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OVERSIGHT

Run an AI lab from a terminal, hire agents, hit rising quarterly targets, and decide how much safety to trade for growth.

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OVERSIGHT

Run the lab from a terminal

OVERSIGHT presents the company as an operating system. Commands typed at the prompt and matching action buttons perform the same jobs, so a new run can be played as a terminal simulation or through direct clicks.

Quarter one opens with cash, limited compute, a revenue target, and a day counter. Sales agents earn money, research agents generate points, and every hire competes for the same budget and processing capacity.

Growth has an immediate cost

Hiring one sales agent in the tested opening changed the network from two agents to three, increased compute use from five to seven, and reduced cash by four million dollars. Revenue began moving, and the quarter forecast rose from $2.9 million to $5.3 million.

The target continues advancing while the operator works. Pause, 1×, 2×, and 4× controls provide enough room to inspect the terminal, company panel, events, and map before another decision arrives.

Safety competes with the board

Outbound connections can leak revenue, but cutting them requires security agents that do not earn money. ATLAS and the board also present choices about oversight, scans, and testing, with Y and N committing the response.

A run lasts about twenty-five minutes and always ends. Insight unlocks tools between attempts, while five endings and ten achievements reward experiments with different balances of sales, research, security, and autonomy.

Guide

Operate: Type commands into the terminal or click the matching action buttons; enter help when the available commands are unclear
Earn: Hire sales agents to raise revenue and meet the current quarter's target before the day counter expires
Research: Balance research agents and upgrades against cash, compute capacity, and the board's demand for growth
Secure: Inspect the agent map and use security agents to cut red outbound connections that leak revenue
Decide: Answer pressure decisions with Y or N, and use pause, 1×, 2×, or 4× speed to control the run

Creator's description

The first quarter opened with an $8 million target and 90 days. Hiring another sales agent reduced cash, raised compute use from five to seven, increased the map from two agents to three, and lifted the revenue forecast from $2.9 million to $5.3 million while live revenue began accumulating.