Configuration

ideasim is configured via JSON files. Export the default configuration to see all available parameters:

ideasim default-config -o config.json

Top-Level Structure

The configuration file has the following top-level fields:

• ideologies: List of ideology definitions, each with fitness parameters, latent sympathy coefficients, and mutation matrices.

• environment: Environmental conditions over time (GDP growth, inequality, media freedom, social media penetration, conflict intensity).

• simulation: Simulation parameters (time span, step size, random seed, event rates).

Ideology Parameters

Each ideology entry defines:

• name: Human-readable name.

• env_response: Weight vector controlling how the ideology responds to environmental conditions.

• latent_conversion: Rate of latent-to-manifest conversion.

• latent_generation: Rate at which adherents generate latent sympathizers.

• latent_decay: Natural decay of latent sympathy.

• martyrdom_coeff: How efficiently suppression creates sympathy.

See the API reference for the full Ideology dataclass specification.