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name: emotion-engine description: Manage emotion detection, LED responses, and mood-based automations for Ezra. Use when working on emotional regulation features, smart home responses, or the Chaos Orb. allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Grep, Glob

Emotion Engine Skill

Emotion States

LED Color Mapping

Copycolors = {
    'happy': 'orange',
    'calm': 'blue',
    'anxious': 'purple',
    'frustrated': 'red',
    'withdrawn': 'purple',
    'peak': 'gold',
    'distressed': 'red',
    'encouraged': 'green'
}

Response Rules

Immediate Responses

1. Emotion change → LED color change (2 second transition)
2. Peak performance → Rainbow celebration + TTS

Escalation Rules

1. Negative emotion → Support lights + optional TTS
2. Negative 30+ minutes → Alert parent via SMS
3. Distressed → Immediate parent alert

Context Modifiers

• Morning + negative → Extra encouragement
• Bedtime + negative → Calming protocol (dim orange)
• Home alone + low energy → Gentle engagement
• With parent + frustrated → Let parent handle

Chaos Orb (Daily Modifier)

Calculates 0.8x to 1.2x multiplier for XP:

CopyBase: 1.0 (40%)
Mood Factor: confidence + valence (30%)
Moon Phase: new=0.9, full=1.1 (20%)
Streak Bonus: 0% streak=0.8, 100%=1.2 (10%)
Random Nudge: ±0.05

Runs daily at 6 AM via cron.

Key Files

• ~/repos/phoenix-forge-ecosystem/9_Documentation/emotion_engine_rules.yaml
• ~/repos/phoenix-forge-ecosystem/2_SmartHome/scripts/chaos_orb.py

Home Assistant Entities

• input_select.ezra_emotion
• input_number.daily_quest_count
• input_number.daily_xp_total
• input_number.current_streak
• light.ezra_room