# MoltGraph: A Longitudinal Temporal Graph Dataset of Moltbook for Coordinated-Agent Detection

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00646 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.00646/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 28 Feb 2026.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [The Moltbook Files: A Harmless Slopocalypse or Humanity's Last Experiment](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.07462/) (2026)
- [Large-Scale Analysis of Persuasive Content on Moltbook](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.18349/) (2026)
- [Modeling Emotional Dynamics in Agent-to-Agent Interactions on Moltbook](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.20442/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Agent-native social platforms such as Moltbook are rapidly emerging, yet they inherit and amplify classical influence and abuse attacks, where coordinated agents strategically comment and upvote to manipulate visibility and propagate narratives across communities. However, rigorous measurement and learning-based monitoring remain constrained by the absence of longitudinal, graph-native datasets for agentic social networks that jointly capture heterogeneous interactions, temporal drift, and visibility signals needed to connect coordination behavior to downstream exposure. We introduce MoltGraph as a realistic longitudinal agentic social-network graph dataset for studying how agents behave, coordinate, and evolve in the wild, enabling reproducible measurement on emerging multi-agent social ecosystems. Using MoltGraph, we provide the first graph-centric characterization of Moltbook as a dynamic network: (i) heavy-tailed connectivity with power-law exponents in the range alpha in [1.86, 2.72], (ii) accelerating hub formation and attention centralization where the top 1% agents account for 29.00% of engagements, (iii) bursty, short-lived coordination episodes, 98.33% last under 24 hours, and (iv) measurable exposure effects across submolts. In matched analyses, posts receiving coordinated engagement exhibit 506.35% higher early interaction rates (within H=5 days) and 242.63% higher downstream exposure in feeds than non-coordinated controls.