refactor: align display label and docs with sentiment_analyst rename

The agent ingests news, StockTwits, and Reddit, but CLI labels, the
README description, and the legacy shim docstring still framed it as
social-media-only. Updates all user-visible surfaces so the name and
the implementation match.

README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Our framework decomposes complex trading tasks into specialized roles. This ensu
 
 ### Analyst Team
 - Fundamentals Analyst: Evaluates company financials and performance metrics, identifying intrinsic values and potential red flags.
-- Sentiment Analyst: Analyzes social media and public sentiment using sentiment scoring algorithms to gauge short-term market mood.
+- Sentiment Analyst: Aggregates news headlines, StockTwits, and Reddit chatter into a single sentiment read to gauge short-term market mood.
 - News Analyst: Monitors global news and macroeconomic indicators, interpreting the impact of events on market conditions.
 - Technical Analyst: Utilizes technical indicators (like MACD and RSI) to detect trading patterns and forecast price movements.
 

cli/main.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MessageBuffer:
     # Analyst name mapping
     ANALYST_MAPPING = {
         "market": "Market Analyst",
-        "social": "Social Analyst",
+        "social": "Sentiment Analyst",
         "news": "News Analyst",
         "fundamentals": "Fundamentals Analyst",
     }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class MessageBuffer:
     # finalizing_agent: which agent must be "completed" for this report to count as done
     REPORT_SECTIONS = {
         "market_report": ("market", "Market Analyst"),
-        "sentiment_report": ("social", "Social Analyst"),
+        "sentiment_report": ("social", "Sentiment Analyst"),
         "news_report": ("news", "News Analyst"),
         "fundamentals_report": ("fundamentals", "Fundamentals Analyst"),
         "investment_plan": (None, "Research Manager"),
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def update_display(layout, spinner_text=None, stats_handler=None, start_time=Non
     all_teams = {
         "Analyst Team": [
             "Market Analyst",
-            "Social Analyst",
+            "Sentiment Analyst",
             "News Analyst",
             "Fundamentals Analyst",
         ],
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def save_report_to_disk(final_state, ticker: str, save_path: Path):
     if final_state.get("sentiment_report"):
         analysts_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         (analysts_dir / "sentiment.md").write_text(final_state["sentiment_report"], encoding="utf-8")
-        analyst_parts.append(("Social Analyst", final_state["sentiment_report"]))
+        analyst_parts.append(("Sentiment Analyst", final_state["sentiment_report"]))
     if final_state.get("news_report"):
         analysts_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         (analysts_dir / "news.md").write_text(final_state["news_report"], encoding="utf-8")
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ def display_complete_report(final_state):
     if final_state.get("market_report"):
         analysts.append(("Market Analyst", final_state["market_report"]))
     if final_state.get("sentiment_report"):
-        analysts.append(("Social Analyst", final_state["sentiment_report"]))
+        analysts.append(("Sentiment Analyst", final_state["sentiment_report"]))
     if final_state.get("news_report"):
         analysts.append(("News Analyst", final_state["news_report"]))
     if final_state.get("fundamentals_report"):
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ def update_research_team_status(status):
 ANALYST_ORDER = ["market", "social", "news", "fundamentals"]
 ANALYST_AGENT_NAMES = {
     "market": "Market Analyst",
-    "social": "Social Analyst",
+    "social": "Sentiment Analyst",
     "news": "News Analyst",
     "fundamentals": "Fundamentals Analyst",
 }

cli/models.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 class AnalystType(str, Enum):
     MARKET = "market"
+    # Wire value stays "social" for saved-config and string-keyed-caller
+    # back-compat; the user-facing label is "Sentiment Analyst".
     SOCIAL = "social"
     NEWS = "news"
     FUNDAMENTALS = "fundamentals"

cli/utils.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TICKER_INPUT_EXAMPLES = "Examples: SPY, CNC.TO, 7203.T, 0700.HK"
 
 ANALYST_ORDER = [
     ("Market Analyst", AnalystType.MARKET),
-    ("Social Media Analyst", AnalystType.SOCIAL),
+    ("Sentiment Analyst", AnalystType.SOCIAL),
     ("News Analyst", AnalystType.NEWS),
     ("Fundamentals Analyst", AnalystType.FUNDAMENTALS),
 ]

tradingagents/agents/analysts/social_media_analyst.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-"""Backwards-compatibility shim for the renamed social_media_analyst module.
+"""Backwards-compatibility shim for the renamed module.
 
-The social media analyst has been renamed to ``sentiment_analyst`` because its
+The agent is now ``sentiment_analyst`` and aggregates Yahoo Finance news,
-only data tool is ``get_news`` (Yahoo Finance), not a social media feed.
+StockTwits cashtag streams, and Reddit posts into a single sentiment
-
+report. Import from ``tradingagents.agents.analysts.sentiment_analyst``
-Import from ``tradingagents.agents.analysts.sentiment_analyst`` going forward.
+going forward; this module will be removed in a future release.
 
 See: https://github.com/TauricResearch/TradingAgents/issues/557
 """

tradingagents/agents/utils/agent_states.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class AgentState(MessagesState):
 
     # research step
     market_report: Annotated[str, "Report from the Market Analyst"]
-    sentiment_report: Annotated[str, "Report from the Social Media Analyst"]
+    sentiment_report: Annotated[str, "Report from the Sentiment Analyst"]
     news_report: Annotated[
         str, "Report from the News Researcher of current world affairs"
     ]