Chapter 2 · The system map

The whole body, on one page.

Hover a box to light up its connections. Click it to read what it is, why it is called that, the tech behind it and its current status. Use the related chips to wander around.

system map · click any box
YouMagusControl PanelAltarEngine RoomVesselAI modelsAnimatorsMemoryPhylacterySettings & filesCodex · CryptApps & plug-insCompositions · ExtensionsYou, the OperatorMagusControl PanelAltarChatBridgeWorkflow EngineSpellweaver (Weaver)Step MapGraphWorkersGhoulsSecurity DeskWardTraffic ControllerDispatcherStage ManagerOrchestratorModel RuntimeAnimatorLocal ModelSoulstoneCloud ModelPortalMemory VaultPhylacteryLong-term MemoryArchiveSettings FolderCodexData FolderCryptAppCompositionPlug-in AreaExtension DomainApp BundleSuiteAgent-to-Agent LineIntercom / A2A
Reading the map

Six neighbourhoods.

You & the Control Panel

You talk to the system through the web UI. The browser only shows what the server says is true.

You, the OperatorMagus You, the OperatorMagus The person in charge. Sets things up, watches what happens, says yes or no, fixes mistakes. click for connections & details →·Control PanelAltar Control PanelAltar The web app where you talk to the assistant and see what it is doing. click for connections & details →·ChatBridge ChatBridge The chat window. Requests go in, answers and approval cards come back. click for connections & details →

The Engine Room

One server process. It picks workflows, runs jobs with workers, checks permissions, and asks for models.

Engine RoomVessel Engine RoomVessel The single running server process. It receives work, runs it and serves the web UI. click for connections & details →·Workflow EngineSpellweaver (Weaver) Workflow EngineSpellweaver (Weaver) Picks the exact workflow for a request and keeps it fixed for the whole job. click for connections & details →·WorkersGhouls WorkersGhouls Background workers that pick up queued jobs and push them forward. click for connections & details →·Security DeskWard Security DeskWard Checks who you are and whether you are allowed to do this, right at the moment of action. click for connections & details →·Traffic ControllerDispatcher Traffic ControllerDispatcher Finds a model that is ready right now and hands out a temporary pass to use it. click for connections & details →·Stage ManagerOrchestrator Stage ManagerOrchestrator The only part allowed to change what is loaded on the GPU. It drains users first, then switches. click for connections & details →

AI models

Local models on your GPU, or remote ones. A model is one organ of the system, not the system itself.

Model RuntimeAnimator Model RuntimeAnimator Anything that can provide AI power: a local model server or a remote API. click for connections & details →·Local ModelSoulstone Local ModelSoulstone An AI model running on your own GPU or CPU, managed by LychD. click for connections & details →·Cloud ModelPortal Cloud ModelPortal An AI model hosted somewhere else, reached over the internet. click for connections & details →

Apps & plug-ins

What gets built on top: apps (Compositions), bundles of apps (Suites) and plug-in areas (Extensions).

AppComposition AppComposition An application built on the platform, e.g. Blockworld (Minecraft), Reach (Discord, email), Companion (phone). click for connections & details →·App BundleSuite App BundleSuite When several apps must start, wait, cancel or recover together as one job. click for connections & details →·Plug-in AreaExtension Domain Plug-in AreaExtension Domain Fifteen named areas where new abilities can be plugged in: web, voice, vision, security and more. click for connections & details →

key idea Every part has one job and one owner. The Traffic ControllerDispatcher Traffic ControllerDispatcher Finds a model that is ready right now and hands out a temporary pass to use it. click for connections & details → finds a ready model but never loads one; the Stage ManagerOrchestrator Stage ManagerOrchestrator The only part allowed to change what is loaded on the GPU. It drains users first, then switches. click for connections & details → loads models but never decides who gets them; WorkersGhouls WorkersGhouls Background workers that pick up queued jobs and push them forward. click for connections & details → do the labour but never gain permissions. Most of LychD's design is about keeping these jobs separate.