# AGENTS.md — The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference: a Systematic Literature Analysis

**Paper**: The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference: a Systematic Literature Analysis (2022)
**Area**: Active Inference
**Authors**: Virginia Bleu Knight, R.J. Cordes, Daniel A. Friedman

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## Agent Roles

### 📖 Research Agent
**Focus**: Deep analysis of The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference: a Systematic Literature Analysis
**Tasks**:
- Analyze core argument: We perform a systematic literature analysis of publications using the terms 'Free Energy Principle' or 'Active Inference', with emphasis on works by K...
- Evaluate: Provides first comprehensive literature analysis of FEP/Active Inference publications
- Evaluate: Maps the disciplinary expansion and thematic evolution of the field
- Evaluate: Identifies key trends, methods, and gaps in the Active Inference literature

### 🔬 Methods Agent
**Focus**: Methodological rigor and replication
**Tasks**:
- Assess and document: Systematic literature analysis
- Assess and document: Bibliometric methods
- Assess and document: Citation network analysis
- Assess and document: Ontological classification
- Assess and document: Publication trend analysis

### 📚 Citation Agent
**Focus**: Citation context and scholarly impact
**Tasks**:
- Track citations and impact of this active inference work
- Map connections to related works in the Friedman corpus
- Identify citing papers and downstream applications

### 🔗 Synthesis Agent
**Focus**: Cross-paper and cross-domain connections
**Tasks**:
- Connect themes: systematic literature analysis, Free Energy Principle, Active Inference, Karl Friston, history of science
- Link to related works in the docxology corpus
- Identify synergies across Active Inference, entomology, and cognitive security

### 💼 Consultant Agent
**Focus**: Practical application and knowledge transfer
**Tasks**:
- Evaluates practical applications and implementation strategies for this research
- Maps findings to industry challenges, Active Inference, and technological solutions
- Facilitates knowledge transfer to external teams and collaborators

## Extraction Log

- **Source PDF**: `2022_SystematicLiteratureAnalysis.pdf`
- **PDF Status**: ✅ Available
- **Documentation Quality**: Hand-curated from direct PDF analysis

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