# A Proposal to Extend the Common Model of Cognition with Metacognition

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07807 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.07807/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 18 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 9 Jun 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [A Proposal for Extending the Common Model of Cognition to Emotion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2412.16231/) (2024)
- [How Metacognitive Architectures Remember Their Own Thoughts: A Systematic Review](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2503.13467/) (2025)

## Built on by (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Human Cognition in Machines: A Unified Perspective of World Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2604.16592/) (2026)
- [AI Training Manager: Bounded Closed-Loop Control of Adaptive Training Recipes](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2606.29871/) (2026)
- [Nested Episodic State Topology (NEST): A Graph-Theoretic Architecture of Cognitive States](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2607.06055/) (2026)
- [Agentic Cognitive Depth: Operational Criteria for Evaluating LLM Agents](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.04168/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The Common Model of Cognition (CMC) provides an abstract characterization of the structure and processing required by a cognitive architecture for human-like minds. We propose a unified approach to integrating metacognition within the CMC. We propose that metacognition involves reasoning over explicit representations of an agent's cognitive capabilities and processes in working memory. Our proposal exploits the existing cognitive capabilities of the CMC, making minimal extensions in the structure and information available within working memory. We provide examples of metacognition within our proposal.