Five labs, five minds: building a multi-model finance drama on small models

A multi-agent economic simulation has been rebuilt into a game where you act as a clandestine financier, manipulating a market populated by woodland creatures. To create more dynamic and unpredictable behavior, each creature is powered by a different small language model from a distinct research lab. The game's drama hinges on information asymmetry, requiring a strict data firewall that keeps secret tips out of the models' prompts to prevent leaks. Agents are also given persistent memory through concise summaries, allowing for evolving relationships and complex drama without overwhelming the models.