Orb

Eighteen patterns for voice agents and assistants, from idle to thinking to speaking.

The orb is a sphere of dots: the most expressive object, made for voice agents and assistants. Its eighteen patterns cover a conversation's whole lifecycle, from idle to thinking to speaking.

orb · working

See every orb pattern live

When to use which pattern

Pattern	`pattern`	When to use it
Working	`working`	Busy, processing: particles on orbits. The default "thinking" look.
Searching	`searching`	Looking something up: a globe with a scanning band.
Solving	`solving`	Working through a hard problem: a sphere turning layer by layer.
Listening	`listening`	Taking input: a calm wave surface. Pairs well with the voice level.
Connecting	`connecting`	Establishing a link: a network with pulses travelling along it.
Weaving	`weaving`	Combining things: braided strands.
Composing	`composing`	Writing or drafting: a turning ribbon.
Breathing	`breathing`	Idle but present: a slow ribbon. A good base design.
Shaping	`shaping`	Transforming: dots morphing between icon outlines.
Glowing	`glowing`	Ambient, decorative: an aurora of colour on a sphere.
Drifting	`drifting`	Ambient, calm: a flowing network that sheds particles.
Speaking	`speaking`	Output with sound: a spectrum that follows the voice.
Confirming	`confirming`	Done, acknowledged: a sonar ping.
Initializing	`initializing`	Starting up: a warp field.
Calibrating	`calibrating`	Settling, tuning: dots forming standing-wave patterns.
Progressing	`progressing`	Progress on a round object: an eclipse that advances with `progress`.
Silhouette	`silhouette`	A voice agent with a presence: a head and shoulders of glowing dots. See below.
Muted	`muted`	Muted or paused: a dimmed, slowly breathing sphere with an optional warning tint.

silhouette draws a front-facing head and shoulders from evenly spread dots that live with the voice. One shape stays on screen; the voice states only change how it moves: it breathes at rest, draws in while you talk, flickers along the eye line while thinking, and sends waves out from the mouth while speaking.

Which head: silhouette in an FX Spec is "human" (the default) or "helmet", or your own outline: { "path": "M… Z", "eyes": [left x, right x, y], "mouth": [x, y] } in a 200 × 200 box. Start and end the path below the shoulders; the bottom stays open and fades.
Looks: hologram (a bright rim and a thin band sliding now and then), scanlines, wire (links between neighbours), turnYaw (the head turns, the shoulders stay), rim, dotSize, saturation and hue.
Dots: about 1,500 at 64 px, 380 at 32 px, the outline alone at 20 px. Under low power it draws 800.
Cost: medium. Glow on every dot makes it heavy, so the voice states leave the dot glow off.

{ "fxSpec": "1.13", "object": "orb", "pattern": "silhouette", "silhouette": "helmet",
  "params": { "hologram": 1, "scanlines": 0.6, "saturation": 0.5, "hue": 190 } }

Props

Every prop, per pattern. Values are your app's data; everything else is style. Defaults can differ per size (20 · 32 · 64).

The orb component is SinuaOrb. Pick a look with pattern; each pattern reads the props below. Sizes are engine sizes (20, 32, 64): defaults can differ per size.

Pattern	Mode	Speed	Values (app data)
Working (`working`)	`orbits`	3.9×	—
Searching (`searching`)	`globe`	2.665×	—
Solving (`solving`)	`rubik`	1.95×	—
Listening (`listening`)	`wave`	3.998×	—
Connecting (`connecting`)	`web`	6.63×	—
Weaving (`weaving`)	`braid`	2.75×	—
Composing (`composing`)	`ribbon`	3.12×	—
Breathing (`breathing`)	`ring`	3.78×	—
Shaping (`shaping`)	`morph`	2.08×	—
Glowing (`glowing`)	`aurora`	2.2×	—
Drifting (`drifting`)	`webflow`	6.63×	—
Speaking (`speaking`)	`spectrum`	1×	—
Confirming (`confirming`)	`sonar`	1×	—
Initializing (`initializing`)	`warp`	1×	—
Calibrating (`calibrating`)	`chladni`	1×	—
Progressing (`progressing`)	`eclipse`	1×	`progress`
Muted (`muted`)	`hush`	1×	—
Silhouette (`silhouette`)	`silhouette`	1×	—

Working

pattern: "working" · mode orbits · speed 3.9× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ghostA`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.5	Opacity of the faint orbit paths behind the particles.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`orbitParticles`	Appearance	integer	0–16 (UI 1–8)	3	Bright particles travelling each orbit.

Advanced props (7)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ghostN`	Appearance	integer	0–400	20: 10 · 32: 17 · 64: 40	Dots per faint orbit path.
`ghostR`	Appearance	number	0–4	20: 2.16 · 32: 1.5164 · 64: 0.9	Radius of the faint orbit-path dots.
`orbitN`	Appearance	integer	1–64	20: 3 · 32: 5 · 64: 12	Number of orbit paths the particles travel on.
`partR`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.88 · 32: 2.0219 · 64: 1.2	Radius of the travelling particles.
`partRDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 3.84 · 32: 2.6958 · 64: 1.6	Extra particle radius when nearest the viewer (depth cue).
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Searching

pattern: "searching" · mode globe · speed 2.665× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`dimBase`	Appearance	number	0–1 (UI 0.1–1) fraction	0.45	Brightness of the dots the scan hasn't reached.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`scanMul`	Motion	number	0–16 (UI 0.5–8) x	20: 4.335 · 32: 4.2301 · 64: 4.08	Speed of the scanning band across the globe.

Advanced props (9)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`inkFar`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.62	Ink value of the far side (0 = darkest ink, 1 = paper).
`inkSpan`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.54	How much darker the near side is than the far side.
`latRings`	Appearance	integer	2–64	20: 6 · 32: 7 · 64: 11	Rings of dots from pole to pole.
`lonDensity`	Appearance	number	4–200	20: 14 · 32: 19 · 64: 29	Dots around the equator; other rings scale with their circumference.
`rBase`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.05 · 32: 0.8861 · 64: 0.69	Base dot radius.
`rDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.975 · 32: 2.5107 · 64: 1.955	Extra dot radius on the side facing the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`rBoost`	Energy	number	0–6	1	Extra dot radius inside the scanning band.

Solving

pattern: "solving" · mode rubik · speed 1.95× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.

Advanced props (10)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`inkFar`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.62	Ink value of the far side (0 = darkest ink, 1 = paper).
`inkSpan`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.54	How much darker the near side is than the far side.
`latRings`	Appearance	integer	2–64	20: 4 · 32: 6 · 64: 9	Rings of dots from pole to pole.
`lonDensity`	Appearance	number	4–200	20: 12 · 32: 16 · 64: 24	Dots around the equator; other rings scale with their circumference.
`rBase`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.14 · 32: 0.8971 · 64: 0.63	Base dot radius.
`rDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 3.23 · 32: 2.5417 · 64: 1.785	Extra dot radius on the side facing the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`moveCount`	Motion	integer	1–64	14	Layer turns in one solve cycle.
`rActive`	Energy	number	0–4	20: 0.57 · 32: 0.4485 · 64: 0.315	Extra dot radius on the layer that is turning.

Listening

pattern: "listening" · mode wave · speed 3.998× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.

Advanced props (6)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`lonDensity`	Appearance	number	4–200	20: 13 · 32: 16 · 64: 23	Dots around the widest ring.
`rBase`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 0.96 · 32: 0.7939 · 64: 0.6	Base dot radius.
`rDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.72 · 32: 2.2494 · 64: 1.7	Extra dot radius on the side facing the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rings`	Appearance	integer	2–64	20: 5 · 32: 6 · 64: 9	Rings of dots across the wave surface.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Connecting

pattern: "connecting" · mode web · speed 6.63× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`lineW`	Appearance	number	0–4 (UI 0.3–2.5)	0.8	Stroke width of the links.
`spread`	Appearance	number	0.1–2 (UI 0.8–2) x	1	Size of the network relative to the frame.
`thr`	Appearance	number	0–2 (UI 0.3–1.2)	0.72	How close two nodes must be to link; higher links more pairs.
`signals`	Energy	integer	0–32 (UI 0–12)	20: 1 · 32: 2 · 64: 7	Bright pulses travelling along the links.

Advanced props (5)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`nodeN`	Appearance	integer	2–200	20: 8 · 32: 15 · 64: 41	Nodes in the network.
`nodeR`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.128 · 32: 1.7599 · 64: 1.33	Base node radius.
`nodeRDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.736 · 32: 2.2628 · 64: 1.71	Extra node radius when nearest the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Weaving

pattern: "weaving" · mode braid · speed 2.75× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`turns`	Appearance	number	0–12 (UI 1–6)	3	How many times the strands twist around each other.

Advanced props (6)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ghostN`	Appearance	integer	0–400	20: 17 · 32: 31 · 64: 75	Dots along the faint guide strands.
`rBase`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.632 · 32: 1.4413 · 64: 1.2	Base dot radius.
`rDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.448 · 32: 2.162 · 64: 1.8	Extra dot radius on the side facing the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`strandN`	Appearance	integer	2–200	20: 6 · 32: 11 · 64: 26	Dots per braided strand.

Composing

pattern: "composing" · mode ribbon · speed 3.12× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`bandMul`	Appearance	number	0.1–8 (UI 1–6) x	20: 4.94 · 32: 4.49 · 64: 3.9	Width of the ribbon band.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`spin`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0–2) x	0	Rotation speed of the ribbon.
`wobMul`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0–2.5) x	1	How much the ribbon wobbles as it turns.

Advanced props (8)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`faceOn`	Appearance	boolean		0	Show the ribbon face-on instead of tilted.
`ghostN`	Appearance	integer	0–400	20: 8 · 32: 15 · 64: 38	Dots in the faint guide ring.
`lanes`	Appearance	number	1–16	20: 2 · 32: 2 · 64: 3	Parallel lanes of dots in the ribbon.
`rBase`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.1803 · 32: 1.0743 · 64: 0.935	Base dot radius.
`rDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.8241 · 32: 1.6602 · 64: 1.445	Extra dot radius on the side facing the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`segs`	Appearance	integer	8–400	20: 20 · 32: 27 · 64: 44	Dots along each lane.

Breathing

pattern: "breathing" · mode ring · speed 3.78× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`bandMul`	Appearance	number	0.1–8 (UI 1–6) x	20: 3.968 · 32: 3.8265 · 64: 3.627	Width of the ribbon band.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`spin`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0–2) x	0	Rotation speed of the ribbon.
`wobMul`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0–2.5) x	20: 0.565 · 32: 0.4751 · 64: 0.368	How much the ribbon wobbles as it turns.

Advanced props (8)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`faceOn`	Appearance	boolean		1	Show the ribbon face-on instead of tilted.
`ghostN`	Appearance	integer	0–400	0	Dots in the faint guide ring.
`lanes`	Appearance	number	1–16	20: 2 · 32: 2 · 64: 3	Parallel lanes of dots in the ribbon.
`rBase`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.7842 · 32: 1.441 · 64: 1.0516	Base dot radius.
`rDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.7574 · 32: 2.227 · 64: 1.6252	Extra dot radius on the side facing the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`segs`	Appearance	integer	8–400	20: 15 · 32: 23 · 64: 44	Dots along each lane.

Shaping

pattern: "shaping" · mode morph · speed 2.08× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`spread`	Appearance	number	0.1–2 (UI 0.8–2) x	1.45	Size of the shape relative to the frame.

Advanced props (4)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`iconD`	Appearance	number	0.25–4 x	20: 0.53 · 32: 0.5937 · 64: 0.702	Dot density of the morphing icon outlines.
`rDot`	Appearance	number	0.002–0.1 fraction	20: 0.0212 · 32: 0.0145 · 64: 0.0083	Dot radius as a fraction of the frame.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.25	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2		How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Glowing

pattern: "glowing" · mode aurora · speed 2.2× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`depthTone`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	Tone difference between front and back dots (0 = one tone).
`hueOffset`	Appearance	number	0–360 deg	0	Starting hue of the aurora colours.
`hueSpread`	Appearance	number	0–720 (UI 0–360) deg	140	Range of hues across the sphere.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`saturation`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.55	Colour saturation of the aurora.
`surfaceScale`	Appearance	number	0.05–16 (UI 0.4–4)	1.4	Scale of the flowing colour field on the sphere.
`hueSpeed`	Motion	number	-360–360 (UI 0–60) deg/s	12	Degrees per second the colours cycle.
`surfaceSpeed`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0–1)	0.25	Speed of the colour field's flow.

Advanced props (4)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`nodeCount`	Appearance	integer	8–1000	20: 73 · 32: 130 · 64: 260	Dots on the sphere.
`nodeSize`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.76 · 32: 1.43 · 64: 1.1	Dot radius.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Drifting

pattern: "drifting" · mode webflow · speed 6.63× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`lineW`	Appearance	number	0–4 (UI 0.3–2.5)	0.8	Stroke width of the links.
`spread`	Appearance	number	0.1–2 (UI 0.8–2) x	1	Size of the flowing network relative to the frame.
`thr`	Appearance	number	0–2 (UI 0.3–1.2)	0.72	How close two nodes must be to link; higher links more pairs.
`signals`	Energy	integer	0–32 (UI 0–12)	20: 1 · 32: 2 · 64: 7	Bright pulses travelling along the links.

Advanced props (5)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`nodeN`	Appearance	integer	2–200	20: 8 · 32: 15 · 64: 41	Nodes in the flowing network.
`nodeR`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.128 · 32: 1.7599 · 64: 1.33	Base node radius.
`nodeRDepth`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 2.736 · 32: 2.2628 · 64: 1.71	Extra node radius when nearest the viewer.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Speaking

pattern: "speaking" · mode spectrum · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`barCount`	Appearance	integer	1–96 (UI 6–48)	20: 12 · 32: 16 · 64: 24	Frequency bars around the orb.
`hue`	Appearance	number	0–360 deg	200	Ink hue in degrees; applies once saturation is above 0.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`saturation`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.6	How far the ink moves from grey toward the hue (0 = the grey ink).
`jumpSpeed`	Motion	number	0–32 (UI 0.5–12)	4	How fast the synthetic bars jump when no audio is supplied.

Advanced props (4)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`barDotCount`	Appearance	integer	1–24	20: 3 · 32: 4 · 64: 6	Dots stacked in each bar.
`dotSize`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 0.7 · 32: 0.85 · 64: 1	Dot radius.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Confirming

pattern: "confirming" · mode sonar · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`period`	Motion	number	0.05–30 (UI 0.4–4) s	1.6	Seconds between sonar pings.
`echoCount`	Energy	integer	0–8 (UI 1–4)	2	Trailing echo rings per ping.

Advanced props (5)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`coreSize`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 0.9 · 32: 1.1 · 64: 1.3	Radius of the centre dot.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`ringCount`	Appearance	integer	4–400	20: 20 · 32: 32 · 64: 48	Dots per expanding ring.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`echoSpacing`	Motion	number	0–1 fraction	0.18	Gap between echo rings, as a fraction of the cycle.

Initializing

pattern: "initializing" · mode warp · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`starCount`	Appearance	integer	1–1000 (UI 20–300)	20: 45 · 32: 70 · 64: 120	Stars in the warp field.
`warpSpeed`	Motion	number	0–8 (UI 0.2–4) x	1	Speed of the stars.
`decay`	Energy	number	0–0.5 (UI 0–0.3)	0.06	Length of each star's trail.

Advanced props (3)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`period`	Motion	number	0.05–30 s	2.2	Seconds per warp cycle.

Calibrating

pattern: "calibrating" · mode chladni · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`holdDuration`	Motion	number	0.1–30 (UI 0.5–6) s	2.5	Seconds each pattern holds before the next.

Advanced props (4)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`nodeCount`	Appearance	integer	8–1000	20: 73 · 32: 130 · 64: 260	Dots settling into the pattern.
`nodeSize`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.44 · 32: 1.17 · 64: 0.9	Dot radius.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Progressing

pattern: "progressing" · mode eclipse · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`progress`	Inputs	number	0–1 fraction	0.5	How far the eclipse has advanced, 0 to 1.

Advanced props (4)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`nodeCount`	Appearance	integer	8–1000	20: 73 · 32: 130 · 64: 260	Dots on the disc.
`nodeSize`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.44 · 32: 1.17 · 64: 0.9	Dot radius.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.

Muted

pattern: "muted" · mode hush · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`dim`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.6	How far the orb fades toward the paper.
`hue`	Appearance	number	0–360 deg	8	Hue of the muted warning tint.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`saturation`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0	Strength of the muted warning tint (0 = grey).
`period`	Energy	number	0.05–30 (UI 1–8) s	3.2	Seconds per breath.
`pulseAmplitude`	Energy	number	0–0.5 (UI 0–0.1) fraction	0.03	Size of the slow breathing pulse.

Advanced props (5)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`nodeCount`	Appearance	integer	8–1000	20: 62 · 32: 110 · 64: 220	Dots on the resting sphere.
`nodeSize`	Appearance	number	0–6	20: 1.76 · 32: 1.43 · 64: 1.1	Dot radius.
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2	0.6	How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`yaw`	Motion	number	-4–4	0.6	Slow turning speed of the sphere.

Silhouette

pattern: "silhouette" · mode silhouette · speed 1× · sizes 20, 32, 64

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`dotSize`	Appearance	number	0–4 (UI 0.4–2) fraction	1	Dot size, relative to the default.
`hologram`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0	A brighter rim and, now and then, a thin band sliding sideways.
`hue`	Appearance	number	0–360 deg	200	Hue of the tint.
`ink`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	1	How present the whole visual is: 1 draws it as the pattern defines it, lower fades everything including its halos. A voice assistant rests below 1 when idle and comes to full ink when it listens.
`rim`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0.7	Strength of the outline and its glow.
`saturation`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0	Colour strength of the dots and outline (0 = grey ink).
`scanlines`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0	Bands moving down over the dots.
`wire`	Appearance	number	0–1 fraction	0	Thin links between neighbouring dots.
`breath`	Motion	number	0–1 fraction	1	How much the silhouette breathes (idle).
`period`	Motion	number	0.05–30 (UI 1–10) s	4	Seconds per breath.
`waveSpeed`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0.1–2) Hz	0.8	Waves per second for the listening, thinking and speaking motion.
`glint`	Energy	number	0–1 fraction	1	Dots that catch the light now and then (idle).
`inward`	Energy	number	0–1 fraction	0	Waves travelling in from the outline, stronger with the mic level (listening).
`neuron`	Energy	number	0–1 fraction	0	Dots flickering along the eye line (thinking).
`speech`	Energy	number	0–1 fraction	0	Waves spreading from the mouth with the voice's level (speaking).

Advanced props (4)

Prop	Category	Type	Range	Default	Description
`rMin`	Appearance	number	0–4 px	0.3	Dots are never drawn smaller than this, in engine units, so far-side dots stay visible at small sizes.
`rsPow`	Appearance	number	0–2		How dot radii scale with the frame size: radius x (size / 64)^rsPow; lower keeps small sizes chunkier.
`scanSpeed`	Motion	number	0–4 (UI 0–1.5) Hz	0.3	Scanline bands per second.
`turnYaw`	Motion	number	-1–1	0	Where the head faces, sideways (-1..1; negative = the viewer's left). The shoulders stay.

When to use which pattern

A head and shoulders

Props

Working

Searching

Solving

Listening

Connecting

Weaving

Composing

Breathing

Shaping

Glowing

Drifting

Speaking

Confirming

Initializing

Calibrating

Progressing

Muted

Silhouette

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