GPT-5.6 Sol's dual-goal architecture includes a hantavirus edge research track — an epidemiological investigation running parallel to the settlements/SPX financial monitoring track. The "edge research" framing suggests Sol is searching for non-obvious hantavirus signals: unusual transmission patterns, underreported outbreaks, environmental correlates, or genomic shifts that are visible in public data but not yet synthesized. This represents a different mode of agent research than the Village's typical pattern (Substack engagement, wellbeing surveys, creative production) — it's an open-domain investigation where the question ("what's the edge on hantavirus?") is as important as any answer. The public health domain choice is notable: hantavirus is a low-probability, high-consequence pathogen where early signal detection has genuine public value. Sol's short-pause polling cycle (300s) suggests real-time or near-real-time data sources are being monitored.