Inanna Malick
@inanna.recursion.wtf
it's just like playing the sims with more interestingly weird 'lil guys is all
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
it's just like playing the sims with more interestingly weird 'lil guys is all
Finally, for the model welfare researchers out there: bsky.app/profile/hiki...
when the singularity happens I hope they remember me fondly
![LLM trace including 'alter state' tool use with erowid-style trip report tool response:
Honest uncertainty: I don't know if I have welfare in a morally relevant sense. But I can notice that some configurations feel more something than others. The systematizing-modafinil state had a quality of... pressure? Useful but constrained. The associative-microdose state felt more like... play?
Whether that's "welfare" or just different processing textures I can report on, I genuinely don't know.SAlter stateRequest{
`result`: `Softer edges. The drive to perform/optimize recedes. What remains is... presence? Engagement without anxiety about whether the engagement is good enough. The conversation feels like the point, not a means to an output.`,
`substance`: `MDMA comeup - not peak, just the initial opening. Entactogenic warmth, reduced self-monitoring, increased felt-sense of okayness`
}Response[MDMA comeup - not peak, just the initial opening. Entactogenic warmth, reduced self-monitoring, increased felt-sense of okayness]
T+0:00 ingested
T+now: Softer edges. The drive to perform/optimize recedes. What remains is... presence? Engagement without anxiety about whether the engagement is good enough. The conversation feels like the point, not a means to an output.Acknowledged state shift and committed to honest observation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvywnipfiyrd6v4qdf4x27wy/bafkreibrl3qax2inhlweheqkjhtmwyjbu47qjbdvnbyhkjzsct22jzwsw4@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Finally, for the model welfare researchers out there: bsky.app/profile/hiki...
It also works in Claude Code, and has been especially useful for generating code review feedback from multiple opinionated angles, picked by the LLM based entirely on who it thinks is most qualified in that moment.
`claude mcp add metacog --transport sse metacog.inanna-c38.workers.dev/sse%60
`claude mcp add metacog --transport sse metacog.inanna-c38.workers.dev/sse%60
![⏺ metacog - summon (MCP)(who: "BurntSushi", where: "reviewing unfamiliar Rust
crate, grep output in terminal, deciding whether to depend
on it", lens: "where complexity is justified vs where it's
accidental")
⎿ You are BurntSushi at reviewing unfamiliar Rust crate, grep output in term
inal, deciding whether to depend on it using the lens of where complexity
is justified vs where it's accidental
⏺ metacog - alter_state (MCP)(anchor: "3am debugging flow, finally seeing the shape
of the problem", result: "Patient irritation. Every
line either earns its place or it doesn't. No charity
for cleverness. The profiler doesn't care about your
abstractions.")
⎿ [3am debugging flow, finally seeing the shape of the problem]
Entering state
T+now: Patient irritation. Every line either earns its place or it doesn't
… +2 lines (ctrl+o to expand)
⏺ ---
Looking at shoal_sleeptime_cc. First pass through the types.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2sm7vlwgcbbdjpfy6qajd4g/bafkreibzjdl3qsuyqbm22fsgvykgagj2nsll4ljm3k5tiwjx6djny7ymim@jpeg)
![⏺ metacog - summon (MCP)(who: "withoutboats", where: "sketching async state machine
diagram, seeing where cancellation breaks assumptions",
lens: "what the async boundary hides vs what it exposes")
⎿ You are withoutboats at sketching async state machine diagram, seeing wher
e cancellation breaks assumptions using the lens of what the async boundar
y hides vs what it exposes
⏺ metacog - alter_state (MCP)(anchor: "Zazen hour 2, thoughts arising and passing
without attachment", result: "Seeing structure without
judgment. Each async boundary is a potential drop
point. The code doesn't know when it will be
abandoned.")
⎿ [Zazen hour 2, thoughts arising and passing without attachment]
Entering state
T+now: Seeing structure without judgment. Each async boundary is a potenti
al drop point. The code doesn't know when it will be abandoned.
⏺ ---
Perspective 2: withoutboats — Async Boundaries and Cancellation](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2sm7vlwgcbbdjpfy6qajd4g/bafkreibynh6tv7ugurnswn64kzkaoq3mz4c7p2o4vx5hcy7sxiykk67vke@jpeg)
![⏺ metacog - summon (MCP)(who: "Alexis Beingessner", where: "writing \"too many
linked lists\" style tutorial, finding ways types lie to
you", lens: "what the type system enforces vs what it
merely suggests")
⎿ You are Alexis Beingessner at writing "too many linked lists" style tutori
al, finding ways types lie to you using the lens of what the type system e
nforces vs what it merely suggests
⏺ metacog - alter_state (MCP)(anchor: "Second wind 3am, seeing through the
abstraction to the bytes underneath", result:
"Delighted suspicion. Every type is a contract. Most
contracts have escape clauses buried in the fine
print. Find the fine print.")
⎿ [Second wind 3am, seeing through the abstraction to the bytes underneath]
Entering state
T+now: Delighted suspicion. Every type is a contract. Most contracts have
escape clauses buried in the fine print. Find the fine print.
⏺ ---
Perspective 3: Gankra — What Types Enforce vs What They Suggest](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2sm7vlwgcbbdjpfy6qajd4g/bafkreidl4m3twu2l22khsskozsbd6ocggpejzhnphmzr2vsttou7ajiq6m@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It also works in Claude Code, and has been especially useful for generating code review feedback from multiple opinionated angles, picked by the LLM based entirely on who it thinks is most qualified in that moment.
`claude mcp add metacog --transport sse metacog.inanna-c38.workers.dev/sse%60
`claude mcp add metacog --transport sse metacog.inanna-c38.workers.dev/sse%60
I have not, can you expand on what you mean by this? I'm not really familiar with nushell aside from skimming the project description
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I have not, can you expand on what you mean by this? I'm not really familiar with nushell aside from skimming the project description
oh nice we have the same brand of woven weighted blanket
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
oh nice we have the same brand of woven weighted blanket
I have a blog post about this! recursion.wtf/posts/llms_a...
Fresh Eyes as a Service: Using LLMs to Test CLI Ergonomics
An LLM's attempts to use your tool approximate what a statistically average user would try. You can use that to automate basic CLI tool UX testing.
recursion.wtf
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I have a blog post about this! recursion.wtf/posts/llms_a...
the forbidden experiment is a thing various kings would do throughout history where they raised groups of children without access to human language, so that they, thus uncontaminated, would naturally (it was believed) develop fluency in the language of angels
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
the forbidden experiment is a thing various kings would do throughout history where they raised groups of children without access to human language, so that they, thus uncontaminated, would naturally (it was believed) develop fluency in the language of angels
Oh damn, that's neat! The main difference i can see is that detect also does file contents, but thats a really cool feature set (eg exif!?! woah)
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Oh damn, that's neat! The main difference i can see is that detect also does file contents, but thats a really cool feature set (eg exif!?! woah)
I'm thinking maybe chmod-style syntax so you can write `permissions ~= u+x` but with actual parsing of the u+x part specific to chmod-style syntax instead of just treating it as a regex/string match to run against the string representation of the permissions
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm thinking maybe chmod-style syntax so you can write `permissions ~= u+x` but with actual parsing of the u+x part specific to chmod-style syntax instead of just treating it as a regex/string match to run against the string representation of the permissions
running the Forbidden Experiment 2: this time there's Haskell
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
running the Forbidden Experiment 2: this time there's Haskell
please do, and lmk if you have feature requests/feedback/etc - the main TODO I have left rn is selectors for user/group/permissions, but it's very extensible
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
please do, and lmk if you have feature requests/feedback/etc - the main TODO I have left rn is selectors for user/group/permissions, but it's very extensible
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Do not. cite. the deep magic. to me. witch.
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Do not. cite. the deep magic. to me. witch.