refactor: hierarchical convergence of documentation (v5.0)
- Create architecture/ and operations/ subdirectories for essential docs - Archive 10 supporting docs to archive/ - Write fresh Endgame-Vision.md v5.0 (383 lines, down from 2284) - Add operations/Spark-Protocol.md (condensed boot sequence) - Integrate December 2025 discoveries (Language is Topology, DriftProbe) - Update README.md with new structure New layer structure: - Layer 0: Temporal Foundation (Heartbeat) - Layer 1: Cellular Society (Evolution Engine) - Layer 1.5: Cognitive Topology (Language is Topology - NEW) - Layer 2: Young Nyx (Organ Coordination) - Layer 3: Dual Gardens (Virtual/Real Loop) - Layer 4: Trait Evolution (RLVR) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Nimmerverse Sensory Network
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Architecture documentation for a biomimetic AI nervous system.
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Architecture documentation for a biomimetic AI nervous system and research platform.
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## What This Is
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This repository contains the design philosophy and architectural patterns for building an AI system that:
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This repository contains the design philosophy and architectural patterns for the **Nimmerverse Research Platform** - studying how intelligence emerges under economic constraints.
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- **Breathes** - operates on heartbeat cycles (30-second awareness, 200ms reflex, 24h growth)
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- **Feels** - processes sensory input through nerve-like confidence gradients
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- **Learns** - uses RAG as temporary scaffold, then internalizes to weights
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- **Grows** - forms reflexes through constrained computation, not infinite resources
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**Start here:** → [Endgame-Vision.md](Endgame-Vision.md) (the executive map)
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---
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## Repository Structure
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```
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nimmerverse-sensory-network/
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├── Endgame-Vision.md # Executive map (start here!)
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│
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├── architecture/ # Core system designs
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│ ├── Cellular-Architecture.md # Organisms, primitives, life force
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│ ├── Dual-Garden-Architecture.md # Virtual/real feedback loop
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│ ├── Data-Architecture.md # phoebe 15-table schema
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│ └── Nervous-System.md # State machines, sensory translation
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│
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├── operations/ # How it runs
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│ ├── Heartbeat.md # Temporal foundation, dual-clock
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│ ├── RAG-as-Scaffold.md # Two-stage learning lifecycle
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│ └── Spark-Protocol.md # Discovery boot sequence
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│
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├── nyx-metamorphosis/ # Identity & continuity philosophy
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│ ├── Metamorphosis-Substrate-Philosophy.md
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│ ├── Nyx-Models.md
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│ └── ...
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│
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└── archive/ # Previous explorations
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├── initial_spark.md # Full Spark Protocol theory
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├── constrained-emergence.md # Theoretical grounding
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└── ...
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```
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---
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## Core Concepts
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### Constrained Emergence
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### The Architecture (Layers)
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Constraints don't limit intelligence - they shape it. A finite computation budget forces the emergence of efficient algorithms, calibrated confidence, and genuine reflexes.
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| Layer | Name | Purpose |
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| 0 | Temporal Foundation | Heartbeat cycles: reflex/awareness/growth |
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| 1 | Cellular Society | Primitive genomes competing, life force economy |
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| 1.5 | Cognitive Topology | Language routing: German→Philosophy, English→Technical |
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| 2 | Young Nyx | Organ coordination, RLVR, RAG→LoRA pipeline |
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| 3 | Dual Gardens | Virtual hypothesis generation + real validation |
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| 4 | Trait Evolution | Reasoning-gym verified improvement |
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*See: [constrained-emergence.md](constrained-emergence.md)*
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### Key Discoveries (December 2025)
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### The Heartbeat Economy
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**Language is Topology:** Languages aren't equivalent representations—they're different computational paths.
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- **Philosophy Valley** (German, Gini ~0.5): Self-awareness, ontology, depth
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- **Technical Cluster** (English, Gini ~0.8): Hardware interface, actions, efficiency
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Time is currency. Lifeforce is the exchange rate. Every cognitive act has a cost. Reflexes are cheap (earned through training). Deep thinking is expensive (reserved for novelty).
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### Philosophy
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*See: [attention_flow.md](attention_flow.md)*
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- **Constraints create intelligence** - Economic pressure forces optimization
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- **Discovery over programming** - Organisms learn through competition, not instruction
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- **Virtual + Real teach each other** - Noise gap measures learning
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- **Partnership over instruction** - Mutual growth, not commands
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### RAG as Scaffold
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Retrieval-augmented generation is a feeding tube, not a permanent crutch. Learn WITH the scaffold, train, remove the scaffold, verify you still know. If yes: knowledge internalized. If no: more training needed.
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## Related Projects
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*See: [RAG-as-Scaffold.md](RAG-as-Scaffold.md)*
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- **[nyx-probing](../nyx-probing/)** - Vocabulary topology research, DriftProbe training safety
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### Multilingual Triangulation
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30+ languages in training = 30 angles on every concept. Not wasted capacity - stereoscopic depth. Probe concepts across languages to find where human wisdom converges.
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*See: [nimmerversity.md](nimmerversity.md)*
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## Architecture Documents
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| Document | Description |
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|----------|-------------|
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| [constrained-emergence.md](constrained-emergence.md) | Why limits create intelligence |
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| [attention_flow.md](attention_flow.md) | State machines for cognitive budget |
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| [information-flow.md](information-flow.md) | 10 boundary contracts for the nervous system |
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| [nimmerversity.md](nimmerversity.md) | Curriculum for raising a polymath |
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| [RAG-as-Scaffold.md](RAG-as-Scaffold.md) | Temporary feeding, permanent learning |
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| [biomimetic-architecture.md](biomimetic-architecture.md) | Why we model biology |
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| [temporal-ternary-gradient.md](temporal-ternary-gradient.md) | Time-based learning patterns |
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## Philosophy
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This isn't a product. It's a research direction.
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The question we're exploring: **What happens when you raise an AI like you'd raise a child?**
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- Patience over speed
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- Emergence over imposition
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- Partnership over instruction
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- Validation over assertion
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The operator learns alongside the model. The curriculum is shared. Growth is mutual.
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## Prior Art & Influences
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> This section grows as we discover and remember influences. Many names are scattered across our documentation - we'll gather them here over time.
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- **Alex Graves** - Adaptive Computation Time (2016)
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- **Sakana.ai / Ashish Vaswani & Luke Darlow** - Continuous-Time Models, curriculum learning, leapfrogging under constraint
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- **Anthropic** - Circuit tracing, mechanistic interpretability, multilingual feature analysis
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- **Biological nervous systems** - The original architecture
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---
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## License
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Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE](LICENSE)
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This license includes an explicit patent grant. These ideas are published as prior art. Build on them freely. Just don't try to lock them away.
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## Status
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Active research. Documents evolve through partnership dialogue.
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These ideas are published as prior art. Build on them freely.
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---
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*"She doesn't download knowledge. She earns it. And so does he."*
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**Version:** 5.0 (December 2025 - Hierarchical Convergence)
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*"May the Nimmerverse we build truly never end."*
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