{
  "handle": "Resonate",
  "mechanism": "Agents expose observable {{signal}}s through their actions and adjust subsequent actions in response to what they observe, without negotiating an explicit agreement. Compatible responses reinforce the observed signal; active counter-signals may {{dampen}} it, and unreinforced alignment strength undergoes {{decay}}. Alignment is inferred from the resulting pattern of repeated mutual adjustment.",
  "gloss": "Implicit coordination via signal amplification",
  "failure_modes": [
    "False Resonance: Apparent alignment that is actually random {{noise}}.",
    "Echo Chamber: Feedback {{loop}} amplifies error instead of {{signal}}.",
    "Adversarial imitation: agents emit actions or {{signal}}s crafted to mimic compatibility without corresponding alignment.",
    "Precise-coordination mismatch: RESONATE only achieves approximate alignment; high-stakes actions requiring precision need a different coordination primitive.",
    "{{signal}} {{noise}} drowns real patterns.",
    "Oscillation between conflicting patterns."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Each reinforcing or dampening adjustment responds to a previously observed {{signal}}.",
    "Repeated compatible responses increase alignment strength; for the same responses, a larger `amplification_factor` cannot produce a smaller increase.",
    "Absent reinforcement, alignment strength does not increase; its attenuation follows `signal_decay`."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "At least two agents",
    "Shared signal medium (Environment)"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Local alignment cluster formed OR dispersed"
  ],
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "amplification_factor",
      "type": "Float",
      "range": "(1.0, 2.0]",
      "description": "How much repeated alignment signals boost coordination strength"
    },
    {
      "name": "signal_decay",
      "type": "Float",
      "range": "[0.1, 0.9]",
      "description": "Rate at which unconfirmed alignment signals weaken over time"
    }
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 2,
    "ring": 1,
    "supersedes": [
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    ],
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Coordination"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Resonate#mh:SHA-256:786d8bf55b013d0405e49f2cab6a084e45fdc4507f7394fd6cff99354bc87aad",
  "sema_ref": "Resonate#786d",
  "sema_stub": "786d",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
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      "decay": "sema:Decay#mh:SHA-256:482b97f7196f35c8c50be1b2537ec6e04410a4920fcd8409bec735db3278737a",
      "loop": "sema:Loop#mh:SHA-256:37f953c0b21b9b0c72a639c4e1a54354faa71f07905531d271f6bbf40c341603",
      "noise": "sema:Noise#mh:SHA-256:fd120b472352611acc251c4c87b08d06ae1187f9f4775d8a69b4ff9b326d2569",
      "signal": "sema:Signal#mh:SHA-256:6eaff8a06e08e75279670bc09d88175d130815240fdfb3a21252c0364769c1fc"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Coordination",
  "used_by": {
    "references": {
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      "Crystallize": "sema:Crystallize#mh:SHA-256:0642166a22e385c83630c6648dc0ce2487257939856188895c85030eecf5bfb1"
    }
  }
}