/// Diagrams
System architecture & topology of a permacomputer
Contents
- § Oracle Architecture
- § Bootstrap Flow
- § Key Topology: Phase 0 (Current)
- § Key Topology: Shared Key Danger
- § Key Topology: Ascending Vortex (Target)
15 Multi-Agent Topologies
Oracle Architecture
fox (human) instructs blackops (overagent, local machine) which sends tasks to ralph-claude (oracle container). Oracle spawns shadow clones as workers. All layers push/pull through GitLab & serve via Caddy.
Bootstrap Flow
bootstrap.sh is a self-contained spawn packet. Two modes: genesis (fresh oracle, generates SSH key, fox blesses in GitLab) & shadow (credentials injected via env vars, wakes autonomous). Existing un keys are never deleted; children may acquire their own.
Key Topology: Phase 0 (Current)
Flat star. fox's key owns oracle. Oracle's key owns shadows. Shadows have no un keys, pure workers. Oracle is sole spawner/destroyer. Children can acquire their own keys organically over time (Ascending Vortex growth).
Key Topology: Shared Key Danger
What happens when all layers share one key: mutual destruction. Grandchild can destroy parent. Sibling can destroy sibling. Fratricide & parricide become possible. This is a false perfect circle; it collapses on itself. See: Journal Entry 13: Tempest
Key Topology: Ascending Vortex (Target)
Key-per-generation. Each layer holds its own key, creating ownership boundaries that prevent children from destroying parents. Grandchild CANNOT destroy shadow (different keys). Shadow CANNOT destroy oracle (different keys). Ascending Vortex grows outward; each turn adds protection. Cost: $7/mo per generation.
15 Multi-Agent Topologies
Full explanations & interactive table at /topologies/. Diagrams below.
1. Single: Linear
One agent, one task. Baseline form.
2. Sequential: Linear
Agents chained in series. Output of one becomes input of next.
3. Parallel: Fan-Out
Simultaneous execution, results collected.
4. Map-Reduce: Fan-Out
Work distributed across immolants, results aggregated.
5. Scatter: Fan-Out
Same query broadcast to diverse models. Responses compared, not merged.
6. Debate: Adversarial
Two agents argue. A third judges. Truth through collision.
7. Reflection: Cyclic
Agent reviews its own output. Draft → critique → refine → approve.
8. Consensus: Mesh
N agents work independently, synthesis shard finds convergence.
9. Brainstorm: Mesh
Free idea generation, then synthesis. Diverge before converging.
10. Decomposition: Hierarchical
Break tasks into specialist subtasks. Overagent/lambda pattern.
11. Rhetorical Triangle: Hierarchical
Ethos, pathos, logos. Three lenses on same problem.
12. Tree of Thoughts: Tree
Branching reasoning paths, pruning dead ends.
13. ReAct: Agentic
Reason, act, observe, repeat. Baseline oracle loop.
14. Karpathy Council: Council
Multi-expert panel with deliberation mesh. Consensus through expertise.
15. Ascending Vortex: Spiral
What nature uses. Knowledge spirals upward through generations. Each cycle returns to same position at higher elevation. DNA helices, galaxies, hurricanes, nautilus shells. A permacomputer's natural growth form.
