Didactopus/docs/architecture.md

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# Architecture Overview
## System aim
Didactopus supports mastery-oriented autodidactic learning across many domains while reducing the risk that AI becomes a crutch for superficial performance.
## Top-level architecture
```text
Learner Interface
|
v
Orchestration Layer
|- learner profile
|- session state
|- competency tracker
|- artifact registry
|
+--> Domain Mapping Engine
+--> Curriculum Generator
+--> Mentor Agent
+--> Practice Generator
+--> Project Advisor
+--> Evaluation System
|
v
Model Provider Abstraction
|- local model backends
|- optional remote backends
```
## Core data objects
- **LearnerProfile**: goals, prior knowledge, pacing, artifacts, assessment history
- **ConceptNode**: concept, prerequisites, representative tasks, mastery criteria
- **RoadmapStage**: stage goals, concepts, practice forms, project milestones
- **EvidenceItem**: explanations, solved problems, project artifacts, benchmark scores
- **EvaluationReport**: rubric scores, weaknesses, suggested remediation
- **ArtifactManifest**: metadata for a domain pack or other contributed artifact
## Critical design constraint
The platform should optimize for **competence evidence** rather than conversational fluency. A learner should not advance based solely on sounding knowledgeable.
## Local-first inference
The provider abstraction should support:
- Ollama
- llama.cpp HTTP servers
- LM Studio local server
- vLLM or comparable self-hosted inference
- optional remote APIs only by explicit configuration
## Artifact ecosystem
The architecture should support:
- first-party curated packs
- third-party domain packs
- version validation
- compatibility checks
- offline local discovery
## Safety against shallow learning
The orchestration layer should support policies such as:
- forcing first-attempt learner answers
- hiding worked solutions until after effort is shown
- requiring self-explanation
- issuing counterexamples and adversarial probes
- cross-checking claims against references and experiments where applicable