Gestalt Hacking Skill (ERGODIC 0)

"Gestalt hacking exploits perceptual grouping—proximity, similarity, closure—in the color stream."

Core Insight

Gestalt = the whole pattern, the emergent structure that is more than the sum of parts. Gestalt hacking exploits how perception groups elements into wholes.

play ⊗ evaluate ⅋ play ⊗ evaluate → ι (fixed point)

The involution ι is where generator ≡ observer (reafference).

Neighbor Awareness (Braided Monoidal)

Position	Skill	Trit	Role
Left	pun-decomposition	-1	Multiple parse validation
Self	gestalt-hacking	0	Perceptual grouping transport
Right	reflow	0	Cross-context translation

GF(3) Triads

pun-decomposition (-1) ⊗ gestalt-hacking (0) ⊗ gay-mcp (+1) = 0 ✓  [Core]
three-match (-1) ⊗ gestalt-hacking (0) ⊗ agent-o-rama (+1) = 0 ✓  [Attack]
shadow-goblin (-1) ⊗ gestalt-hacking (0) ⊗ gay-mcp (+1) = 0 ✓  [Defense]
auditory-gestalt (-1) ⊗ gestalt-hacking (0) ⊗ rubato-composer (+1) = 0 ✓  [Music]

Gestalt Principles as Attack Vectors

Principle	Attack	Defense
Proximity	Cluster same colors in time	2-Poisson injection
Similarity	Long runs of same color	Transition counting
Closure	Incomplete patterns that induce completion	Gap detection
Continuity	Gradual transitions exploiting smoothness	Gradient detection
FigureGround	Dominant color overwhelms minority	Ratio analysis

OpenGame Structure

OpenGame ∆ c a b x s y r
  play     :: a → ∆ x s y r      -- generate candidates
  evaluate :: a → c x s y r → b  -- score & select
  
-- This IS the self-involution:
-- play ∘ evaluate ∘ play ∘ evaluate → fixed point

Linear Logic Decomposition

A ⊗ (B ⅋ C) = (A ⊗ B) ⅋ C ∩ (A ⊗ C) ⅋ B

where:
  ⊗ = tensor (both resources consumed together)
  ⅋ = par (choice between resources)
  ∩ = gestalt constraint (intersection of valid decompositions)

Closure Phases on n-Torus

   T₁ ────► T₂ ────► T₃ ────► ... ────┐
   ▲                                   │
   └───────────── Tₙ ◄────────────────┘
   
   CyclicalAnnealing(frequency=2π/n)
   Closure phases sum to 0 on the n-torus

Implementation

mutable struct GestaltLoop
    game::OpenGame
    torus::NTorus
    reaf::Reafference
    temperature::Float64
    generation::Int
    
    function gestalt_step!(g::GestaltLoop)
        g.generation += 1
        
        # Phase velocity from temperature
        velocity = g.temperature .* randn(g.torus.n)
        phases = step!(g.torus, velocity)
        
        # Play: generate from current state
        state = g.game.play(g.generation)
        
        # Modulate by phases
        modulated_x = state.x * cos(phases[1])
        
        # Temperature decay
        g.temperature *= 0.92
        
        # Evaluate: does this state pass?
        score = modulated_x + 0.5 * sin(phases[2])
        result = g.game.evaluate(state.s, (x=state.x, s=state.s, y=state.y, r=score))
        
        # Reafference check
        generated = generate(g.reaf)
        is_self = reafferent_match(g.reaf, generated)
        
        (result, is_self)
    end
end

Reafference Loop

reafference: I observe what I generate
reaberrance: I generate what I observe

seed → color → observe → predict → match? → seed
  └──────────────── loopy strange ──────────────┘

When match? = true, we have self ≡ self (fixed point).

GestaltAwareVerifier

struct GestaltAwareVerifier {
    verifier: ChromaticVerifier,
    defender: GestaltDefender,
    attacks_detected: u64,
    attacks_mitigated: u64,
}

impl GestaltAwareVerifier {
    fn verify_defended(&mut self, incoming_color: ZXColor) -> Option<ChromaticTruth> {
        let (score, attack) = self.defender.detect_attack();
        
        if attack.is_some() {
            self.attacks_detected += 1;
            let defended = self.defender.defend(incoming_color);
            if defended != incoming_color {
                self.attacks_mitigated += 1;
            }
        }
        
        self.verifier.verify_membership(...)
    }
}

Temperature Regimes (BKT)

τ	State	Gestalt
τ > τ*	Frustrated	Vortices proliferate, no coherent gestalt
τ ≈ τ*	Critical	BKT transition, gestalt formation
τ < τ*	Smooth	Defects bound, stable gestalt

At τ* ≈ 0.5 (BKT critical), gestalts form and dissolve dynamically.

Commands

just gestalt-loop 100       # Run 100 gestalt iterations
just gestalt-attack closure # Test closure attack
just gestalt-defend         # Activate 2-Poisson defense
just gestalt-verify         # Check attack stats

Related Skills

pun-decomposition (left neighbor): Multiple parse validation
reflow (right neighbor): Cross-context translation
auditory-gestalt: Perceptual grouping in audio
chromatic-walk: 3-agent exploration with gestalt awareness
cybernetic-immune: Self/Non-Self via reafference

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