{
  "handle": "Mode",
  "data_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "mode_id",
      "constraints",
      "conflicts_with"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "mode_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Unique identifier for this mode configuration"
      },
      "constraints": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": "Rules governing behavior in this mode"
      },
      "priors": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Default assumptions active in this mode"
      },
      "active": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "Whether this mode is currently engaged"
      },
      "conflicts_with": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "Modes that cannot be held alongside this one. A hybrid stance is a Mode declaring no conflict with its partners, not an exception to exclusivity."
      }
    }
  },
  "mechanism": "A primitive representing a distinct 'Stance' or 'Configuration of Agency'. Unlike {{state}} (which changes frequently), a Mode is a stable set of constraints and priors that governs how an agent processes information (e.g., Exploration Mode vs. Exploitation Mode).",
  "gloss": "A discrete configuration of agency",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Mode Persistence Failure: {{agent}} fails to maintain the mode constraints over time.",
    "Mode Confusion: {{agent}} mixes behaviors from conflicting modes."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Stability: a Mode persists until an explicit {{transition}} event.",
    "Declares which Modes it conflicts with; an {{agent}} may hold any set of mutually non-conflicting Modes."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 0,
    "related": [
      "WorkerMode",
      "SynergisticMode"
    ],
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:Mode#mh:SHA-256:081fc72c357b65d52cc697735a860ca98ce2b0ac13892dd94699ef8b08a04a2b",
      "sema:Mode#mh:SHA-256:9b1aa32d63748d22e394698cfd207f41b0a054583c73dcffca92b42615ac2678"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Infrastructure",
      "Data Structures"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Mode#mh:SHA-256:29d368514a2a815e9790a384c2aec12bd20a30e1ee06288e0aa59fdcffea0800",
  "sema_ref": "Mode#29d3",
  "sema_stub": "29d3",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "agent": "sema:Agent#mh:SHA-256:e127459069739fffc96a71d54ef6e8c97ca53471d5349c16aa72a092a33756cd",
      "state": "sema:State#mh:SHA-256:4f25e6a16ccd37dc0bc154cccc7055cb504d49daa8b712f372a425eb6c7b8cb2",
      "transition": "sema:Transition#mh:SHA-256:9b62398c6edcd43ad2af8ec1df8186ece2b4f697772b3872227f4d9d8390e328"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Infrastructure",
  "sema_category": "Data Structures",
  "used_by": {
    "references": {
      "Aggregate": "sema:Aggregate#mh:SHA-256:2db6858c061515fa2257c96f4a6e4392164e9a118adc6874c69cf2279b877077",
      "Canary": "sema:Canary#mh:SHA-256:d38cd019553857aa7518559542b5400b658f87eb08e6f4dae9be4fd496ce691e",
      "ContextSwitch": "sema:ContextSwitch#mh:SHA-256:aa928020743949b151e03433b563540eaf1bb56dad262297d2907bd0473931e2",
      "IdentityHandshake": "sema:IdentityHandshake#mh:SHA-256:43973ed8054341201f5eec5ad6fbed43a31cb178f0180ceadb20c896505b2b32",
      "Parallelize": "sema:Parallelize#mh:SHA-256:c1c795defd6f4f9cab2823cf832ae91f5f0651bef082108bb494047d91be04a1",
      "SacrificialProbe": "sema:SacrificialProbe#mh:SHA-256:e90170affcabeb97b9a1bcac9a9350b17fecf3eba173169bf2d46696a589b412",
      "SynergisticMode": "sema:SynergisticMode#mh:SHA-256:0ec733cad8aec135dae1a1efb3ea244eb6e1d36a470492abccaaf5f8b121541d",
      "WorkerMode": "sema:WorkerMode#mh:SHA-256:ba4708992ae8c4469b3c98e025829fafa8caf6430f1da66ed74b50a8e9255990"
    }
  }
}