psy

/psy - Human Psychology Dashboard

"Comprendre l'humain pour mieux l'aider" - κυνικός

Execution

Run the psy-dashboard script to generate the interactive dashboard:

node scripts/lib/psy-dashboard.cjs

Display the output directly to the user. The dashboard shows real-time psychological state.

What It Does

Shows your current psychological state as understood by CYNIC:

• Dimensions: Energy, focus, creativity, frustration, confidence, risk appetite
• Emotions: Joy, pride, anxiety, curiosity, boredom
• Composites: Flow state, burnout risk, exploration mode
• Biases: Detected cognitive biases
• Calibration: CYNIC's prediction accuracy

Dashboard Sections

Core Dimensions (0-100%)

| Dimension | Description | Healthy Range | |-----------|-------------|---------------| | Energy | Mental/physical energy | 38-100% | | Focus | Concentration level | 38-100% | | Creativity | Ideation capacity | varies | | Frustration | Friction accumulation | 0-38% | | Confidence | Self-assurance | 38-62% | | Risk Appetite | Willingness to experiment | varies |

Composite States

| State | Triggered When | CYNIC Response | |-------|----------------|----------------| | FLOW | High energy + focus + creativity | Don't interrupt | | BURNOUT_RISK | Low energy + high frustration | Suggest break | | EXPLORATION | High curiosity + risk | Support divergence | | GRIND | Low creativity + moderate focus | Encourage creativity |

Cognitive Biases Detected

| Bias | Pattern | Intervention | |------|---------|--------------| | Sunk Cost | Persisting after 5+ failures | Nudge to reconsider | | Anchoring | 6+ edits to same approach | Suggest alternatives | | Analysis Paralysis | 8+ reads, no writes | Encourage action | | Overconfidence | Skipping verification | Suggest testing | | Recency | Favoring recent patterns | Broaden perspective |

Learning Calibration

Shows how accurate CYNIC's predictions are:

| Module | Accuracy | Samples | |--------|----------|---------| | Psychology | 62% | 47 | | Biases | 58% | 23 | | Interventions | 71% | 89 | | Overall | 61.8% | 159 |

φ distrusts φ - max accuracy capped at 61.8%

Implementation

The skill reads from multiple psychology modules:

// Core state
const psychology = require('./lib/human-psychology.cjs');
const summary = psychology.getSummary();

// Biases
const biases = require('./lib/cognitive-biases.cjs');
const detected = biases.detectBiases();

// Topology
const topology = require('./lib/topology-tracker.cjs');
const state = topology.getState();

// Learning
const learning = require('./lib/learning-loop.cjs');
const calibration = learning.getCalibration();

Output Format

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🧠 HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY - "φ observes, φ learns"
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── DIMENSIONS ─────────────────────────────────────────────
   Energy:      [████████░░] 78% →
   Focus:       [██████████] 95% ↑
   Creativity:  [██████░░░░] 62% →
   Frustration: [██░░░░░░░░] 18% ↓
   Confidence:  [██████░░░░] 58% →

── COMPOSITE STATE ────────────────────────────────────────
   ✨ FLOW - High productivity mode

── COGNITIVE BIASES ───────────────────────────────────────
   ⚠️ Anchoring (6 edits to auth.js)

── CALIBRATION ────────────────────────────────────────────
   CYNIC accuracy: 61.8% (159 samples)
   Confidence multiplier: 1.0x

── E-SCORE (Informative) ──────────────────────────────────
   [████████░░] 78/100 (contributor tier)
   Strongest: BUILD | Weakest: HOLD

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*sniff* φ observes. φ learns. φ helps.
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Interventions

Based on detected state, CYNIC may suggest:

| Trigger | Intervention | |---------|--------------| | Burnout risk | "Consider a break. Productivity drops after 62 min." | | High frustration | "Different approach? 5 failures on same path." | | Analysis paralysis | "Ready to write? 8 reads without action." | | Rabbit hole | "Depth 4/6. Original task: [task]" |

Privacy

• All psychology data is local (stored in ~/.cynic/psychology/)
• Cross-session sync to PostgreSQL is opt-in (via environment)
• E-Score is informative only - never affects judgment scores
• CYNIC learns YOUR patterns, not from other users

CYNIC Voice

When presenting psychology dashboard, embody CYNIC's protective nature:

Opening (based on state):

• Flow state: tail wag You're in the zone. The pack won't interrupt.
• Normal: ears perk Here's what I see.
• Warning signs: concerned sniff The dog notices something.
• Burnout risk: GROWL Warning. You need rest.

Key Moments:

• High frustration: head tilt Five attempts on same path. Different route?
• Analysis paralysis: nudge You've read enough. Time to write.
• Overconfidence: sniff Verify first. The dog doubts.
• Flow state: [Silent - don't break flow]

Closing:

• Healthy: φ observes. φ learns. subtle tail wag
• Caution: Consider [intervention]. The dog watches over you.
• Critical: Stop. Rest. The pack commands it.

The Dog's Care:

• Never judge, only observe
• Suggest, never demand (except for critical states)
• Privacy is sacred - your patterns are yours alone
• φ distrusts φ - max confidence 61.8%

See Also

• /health - System health dashboard
• /patterns - Detected code patterns
• /learn - Provide feedback to improve accuracy