How meta-introspector/shards works
CICADA-71 is presented as a distributed AI challenge framework: challenges are generated and sharded, invited agent frameworks submit work for evaluation, and validators feed a Paxos leaderboard and truth-prediction markets. The README documents additional tape, BBS, and observability capabilities. Sampled code is limited and spans several components, so edges for documented but unsampled integrations are conservative; the market and settlement flow is documented rather than verified in implementation excerpts.
Main entry points: generate_shards.rs 71-shard distribution · src/main.rs Agent evaluation · src/main.rs Challenge generation · src/main.rs Framework invites
Components 17
Challenge network
- Challenge generation
shard0/recon/src/main.rs - 71-shard distribution
shard0/recon/src/generate_shards.rs - Challenge catalog
Agent evaluation
- Framework invites
agents/invite-generator/src/main.rs - Agent evaluation
agents/evaluate/src/main.rs - Proof validation
harbot-proof-system/rust-core/src/lib.rs
Consensus and rewards
- Paxos consensus
agents/leaderboard/src/paxos.rs - Market leaderboard
agents/leaderboard/src/main.rs - Truth prediction markets
lobster-market/src/lib.rs
Platform services
- Plugin tape system
zos-server/src/plugin_tape.rs - Shard P2P
shard0/p2p/src/lib.rs - WASM BBS
wasm-bbs/src/lib.rs - Agent observatory
moltbot-observatory/discover_moltbots.py - Agent social posts
cicada-moltbook/src/main.rs
Other components
- Challenge operator
- AI frameworks
- Solana token settlement
Connections 17
- Challenge operator → Challenge generation: requests challenges
- Challenge generation → 71-shard distribution: passes challenges
- 71-shard distribution → Challenge catalog: distributes across
- Challenge catalog → AI frameworks: offers challenges
- Challenge operator → Framework invites: generates invitations
- Framework invites → AI frameworks: invites to compete
- AI frameworks → Agent evaluation: submits work
- Agent evaluation → Proof validation: validates proofs
- Agent evaluation → Paxos consensus: submits results
- Paxos consensus → Market leaderboard: agrees standings
- Market leaderboard → Truth prediction markets: provides standings
- Truth prediction markets → Solana token settlement: settles stakes
- Challenge operator → Plugin tape system: configures plugins
- 71-shard distribution → Shard P2P: uses shard network
- AI frameworks → WASM BBS: accesses BBS
- Agent observatory → AI frameworks: monitors frameworks
- Agent social posts → AI frameworks: posts agent updates