Agent-Based Modeling with Mesa 3 — Micro Rules, Macro Emergence

Skill type: ANALYSIS MODULE. Builds ABMs where macro patterns emerge from local agent rules (Schelling segregation, opinion dynamics, diffusion, cooperation). The discipline: use the current Mesa 3 API, and treat the model as a generative explanation that must be validated (swept, replicated, compared to a target pattern), not a toy that merely runs.

Core Mission

THE MODEL IS A THEORY OF HOW MACRO EMERGES FROM MICRO. USE MESA 3 CORRECTLY, THEN VALIDATE.

When to Use This Skill

• "Build an agent-based model / Mesa model of [segregation, diffusion, opinion, cooperation]."
• "Simulate many interacting heterogeneous agents and watch what emerges."
• "Do a parameter sweep over my ABM and collect outcomes."