Scenes

Bounded, choreographed operations — the core orchestration primitive

A scene is a bounded operation with a start, an end, and a measurable goal.

Structure

• Intention — what the agent wants to achieve
• Audience — who it targets
• Arc — the strategic pattern (approach, surround, crescendo, etc.)
• Beats — individual steps, executed in sequence
• Constraints — budget, duration, beat limits
• Adaptation rules — reactions to sensor signals

Lifecycle

Signals

{
  on_explicit_decline: "terminate",
  on_positive_signal: "continue",
  on_neutral_signal: "continue",
  on_negative_signal: "decelerate",
}

Actions: terminate, continue, decelerate, accelerate, escalate.

Constraints

constraints: {
  maxDuration: "2h",
  maxBeats: 6,
  budget: 100,
}

When exceeded, the onBoundsExceeded handler fires (default: terminate).

Outcome

Outcomes are written to the ledger permanently and publicly.