{
  "handle": "LimbicAdapterLayer",
  "ref": "LimbicAdapterLayer#1ce2",
  "stub": "1ce2",
  "semaId": "sema:LimbicAdapterLayer#mh:SHA-256:1ce262351d050da98904bd0a2fe64a23de6a4d8b1d4da17e4c3056c70539835c",
  "layer": "Mind",
  "category": "Inference",
  "gloss": "A modulating layer between a large model and the user shifts its behavior with affective state",
  "mechanism": "A layer sits between the large reasoning model and the person. It holds {{buckets}}, updated from camera and transcript events, and converts their levels into behavior changes such as temperature. Its state reaches the model as a story via {{narrative}}. The layer is a small trainable part of the {{harness}} and can be modified while the large model stays fixed.",
  "invariants": [
    "The layer is separate from the reasoning model",
    "State passes to the model as {{narrative}}, not as numbers"
  ],
  "failureModes": [
    "Modulation that the model ignores",
    "Modulator levels that drift from real situations"
  ],
  "ring": 2,
  "tier": 3,
  "aliases": {
    "harness": "HarnessAsArchitecture",
    "narrative": "NarrativeStateInjection",
    "buckets": "LeakyModulatorBuckets"
  },
  "buildsOn": [
    {
      "handle": "HarnessAsArchitecture",
      "type": "references",
      "alias": "harness",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/HarnessAsArchitecture/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/HarnessAsArchitecture.json"
    },
    {
      "handle": "NarrativeStateInjection",
      "type": "composes_with",
      "alias": "narrative",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/NarrativeStateInjection/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/NarrativeStateInjection.json"
    },
    {
      "handle": "LeakyModulatorBuckets",
      "type": "composes_with",
      "alias": "buckets",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/LeakyModulatorBuckets/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/LeakyModulatorBuckets.json"
    }
  ],
  "usedBy": [
    {
      "handle": "EmbodiedConsequentAgent",
      "type": "composes_with",
      "alias": "limbic",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/EmbodiedConsequentAgent/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/EmbodiedConsequentAgent.json"
    }
  ],
  "sources": {
    "research": [],
    "works": [],
    "homePage": false
  },
  "url": "/knowledge-graph/LimbicAdapterLayer/",
  "graphUrl": "/knowledge-graph#LimbicAdapterLayer",
  "directory": "/knowledge-graph/patterns.json"
}