cognitive/Things/Ant_Colony/config/colony_config.yaml

# Colony Configuration

# Colony Parameters
colony:
  name: "Active Inference Colony"
  version: "1.0.0"
  description: "Multi-agent ant colony system using active inference"

# Population Parameters
population:
  initial_size: 100
  max_size: 500
  min_size: 50
  growth_rate: 0.01
  mortality_rate: 0.005
  
  # Agent Distribution
  distribution:
    foragers: 0.4
    maintainers: 0.2
    nurses: 0.2
    defenders: 0.1
    explorers: 0.1

# Nest Parameters
nest:
  # Physical Structure
  structure:
    size: [50, 50]
    chambers:
      - name: "food_storage"
        size: [10, 10]
        position: [5, 5]
      - name: "brood_chamber"
        size: [15, 15]
        position: [25, 25]
      - name: "waste_chamber"
        size: [8, 8]
        position: [40, 40]
    
  # Environmental Controls
  environment:
    temperature: 25.0
    humidity: 0.7
    ventilation: 0.5
    
  # Resource Management
  resources:
    food_capacity: 1000
    water_capacity: 500
    building_materials: 200

# Collective Behavior
collective:
  # Decision Making
  decision_making:
    consensus_threshold: 0.7
    quorum_size: 0.3
    decision_timeout: 100
    
  # Task Allocation
  task_allocation:
    dynamic: true
    response_threshold: 0.6
    switch_cost: 0.2
    
  # Information Sharing
  information_sharing:
    network_topology: "small_world"
    connection_density: 0.3
    communication_range: 5.0

# Pheromone System
pheromones:
  # Types
  types:
    food:
      evaporation_rate: 0.01
      diffusion_rate: 0.1
      deposit_amount: 1.0
    home:
      evaporation_rate: 0.005
      diffusion_rate: 0.05
      deposit_amount: 0.8
    alarm:
      evaporation_rate: 0.05
      diffusion_rate: 0.2
      deposit_amount: 2.0
    trail:
      evaporation_rate: 0.02
      diffusion_rate: 0.15
      deposit_amount: 1.2
      
  # Grid Parameters
  grid:
    resolution: 0.5
    update_frequency: 5
    max_value: 10.0

# Learning Parameters
learning:
  # Collective Learning
  collective:
    enabled: true
    learning_rate: 0.05
    memory_size: 1000
    
  # Social Learning
  social:
    imitation_weight: 0.3
    innovation_weight: 0.2
    conformity_pressure: 0.4
    
  # Cultural Evolution
  cultural:
    mutation_rate: 0.01
    selection_pressure: 0.8
    transmission_fidelity: 0.9

# Adaptation Parameters
adaptation:
  # Environmental
  environmental:
    sensitivity: 0.7
    response_time: 10
    adaptation_rate: 0.05
    
  # Population
  population:
    task_flexibility: 0.6
    specialization_rate: 0.1
    diversity_maintenance: 0.4

# Performance Metrics
metrics:
  # Colony Level
  colony:
    - "population_size"
    - "resource_levels"
    - "task_efficiency"
    - "survival_rate"
    
  # Collective Behavior
  collective:
    - "coordination_index"
    - "information_flow"
    - "decision_accuracy"
    - "adaptation_rate"
    
  # Resource Management
  resources:
    - "food_collection_rate"
    - "resource_distribution"
    - "waste_management"
    
  # Recording
  recording:
    frequency: 100
    save_path: "logs/colony/"
    detailed: true

# Visualization
visualization:
  enabled: true
  update_frequency: 10
  
  # Display Options
  display:
    show_pheromones: true
    show_agents: true
    show_resources: true
    show_network: true
    
  # Analysis Plots
  plots:
    - "population_dynamics"
    - "resource_levels"
    - "task_distribution"
    - "pheromone_maps"
    
  # Export Settings
  export:
    format: ["png", "csv"]
    frequency: 1000
    path: "output/visualizations/"

# Emergency Protocols
emergency:
  # Threat Response
  threats:
    detection_threshold: 0.7
    response_time: 5
    mobilization_rate: 0.8
    
  # Resource Management
  resources:
    critical_threshold: 0.2
    emergency_allocation: true
    conservation_rate: 0.5