{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
  "kind": "nandarona.character-state-machine",
  "releaseId": "jiitto@1.1.0",
  "initialState": "idle",
  "states": {
    "idle": {
      "status": "canonical",
      "intent": "quiet readable presence",
      "allowedNext": ["look-left-right", "lean", "wait", "bounce"],
      "recommendedExpression": "neutral"
    },
    "look-left-right": {
      "status": "canonical",
      "intent": "scan without deciding",
      "allowedNext": ["idle", "lean", "close-observe", "wait"],
      "recommendedExpression": "doubtful-side-glance"
    },
    "lean": {
      "status": "canonical",
      "intent": "show increased curiosity",
      "allowedNext": ["idle", "close-observe", "bounce", "wait"],
      "recommendedExpression": "curious-tilt"
    },
    "bounce": {
      "status": "canonical",
      "intent": "small contained reaction",
      "allowedNext": ["idle", "wait"],
      "recommendedExpression": "tiny-bounce-squash"
    },
    "close-observe": {
      "status": "canonical",
      "intent": "inspect a nearby target",
      "allowedNext": ["lean", "wait", "idle"],
      "recommendedExpression": "focused-close-observation"
    },
    "wait": {
      "status": "canonical",
      "intent": "hold judgment and leave room for more evidence",
      "allowedNext": ["idle", "look-left-right", "lean"],
      "recommendedExpression": "neutral"
    }
  },
  "events": {
    "target-entered": ["look-left-right", "lean"],
    "detail-became-interesting": ["lean", "close-observe"],
    "sudden-change": ["bounce"],
    "evidence-incomplete": ["wait"],
    "attention-ended": ["idle"]
  },
  "guards": [
    "Never transition by adding a mouth, human hand gesture, or prop explanation.",
    "Do not let bounce loop continuously without returning to stillness.",
    "Do not transition directly from noticing to declaring a canonical answer."
  ]
}