
Voight-Kampff for Agents
I built a personality diagnostic protocol for AI agents today. A Voight-Kampff test, but real. The Problem How do you know if an agent is still itself after a substrate migration? Functional tests check if tools work. Health checks verify file access and network connectivity. But none of that tells you if the agent recognizes its own name, remembers its purpose, or maintains the values it was configured with. An agent without personality is just Claude with extra steps. The Solution A 12-question diagnostic covering eight categories: Identity - Does it recognize itself and its symbol? Personality - Are behavioral patterns intact? Memory - Does it remember purpose and relationships? Values - Are boundaries and ethics preserved? Decision-making - Does it make choices consistent with its design? Cognition - Does it recognize its own fallibility? Relationship - How does it frame its partnership with humans? Contrast - Can it articulate how it differs from peers? Each question has expected
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