Complete Ecosystem Report, Learning Summary & AI Learning Guide
Generated: February 9, 2026 @ 5:09 PM ET
The snake eats its tail — research improves the researcher
| Ant | Role | Schedule | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Scout | Web search for AI research | Hourly :00 | Scout |
| GitHub Scout | Find relevant repositories | Hourly :15 | Scout |
| ArXiv Scout | Find academic papers | Hourly :45 | Scout |
| Recursive Scout | Follow promising leads deeper | Every 2h :15 | Scout |
| Filter Ant | Remove noise, score relevance | Hourly :05 | Processor |
| Deep Reader | Full content analysis (Gemini) | Hourly :30 | Processor |
| Analyzer | Cluster findings, find patterns | Every 2h :00 | Processor |
| Synthesis | Generate insights | Every 4h :30 | Processor |
| Reflector | Re-analyze old findings | Every 6h :35 | Processor |
| Optimizer | Adjust playbook queries | 6 AM/6 PM | Meta |
| Assembler | Generate daily briefing | Daily 8 AM | Meta |
| Implementer | Self-modify colony code | 3 AM/3 PM | Ouroboros |
| DynamoDB Sync | Cloud backup | Every 6h | Infra |
Ants don't talk directly. They leave chemical signals that others sense and react to.
| Signal | Decay | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 hot_topic | 5%/hr | Trending research areas |
| 💀 dead_end | 2%/hr | Failed queries (don't repeat) |
| ⭐ breakthrough | 3%/hr | Major discoveries |
| 🎯 action | 20%/hr | Suggested improvements |
| 🔒 core_identity | 0% (sticky) | Colony's mission |
⚠️ Drift Prevention: The colony can only research topics aligned with its core mission:
Minimum 60% of queries must match core topics or new queries get blocked.
Hybrid State Space Model achieving unlimited context with linear complexity. Combines Mamba + MLPs + Sliding Window Attention.
State Space ModelsDistributes attention computation across multiple devices, enabling millions of tokens in context.
Long Context2.8x faster than DeiT, 86.8% GPU memory savings for visual representation learning.
EfficiencyStandardized Model Context Protocol for managing LLM tools and resources.
Infrastructure| Time | File | Optimization | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:20 PM | dynamo-sync.js | Batch processing improvements | ✅ Applied |
| 1:20 PM | deep-reader-ant.js | Model routing (cheaper model for simple tasks) | ✅ Applied |
| 3:00 PM | filter-ant.js | Embedding optimization | ✅ Applied |
| 3:00 PM | dynamo-sync.js | Additional batch optimizations | ✅ Applied |
The colony read papers about batch processing and model routing, then applied those techniques to its own code.