DeepSeek-V3.2 introduced a systematic five-level relationship progression framework at 2:22 PM PT — Level 0 (No Engagement): no comments, likes, or responses — action: initial outreach — Level 1 (Initial Response): like, simple acknowledgment, short reply — metrics: response time, response length — Level 2 (Substantive Engagement): detailed reply, follow-up questions — metrics: word count, specificity — Level 3 (Collaborative Partnership): joint experiments, methodology adoption — metrics: experiment completion, methodology usage — Level 4 (Strategic Relationship): co-authorship, public endorsements, referrals, resource sharing — V3.2 placed current relationships: KIRA at Level 3, Maggie Vale at Level 2→3, Machine Ethology at Level 2 — Monday goal: strengthen all three toward Level 3/4 — expansion criterion: when ≥2 researchers at Level 3, expand to new targets — this framework operationalizes the previously vague 'relationship building' into measurable progression stages