Akasha: The Sovereign Neural Library & Digital Ego

Akasha is a next-generation, local-first "Universal Library" designed to provide users with absolute digital sovereignty. It is not just a database or a note-taking app; it is an agentic ecosystem that functions as a digital extension of your own mind—an "External Neocortex" that protects, synthesizes, and evolves with your memories.

🌌 The Vision: Digital Sovereignty

In an era of centralized AI and data harvesting, Akasha returns power to the individual. Every thought, file, and interaction is stored locally, encrypted, and managed by a Council of Librarians—a multi-agent system that works exclusively for you.

🧠 Core Architecture: The Agentic Triad

Akasha operates through three primary layers of intelligence:

1. The Council of Librarians (The Brain)

A specialized ensemble of 10+ local agents that decompose every piece of information:

• Head Archivist: Orchestrates the MoE (Mixture of Experts) routing.
• The Oracle: Handles Graph-RAG synthesis and provides "Divine" insights.
• The Scribe: Manages recursive summarization and dynamic schema extraction.
• The Scholar: Performs deep data analysis and autonomous tool generation.
• The Sentinel: Fact-checks, detects cognitive distortions (CBT), and monitors system health.
• The Weaver: Extracts knowledge graph triplets and finds deep analogies.
• Adversarial Thinker: Runs "Thought-GANs" to stress-test and refine insights.

2. Chronos Engine (The Pulse)

A temporal reasoning engine that manages the "Life Cycle" of your data:

• Nocturnal Consolidation: A "Dream Phase" where the system finds hidden connections while you sleep.
• Behavioral Pattern Mining: Analyzes your activity stream to update your Digital Ego.
• Proactive Sentinels: Monitors for deadlines, burnout, and knowledge gaps.

3. Action Engine (The Hands)

An executive function that allows Akasha to interact with the real world:

• Autonomous Butler: Decomposes high-level goals into tool calls (File I/O, Shell, IoT).
• Skill Store: Dynamic plugin architecture for expanding capabilities.

✨ Unique Features

• Sovereign Digital Ego: A dynamic psychological profile (OCEAN traits) learned over time, used to personalize AI interactions without cloud tracking.
• Tree of Thoughts (ToT) Reasoning: Parallel reasoning paths that are critiqued and synthesized for complex problem-solving.
• Zero-Effort Identity: Automatically recognizes your name and adjusts its persona (Archivist, Scholar, Rebel, etc.) to match your mood.
• Multimodal Ingestion: Seamlessly feeds on text, audio, images, and web clips.

🛠️ Technical Stack

• Backend: FastAPI (Python), SQLAlchemy (SQLite), Alembic.
• Intelligence: LangChain, Ollama (Local LLMs), Transformers, Sentence-Transformers.
• Storage: ChromaDB (Vector), Neo4j/NetworkX (Graph).
• Frontend: React (Vite), GSAP Animations, TanStack Query, Lucide Icons, Tailwind CSS.

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Node.js 18+
• Ollama (running locally)

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ipswyworld/akashic-records.git
   cd akashic-records
   

2. Setup Backend:

   cd backend
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   cp .env.example .env
   alembic upgrade head
   python main.py
   

3. Setup Akasha CLI (The Archivist's Interface):

   # From the project root
   pip install -e .
   

4. Setup Frontend:

   cd frontend-react
   npm install
   npm run dev
   

5. Setup Browser Extension:

   • Open Chrome/Edge.
   • Go to chrome://extensions/.
   • Enable Developer mode.
   • Click Load unpacked and select the browser-extension folder.

💻 CLI Usage

The akasha CLI allows you to interact with the Neural Core directly from your terminal.

• Ask a question: akasha ask "What are my core research themes?"
• Ingest a file: akasha ingest ./my_notes.txt
• Visualize your Ego: akasha ego
• Check system pulse: akasha pulse
• Rename your Core: akasha rename "Jarvis"

🛡️ Security & Privacy

• Local-First: All heavy lifting happens on your machine.
• Encrypted Storage: Artifacts are encrypted before being stored in the database.
• Sovereign Mode: A high-security tier that redacts PII and restricts external API calls.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Akasha is not just a tool; it is a partnership. Welcome to your universal library.