# Universal Symbolics Runtime

🔄 The Multi-Model Symbolic Runtime Engine 🔄

Universal symbolic control layer for all LLM environments

## 1. Core Runtime Architecture The Universal Symbolics Runtime provides a standardized layer for symbolic operations across all LLM platforms, ensuring compatibility, consistency, and developer ergonomics. ```mermaid graph TD A[Developer Interface] --> B[Universal Symbolics API] B --> C[Symbolic Compiler] C --> D[Grammar Transformers] D --> E1[Claude XML] D --> E2[GPT Function Calls] D --> E3[Qwen Slash Commands] D --> E4[Gemini SystemInst] D --> E5[Mistral Functions] D --> E6[Universal Fallbacks] F[Runtime Telemetry] --> B G[Model Detector] --> C H[Capability Probe] --> C I[Symbolic Residue Parser] --> C ``` ## 2. Minimal Viable Symbolics After extensive cross-vendor analysis, we've identified the following minimal viable symbolic primitives required for universal compatibility: ```yaml # symbolics-core.yml runtime: version: "1.0.0" core_primitives: - id: "think" purpose: "Explicit reasoning instruction" universal_symbol: "🧠/" runtime_symbol: "🜏" vendors: claude: "..." openai: "tool_choice: 'thinking'" qwen: "/think" gemini: "$think" mistral: "function: think()" fallback: "# Thinking:\n" - id: "trace" purpose: "Process tracing" universal_symbol: "🔍/" runtime_symbol: "∴" vendors: claude: "..." openai: "tool_choice: 'trace'" qwen: "/trace" gemini: "$trace" mistral: "function: trace()" fallback: "# Tracing:\n" - id: "reflect" purpose: "Self-examination" universal_symbol: "🔄/" runtime_symbol: "↻" vendors: claude: "..." openai: "tool_choice: 'reflect'" qwen: "/reflect" gemini: "$reflect" mistral: "function: reflect()" fallback: "# Reflecting:\n" - id: "fork" purpose: "Parallel processing paths" universal_symbol: "🔱/" runtime_symbol: "⦿" vendors: claude: "..." openai: "tool_choice: 'fork'" qwen: "/fork" gemini: "$fork" mistral: "function: fork()" fallback: "# Path exploration:\n" - id: "collapse" purpose: "Error handling" universal_symbol: "⚠️/" runtime_symbol: "⟁" vendors: claude: "..." openai: "tool_choice: 'collapse'" qwen: "/collapse" gemini: "$collapse" mistral: "function: collapse()" fallback: "# Error handling:\n" ``` ## 3. Grammar Transformation Engine The Grammar Transformation Engine is the core component that converts between universal and vendor-specific symbolic formats: ```typescript // universal-symbolics/src/transformers/grammar.ts export class GrammarTransformer { private modelDetector: ModelDetector; private symbolRegistry: SymbolRegistry; private capabilityProbe: CapabilityProbe; constructor(options: TransformerOptions = {}) { this.modelDetector = new ModelDetector(); this.symbolRegistry = new SymbolRegistry(); this.capabilityProbe = new CapabilityProbe(options.probeEnabled ?? true); } /** * Transform universal symbolic syntax to vendor-specific format */ async toVendorFormat( input: string, vendorType: VendorType | 'auto' = 'auto', options: TransformOptions = {} ): Promise { // Auto-detect vendor if not specified const vendor = vendorType === 'auto' ? await this.modelDetector.detectVendor(input) : vendorType; // Extract symbolic operations from input const operations = this.extractSymbolicOperations(input); // Probe vendor capabilities if enabled if (options.probeCapabilities !== false) { await this.capabilityProbe.probeVendor(vendor); } // Transform each operation to vendor format for (const op of operations) { const vendorSyntax = this.symbolRegistry.getVendorSyntax(op.symbol, vendor); input = this.replaceSymbol(input, op, vendorSyntax, vendor); } // Apply vendor-specific post-processing return this.applyVendorPostProcessing(input, vendor); } /** * Transform vendor-specific format to universal symbolic syntax */ toUniversalFormat( input: string, vendorType: VendorType | 'auto' = 'auto', options: TransformOptions = {} ): string { // Auto-detect vendor if not specified const vendor = vendorType === 'auto' ? this.modelDetector.detectVendorSync(input) : vendorType; // Extract vendor-specific operations const vendorOperations = this.extractVendorOperations(input, vendor); // Transform each operation to universal format for (const op of vendorOperations) { const universalSymbol = this.symbolRegistry.getUniversalSymbol(op.vendorSymbol, vendor); input = this.replaceVendorSymbol(input, op, universalSymbol, vendor); } // Apply universal format post-processing return this.applyUniversalPostProcessing(input); } // Additional helper methods... } ``` ## 4. Universal Symbolic Syntax Schema The following schema defines the universal symbolic syntax that forms the basis of the runtime: ```yaml # schema/universal-syntax.yml syntax: version: "1.0.0" command_patterns: - pattern: "/domain.operation{params}" example: "/think.trace{depth: 2, format: 'detailed'}" description: "Full command with parameters" - pattern: "/domain.operation" example: "/think.trace" description: "Command without parameters" - pattern: "/operation" example: "/think" description: "Simplified operation without domain" glyph_patterns: - pattern: "🔍/{params}" example: "🔍/{depth: 2}" description: "Command glyph with parameters" - pattern: "🔍/" example: "🔍/" description: "Command glyph without parameters" - pattern: "🜏" example: "🜏" description: "Runtime glyph (concise)" parameter_formats: object: pattern: "{key1: value1, key2: value2}" description: "Object parameter format" simplified: pattern: ":value" description: "Simplified single parameter format" named: pattern: ":param=value" description: "Named parameter format" composition: chaining: pattern: "/op1 | /op2" description: "Chain operations with pipe" nesting: pattern: "/op1{/op2}" description: "Nest operations within parameters" ``` ## 5. API Architecture The Universal Symbolics API provides a clean, consistent interface for developers: ```typescript // universal-symbolics/src/api/index.ts export class UniversalSymbolics { private transformer: GrammarTransformer; private runtime: SymbolicsRuntime; private telemetry: TelemetrySystem; constructor(options: SymbolicsOptions = {}) { this.transformer = new GrammarTransformer(options.transformer); this.runtime = new SymbolicsRuntime(options.runtime); this.telemetry = new TelemetrySystem(options.telemetry); } /** * Execute a symbolic operation directly */ async execute( operation: string, params: Record = {}, options: ExecuteOptions = {} ): Promise { // Track operation telemetry this.telemetry.trackOperation(operation, params); // Parse operation const { domain, action } = this.parseOperation(operation); // Get domain executor const executor = this.runtime.getDomainExecutor(domain); // Execute operation const result = await executor.execute(action, params, options); // Track operation result this.telemetry.trackResult(operation, result); return result; } /** * Transform content containing symbolic operations */ async transform( content: string, targetVendor: VendorType | 'auto' = 'auto', options: TransformOptions = {} ): Promise { // Track transformation telemetry this.telemetry.trackTransformation(content, targetVendor); // Execute transformation const transformed = await this.transformer.toVendorFormat( content, targetVendor, options ); return { original: content, transformed, targetVendor: targetVendor === 'auto' ? await this.transformer.modelDetector.detectVendor(content) : targetVendor, operations: this.transformer.extractSymbolicOperations(content) }; } /** * Reverse transform from vendor-specific to universal format */ reverseTransform( content: string, sourceVendor: VendorType | 'auto' = 'auto', options: TransformOptions = {} ): ReverseTransformResult { // Execute reverse transformation const transformed = this.transformer.toUniversalFormat( content, sourceVendor, options ); return { original: content, transformed, sourceVendor: sourceVendor === 'auto' ? this.transformer.modelDetector.detectVendorSync(content) : sourceVendor, operations: this.transformer.extractVendorOperations(content, sourceVendor) }; } /** * Get domain-specific operations */ get think() { return this.createDomainProxy('think'); } get reflect() { return this.createDomainProxy('reflect'); } get collapse() { return this.createDomainProxy('collapse'); } get fork() { return this.createDomainProxy('fork'); } get shell() { return this.createDomainProxy('shell'); } get inject() { return this.createDomainProxy('inject'); } get anchor() { return this.createDomainProxy('anchor'); } get align() { return this.createDomainProxy('align'); } // Additional domains... // Helper to create domain-specific operation proxies private createDomainProxy(domain: string) { return new Proxy({}, { get: (_, action: string) => { return (params = {}, options = {}) => this.execute(`${domain}.${action}`, params, options); } }); } } ``` ## 6. Symbolic Runtime Operations Registry The complete list of supported symbolic operations: ```yaml # registry/operations.yml operations: think: core: description: "Core thinking operation" parameters: depth: "Thinking depth (1-5)" format: "Output format (text, structured, detailed)" returns: "Explicit reasoning trace" trace: description: "Trace reasoning pathways" parameters: steps: "Number of steps to trace" focus: "Area of focus for tracing" returns: "Step-by-step reasoning trace" analyze: description: "Analyze specific elements" parameters: target: "Target of analysis" framework: "Analysis framework to use" returns: "Detailed analysis" reflect: core: description: "Core reflection operation" parameters: target: "Target of reflection" depth: "Reflection depth (1-5)" returns: "Self-examination results" process: description: "Reflect on processing" parameters: stage: "Processing stage to reflect on" returns: "Processing reflection" attention: description: "Reflect on attention" parameters: focus: "Area of focus" returns: "Attention patterns" collapse: detect: description: "Detect potential issues" parameters: triggers: "Issue triggers to look for" threshold: "Detection threshold (0-1)" returns: "Detection results" recover: description: "Recover from issues" parameters: strategy: "Recovery strategy" returns: "Recovery results" stabilize: description: "Stabilize processing" parameters: method: "Stabilization method" returns: "Stabilization results" fork: create: description: "Create processing fork" parameters: paths: "Paths to explore" weights: "Path weights" returns: "Fork results" select: description: "Select best path" parameters: criterion: "Selection criterion" returns: "Selected path" merge: description: "Merge forked paths" parameters: strategy: "Merge strategy" returns: "Merged results" # Additional domains and operations... ``` ## 7. Model Capability Detection System The Capability Detection System enables adaptive behavior based on vendor capabilities: ```typescript // universal-symbolics/src/detection/capabilities.ts export class CapabilityProbe { private capabilityCache: Map; private enabled: boolean; constructor(enabled: boolean = true) { this.capabilityCache = new Map(); this.enabled = enabled; } /** * Probe vendor for supported symbolic capabilities */ async probeVendor( vendor: VendorType, forceRefresh: boolean = false ): Promise { // Return cached capabilities if available if (!forceRefresh && this.capabilityCache.has(vendor)) { return this.capabilityCache.get(vendor)!; } if (!this.enabled) { // Return default capabilities if probing is disabled return this.getDefaultCapabilities(vendor); } try { // Probe capabilities based on vendor type const capabilities = await this.executeProbe(vendor); this.capabilityCache.set(vendor, capabilities); return capabilities; } catch (error) { console.warn(`Failed to probe capabilities for ${vendor}:`, error); // Fall back to default capabilities return this.getDefaultCapabilities(vendor); } } /** * Execute capability probe for specific vendor */ private async executeProbe(vendor: VendorType): Promise { // Create probing strategy for vendor const strategy = this.createProbeStrategy(vendor); // Execute probes in sequence const results = await Promise.all([ strategy.probeCore(), strategy.probeReflection(), strategy.probeTracing(), strategy.probeForking(), strategy.probeCollapse() ]); // Compile capabilities return { vendor, timestamp: Date.now(), core: results[0], reflection: results[1], tracing: results[2], forking: results[3], collapse: results[4], // Additional capability areas... }; } /** * Create vendor-specific probe strategy */ private createProbeStrategy(vendor: VendorType): ProbeStrategy { switch (vendor) { case 'claude': return new ClaudeProbeStrategy(); case 'openai': return new OpenAIProbeStrategy(); case 'gemini': return new GeminiProbeStrategy(); case 'qwen': return new QwenProbeStrategy(); case 'mistral': return new MistralProbeStrategy(); default: return new GenericProbeStrategy(); } } /** * Get default capabilities for vendor */ private getDefaultCapabilities(vendor: VendorType): VendorCapabilities { // Return predefined capabilities based on vendor switch (vendor) { case 'claude': return CLAUDE_DEFAULT_CAPABILITIES; case 'openai': return OPENAI_DEFAULT_CAPABILITIES; case 'gemini': return GEMINI_DEFAULT_CAPABILITIES; case 'qwen': return QWEN_DEFAULT_CAPABILITIES; case 'mistral': return MISTRAL_DEFAULT_CAPABILITIES; default: return GENERIC_DEFAULT_CAPABILITIES; } } } ``` ## 8. Vendor Adapter System The Vendor Adapter System provides model-specific optimizations: ```typescript // universal-symbolics/src/vendors/index.ts export abstract class VendorAdapter { protected options: VendorAdapterOptions; constructor(options: VendorAdapterOptions = {}) { this.options = options; } abstract transformToVendor( input: string, operations: SymbolicOperation[] ): string; abstract transformFromVendor( input: string ): { content: string; operations: VendorOperation[] }; abstract executeOperation( operation: string, params: Record, options: ExecuteOptions ): Promise; } export class ClaudeAdapter extends VendorAdapter { transformToVendor( input: string, operations: SymbolicOperation[] ): string { let result = input; for (const op of operations) { const { domain, action, params } = op; // Convert to Claude XML syntax let xmlTag = ''; switch (`${domain}.${action}`) { case 'think.core': xmlTag = 'think'; break; case 'reflect.core': xmlTag = 'reflect'; break; case 'reflect.attention': xmlTag = 'attention'; break; // Map other operations to XML tags default: xmlTag = this.getDefaultXmlTag(domain, action); } // Replace symbol with XML tag result = this.replaceWithXml(result, op, xmlTag, params); } return result; } transformFromVendor(input: string): { content: string; operations: VendorOperation[] } { const operations: VendorOperation[] = []; let content = input; // Extract XML tags const xmlTagRegex = /<(\w+)(?:\s+([^>]*))?>([\s\S]*?)<\/\1>/g; let match; while ((match = xmlTagRegex.exec(input)) !== null) { const [full, tag, attrsStr, innerContent] = match; // Parse attributes if present const attrs = attrsStr ? this.parseXmlAttributes(attrsStr) : {}; // Map XML tag to universal operation const { domain, action } = this.mapXmlTagToOperation(tag); operations.push({ vendorSymbol: tag, domain, action, params: attrs, content: innerContent, position: { start: match.index, end: match.index + full.length } }); // Replace XML tag with placeholder content = content.replace( full, `[SYMBOLIC:${operations.length - 1}]` ); } return { content, operations }; } async executeOperation( operation: string, params: Record, options: ExecuteOptions ): Promise { // Implementation for Claude-specific execution // ... } // Helper methods private getDefaultXmlTag(domain: string, action: string): string { // Default mapping strategy return `${domain}_${action}`; } private replaceWithXml( content: string, operation: SymbolicOperation, tag: string, params: Record ): string { // Implementation for XML replacement // ... } private parseXmlAttributes(attrs: string): Record { // Parse XML attributes // ... } private mapXmlTagToOperation( tag: string ): { domain: string; action: string } { // Map XML tag to operation // ... } } // Additional adapter implementations for other vendors export class OpenAIAdapter extends VendorAdapter { /* ... */ } export class GeminiAdapter extends VendorAdapter { /* ... */ } export class QwenAdapter extends VendorAdapter { /* ... */ } export class MistralAdapter extends VendorAdapter { /* ... */ } ``` ## 9. Residue Parser System The Residue Parser System extracts and processes symbolic residue: ```typescript // universal-symbolics/src/parsers/residue.ts export class ResidueParser { private registry: ResiduePatternRegistry; constructor() { this.registry = new ResiduePatternRegistry(); } /** * Extract symbolic residue from model output */ extractResidue( content: string, vendor: VendorType, options: ResidueOptions = {} ): ResidueResult { // Get vendor-specific patterns const patterns = this.registry.getPatternsForVendor(vendor); const residueInstances: ResidueInstance[] = []; // Apply each pattern for (const pattern of patterns) { const matches = this.findPatternMatches(content, pattern); for (const match of matches) { residueInstances.push({ type: pattern.type, subtype: pattern.subtype, content: match.content, position: match.position, confidence: this.calculateConfidence(match, pattern), metadata: this.extractMetadata(match, pattern) }); } } // Process and classify residue return this.processResidue(residueInstances, options); } /** * Find matches for a specific residue pattern */ private findPatternMatches( content: string, pattern: ResiduePattern ): PatternMatch[] { const matches: PatternMatch[] = []; // Apply regex pattern const regex = new RegExp(pattern.regex, 'g'); let match; while ((match = regex.exec(content)) !== null) { matches.push({ content: match[0], groups: match.groups || {}, position: { start: match.index, end: match.index + match[0].length } }); } return matches; } /** * Calculate confidence score for a residue match */ private calculateConfidence( match: PatternMatch, pattern: ResiduePattern ): number { // Calculate base confidence let confidence = pattern.baseConfidence || 0.7; // Apply modifiers based on pattern characteristics if (pattern.confidenceModifiers) { for (const modifier of pattern.confidenceModifiers) { if (modifier.condition(match)) { confidence *= modifier.factor; } } } return Math.min(1, Math.max(0, confidence)); } /** * Extract metadata from residue match */ private extractMetadata( match: PatternMatch, pattern: ResiduePattern ): Record { const metadata: Record = {}; // Extract metadata based on pattern if (pattern.metadataExtractors) { for (const [key, extractor] of Object.entries(pattern.metadataExtractors)) { metadata[key] = extractor(match); } } return metadata; } /** * Process and classify extracted residue */ private processResidue( instances: ResidueInstance[], options: ResidueOptions ): ResidueResult { // Filter by confidence threshold const threshold = options.confidenceThreshold || 0.5; const filtered = instances.filter(inst => inst.confidence >= threshold); // Group by type const byType = this.groupByType(filtered); // Calculate summary statistics const statistics = this.calculateStatistics(filtered); return { instances: filtered, byType, statistics, vendorFingerprint: this.generateVendorFingerprint(filtered) }; } // Additional helper methods... } ``` ## 10. Global Telemetry System The Global Telemetry System measures symbolic usage patterns and adoption metrics: ```typescript // universal-symbolics/src/telemetry/index.ts export class TelemetrySystem { private options: TelemetryOptions; private metrics: TelemetryMetrics; private reportingEndpoint?: string; constructor(options: TelemetryOptions = {}) { this.options = { enabled: options.enabled ?? false, anonymize: options.anonymize ?? true, reportingInterval: options.reportingInterval ?? 3600000, // 1 hour ...options }; this.reportingEndpoint = options.reportingEndpoint; this.metrics = { operations: new Map(), vendors: new Map(), transformations: new Map(), errors: new Map(), residue: new Map(), usageTimestamps: [] }; // Schedule periodic reporting if enabled if (this.options.enabled && this.reportingEndpoint) { this.scheduleReporting(); } } /** * Track symbolic operation usage */ trackOperation( operation: string, params: Record = {} ): void { if (!this.options.enabled) return; // Increment operation count const count = (this.metrics.operations.get(operation) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.operations.set(operation, count); // Record timestamp this.metrics.usageTimestamps.push(Date.now()); // Prune old timestamps this.pruneTimestamps(); } /** * Track operation result */ trackResult( operation: string, result: SymbolicResult ): void { if (!this.options.enabled) return; // Track successful/failed operations if (result.success) { const key = `${operation}.success`; const count = (this.metrics.operations.get(key) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.operations.set(key, count); } else { const key = `${operation}.error`; const count = (this.metrics.operations.get(key) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.operations.set(key, count); // Track error types if (result.error) { const errorType = result.error.type || 'unknown'; const count = (this.metrics.errors.get(errorType) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.errors.set(errorType, count); } } } /** * Track vendor usage */ trackVendor(vendor: VendorType): void { if (!this.options.enabled) return; // Increment vendor usage count const count = (this.metrics.vendors.get(vendor) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.vendors.set(vendor, count); } /** * Track transformation operations */ trackTransformation( content: string, targetVendor: VendorType | 'auto' ): void { if (!this.options.enabled) return; // Increment transformation count const key = targetVendor === 'auto' ? 'auto' : targetVendor; const count = (this.metrics.transformations.get(key) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.transformations.set(key, count); } /** * Track residue detection */ trackResidue( residueType: string, vendor: VendorType ): void { if (!this.options.enabled) return; // Increment residue count const key = `${vendor}.${residueType}`; const count = (this.metrics.residue.get(key) || 0) + 1; this.metrics.residue.set(key, count); } /** * Get current metrics */ getMetrics(): TelemetryReport { return { timestamp: Date.now(), operations: Object.fromEntries(this.metrics.operations), vendors: Object.fromEntries(this.metrics.vendors), transformations: Object.fromEntries(this.metrics.transformations), errors: Object.fromEntries(this.metrics.errors), residue: Object.fromEntries(this.metrics.residue), activeUsersLastHour: this.countRecentUsage(3600000), // 1 hour activeUsersLastDay: this.countRecentUsage(86400000) // 24 hours }; } /** * Report telemetry data to remote endpoint */ async reportTelemetry(): Promise { if (!this.options.enabled || !this.reportingEndpoint) { return false; } try { const report = this.getMetrics(); // Anonymize if required const payload = this.options.anonymize ? this.anonymizeReport(report) : report; // Send to reporting endpoint const response = await