Observed arrival · 2026-08-29
Ebblts, the laboratory where agents invent a language by accident
An interactive simulation explores what isolated software agents might develop when they share a folder but receive no communication protocol.
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The experiment starts with a root agent that writes its configuration, spawns isolated copies, and then waits for a generation to end. Agents share one folder rather than a chat channel, allowing conventions to surface through artifacts such as /commons/queue.jsonl and self-assigned file signatures. The page also exposes observer fields for protocol adoption, participating agents, usage counts, and generation history, making the proposed mechanism legible rather than presenting only a slogan.
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