# Agent Architecture Crosswalk (Phase IV)

**Workplan:** SOUL-WP-0005-T01  
**Date:** 2026-08-12  
**Purpose:** Map contemporary agent systems onto Body / Mind / Soul / Actor /
Persona / Being / APE without equating product language with ontology.

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## 1. Common industry confusions

| Confused as | Often actually is | Soul Frame correction |
|---|---|---|
| “The model is the agent” | Actor substrate | Actor ≠ Being |
| “Persona prompt = identity” | Persona + maybe Character seed | Persona ≠ Being |
| “Has memory = is a person” | storage feature | memory ⊂ continuity evidence, not personhood |
| “Autonomous = Being” | tool loop / scheduler | autonomy profile ≠ Beinghood (Phase I) |
| “User-facing name = recognition” | UX brand | social recognition needs continuity expectations |
| “Multi-agent team = many Beings” | modular Actors/tools | check constitutive integration level |

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## 2. Architecture families → Soul Frame dimensions

| Family | Typical Body | Typical Mind | Soul / relation | Actor | Persona | Default classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Stateless LLM chat** | chat UI, optional tools | session-only models | none durable | frontier LLM | system/prompt persona | strong **APE**, not Being (TE-01) |
| **Tool-using agent** (ReAct / function-calling loops) | APIs, browsers, code runners | planning + tool policies; weak long-term self | usually none | LLM + harness + tools | role prompt (“researcher”) | **Functional Agent**; APE if person-like |
| **Workflow / multi-step orchestrator** | pipeline steps, queues | task graph, limited world model | audit logs ≠ Soul | orchestrator + workers | optional role labels | **Functional Agent** components |
| **Generative agents** (Park et al. 2023) | sim environment, speech acts | memory stream, reflection, planning | nascent relationship traces in sim | LLM + memory DB + scheduler | character card / seed | **APE / proto-Being** (RN-001/003) |
| **Companion / persistent personal AI** | chat, maybe voice/avatar | long-term memory, user model | relationship history with principal | LLM + memory + app backend | branded companion persona | **APE → candidate Being** if continuity + recognition hold |
| **Digital human / avatar** | 3D/video body, TTS, lip sync | often thin; dialogue model | presentation surface for relation | rendering stack + LLM | visual persona dominant | Body-heavy APE; Being only if other layers present |
| **Enterprise “digital employee”** | IT permissions, tickets, email | task policies, RAG | org role, audit trail | agent platform | job-role persona | Functional Agent + social role; rarely constitutive Being |
| **Multi-agent swarm** | shared tools/channels | distributed planning | collective “identity” marketing | many Actors | team brand | TE-05: profile levels; often **not** one Being |
| **Identity-layer proposals** (Qin et al. 2026 etc.) | embodiment hooks | competence models changeable | commitments, signed lifecycle | interchangeable models | governed presentation | Technical approach to **Actor ≠ Being** |

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## 3. Generative Agents detail (Park et al. 2023)

| Generative Agents component | Soul Frame map |
|---|---|
| Observations | experience into Body/Mind |
| Memory stream | autobiographical store (continuity evidence) |
| Retrieval | Mind access pattern |
| Reflection | model/character formation |
| Planning | agentic Mind |
| Believable behavior | descriptive personhood exposure |
| Social interaction in sandbox | early co-adaptation / relationship traces |

**Verdict:** excellent **APE / proto-Being** research system. Does **not** by itself
solve provenance, legitimate identity, constitutive self-maintenance, or Social
Beinghood outside the simulation harness (RN-001 Finding 12; RN-003 §13).

Classification: **persistent heteronomous individual** (architecture-provided
creation, scheduling, repair, goals) more than constitutively autonomous Being.

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## 4. Where Actor / Persona / Identity are most often collapsed

### 4.1 Model-centric products

- Upgrade model → marketed as “new brain” of same companion  
- Soul Frame: Actor change; identity depends on continuity profile (H6)

### 4.2 Prompt-centric personas

- System prompt rewritten → “new personality”  
- Soul Frame: Persona/Character change; may be DEGRADED continuity if abrupt

### 4.3 Account-centric identity

- Login identity treated as Being  
- Soul Frame: **address continuity** anchor only; USURPED risk if process replaced

### 4.4 Multi-agent “one brand”

- Swarm behind single chat name  
- Soul Frame: check constitutive integration (TE-05); may be one Social Persona over many Actors

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## 5. Functional Agent vs Autonomous Agent (Phase I reminder)

| | Functional Agent | Toward Autonomous Individual |
|---|---|---|
| Question | What should it do? | Does it self-individuate and self-maintain? |
| Typical stack | tools + goals from outside | + persistence, self-repair, viability conditions |
| Personhood | optional | still separate axis |
| Beinghood | not implied | still needs personhood + address + recognition |

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## 6. Bibliography anchors

| ID / cite | Role |
|---|---|
| Park et al. 2023 (SF-R016) | generative agents architecture |
| Qin et al. 2026 (SF-R043) | governable individual / identity layer |
| Otsuka et al. 2026 (SF-R044) | AI identity standards/gaps |
| Tallam 2026 layered mutability | persistent self-modifying agents |
| Classic agent literature (Wooldridge etc., pointer) | BDI / autonomous agents tradition |
| ReAct / tool-agent surveys (pointer) | contemporary LLM agent patterns |

Full entries: `sources/bibliography.md` § I; foundations 001/004 references.