvent: propagates sentiment through team graph- Public breakthrough → positive wave
- Public dropout → fear spread
- Distinct from competition (about energy, not ranking)
Trust Network / Inner Circle
TrustNetworkAgent: competing influence source outside the community- Skeptical family member or friend whose opinion competes with mentor's
- Models why some people plateau despite good mentorship
Implementation Notes
All of the above should use generic language in code and prompts — no domain-specific terms. The Toastmasters demo should be updated to exercise these dynamics after implementation.
Labels: enhancement, simulation, core