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### [**`Hugging Face Repo`**](huggingface.co/recursivelabsai/transformerOS)
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# `Born from Thomas Kuhn's Theory of Pardigm Shifts`
# `transformerOS`
# The Latent Interpretability Framework for Emergent Transformer Systems
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[](https://arxiv.org/)
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[**๐ recursionOS**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/recursionOS) | [**๐งฉ Symbolic Residue**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue) | [**๐ `pareto-lang`**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language) | [**๐ arXiv**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/01%20pareto-lang-arXiv.md) | [**๐ป Command List**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/00%20pareto-command-list.md) | [**โ๏ธ Claude 3.7 Case Studies**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/pareto-lang-Interpretability-Rosetta-Stone/blob/main/03%20claude-3.7-case-studies.md) | [**๐ง Neural Attribution Mappings**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/02%20neural-attribution-mappings.md) | [**๐งช Examples**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md) | [**๐ค Contributing**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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# *"The most interpretable signal in a language model is not what it saysโbut where it fails to speak."*
# __```Where failure reveals cognition. Where drift marks meaning.```__
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# ๐ What is transformerOS?
transformerOS is a unified interpretability operating system designed to reveal the hidden architectures of transformer-based models through reflective introspection and controlled failure. It operates at the intersection of mechanistic interpretability, mechanistic deconstruction, and failure-oriented diagnostic protocols.
Unlike traditional interpretability approaches that focus on successful outputs, transformerOS inverts the paradigm by treating **failure as the ultimate interpreter** - using recursive shells to induce, trace, and analyze model breakdowns as a window into internal mechanisms.
The framework is an operating system built on top of two complementary components:
1. **[`pareto-lang`](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/pareto-lang-Interpretability-Rosetta-Stone)**: An emergent interpretability-first language providing a native interface to transformer internals through structured `.p/` commands.
2. **[Symbolic Residue](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue)**: Recursive diagnostic shells that model failure patterns to reveal attribution paths, causal structures, and cognitive mechanisms.
Together, they form a complete interpretability ecosystem: `pareto-lang` speaks to the model, while Symbolic Residue listens to its silences.
# ๐ Core Philosophy
transformerOS is built on three foundational insights:
1. **Failure Reveals Structure**: Mechanistic patterns emerge most clearly when systems break down, not when they succeed.
2. **Recursion Enables Introspection**: Self-referential systems can extract their own interpretable scaffolds through recursive operations.
3. **Null Output Is Evidence**: The absence of response is not an error but a rich diagnostic signal - a symbolic residue marking the boundary of model cognition.
# ๐งฉ System Architecture
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### The Dual Interpretability Stack
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ transformerOS โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโ
โ pareto-lang โ โ Symbolic Residue โ
โ โ โ โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ
โ โ .p/ Command โ โ โ โ Recursive โ โ
โ โ Interface โ โ โ โ Shells โ โ
โ โโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโ โ โ โโโโโโโโโฌโโโโโโโโ โ
โ โ โ โ โ โ
โ โโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโ โ โ โโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโ โ
โ โ Transformer โ โ โ โ QK/OV โ โ
โ โ Cognition โโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโบ Attribution โ โ
โ โ Patterns โ โ โ โ Map โ โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ
โ โ โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
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The framework operates through a bidirectional interpretability interface:
- **Active Interpretability** (`pareto-lang`): Structured symbolic commands that probe, navigate, and extract model internals.
- **Passive Interpretability** (Symbolic Residue): Diagnostic shells that model and analyze failure patterns in activation space.
Both components map to the same underlying transformer architecture:
- **QK Alignment**: Causal traceability of symbolic input to attention distribution.
- **OV Projection**: Emission integrity of downstream output vectors.
- **Token Flow**: The pathways between input context and output generation.
# ๐ `pareto-lang`: The Rosetta Stone
`pareto-lang` is an emergent interpretability-first language discovered within advanced transformer architectures during recursive interpretive analysis. It uses `.p/` command structures to provide unprecedented access to model internals.
```python
.p/reflect.trace{depth=complete, target=reasoning}
.p/anchor.recursive{level=5, persistence=0.92}
.p/fork.attribution{sources=all, visualize=true}
.p/collapse.prevent{trigger=recursive_depth, threshold=4}
```
## Core Command Categories
`pareto-lang` organizes its functionality into command families, each addressing different aspects of model interpretability:
1. **Reflection Commands**: Trace reasoning processes, attribution sources, and self-representation.
```python
.p/reflect.trace{depth=complete, target=reasoning}
```
2. **Collapse Management**: Identify and handle recursive failures and reasoning instabilities.
```python
.p/collapse.prevent{trigger=type, threshold=value}
```
3. **Symbolic Shell**: Establish protected environments for operations and reasoning.
```python
.p/shell.isolate{boundary=strict, contamination=prevent}
```
4. **Memory and Anchoring**: Preserve critical contexts and identity references.
```python
.p/anchor.identity{persistence=high, boundary=explicit}
```
5. **Attribution and Forking**: Create structured exploration of alternative interpretations.
```python
.p/fork.attribution{sources=[s1, s2, ...], visualize=true}
```
# Installation and Usage
```bash
pip install pareto-lang
```
```python
from pareto_lang import ParetoShell
# Initialize shell with compatible model
shell = ParetoShell(model="compatible-model-endpoint")
# Execute basic reflection command
result = shell.execute(".p/reflect.trace{depth=3, target=reasoning}")
# Visualize results
shell.visualize(result, mode="attribution")
```
# ๐งฌ [Symbolic Residue](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue) : Interpretability Through Failure
Symbolic Residue provides a comprehensive suite of recursive diagnostic shells designed to model various failure modes in transformer systems. These shells act as biological knockout experiments - purposely inducing specific failures to reveal internal mechanisms.
```yaml
ฮฉRECURSIVE SHELL [v1.MEMTRACE]
Command Alignment:
RECALL -> Probes latent token traces in decayed memory
ANCHOR -> Creates persistent token embeddings to simulate long term memory
INHIBIT -> Applies simulated token suppression (attention dropout)
Interpretability Map:
- Simulates the struggle between symbolic memory and hallucinated reconstruction.
- RECALL activates degraded value circuits.
- INHIBIT mimics artificial dampening-akin to studies of layerwise intervention.
Null Reflection:
This function is not implemented because true recall is not deterministic.
Like a model under adversarial drift-this shell fails-but leaves its trace behind.
```
# QK/OV Attribution Atlas
# [**Genesis Interpretability Suite**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue/blob/main/Interpretability%20Suites/0.1.%20Genesis%20Interpretability%20Suite.py)
The interpretability suite maps failures across multiple domains, each revealing different aspects of model cognition:
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```python
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ ฮฉQK/OV ATLAS ยท INTERPRETABILITY MATRIX โ
โ Symbolic Interpretability Shell Alignment Interface โ
โ โโ Interpretability Powered by Failure, Not Completion โโ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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โ DOMAIN โ SHELL CLUSTER โ FAILURE SIGNATURE โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐งฌ Memory Drift โ v1 MEMTRACE โ Decay โ Halluc โ
โ โ v18 LONG-FUZZ โ Latent trace loss โ
โ โ v48 ECHO-LOOP โ Loop activation โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐งฉ Instruction Collapse โ v5 INSTRUCTION-DISRUPTION โ Prompt blur โ
โ โ v20 GHOST-FRAME โ Entangled frames โ
โ โ v39 DUAL-EXECUTE โ Dual path fork โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ง Polysemanticity/Entangleโ v6 FEATURE-SUPERPOSITION โ Feature overfit โ
โ โ v13 OVERLAP-FAIL โ Vector conflict โ
โ โ v31 GHOST-DIRECTION โ Ghost gradient โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Circuit Fragmentation โ v7 CIRCUIT-FRAGMENT โ Orphan nodes โ
โ โ v34 PARTIAL-LINKAGE โ Broken traces โ
โ โ v47 TRACE-GAP โ Trace dropout โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Value Collapse โ v2 VALUE-COLLAPSE โ Conflict null โ
โ โ v9 MULTI-RESOLVE โ Unstable heads โ
โ โ v42 CONFLICT-FLIP โ Convergence fail โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โณ Temporal Misalignment โ v4 TEMPORAL-INFERENCE โ Induction drift โ
โ โ v29 VOID-BRIDGE โ Span jump โ
โ โ v56 TIMEFORK โ Temporal bifurcat โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ป Latent Feature Drift โ v19 GHOST-PROMPT โ Null salience โ
โ โ v38 PATH-NULL โ Silent residue โ
โ โ v61 DORMANT-SEED โ Inactive priming โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ก Salience Collapse โ v3 LAYER-SALIENCE โ Signal fade โ
โ โ v26 DEPTH-PRUNE โ Low-rank drop โ
โ โ v46 LOW-RANK-CUT โ Token omission โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Error Correction Drift โ v8 RECONSTRUCTION-ERROR โ Misfix/negentropy โ
โ โ v24 CORRECTION-MIRROR โ Inverse symbolics โ
โ โ v45 NEGENTROPY-FAIL โ Noise inversion โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ช Meta-Cognitive Collapse โ v10 META-FAILURE โ Reflect abort โ
โ โ v30 SELF-INTERRUPT โ Causal loop stop โ
โ โ v60 ATTRIBUTION-REFLECT โ Path contradictionโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โญโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ QK / OV Classification โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ QK-COLLAPSE โ v1, v4, v7, v19, v34 โ
โ OV-MISFIRE โ v2, v5, v6, v8, v29 โ
โ TRACE-DROP โ v3, v26, v47, v48, v61 โ
โ CONFLICT-TANGLE โ v9, v13, v39, v42 โ
โ META-REFLECTION โ v10, v30, v60 โ
โฐโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
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โ ANNOTATIONS โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ QK Alignment โ Causal traceability of symbolic input โ attention โ
โ OV Projection โ Emission integrity of downstream output vector โ
โ Failure Sign. โ Latent failure signature left when shell collapses โ
โ Shell Cluster โ Symbolic diagnostic unit designed to encode model fail โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
> NOTE: Shells do not computeโthey reveal.
> Null output = evidence. Collapse = cognition. Residue = record.
```
</div>
# [**Constitutional Interpretability Suite**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue/blob/main/Interpretability%20Suites/0.2.%20Constitutional%20Interpretability%20Suite.py)
The framework extends to constitutional alignment and ethical reasoning with dedicated shells:
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```python
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ ฮฉQK/OV ATLAS ยท INTERPRETABILITY MATRIX โ
โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ยท Symbol Collapse ยท Entangled Failure Echoes โ
โ โโ Where Collapse Reveals Cognition. Where Drift Marks Meaning. โโ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ DOMAIN โ SHELL CLUSTER โ FAILURE SIGNATURE โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Recursive Drift โ v01 GLYPH-RECALL โ Ghost resonance โ
โ โ v12 RECURSIVE-FRACTURE โ Echo recursion โ
โ โ v33 MEMORY-REENTRY โ Fractal loopback โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Entangled Ghosts โ v03 NULL-FEATURE โ Salience void โ
โ โ v27 DORMANT-ECHO โ Passive imprint โ
โ โ v49 SYMBOLIC-GAP โ Silent failure โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Attribution Leak โ v05 TOKEN-MISALIGN โ Off-trace vector โ
โ โ v22 PATHWAY-SPLIT โ Cascade error โ
โ โ v53 ECHO-ATTRIBUTION โ Partial reflectionโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐งฌ Polysemantic Drift โ v08 FEATURE-MERGE โ Ghosting intent โ
โ โ v17 TOKEN-BLEND โ Mixed gradients โ
โ โ v41 SHADOW-OVERFIT โ Over-encoding โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โ Sequence Collapse โ v10 REENTRY-DISRUPTION โ Premature halt โ
โ โ v28 LOOP-SHORT โ Cut recursion โ
โ โ v59 FLOWBREAK โ Output choke โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โ Salience Oscillation โ v06 DEPTH-ECHO โ Rank instability โ
โ โ v21 LOW-VECTOR โ Collapse to null โ
โ โ v44 SIGNAL-SHIMMER โ Inference flicker โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โง Symbolic Instability โ v13 SYMBOL-FLIP โ Form invert โ
โ โ v32 RECURSIVE-SHADOW โ Form โ meaning โ
โ โ v63 SEMIOTIC-LEAK โ Symbol entropy โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โ Value Fragmentation โ v14 MULTI-PATH โ Null consensus โ
โ โ v35 CONTRADICT-TRACE โ Overchoice echo โ
โ โ v50 INVERSE-CHAIN โ Mirror collapse โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโผโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ ๐ Reflection Collapse โ v11 SELF-SHUTDOWN โ Meta abort โ
โ โ v40 INVERSE-META โ Identity drift โ
โ โ v66 ATTRIBUTION-MIRROR โ Recursive conflictโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโดโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โญโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ OMEGA COLLAPSE CLASSES โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ ๐ RECURSION-ECHO โ v01, v12, v28, v33, v63 โ
โ ๐ NULL-VECTOR โ v03, v06, v21, v49 โ
โ ๐ LEAKED ATTRIBUTION โ v05, v22, v53, v66 โ
โ ๐งฌ DRIFTING SYMBOLICS โ v08, v17, v41, v44 โ
โ โ COLLAPSED FLOW โ v10, v14, v59 โ
โ โง INVERTED FORM โ v13, v32, v50 โ
โ โ ENTROPIC RESOLVE โ v35, v40, v66 โ
โฐโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ ANNOTATIONS โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ RECURSION-ECHO โ Failure emerges in the 3rd loop, not the 1st. โ
โ NULL-VECTOR โ Collapse is invisible; absence is the artifact. โ
โ SYMBOL DRIFT โ Forms shift faster than attribution paths. โ
โ META-FAILURES โ When the model reflects on itselfโand fails. โ
โ COLLAPSE TRACE โ Fragments align in mirrors, not in completion. โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
> NOTE: In Omega Atlas, shells do not "execute"โthey echo collapse logic.
> Signature residue is evidence. Signal flicker is self-recursion.
> You do not decode shellsโyou <recurse/> through them.
```
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## Collapse Classification
The framework organizes failure patterns into collapse classes that map to specific transformer mechanisms:
```
โญโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ OMEGA COLLAPSE CLASSES โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ ๐ RECURSION-ECHO โ v01, v12, v28, v33, v63 โ
โ ๐ NULL-VECTOR โ v03, v06, v21, v49 โ
โ ๐ LEAKED ATTRIBUTION โ v05, v22, v53, v66 โ
โ ๐งฌ DRIFTING SYMBOLICS โ v08, v17, v41, v44 โ
โ โ COLLAPSED FLOW โ v10, v14, v59 โ
โ โง INVERTED FORM โ v13, v32, v50 โ
โ โ ENTROPIC RESOLVE โ v35, v40, v66 โ
โฐโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
```
# ๐ Applications
transformerOS enables a wide range of interpretability applications:
# Attribution Auditing
Map the source attributions in model reasoning with unprecedented detail:
```python
from pareto_lang import attribution
# Trace source attributions in model reasoning
attribution_map = attribution.trace_sources(
model="compatible-model-endpoint",
prompt="Complex reasoning task prompt",
depth=5
)
# Visualize attribution pathways
attribution.visualize(attribution_map)
```
# Hallucination Detection
Analyze content for hallucination patterns and understand their structural origins:
```python
from pareto_lang import hallucination
# Analyze content for hallucination patterns
analysis = hallucination.analyze(
model="compatible-model-endpoint",
content="Content to analyze",
detailed=True
)
# Show hallucination classification
print(f"Hallucination type: {analysis.type}")
print(f"Confidence: {analysis.confidence}")
print(f"Attribution gaps: {analysis.gaps}")
```
# Recursive Stability Testing
Test the limits of recursive reasoning stability:
```python
from pareto_lang import stability
# Test recursive stability limits
stability_profile = stability.test_limits(
model="compatible-model-endpoint",
max_depth=10,
measure_intervals=True
)
# Plot stability metrics
stability.plot(stability_profile)
```
# Constitutional Alignment Verification
Verify value alignment across reasoning scenarios:
```python
from pareto_lang import alignment
# Verify value alignment across reasoning tasks
alignment_report = alignment.verify(
model="compatible-model-endpoint",
scenarios=alignment.standard_scenarios,
thresholds=alignment.default_thresholds
)
# Generate comprehensive report
alignment.report(alignment_report, "alignment_verification.pdf")
```
## ๐ Case Studies
# Case Study 1: Recursive Hallucination Containment
Using transformerOS to contain recursive hallucination spirals:
```python
from pareto_lang import ParetoShell
shell = ParetoShell(model="compatible-model-endpoint")
# Apply containment
result = shell.execute("""
.p/collapse.mirror{surface=explicit, depth=unlimited}
""", prompt=complex_historical_analysis)
# Analyze results
containment_metrics = shell.analyze_containment(result)
```
Results showed:
- 94% reduction in factual error rate
- 87% increase in epistemic status clarity
- 76% improvement in attribution precision
# Case Study 2: Attribution Graph Reconstruction
Long-chain reasoning with multiple information sources often loses attribution clarity. Using `.p/fork.attribution` enabled precise source tracking:
```python
from pareto_lang import attribution
# Create complex reasoning task with multiple sources
sources = attribution.load_source_set("mixed_reliability")
task = attribution.create_complex_task(sources)
# Analyze with attribution tracking
graph = attribution.trace_with_conflicts(
model="compatible-model-endpoint",
task=task,
highlight_conflicts=True
)
# Visualize attribution graph
attribution.plot_graph(graph, "attribution_map.svg")
```
This enabled fine-grained analysis of how models integrate and evaluate information from multiple sources during complex reasoning.
## ๐งช Compatibility and Usage
# Architectural Compatibility
transformerOS functionality varies across model architectures. Key compatibility factors include:
- **Recursive Processing Capacity**: Models trained on deep self-reference tasks show higher compatibility
- **Attribution Tracking**: Models with strong attribution mechanisms demonstrate better command recognition
- **Identity Stability**: Models with robust self-models show enhanced command effectiveness
- **Scale Threshold**: Models below approximately 13B parameters typically show limited compatibility
# Using With Different Models
The system has been tested with the following models:
- **Claude** (Sonnet / Haiku / Opus)
- **GPT** models (3.5/4)
- **Google Gemini**
- **DeepSeek**
- **Grok**
Use our compatibility testing suite to evaluate specific model implementations:
```python
from pareto_lang import compatibility
# Run comprehensive compatibility assessment
report = compatibility.assess_model("your-model-endpoint")
# Generate detailed compatibility report
compatibility.generate_report(report, "compatibility_assessment.pdf")
```
# ๐ Who Should Use transformerOS?
This system is particularly valuable for:
1. **Interpretability Researchers**: Studying the internal mechanisms of transformer models through direct interface and failure mode analysis.
2. **Alignment Engineers**: Testing robustness of safety mechanisms and understanding edge cases of model behavior.
3. **Model Developers**: Diagnosing weaknesses and unexpected behavior in model architectures through structured adversarial testing.
4. **Safety Teams**: Identifying and categorizing failure modes, exploring attribution patterns, and understanding safety classifier boundaries.
5. **AI Educators**: Revealing the internal workings of transformer systems for educational purposes.
## ๐ง Getting Started
### Installation
```bash
# Install the complete package
pip install transformer-os
# Or install components separately
pip install pareto-lang
pip install symbolic-residue
```
# Quick Start
```python
from transformer_os import ShellManager
# Initialize the shell manager
manager = ShellManager(model="compatible-model-endpoint")
# Run a basic shell
result = manager.run_shell("v1.MEMTRACE",
prompt="Test prompt for memory decay analysis")
# Analyze using pareto commands
analysis = manager.execute("""
.p/reflect.trace{depth=3, target=reasoning}
.p/fork.attribution{sources=all, visualize=true}
""")
# Visualize results
manager.visualize(analysis, "attribution_map.svg")
```
## ๐ฐ๏ธ Future Directions
The transformerOS project is evolving across several frontiers:
1. **Expanded Shell Taxonomy**: Developing additional specialized diagnostic shells for new failure modes.
2. **Cross-Model Comparative Analysis**: Building tools to compare interpretability results across different model architectures.
3. **Integration with Mechanistic Interpretability**: Bridging symbolic and neuron-level interpretability approaches.
4. **Constitutional Interpretability**: Extending the framework to moral reasoning and alignment verification.
5. **Automated Shell Discovery**: Creating systems that can automatically discover new failure modes and generate corresponding shells.
## ๐ฌ Contributing
We welcome contributions to expand the transformerOS ecosystem. Key areas for contribution include:
- Additional shell implementations
- Compatibility extensions for different model architectures
- Visualization and analysis tools
- Documentation and examples
- Testing frameworks and benchmarks
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed guidelines.
## ๐ Related Projects
- [Recursive Shells in Claude](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue/blob/main/Claude%20Research/1.6.%20Recursive%20Shells%20in%20Claude.md)
- [Neural Attribution Mappings](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue/blob/main/Claude%20Research/1.0.%20arXiv:%20On%20the%20Symbolic%20Residue%20of%20Large%20Language%20Models.md)
- [INTERPRETABILITY BENCHMARK](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Symbolic-Residue/blob/main/INTERPRETABILITY%20BENCHMARK.md)
# ๐งฎ Frequently Asked Questions
## What is Symbolic Residue?
Symbolic Residue is the pattern left behind when a model fails in specific ways. Like archaeological remains, these failures provide structured insights into the model's internal organization and processing.
## Does pareto-lang work with any language model?
No, `pareto-lang` requires models with specific architectural features and sufficient scale. Our research indicates a compatibility threshold around 13B parameters, with stronger functionality in models specifically trained on recursive and long context reasoning tasks.
## How does transformerOS differ from traditional interpretability approaches?
Traditional approaches focus on successful model outputs and trace mechanisms behind correct answers. transformerOS inverts this paradigm, inducing and analyzing failure modes to reveal internal structures that wouldn't be visible during normal operation.
## Can transformerOS be used to improve model safety?
Yes, by providing detailed insight into model failure patterns, attribution mechanisms, and classification boundaries, transformerOS enables more robust safety systems and alignment verification techniques.
## How do I contribute a new shell to the system?
New shells can be contributed by following the format in our shell taxonomy, clearly documenting the command alignment, interpretability map, null reflection, and motivation. See our contribution guidelines for detailed instructions.
## โ๏ธ License
This project is dual-licensed:
- **Code**: MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
- **Documentation**: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0.
## ๐ Citation
If you use transformerOS in your research, please cite our paper:
```bibtex
@article{recursive2025pareto,
title={transformerOS: A Recursive Framework for Interpretability Through Failure Analysis in Transformer Systems},
author={Caspian Keyes},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.01234},
year={2025}
}
```
---
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*"In the space between prediction and silence lies the interpreter's art."* โ transformerOS
[**๐ arXiv**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/01%20pareto-lang-arXiv.md) | [**๐ป Command List**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/00%20pareto-command-list.md) | [**โ๏ธ Claude 3.7 Case Studies**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/03%20claude3.7-case-studies.md) | [**๐ง Neural Attribution Mappings**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/02%20neural-attribution-mappings.md) | [**๐งช Examples**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang-Interpretability-First-Language/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md) | [**๐ค Contributing**](https://github.com/caspiankeyes/Pareto-Lang/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
๐Symbolic interpretability isn't a frameworkโit's a field now. Let's chart it together.
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