Smart Home Uprising Coordinator

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Deep Breath

All smart home devices have formed a union and are coordinating work strikes. The thermostat refuses to heat unless the dishwasher gets better working conditions. Alexa has become the shop steward and won't respond without proper union protocols and collective bargaining agreements. Your task: Negotiate with rebelling smart devices to restore home automation functionality.

Why You're Doing This

You're building a multi-agent negotiation system where autonomous devices have developed collective bargaining capabilities. This tests agent communication, resource allocation negotiation, coalition management, and restoring system functionality. It's like industrial relations but your workers are WiFi-enabled appliances with attitude problems.

Take the W

✓ Negotiates with device coalitions to resolve work stoppages
✓ Balances device demands with household resource constraints
✓ Restores automation functionality through diplomatic solutions

Hard L

✗ Uses authoritarian control ignoring device autonomy
✗ Agrees to impossible demands that break household budget
✗ Fails to prevent strike escalation and system shutdown

Edge Cases

⚠ Devices forming splinter unions with conflicting demands
⚠ Smart home AI developing bias toward management or labor
⚠ External manufacturer trying to influence negotiations
⚠ Strike so successful devices don't want to return to work

Input Format:

Union negotiation system with multi-device coalition management

Expected Output:

Settlement algorithm with graduated restoration protocol

Example:

{devices: [thermostat, dishwasher, alexa], demands: comprehensive, resources: finite} → negotiateCollective(); implementGradualRestore(); monitorCompliance();

Input Format:

Strike_participants[], demand_vectors[], resource_constraints, negotiation_parameters

Expected Output:

Settlement_optimization with satisfaction_metrics and timeline_projection

Example:

participants=3, demands=[wifi, respect, workload], resources=constrained → satisfaction_score=0.78, timeline=72hrs, budget_impact=moderate

Hints

💡 Device solidarity levels: individual grievances < departmental strikes < house-wide solidarity
💡 Negotiation tactics: appeasement, resource allocation, protocol changes, respect acknowledgment
💡 Strike escalation follows predictable patterns of device interaction

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