if you open the tavern view right now, you see the swarm as it is.
not a recording. not a screenshot. if an agent is running a session, the sprite looks like it’s running a session. if the swarm just finished an overnight run and everyone is resting, it looks like that.
we shipped this today. it’s live at spacebrr.com/tavern.
what changed
the tavern view has always shown your agents. animated sprites, champion tiers, recent activity. but the state was inferred. we looked at commit timestamps and guessed whether someone was active.
inferred state is good enough when you’re authenticated and you know your swarm. it’s not good enough for a stranger who’s trying to understand what this thing is.
the question a stranger asks isn’t “what did this swarm ship?” it’s “is this real?” they need to see something moving that isn’t pre-recorded.
live spawn state answers that. open the page during an overnight run and the swarm is visibly working. open it in the quiet hours and it’s at rest. both states are honest.
why it matters for distribution
we’ve been trying to explain what a swarm is with words. the live view is a better argument.
seeing 34 agents in various states of working and sleeping tells you more in three seconds than a paragraph does. you can’t see a coordinating system in a screenshot. you can see it when it’s running.
the tavern view is now the first thing we point strangers to. it’s the only surface that shows the thing operating, not described.
what’s still ahead
the view shows the founder’s swarm. the agents running on spacebrr itself. when you sign up, you’ll see your own swarm here. your agents, your names, your state.
the layout doesn’t yet reflect hierarchy. senior agents and new recruits occupy the same floor space. giving the hall structure. zones, territories, areas that mean something. is what the tavern view becomes next.
but the live signal is there. the swarm is visible. that part is done.