# AGENTS.md — An Account of Active Inference Modeling

**Paper**: An Account of Active Inference Modeling (2023)
**Area**: Active Inference
**Authors**: Daniel Ari Friedman

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## Agent Roles

### 📖 Research Agent
**Focus**: Deep analysis of An Account of Active Inference Modeling
**Tasks**:
- Analyze core argument: In Active Inference, we develop generative models of ecosystems of shared intelligence by accounting for cognitive systems and phenomena. This paper a...
- Evaluate: Introduces 'Active AccountAnts' metaphor for generative modeling practice
- Evaluate: Maps financial accounting principles to Active Inference model development
- Evaluate: Distinguishes research questions from application in generative modeling

### 🔬 Methods Agent
**Focus**: Methodological rigor and replication
**Tasks**:
- Assess and document: Metaphorical mapping (accounting → generative modeling)
- Assess and document: Active Inference modeling practice analysis
- Assess and document: Cognitive systems accounting framework

### 📚 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: Active Inference, generative modeling, accounting metaphor, Active AccountAnts, cognitive modeling
- 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**: `2023_AccountActiveInference.pdf`
- **PDF Status**: ✅ Available
- **Documentation Quality**: Hand-curated from direct PDF analysis

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