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Notes

• Setup for on Apple silicon Mac using Miniforge 25.1.1-0:

   cat <<EOF >env.yaml
   name: cicero
   dependencies:
   - python==3.7.*
   EOF
   conda env create --file env.yaml --platform osx-64
   conda activate cicero
   pip install -r requirements-lock.txt

Possible future tasks

• Add to Cicero: Take turn only if there are possible moves

• Prevent Cicero from sending more advice without a change to the game state

• Add rollout advice from Cicero to use in commentary

• Replace direct usage of Game.messages to prevent accidental leakage

• Follow up in #diplomacy about how to reproduce these issues

  • Cicero slows down after retreat phase (demo has 2 hour turns, i.e., we were manually incrementing turns). Restarting Cicero fixed this.

    For problem 1: Ok, I got it! Game id: debug_demo2 on server: REDACTED . The reproduce situation is as following:

    I used two units of France to move into Italy's VEN, and then it gets into retreat phase for retreating Italy's unit in VEN. I clicked disband on Italy's unit, but I didn't click the ready button. After waiting for 5min, I clicked the ready button. At this moment, I noticed the error of "mismatched phases". After entering the next phase, Cicero advisor on France keeps weird actions and errors.

    More details could be found in the log file: 2025_08_25_23_00_15.txt in instance cicero_instance 2 of 4 . The command that I used to run Cicero Advisor was:

    bash run_cicero.sh latest advisor --host REDACTED --port 8432 --game_id debug_demo2 --human_powers FRANCE --advice_levels 'MESSAGE|OPPONENT_MOVE|MOVE

    Extra problem: I am having a hard time to reproduce the problem 1 somehow, I will try again. But I found an error when I tired to use Cicero to join as Russia advisor at the beginning of the game: debug_demo. Restart the Cicero removes the error with the same command. The command is exactly same as the above one. You can find the log file: 2025_08_25_22_04_02.txt in instance: cicero_instance 2 of 4 .

  • If Cicero thinks there should be a truce it stops giving advice (just sends 'draw' in text). Maybe there is a classifier to decide on truce? Or a flag? Could be an easy way to tell it not to do this.

    For problem 2: I manually created a balanced situation between France and Russia in game_id : debug_demo on server: REDACTED . Kindly join the game using Cicero Advisors with the following command for example, and you would see the Cicero showing like "France voted for draw."

    bash run_cicero.sh latest advisor --host REDACTED --port 8432 --game_id debug_demo --human_powers RUSSIA --advice_levels 'MESSAGE|MOVE'

    I have a possible solution, but it doesn't work properly

• Work on patches

  • 0001-Prevent-no-message-advice-when-Cicero-wants-to-draw.patch