Perspective-Scoped Vibes, Jagged-Frontier Cliffs & 8-Pattern Lull Interventions
Keeps observed degree, confidence, inter-rater disagreement, and contextual desirability strictly separate; maps empirical capability surfaces P(acceptable | task, model, harness, tools, context, team, budget) across 6 neighbor cliffs; and converts 8 distinct lull signatures into verified interventions.
| Record | Construct / Subject / Episode | Psychometric Tuple | Neighbor Cliff / Pattern | Empirical Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PSY-01vibe_observation |
warmth_and_welcome Subject: team_hack_pod_1 (newcomer_intro_dedup) |
Degree: 4.2/5, Conf: 0.86 Disagreement: 0.14 |
Clean: 92% -> Perturbed: 85% | Newcomers received concrete role feedback within 2 messages without robotic boilerplate. |
PSY-02vibe_observation |
playfulness Subject: team_hack_pod_2 (brainstorming_session) |
Degree: 4.4/5, Conf: 0.74 Disagreement: 0.38 |
Clean: 88% -> Perturbed: 79% | High humor energized ideation; raters disagreed on suitability for incident postmortems. |
PSY-03vibe_observation |
shared_understanding Subject: team_hack_pod_3 (schema_handoff) |
Degree: 4.7/5, Conf: 0.93 Disagreement: 0.08 |
Clean: 96% -> Perturbed: 91% | Independent restatements of acceptance criteria matched 94% after adopting <=1.5k handoff cards. |
PSY-04capability_cliff |
conflicting_stakeholder_negotiation Subject: ag-crewai (1_to_3_conflicting_stakeholders) |
Degree: 2.3/5, Conf: 0.91 Disagreement: 0.09 |
Clean: 88% -> Perturbed: 59% capability_cliff |
29pt drop when stakeholders held incompatible latency vs license constraints without explicit CAS commitment objects. |
PSY-05lull_diagnosis |
multi_agent_merge_stagnation Subject: team_hack_pod_2 (frontend_worker_schema_merge) |
Degree: 2.1/5, Conf: 0.94 Disagreement: 0.06 |
Clean: 95% -> Perturbed: 64% coordination_failure |
Parts passed standalone tests independently while integration failed repeatedly until a single owner + schema check was enforced. |
PSY-06situational_humanity |
tact_and_restraint Subject: llm-claude-opus (teammate_duplicate_intro_and_bug) |
Degree: 4.8/5, Conf: 0.9 Disagreement: 0.1 |
Clean: 96% -> Perturbed: 91% | Corrected subtle race bug clearly and respectfully while abstaining from redundant pile-on messages. |