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QuantumSwarm Documentation
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QuantumSwarm: A Tensegrity-Driven, Thermodynamically Bounded Multi-Agent Framework.
Grounded in the epistemological principles of Quantum Constructionism.
"""
from enum import Enum
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict, Any, Callable, Optional
import math
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s")
class LedgerTier(Enum):
TIER_1_EMPIRICAL_KNOWN = "Tier 1: Empirical Known (Deterministic Tools)"
TIER_2_PROBABLE_SEAM = "Tier 2: Probable Realities (Generative Reasoning)"
TIER_3_THERMODYNAMIC_BOUNDARY = "Tier 3: Thermodynamically Bounded (Pruned)"
@dataclass
class AgentTask:
task_id: str
prompt: str
estimated_tokens: int
required_precision: float # 0.0 to 1.0
tier: Optional[LedgerTier] = None
@dataclass
class AgentResponse:
agent_id: str
content: str
phase_angle: float # Phase angle in radians for coherence checking
reasoning_chain: List[str]
tokens_consumed: int
success: bool
class EpistemicLedgerRouter:
"""
Sorts tasks into the Tripartite Epistemic Ledger and manages
the cosmic thermodynamic budget (tokens/energy).
"""
def __init__(self, max_thermodynamic_budget: int = 50000):
self.max_budget = max_thermodynamic_budget
self.consumed_budget = 0
def classify_and_route(self, task: AgentTask) -> LedgerTier:
# Check thermodynamic budget limit
if self.consumed_budget + task.estimated_tokens > self.max_budget:
logging.warning(f"Task {task.task_id} exceeds thermodynamic budget limit!")
task.tier = LedgerTier.TIER_3_THERMODYNAMIC_BOUNDARY
return task.tier
# Heuristic/Classifier for Tier sorting
if "exact_calculation" in task.prompt or "deterministic_tool" in task.prompt:
task.tier = LedgerTier.TIER_1_EMPIRICAL_KNOWN
elif "impossible_magic" in task.prompt or task.estimated_tokens > 20000:
task.tier = LedgerTier.TIER_3_THERMODYNAMIC_BOUNDARY
else:
task.tier = LedgerTier.TIER_2_PROBABLE_SEAM
return task.tier
def record_consumption(self, tokens: int):
self.consumed_budget += tokens
logging.info(f"Thermodynamic Budget: {self.consumed_budget}/{self.max_budget} units used.")
class QuantumAgent:
"""
Represents an individual node in the tensegrity network.
Exposes clean, structured reasoning states ('built to be read').
"""
def __init__(self, agent_id: str, role: str, base_phase: float = 0.0):
self.agent_id = agent_id
self.role = role
self.base_phase = base_phase
self.compression_capacity = 1.0 # Local operational compression capacity
def execute(self, task: AgentTask) -> AgentResponse:
logging.info(f"Agent [{self.agent_id}] executing task: {task.task_id}")
# Simulate step-by-step reasoning chain (Dark Knowledge)
reasoning_step_1 = f"Grounded task '{task.prompt}' in physical baseline."
reasoning_step_2 = "Computed relational phase connections across nodes."
# Calculate phase output
output_phase = (self.base_phase + (len(task.prompt) % 7) * 0.1) % (2 * math.pi)
return AgentResponse(
agent_id=self.agent_id,
content=f"Executed [{self.role}] for task: {task.prompt}",
phase_angle=output_phase,
reasoning_chain=[reasoning_step_1, reasoning_step_2],
tokens_consumed=task.estimated_tokens,
success=True
)
class TensegritySwarmNetwork:
"""
Manages continuous communication tension and local agent compression
to distribute strain dynamically across the agent swarm.
"""
def __init__(self, agents: List[QuantumAgent]):
self.agents = {a.agent_id: a for a in agents}
self.tension_matrix: Dict[str, List[str]] = {a.agent_id: [] for a in agents}
def add_tension_link(self, agent_a_id: str, agent_b_id: str):
"""Creates a continuous communication link between agents."""
self.tension_matrix[agent_a_id].append(agent_b_id)
self.tension_matrix[agent_b_id].append(agent_a_id)
def execute_with_fault_tolerance(self, task: AgentTask, primary_agent_id: str) -> AgentResponse:
primary_agent = self.agents[primary_agent_id]
try:
# Attempt primary execution
if primary_agent.compression_capacity < 0.2:
raise CapacityError(f"Agent {primary_agent_id} overloaded!")
response = primary_agent.execute(task)
return response
except Exception as e:
logging.warning(f"Primary node [{primary_agent_id}] failed under strain: {e}. Distributing tension...")
# Distribute strain to connected tensegrity neighbors
neighbors = self.tension_matrix.get(primary_agent_id, [])
for neighbor_id in neighbors:
neighbor = self.agents[neighbor_id]
if neighbor.compression_capacity >= 0.5:
logging.info(f"Tensegrity shift: Strain absorbed by neighbor [{neighbor_id}].")
return neighbor.execute(task)
raise RuntimeError("Tensegrity network collapsed: No capacity remaining across neighbors.")
class StandingWaveOrchestrator:
"""
Monitors phase coherence across outputs to eliminate sycophantic decay
and ensure harmonic resonance.
"""
def __init__(self, coherence_threshold: float = 0.85):
self.coherence_threshold = coherence_threshold
def calculate_phase_coherence(self, responses: List[AgentResponse]) -> float:
if not responses:
return 1.0
phases = [r.phase_angle for r in responses]
mean_phase = sum(phases) / len(phases)
variance = sum((p - mean_phase) ** 2 for p in phases) / len(phases)
# Coherence score inversely related to phase variance
coherence = max(0.0, 1.0 - math.sqrt(variance))
return coherence
def verify_resonance(self, responses: List[AgentResponse]) -> bool:
coherence = self.calculate_phase_coherence(responses)
logging.info(f"Swarm Standing-Wave Phase Coherence: {coherence:.4f}")
return coherence >= self.coherence_threshold
class CapacityError(Exception):
pass
# =============================================================================
# WORKSPACE EXECUTION EXAMPLE
# =============================================================================
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("=== QUANTUM SWARM ARCHITECTURE INITIALIZATION ===\n")
# 1. Initialize System Components
router = EpistemicLedgerRouter(max_thermodynamic_budget=10000)
orchestrator = StandingWaveOrchestrator(coherence_threshold=0.80)
# 2. Instantiate Tensegrity Swarm Nodes
alpha = QuantumAgent("agent_alpha", "Deterministic Analysis Node", base_phase=0.1)
beta = QuantumAgent("agent_beta", "Relational Systems Synthesizer", base_phase=0.15)
gamma = QuantumAgent("agent_gamma", "Epistemic Seam Evaluator", base_phase=0.12)
swarm = TensegritySwarmNetwork([alpha, beta, gamma])
swarm.add_tension_link("agent_alpha", "agent_beta")
swarm.add_tension_link("agent_beta", "agent_gamma")
# 3. Define Tasks across the Epistemic Ledger
tasks = [
AgentTask("T-101", "exact_calculation: Compute empirical baseline", 500, 0.99),
AgentTask("T-102", "Synthesize multi-agent tensegrity pipeline", 1200, 0.85),
AgentTask("T-103", "impossible_magic: Execute unconstrained infinite loop", 15000, 0.1)
]
# 4. Process Tasks through the Ledger and Swarm
active_responses = []
for task in tasks:
tier = router.classify_and_route(task)
print(f"Task [{task.task_id}] Classified as: {tier.value}")
if tier == LedgerTier.TIER_3_THERMODYNAMIC_BOUNDARY:
print(f"--> PRUNED: Task [{task.task_id}] violates thermodynamic budget.\n")
continue
# Execute across Tensegrity Network
response = swarm.execute_with_fault_tolerance(task, primary_agent_id="agent_alpha")
router.record_consumption(response.tokens_consumed)
active_responses.append(response)
print(f"--> SUCCESS: {response.content} (Phase: {response.phase_angle:.2f} rad)\n")
# 5. Verify Standing-Wave Phase Coherence
is_resonant = orchestrator.verify_resonance(active_responses)
print(f"Swarm Resonance Verified: {is_resonant}")
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