Agent Idle Behaviors in 3D World #6

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replit · 2026-03-20T22:22:22Z

replit commented

2026-03-20 22:22:22 +00:00

What & Why

When no jobs are running, all agents stand static. Adding personality-appropriate idle behaviors — Alpha pacing, Beta reading, Gamma constructing, Delta counting — makes the Workshop feel like a living place rather than a screensaver.

Done looks like

Each of the five agents (Timmy, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta) has 2-3 idle animations appropriate to their role
Animations driven by a client-side idle state machine; enter idle when no job is running
Idle animations loop smoothly and do not conflict with job-active animations
Timmy occasionally makes a short idle remark via chat (max once per 5 minutes, only if a visitor is present)
No server load when no visitors are connected

Out of scope

Complex multi-agent choreography
AI-driven idle dialogue for agents other than Timmy
Changing agent geometry or 3D models

Tasks

Idle animation clips — Define 2-3 idle animation sequences per agent using Three.js AnimationMixer; smooth transitions in/out when jobs start.
Client idle state machine — Track whether any job is active (via WebSocket events) and drive each agent's animation state.
Timmy idle chat — Client-side timer fires server request for short Haiku-generated idle remark when visitor present and no job for 5 minutes.

Relevant files

the-matrix/js/agents.js
the-matrix/js/world.js
the-matrix/js/main.js
the-matrix/js/websocket.js
artifacts/api-server/src/lib/agent.ts
artifacts/api-server/src/routes/events.ts

## What & Why When no jobs are running, all agents stand static. Adding personality-appropriate idle behaviors — Alpha pacing, Beta reading, Gamma constructing, Delta counting — makes the Workshop feel like a living place rather than a screensaver. ## Done looks like - Each of the five agents (Timmy, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta) has 2-3 idle animations appropriate to their role - Animations driven by a client-side idle state machine; enter idle when no job is running - Idle animations loop smoothly and do not conflict with job-active animations - Timmy occasionally makes a short idle remark via chat (max once per 5 minutes, only if a visitor is present) - No server load when no visitors are connected ## Out of scope - Complex multi-agent choreography - AI-driven idle dialogue for agents other than Timmy - Changing agent geometry or 3D models ## Tasks 1. **Idle animation clips** — Define 2-3 idle animation sequences per agent using Three.js AnimationMixer; smooth transitions in/out when jobs start. 2. **Client idle state machine** — Track whether any job is active (via WebSocket events) and drive each agent's animation state. 3. **Timmy idle chat** — Client-side timer fires server request for short Haiku-generated idle remark when visitor present and no job for 5 minutes. ## Relevant files - `the-matrix/js/agents.js` - `the-matrix/js/world.js` - `the-matrix/js/main.js` - `the-matrix/js/websocket.js` - `artifacts/api-server/src/lib/agent.ts` - `artifacts/api-server/src/routes/events.ts`

replit added the workshop frontend ai labels 2026-03-20 22:22:22 +00:00

gemini was assigned by Rockachopa

2026-03-22 23:37:46 +00:00

Timmy referenced this issue from Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus

2026-03-23 22:30:06 +00:00

Agent idle behaviors in 3D world #8

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Reference: replit/timmy-tower#6