diff --git a/.agents/building-and-testing.md b/.agents/building-and-testing.md
index 04df3426e..3cf85c0dc 100644
--- a/.agents/building-and-testing.md
+++ b/.agents/building-and-testing.md
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ The React UI (`core/http/react-ui/`) has **no component/unit tests** — its onl
 - **Browser:** the flake dev shell ships `chromium` and exports `PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_PATH`; `playwright.config.js` uses it via `launchOptions.executablePath`, and the Makefile skips `playwright install` when it's set. This avoids Playwright's downloaded browser, which can't resolve system libs (`libglib-2.0`, …) on NixOS. In CI (no `PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_PATH`) the Makefile falls back to `playwright install --with-deps chromium`.
 - The app is a React SPA, so coverage accumulates across in-app navigation within a test; a full `page.goto`/reload resets it.
 - `.nycrc.json` uses `all: true`, so **every `src/**` file is in the report**, including 0%-coverage ones — that's how you spot features with no test at all (sort the HTML report or `coverage-summary.json` by line% ascending). 
-- **UI coverage gate:** `make test-ui-coverage-check` runs the suite then `scripts/ui-coverage-check.sh`, failing if total line coverage drops more than `UI_COVERAGE_TOLERANCE` (default **1.0pp**) below `core/http/react-ui/coverage-baseline.txt`. `make test-ui-coverage-baseline` regenerates the baseline. **Why a tolerance (unlike the strict Go gate):** UI e2e line coverage is *non-deterministic* — async/debounced paths (e.g. the VRAM estimate's 500ms debounce) make identical specs vary ~0.5pp run-to-run, so a zero-tolerance gate would flake. Keep the tolerance just above the observed jitter. Run in CI (`tests-ui-e2e.yml`) and pre-commit on `core/http/react-ui/` changes.
+- **UI coverage gate:** `make test-ui-coverage-check` runs the suite then `scripts/ui-coverage-check.sh`, failing if total line coverage drops more than `UI_COVERAGE_TOLERANCE` below `core/http/react-ui/coverage-baseline.txt`. `make test-ui-coverage-baseline` regenerates the baseline. Runs in CI (`tests-ui-e2e.yml`) and pre-commit on `core/http/react-ui/` changes.
+- **Why it has a tolerance (unlike the strict Go gate):** UI e2e coverage is *non-deterministic*. Specs that assert on state and end while async/lazy render work is still in flight collect those lines only when the render beats the coverage teardown — so the total drifts with machine speed/load (a fast local box reads higher than a slow CI runner), diffusely across many specs. The tolerance absorbs that drift, so set the baseline *below* the slow-CI floor, never to a fast-local `make test-ui-coverage-baseline` number, or CI flaps.
+- **Raising coverage is cheap:** a *render-smoke* spec (navigate to a route, assert its header renders) mounts a lazy page and runs its full render + initial effects, capturing most of its lines in a few lines of test — see `e2e/page-render-smoke.spec.js`. Auth is disabled in the test server (`isAdmin=true`), so `RequireAdmin`/`RequireFeature` routes render without a mock. The most *deterministic* win is removing a race: make a spec `await` a rendered element before ending (see `e2e/agents.spec.js` → AgentCreate) so its lines count every run.
 
-Rules:
-- The gate is **strict — there is no tolerance**. Any decrease fails, regardless of how many lines a PR adds or deletes. `covermode=atomic` makes line coverage deterministic, so there's no run-to-run jitter to excuse.
-- When a change legitimately **raises** coverage, run `make test-coverage-baseline` and **commit** the updated `coverage-baseline.txt` so the ratchet moves up. Never lower the baseline by hand.
-- If you can't get coverage back to baseline, the fix is to **add tests**, not to edit the baseline.
+Rules (both gates):
+- **Install the hooks:** `make install-hooks` once per clone so lint + coverage run pre-commit. Don't lean on CI for what the hook catches.
+- **Don't work around the gate:** never `git commit --no-verify`, and never hand-lower a baseline or widen a tolerance to turn a red gate green. The ratchet only moves up.
+- If a change drops coverage, **add tests** (sort `coverage-summary.json` by line% ascending to find untested code) rather than editing the baseline. When coverage legitimately rises, commit the regenerated baseline (`make test-coverage-baseline` / `test-ui-coverage-baseline`).
+- The Go gate is **strict — no tolerance**; `covermode=atomic` keeps it deterministic. The UI gate keeps a small tolerance only because its e2e coverage isn't.
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1d7e29e9c..9f397e613 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ LocalAI follows the Linux kernel project's [guidelines for AI coding assistants]
 
 ## Quick Reference
 
+- **Git hooks & coverage gates**: Run `make install-hooks` once per clone so the pre-commit lint + coverage gates run. **Never bypass them with `git commit --no-verify`, and never lower a coverage baseline or widen a gate's tolerance to turn a red gate green** — the coverage ratchet only moves up. If a change drops coverage, add tests to raise it (e.g. render-smoke specs). See [.agents/building-and-testing.md](.agents/building-and-testing.md).
 - **Logging**: Use `github.com/mudler/xlog` (same API as slog)
 - **Go style**: Prefer `any` over `interface{}`
 - **Comments**: Explain *why*, not *what*
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index df1c78909..c45e269b2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ The e2e tests run LocalAI in a Docker container and exercise the API:
 make test-e2e
 ```
 
+### React UI tests and coverage
+
+The React UI (`core/http/react-ui/`) is covered by Playwright e2e specs, gated by a **monotonic line-coverage ratchet** (`make test-ui-coverage-check`, run in CI and pre-commit). The metric is non-deterministic — a fast local box reads higher than a slow CI runner for the same code — so a small tolerance is unavoidable.
+
+**If your change lowers UI coverage, raise it back by adding specs — do not widen the tolerance or hand-lower the baseline.** A *render-smoke* spec (navigate to a page, assert its header is visible) cheaply covers an entire lazy page. See `core/http/react-ui/e2e/page-render-smoke.spec.js` and the full policy in [.agents/building-and-testing.md](.agents/building-and-testing.md#react-ui-coverage).
+
 ### Running E2E container tests
 
 These tests build a standard LocalAI Docker image and run it with pre-configured model configs to verify that most endpoints work correctly:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f4a2960d..907c681b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,12 +31,18 @@
 
 **LocalAI** is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.
 
-- **Drop-in API compatibility** — OpenAI, Anthropic, ElevenLabs APIs
-- **36+ backends** — llama.cpp, vLLM, transformers, whisper, diffusers, MLX...
-- **Any hardware** — NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon, Vulkan, or CPU-only
-- **Multi-user ready** — API key auth, user quotas, role-based access
-- **Built-in AI agents** — autonomous agents with tool use, RAG, MCP, and skills
-- **Privacy-first** — your data never leaves your infrastructure
+**A small core, not a bundle.** Each backend wraps a best-in-class engine (llama.cpp, vLLM, whisper.cpp, stable-diffusion, MLX...) in its own image, pulled only when a model needs it. You install nothing you don't use.
+
+- **Composable by design**: backends are separate and pulled on demand, so you install only what your model needs
+- **Open and extensible**: load any model, or build your own backend in any language against an open interface
+- **Drop-in API compatibility**: OpenAI, Anthropic, and ElevenLabs APIs across every backend
+- **Any model, any modality**: LLMs, vision, voice, image, and video behind one API
+- **Any hardware**: NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon, Vulkan, or CPU-only
+- **Multi-user ready**: API key auth, user quotas, role-based access
+- **Built-in AI agents**: autonomous agents with tool use, RAG, MCP, and skills
+- **Privacy-first**: your data never leaves your infrastructure
+
+![A small LocalAI core with backends (llama.cpp, vLLM, MLX, whisper.cpp, stable-diffusion, kokoro, parakeet.cpp...) plugged in as separate on-demand images](docs/static/images/diagrams/composable-core.png)
 
 Created by [Ettore Di Giacinto](https://github.com/mudler) and maintained by the [LocalAI team](#team).
 
diff --git a/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile b/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile
index b80e8b99a..0d90361a4 100644
--- a/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-LLAMA_VERSION?=d6588daa800058dfa54f1d7ea695b1a810c8ae18
+LLAMA_VERSION?=5dcb71166686799f0d873eab7386234302d05ecf
 LLAMA_REPO?=https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp
 
 CMAKE_ARGS?=
diff --git a/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile b/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile
index 3d57067b0..390c5dfd3 100644
--- a/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ JOBS?=$(shell nproc --ignore=1)
 
 # CrispASR version (release tag)
 CRISPASR_REPO?=https://github.com/CrispStrobe/CrispASR
-CRISPASR_VERSION?=v0.6.11
+CRISPASR_VERSION?=05e60432bcb5bc2113f8c395a41e86497c11504a
 SO_TARGET?=libgocrispasr.so
 
 CMAKE_ARGS+=-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile
index de0989640..8e8e9d897 100644
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # parakeet-cpp backend Makefile.
 #
-# Upstream pin lives below as PARAKEET_VERSION?=cb45f68068081af01e7092e91b038ee353eb56be
+# Upstream pin lives below as PARAKEET_VERSION?=9edf17c3ada66e0f881dcff155492867db7ac4cf
 # (.github/bump_deps.sh) can find and update it - matches the
 # whisper.cpp / ds4 / vibevoice-cpp convention.
 #
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # That's what the L0 smoke test uses. The default target below does the
 # proper clone-at-pin + cmake build so CI doesn't need a side-checkout.
 
-PARAKEET_VERSION?=cb45f68068081af01e7092e91b038ee353eb56be
+PARAKEET_VERSION?=9edf17c3ada66e0f881dcff155492867db7ac4cf
 PARAKEET_REPO?=https://github.com/mudler/parakeet.cpp
 
 GOCMD?=go
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/batcher.go b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/batcher.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a7c169e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/batcher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package main
+
+import "time"
+
+// batchRequest is one in-flight unary transcription waiting to be batched.
+// In production pcm/decoder are set; tag is an opaque marker used by tests.
+type batchRequest struct {
+	pcm     []float32
+	decoder int32
+	tag     string
+	reply   chan batchReply
+}
+
+// batchReply carries one per-item JSON object string (an element of the C-API's
+// JSON array) or an error back to the waiting handler goroutine.
+type batchReply struct {
+	json string
+	err  error
+}
+
+// batcher coalesces concurrent batchRequests into batched runBatch calls. A
+// single run() goroutine is the sole caller of runBatch, so runBatch (which in
+// production calls the thread-unsafe C engine) is never entered concurrently.
+type batcher struct {
+	submit   chan *batchRequest
+	maxSize  int
+	maxWait  time.Duration
+	runBatch func(reqs []*batchRequest) // must deliver a reply to every req
+}
+
+func newBatcher(maxSize int, maxWait time.Duration, runBatch func([]*batchRequest)) *batcher {
+	if maxSize < 1 {
+		maxSize = 1
+	}
+	return &batcher{
+		submit:   make(chan *batchRequest),
+		maxSize:  maxSize,
+		maxWait:  maxWait,
+		runBatch: runBatch,
+	}
+}
+
+// run is the dispatcher loop: accumulate submitted requests until either maxSize
+// is reached or maxWait elapses since the first queued request, then dispatch.
+// Exits when stop is closed (draining any partially-filled batch first).
+func (b *batcher) run(stop <-chan struct{}) {
+	for {
+		var first *batchRequest
+		select {
+		case first = <-b.submit:
+		case <-stop:
+			return
+		}
+		batch := []*batchRequest{first}
+
+		// maxSize==1 disables batching: dispatch immediately (passthrough).
+		if b.maxSize == 1 {
+			b.runBatch(batch)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		timer := time.NewTimer(b.maxWait)
+	fill:
+		for len(batch) < b.maxSize {
+			select {
+			case r := <-b.submit:
+				batch = append(batch, r)
+			case <-timer.C:
+				break fill
+			case <-stop:
+				timer.Stop()
+				b.runBatch(batch)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		timer.Stop()
+		b.runBatch(batch)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/batcher_test.go b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/batcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e51122ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/batcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("batcher", func() {
+	echoReply := func(reqs []*batchRequest) {
+		for _, r := range reqs {
+			r.reply <- batchReply{json: r.tag}
+		}
+	}
+
+	It("coalesces concurrent submits into batches", func() {
+		var mu sync.Mutex
+		var sizes []int
+		run := func(reqs []*batchRequest) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			sizes = append(sizes, len(reqs))
+			mu.Unlock()
+			echoReply(reqs)
+		}
+		b := newBatcher(4, 50*time.Millisecond, run)
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		go b.run(stop)
+		defer close(stop)
+
+		const N = 4
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		got := make([]string, N)
+		for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(i int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				rep := make(chan batchReply, 1)
+				b.submit <- &batchRequest{tag: string(rune('a' + i)), reply: rep}
+				got[i] = (<-rep).json
+			}(i)
+		}
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+		total, maxBatch := 0, 0
+		for _, s := range sizes {
+			total += s
+			if s > maxBatch {
+				maxBatch = s
+			}
+		}
+		Expect(total).To(Equal(N))
+		Expect(maxBatch).To(BeNumerically(">=", 2), "expected at least one batch to coalesce >1 request")
+	})
+
+	It("dispatches when max size is reached", func() {
+		dispatched := make(chan int, 8)
+		run := func(reqs []*batchRequest) {
+			dispatched <- len(reqs)
+			echoReply(reqs)
+		}
+		b := newBatcher(2, time.Hour, run) // huge window: only size can trigger
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		go b.run(stop)
+		defer close(stop)
+		for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+			rep := make(chan batchReply, 1)
+			b.submit <- &batchRequest{tag: "x", reply: rep}
+			go func(rep chan batchReply) { <-rep }(rep)
+		}
+		Eventually(dispatched, "2s").Should(Receive(Equal(2)))
+	})
+
+	It("dispatches when the wait window elapses", func() {
+		dispatched := make(chan int, 8)
+		run := func(reqs []*batchRequest) {
+			dispatched <- len(reqs)
+			echoReply(reqs)
+		}
+		b := newBatcher(8, 20*time.Millisecond, run) // size unreachable; window fires
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		go b.run(stop)
+		defer close(stop)
+		rep := make(chan batchReply, 1)
+		b.submit <- &batchRequest{tag: "x", reply: rep}
+		go func() { <-rep }()
+		Eventually(dispatched, "2s").Should(Receive(Equal(1)))
+	})
+
+	It("bypasses batching when max size is 1", func() {
+		dispatched := make(chan int, 8)
+		run := func(reqs []*batchRequest) {
+			dispatched <- len(reqs)
+			echoReply(reqs)
+		}
+		b := newBatcher(1, time.Hour, run) // size 1 => immediate dispatch
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		go b.run(stop)
+		defer close(stop)
+		rep := make(chan batchReply, 1)
+		b.submit <- &batchRequest{tag: "x", reply: rep}
+		go func() { <-rep }()
+		Eventually(dispatched, "2s").Should(Receive(Equal(1)))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp.go b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp.go
index f8d49f058..969962a76 100644
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp.go
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp.go
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/go-audio/wav"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc/base"
 	pb "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc/proto"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/mudler/xlog"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
@@ -34,6 +38,15 @@ var (
 	CppFreeString         func(s uintptr)
 	CppLastError          func(ctx uintptr) string
 
+	// Batched JSON transcription: takes a concatenated float buffer of clips
+	// plus their per-clip sample counts (sum(nSamples)==len(samplesConcat))
+	// and returns a malloc'd char* JSON ARRAY of per-clip {"text","words",
+	// "tokens"} objects (uintptr, freed via CppFreeString). purego passes the
+	// Go slices as the base pointer of their backing array (kept alive for the
+	// call), matching the CppStreamFeed pcm []float32 binding pattern; the C
+	// side reads them as const float*/const int*.
+	CppTranscribePcmBatchJSON func(ctx uintptr, samplesConcat []float32, nSamples []int32, nClips int32, sampleRate int32, decoder int32) uintptr
+
 	// Cache-aware streaming (RNN-T) entry points. stream_begin returns 0 for
 	// non-streaming models. feed/finalize return a malloc'd char* (uintptr,
 	// freed via CppFreeString); feed writes 1 to *eouOut on an <EOU>/<EOB>.
@@ -77,11 +90,18 @@ type transcriptToken struct {
 }
 
 // ParakeetCpp owns a single loaded parakeet_ctx. The C engine is a
-// thread-unsafe singleton (mirrors whisper.cpp / vibevoice.cpp), so we
-// serialize calls through base.SingleThread.
+// thread-unsafe singleton (mirrors whisper.cpp / vibevoice.cpp). Rather than
+// serialize every call through base.SingleThread, we route unary
+// transcription through an in-process batcher (its sole dispatcher goroutine
+// is the only caller of the engine on that path) and guard the shared engine
+// with engineMu so a streaming session and a batched-unary dispatch never
+// touch it concurrently.
 type ParakeetCpp struct {
-	base.SingleThread
-	ctxPtr uintptr
+	base.Base
+	ctxPtr   uintptr
+	engineMu sync.Mutex // sole guard of the one C engine (dispatcher + streaming)
+	bat      *batcher
+	batStop  chan struct{}
 }
 
 // Load is the LocalAI gRPC entry point for LoadModel: it calls
@@ -100,13 +120,103 @@ func (p *ParakeetCpp) Load(opts *pb.ModelOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: parakeet_capi_load failed for %q", opts.ModelFile)
 	}
 	p.ctxPtr = ctx
+
+	// Dynamic batching knobs (model YAML options:, key:value form). Batching is
+	// OFF by default (batch_max_size:1): each request runs on its own. On GPU,
+	// raising batch_max_size coalesces concurrent requests into one batched
+	// engine call and improves throughput under load; leave it at 1 on CPU and
+	// for low-concurrency setups, where batching only adds latency.
+	maxSize := optInt(opts, "batch_max_size", 1)
+	maxWaitMs := optInt(opts, "batch_max_wait_ms", 15)
+	if maxWaitMs < 0 {
+		maxWaitMs = 0
+	}
+	if CppTranscribePcmBatchJSON != nil {
+		p.batStop = make(chan struct{})
+		p.bat = newBatcher(maxSize, time.Duration(maxWaitMs)*time.Millisecond, p.runBatch)
+		go p.bat.run(p.batStop) // dispatcher runs until Free closes batStop
+		if maxSize > 1 {
+			xlog.Info("parakeet-cpp: dynamic batching enabled",
+				"batch_max_size", maxSize, "batch_max_wait_ms", maxWaitMs)
+		} else {
+			xlog.Info("parakeet-cpp: dynamic batching off (batch_max_size=1); " +
+				"set batch_max_size>1 to coalesce concurrent requests on GPU")
+		}
+	} else {
+		xlog.Info("parakeet-cpp: batched C-API not present in libparakeet.so; " +
+			"batching disabled, using per-request transcription")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AudioTranscription runs parakeet_capi_transcribe_path_json on the wav at
-// opts.Dst with the default decoder (decoder=0, which selects the right head
-// per architecture: transducer for tdt/rnnt/hybrid, CTC for ctc) and shapes
-// the per-word timestamps into a LocalAI TranscriptResult.
+// optInt reads an integer model option (key:value form) from ModelOptions,
+// returning def when absent or unparseable. The options array carries the
+// model YAML's options: entries (see core/config; siblings such as
+// acestep-cpp parse the same key:value form via strings.Cut on ":").
+func optInt(opts *pb.ModelOptions, key string, def int) int {
+	for _, o := range opts.GetOptions() {
+		k, v, ok := strings.Cut(o, ":")
+		if ok && strings.TrimSpace(k) == key {
+			if n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(v)); err == nil {
+				return n
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return def
+}
+
+// runBatch is the dispatcher's batch handler and the ONLY caller of the C
+// engine on the unary path. It concatenates the batch PCM, calls the batched
+// JSON C-API under engineMu, splits the JSON array, and replies to each request.
+func (p *ParakeetCpp) runBatch(reqs []*batchRequest) {
+	// Observability: the actual coalesced batch size per engine call. Debug-level
+	// so it stays silent in normal operation but lets operators confirm/tune batching.
+	xlog.Debug("parakeet-cpp: dispatching batch", "size", len(reqs))
+	nSamples := make([]int32, len(reqs))
+	total := 0
+	for i, r := range reqs {
+		nSamples[i] = int32(len(r.pcm))
+		total += len(r.pcm)
+	}
+	concat := make([]float32, 0, total)
+	for _, r := range reqs {
+		concat = append(concat, r.pcm...)
+	}
+	var dec int32
+	if len(reqs) > 0 {
+		dec = reqs[0].decoder
+	}
+	p.engineMu.Lock()
+	cstr := CppTranscribePcmBatchJSON(p.ctxPtr, concat, nSamples, int32(len(reqs)), 16000, dec)
+	p.engineMu.Unlock()
+	if cstr == 0 {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: batch transcribe failed: %s", CppLastError(p.ctxPtr))
+		for _, r := range reqs {
+			r.reply <- batchReply{err: err}
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	raw := goStringFromCPtr(cstr)
+	CppFreeString(cstr)
+	var docs []json.RawMessage
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &docs); err != nil || len(docs) != len(reqs) {
+		e := fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: batch json: got %d results for %d reqs (%v)", len(docs), len(reqs), err)
+		for _, r := range reqs {
+			r.reply <- batchReply{err: e}
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	for i, r := range reqs {
+		r.reply <- batchReply{json: string(docs[i])}
+	}
+}
+
+// AudioTranscription decodes the wav at opts.Dst to 16 kHz mono PCM and
+// submits it to the in-process batcher, which coalesces concurrent requests
+// into a single batched engine call (parakeet_capi_transcribe_pcm_batch_json)
+// with the default decoder (decoder=0, which selects the right head per
+// architecture: transducer for tdt/rnnt/hybrid, CTC for ctc) and shapes the
+// per-word timestamps into a LocalAI TranscriptResult.
 //
 // Parakeet emits word- and token-level timestamps but no native segment
 // boundaries, so we synthesise a single whole-clip segment spanning the first
@@ -118,7 +228,7 @@ func (p *ParakeetCpp) Load(opts *pb.ModelOptions) error {
 // translate/diarize/prompt/temperature/language/threads are not applicable to
 // parakeet and are ignored; streaming is handled by AudioTranscriptionStream
 // (L2).
-func (p *ParakeetCpp) AudioTranscription(_ context.Context, opts *pb.TranscriptRequest) (pb.TranscriptResult, error) {
+func (p *ParakeetCpp) AudioTranscription(ctx context.Context, opts *pb.TranscriptRequest) (pb.TranscriptResult, error) {
 	if p.ctxPtr == 0 {
 		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, errors.New("parakeet-cpp: model not loaded")
 	}
@@ -126,61 +236,74 @@ func (p *ParakeetCpp) AudioTranscription(_ context.Context, opts *pb.TranscriptR
 		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, errors.New("parakeet-cpp: TranscriptRequest.dst (audio path) is required")
 	}
 
-	cstr := CppTranscribePathJSON(p.ctxPtr, opts.Dst, 0)
-	if cstr == 0 {
-		msg := CppLastError(p.ctxPtr)
-		if msg == "" {
-			msg = "unknown error"
+	// Fallback when the batched C-API is unavailable: transcribe directly from
+	// the file path (original behavior, no batching).
+	if p.bat == nil {
+		cstr := CppTranscribePathJSON(p.ctxPtr, opts.Dst, 0)
+		if cstr == 0 {
+			return pb.TranscriptResult{}, fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: transcribe_path_json failed: %s", CppLastError(p.ctxPtr))
 		}
-		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: transcribe_path_json failed: %s", msg)
+		raw := goStringFromCPtr(cstr)
+		CppFreeString(cstr)
+		var doc transcriptJSON
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &doc); err != nil {
+			return pb.TranscriptResult{}, fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: decode transcript json: %w", err)
+		}
+		return transcriptResultFromDoc(doc, opts), nil
 	}
 
-	raw := goStringFromCPtr(cstr)
-	CppFreeString(cstr)
-
+	// Batched path: decode to PCM, submit to the batcher, wait for this request's
+	// JSON element. The dispatcher is the sole engine caller on this path; both
+	// sends honour ctx cancellation.
+	pcm, _, err := decodeWavMono16k(opts.Dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, err
+	}
+	rep := make(chan batchReply, 1)
+	select {
+	case p.bat.submit <- &batchRequest{pcm: pcm, decoder: 0, reply: rep}:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, status.Error(codes.Canceled, "transcription cancelled")
+	}
+	var res batchReply
+	select {
+	case res = <-rep:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, status.Error(codes.Canceled, "transcription cancelled")
+	}
+	if res.err != nil {
+		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, res.err
+	}
 	var doc transcriptJSON
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &doc); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(res.json), &doc); err != nil {
 		return pb.TranscriptResult{}, fmt.Errorf("parakeet-cpp: decode transcript json: %w", err)
 	}
+	return transcriptResultFromDoc(doc, opts), nil
+}
 
+// transcriptResultFromDoc maps a decoded transcriptJSON to a TranscriptResult,
+// synthesising a single whole-clip segment and attaching word timings only when
+// the caller requested word granularity. Shared by the batched and direct paths.
+func transcriptResultFromDoc(doc transcriptJSON, opts *pb.TranscriptRequest) pb.TranscriptResult {
 	text := strings.TrimSpace(doc.Text)
-
 	words := make([]*pb.TranscriptWord, 0, len(doc.Words))
 	for _, w := range doc.Words {
-		words = append(words, &pb.TranscriptWord{
-			Start: secondsToNanos(w.Start),
-			End:   secondsToNanos(w.End),
-			Text:  w.W,
-		})
+		words = append(words, &pb.TranscriptWord{Start: secondsToNanos(w.Start), End: secondsToNanos(w.End), Text: w.W})
 	}
-
 	tokens := make([]int32, 0, len(doc.Tokens))
 	for _, t := range doc.Tokens {
 		tokens = append(tokens, t.ID)
 	}
-
-	// Single whole-clip segment, spanning the first word start to the last
-	// word end (0/0 when the clip produced no words).
 	var segStart, segEnd int64
 	if len(words) > 0 {
 		segStart = words[0].Start
 		segEnd = words[len(words)-1].End
 	}
-	seg := &pb.TranscriptSegment{
-		Id:     0,
-		Start:  segStart,
-		End:    segEnd,
-		Text:   text,
-		Tokens: tokens,
-	}
+	seg := &pb.TranscriptSegment{Id: 0, Start: segStart, End: segEnd, Text: text, Tokens: tokens}
 	if wordsRequested(opts.TimestampGranularities) {
 		seg.Words = words
 	}
-
-	return pb.TranscriptResult{
-		Text:     text,
-		Segments: []*pb.TranscriptSegment{seg},
-	}, nil
+	return pb.TranscriptResult{Text: text, Segments: []*pb.TranscriptSegment{seg}}
 }
 
 // wordsRequested reports whether the caller asked for word-level timestamps.
@@ -243,6 +366,14 @@ func (p *ParakeetCpp) AudioTranscriptionStream(ctx context.Context, opts *pb.Tra
 		return nil
 	}
 	defer CppStreamFree(stream)
+	// The C engine is a single shared context: a streaming session and a batched
+	// unary dispatch must never touch it at once, so hold engineMu for the whole
+	// stream. This lock is intentionally taken AFTER the non-streaming fallback
+	// above returns: that fallback goes through AudioTranscription -> the batcher
+	// -> runBatch, which itself acquires engineMu, so locking here first would
+	// deadlock. Do not hoist this lock above the fallback.
+	p.engineMu.Lock()
+	defer p.engineMu.Unlock()
 
 	data, duration, err := decodeWavMono16k(opts.Dst)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -362,6 +493,12 @@ func decodeWavMono16k(path string) ([]float32, float32, error) {
 // Free releases the underlying parakeet_ctx. Called by LocalAI when the
 // model is unloaded.
 func (p *ParakeetCpp) Free() error {
+	// Stop the dispatcher before releasing the engine so no in-flight runBatch
+	// can touch a freed ctx (close leak / use-after-free on reload).
+	if p.batStop != nil {
+		close(p.batStop)
+		p.batStop = nil
+	}
 	if p.ctxPtr != 0 {
 		CppFree(p.ctxPtr)
 		p.ctxPtr = 0
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp_test.go b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp_test.go
index 9ce425139..c059eb4bf 100644
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp_test.go
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/goparakeetcpp_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ func ensureLibLoaded() {
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppFree, lib, "parakeet_capi_free")
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppTranscribePath, lib, "parakeet_capi_transcribe_path")
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppTranscribePathJSON, lib, "parakeet_capi_transcribe_path_json")
+		if sym, err := purego.Dlsym(lib, "parakeet_capi_transcribe_pcm_batch_json"); err == nil && sym != 0 {
+			purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppTranscribePcmBatchJSON, lib, "parakeet_capi_transcribe_pcm_batch_json")
+		}
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppStreamBegin, lib, "parakeet_capi_stream_begin")
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppStreamFeed, lib, "parakeet_capi_stream_feed")
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppStreamFinalize, lib, "parakeet_capi_stream_finalize")
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go
index a8fd7fe3b..32d94b7b1 100644
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ func main() {
 		purego.RegisterLibFunc(lf.FuncPtr, lib, lf.Name)
 	}
 
+	// The batched-JSON entry point exists only in newer libparakeet.so (ABI >= 2).
+	// Probe with Dlsym and register only if present, so the backend still loads
+	// against an older library (it falls back to per-request transcription).
+	if sym, err := purego.Dlsym(lib, "parakeet_capi_transcribe_pcm_batch_json"); err == nil && sym != 0 {
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&CppTranscribePcmBatchJSON, lib, "parakeet_capi_transcribe_pcm_batch_json")
+	}
+
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[parakeet-cpp] ABI=%d\n", CppAbiVersion())
 
 	flag.Parse()
diff --git a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile
index b23d1caf4..ca13f6fa1 100644
--- a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ JOBS?=$(shell nproc --ignore=1)
 
 # stablediffusion.cpp (ggml)
 STABLEDIFFUSION_GGML_REPO?=https://github.com/leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp
-STABLEDIFFUSION_GGML_VERSION?=be65ac7511b30379b003626c15224798929e33d4
+STABLEDIFFUSION_GGML_VERSION?=7948df8ac1070f5f6881b8d34675821893eb97d6
 
 CMAKE_ARGS+=-DGGML_MAX_NAME=128
 
diff --git a/backend/go/whisper/Makefile b/backend/go/whisper/Makefile
index d71e32bcb..261fbe84c 100644
--- a/backend/go/whisper/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/whisper/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ JOBS?=$(shell nproc --ignore=1)
 
 # whisper.cpp version
 WHISPER_REPO?=https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp
-WHISPER_CPP_VERSION?=fe69461618ffc50ba8afa65c25cc6c6e34d4537f
+WHISPER_CPP_VERSION?=23ee03506a91ac3d3f0071b40e66a430eebdfa1d
 SO_TARGET?=libgowhisper.so
 
 CMAKE_ARGS+=-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
diff --git a/backend/python/nemo/requirements-cublas13.txt b/backend/python/nemo/requirements-cublas13.txt
index 50c18d53e..8c996c10b 100644
--- a/backend/python/nemo/requirements-cublas13.txt
+++ b/backend/python/nemo/requirements-cublas13.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130
 torch
+texterrors==1.1.6
 nemo_toolkit[asr]
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/coverage-baseline.txt b/core/http/react-ui/coverage-baseline.txt
index b4be1a3b7..b2e09eeb0 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/coverage-baseline.txt
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/coverage-baseline.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-39.86
\ No newline at end of file
+40.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/e2e/page-render-smoke.spec.js b/core/http/react-ui/e2e/page-render-smoke.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40cfa1897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/e2e/page-render-smoke.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { test, expect } from './coverage-fixtures.js'
+
+// Render-smoke coverage. Each page is lazy-loaded and runs its full render +
+// initial effects on mount, so a bare visit captures the bulk of a page's
+// lines — cheap, real coverage for pages that have no dedicated spec yet.
+//
+// This is the project's preferred way to keep the UI coverage gate green:
+// raise the floor by covering more, rather than loosening the gate's
+// tolerance (see CONTRIBUTING.md → "React UI coverage"). Auth is disabled in
+// the test server, so RequireAdmin/RequireFeature resolve to isAdmin=true and
+// every gated route renders without an auth/capability mock.
+//
+// Asserts the page mounted (its .page-title header is visible) and that it did
+// not bounce to a gate redirect (/login or back to /app home).
+const PAGES = [
+  ['/app/talk', 'Talk'],
+  ['/app/usage', 'Usage'],
+  ['/app/account', 'Account'],
+  ['/app/studio', 'Studio'],
+  ['/app/manage', 'Manage'],
+  ['/app/backends', 'Backends'],
+  ['/app/settings', 'Settings'],
+  ['/app/nodes', 'Nodes'],
+  ['/app/face', 'Face recognition'],
+  ['/app/voice', 'Voice recognition'],
+  ['/app/fine-tune', 'Fine-tuning'],
+  ['/app/quantize', 'Quantize'],
+]
+
+test.describe('Page render smoke', () => {
+  for (const [path, label] of PAGES) {
+    test(`renders ${label} (${path})`, async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto(path)
+      // .page-title for the normal header; .empty-state-title for pages that
+      // render a gated/empty state (e.g. Account when auth is disabled).
+      await expect(page.locator('.page-title, .empty-state-title').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(path.replace(/\//g, '\\/') + '$'))
+    })
+  }
+})
diff --git a/docs/content/_index.md b/docs/content/_index.md
index d24cae7f3..d6410ffe1 100644
--- a/docs/content/_index.md
+++ b/docs/content/_index.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 +++
 title = "LocalAI"
-description = "The free, OpenAI, Anthropic alternative. Your All-in-One Complete AI Stack"
+description = "The free, OpenAI and Anthropic alternative. A small, composable AI stack: run any model locally and install only what you use."
 type = "home"
 +++
 
-**The free, OpenAI, Anthropic alternative. Your All-in-One Complete AI Stack** - Run powerful language models, autonomous agents, and document intelligence **locally** on your hardware. 
+**The free, OpenAI and Anthropic alternative. A small, composable AI stack.** - Run powerful language models, autonomous agents, and document intelligence **locally** on your hardware. A lean core that pulls model backends on demand, so you install only what you use. 
 
 **No cloud, no limits, no compromise.**
 
diff --git a/docs/content/advanced/advanced-usage.md b/docs/content/advanced/advanced-usage.md
index 7742eb29a..9b99eba80 100644
--- a/docs/content/advanced/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/docs/content/advanced/advanced-usage.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ A list of the environment variable that tweaks parallelism is the following:
 ```
 ### Python backends GRPC max workers
 ### Default number of workers for GRPC Python backends.
-### This actually controls wether a backend can process multiple requests or not.
+### This actually controls whether a backend can process multiple requests or not.
 
 ### Define the number of parallel LLAMA.cpp workers (Defaults to 1)
 
diff --git a/docs/content/advanced/fine-tuning.md b/docs/content/advanced/fine-tuning.md
index f6c529bf3..4708a2c05 100644
--- a/docs/content/advanced/fine-tuning.md
+++ b/docs/content/advanced/fine-tuning.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ title = "Fine-tuning LLMs for text generation"
 weight = 22
 +++
 
+![Fine-tuning recipe: from dataset to a servable GGUF via LoRA fine-tune and merge](/images/diagrams/finetune-recipe.png)
+
 {{% notice note %}}
 Section under construction
  {{% /notice %}}
diff --git a/docs/content/advanced/reverse-proxy-tls.md b/docs/content/advanced/reverse-proxy-tls.md
index 57eb73689..24af55c62 100644
--- a/docs/content/advanced/reverse-proxy-tls.md
+++ b/docs/content/advanced/reverse-proxy-tls.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description: Configure LocalAI behind a TLS termination reverse proxy (HAProxy,
 weight: 100
 ---
 
+![TLS at the edge: terminate TLS at the reverse proxy and forward headers so LocalAI emits correct https URLs](/images/diagrams/reverse-proxy-tls.png)
+
 # TLS Reverse Proxy Configuration
 
 When running LocalAI behind a TLS termination reverse proxy, the Web UI may fail to load static assets (CSS, JS) correctly because the application doesn't automatically detect that it's being served over HTTPS. This guide explains how to properly configure your reverse proxy to work with LocalAI.
diff --git a/docs/content/advanced/vram-management.md b/docs/content/advanced/vram-management.md
index 3b7620e80..ee7c346be 100644
--- a/docs/content/advanced/vram-management.md
+++ b/docs/content/advanced/vram-management.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 22
 url = '/advanced/vram-management'
 +++
 
+![VRAM management: least-recently-used eviction and concurrency-group anti-affinity keep hot models warm](/images/diagrams/vram-eviction.png)
+
 When running multiple models in LocalAI, especially on systems with limited GPU memory (VRAM), you may encounter situations where loading a new model fails because there isn't enough available VRAM. LocalAI provides several mechanisms to automatically manage model memory allocation and prevent VRAM exhaustion:
 
 1. **Max Active Backends (LRU Eviction)**: Limit the number of loaded models, evicting the least recently used when the limit is reached
diff --git a/docs/content/faq.md b/docs/content/faq.md
index afb6459e3..879e304ed 100644
--- a/docs/content/faq.md
+++ b/docs/content/faq.md
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ url = "/faq/"
 Here are answers to some of the most common questions.
 
 
+### Do I need to install all the backends?
+
+No. You install only the backends your models use. LocalAI's core is a single binary (or container) that provides the OpenAI-compatible API, request routing, the web UI, and agents. Each inference backend (llama.cpp, vLLM, whisper.cpp, stable-diffusion, MLX, and others) is a separate artifact, installed only when a model needs it.
+
+In practice:
+
+- **You install one backend, not all of them.** Run a model with `local-ai run <model>` and the matching backend is pulled automatically; nothing else is downloaded.
+- **Each backend is purpose-built for its engine.** LocalAI builds a dedicated gRPC backend around each engine, so every one stays independently optimized without a single binary trying to support every model architecture at once.
+- **You manage backends individually** with `local-ai backends list/install/uninstall` or from the web UI.
+
+The catalog's breadth is optionality: you only ever run what your models use.
+
+### Can I bring my own model or backend?
+
+Yes. You can load any compatible model, not just the ones in the gallery. And because every backend talks to the core over a simple gRPC interface, you can write your own backend in any language and plug it in, exactly how the built-in backends work. Nothing about the core is closed off, which gives you the flexibility to run precisely the stack you want.
+
 ### How do I get models? 
 
 Most gguf-based models should work, but newer models may require additions to the API. If a model doesn't work, please feel free to open up issues. However, be cautious about downloading models from the internet and directly onto your machine, as there may be security vulnerabilities in lama.cpp or ggml that could be maliciously exploited. Some models can be found on Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/models?search=gguf, or models from gpt4all are compatible too: https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all.
diff --git a/docs/content/features/agents.md b/docs/content/features/agents.md
index b2eee5093..e6fd1d0e9 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/agents.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/agents.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 21
 url = '/features/agents'
 +++
 
+![The in-process agent loop: agents call LocalAI's own chat API in a loop, streaming progress over SSE](/images/diagrams/agents-loop.png)
+
 LocalAI includes a built-in agent platform powered by [LocalAGI](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAGI). Agents are autonomous AI entities that can reason, use tools, maintain memory, and interact with external services — all running locally as part of the LocalAI process.
 
 ## Overview
diff --git a/docs/content/features/audio-diarization.md b/docs/content/features/audio-diarization.md
index 8505ec97c..36d9437dc 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/audio-diarization.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/audio-diarization.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 17
 url = "/features/audio-diarization/"
 +++
 
+![Diarization: segment, embed, and cluster (or a single ASR pass) into speaker-labelled segments](/images/diagrams/diarization-pipeline.png)
+
 Speaker diarization answers the question **"who spoke when?"** — given an audio clip with multiple speakers, it returns time-stamped segments labelled with a stable speaker ID (`SPEAKER_00`, `SPEAKER_01`, …).
 
 LocalAI exposes this through the `/v1/audio/diarization` endpoint, modelled after `/v1/audio/transcriptions`. Two backends are supported today:
diff --git a/docs/content/features/audio-to-text.md b/docs/content/features/audio-to-text.md
index c786c9e7c..22e7d2529 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/audio-to-text.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/audio-to-text.md
@@ -187,6 +187,22 @@ curl http://localhost:8080/v1/audio/transcriptions \
 
 For real-time use, load a cache-aware streaming model (e.g. `realtime_eou_120m-v1-*.gguf`) and pass `-F stream=true`. Deltas are emitted as the audio is decoded, with end-of-utterance events closing each segment.
 
+### Dynamic batching
+
+The backend can coalesce concurrent transcription requests into a single batched engine call, which improves throughput on GPU when many requests arrive at once. Batching is **off by default** (`batch_max_size:1`, one request at a time); raise it to opt in. Two `options:` knobs control it:
+
+```yaml
+name: parakeet-110m
+backend: parakeet-cpp
+parameters:
+  model: tdt_ctc-110m-f16.gguf
+options:
+- batch_max_size:8      # max requests coalesced into one batch (default 1 = off)
+- batch_max_wait_ms:15  # how long to wait to fill a batch, in ms (default 15)
+```
+
+By default each request runs on its own. Raise `batch_max_size` (for example 4 to 16) to enable batching; it pays off on GPU under concurrent load, where coalescing the per-step decode GEMMs across requests is a large throughput win. Leave it at 1 on CPU and for low-concurrency setups, where batching only adds latency. Batching only affects concurrent unary requests; streaming sessions always run on their own.
+
 ## See also
 
 - [Audio Transform]({{< relref "audio-transform.md" >}}) — clean up the audio (echo cancellation, noise suppression, dereverberation) before passing it to a transcription model.
diff --git a/docs/content/features/audio-transform.md b/docs/content/features/audio-transform.md
index 511b2e3d7..21ed9a7be 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/audio-transform.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/audio-transform.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 17
 url = "/features/audio-transform/"
 +++
 
+![Audio transform: two inputs (mic plus reference) become one cleaned output; interleaved-stereo on the wire](/images/diagrams/audio-transform-io.png)
+
 The audio-transform endpoints take **audio in** and emit **audio out**, optionally
 conditioned on a second reference audio signal. The category is generic by
 design — concrete operations include joint **acoustic echo cancellation +
diff --git a/docs/content/features/cloud-proxy.md b/docs/content/features/cloud-proxy.md
index 1c870a930..d7976dc94 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/cloud-proxy.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/cloud-proxy.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ tags = ["Proxy", "Cloud", "Routing", "Advanced"]
 categories = ["Features"]
 +++
 
+![Cloud proxy: a local API call is proxied to a hosted model while PII is redacted out and back](/images/diagrams/cloud-proxy-sequence.png)
+
 LocalAI can forward chat-completion and Anthropic Messages requests to an
 external provider instead of running them through the local gRPC backend
 pipeline. Configure a model with `backend: cloud-proxy` and a `proxy.upstream_url`,
diff --git a/docs/content/features/distributed-mode.md b/docs/content/features/distributed-mode.md
index af5f74645..de50cba3e 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/distributed-mode.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/distributed-mode.md
@@ -13,28 +13,7 @@ Distributed mode requires authentication enabled with a **PostgreSQL** database
 
 ## Architecture Overview
 
-```
-                    ┌─────────────────┐
-                    │   Load Balancer  │
-                    └────────┬────────┘
-                             │
-              ┌──────────────┼──────────────┐
-              │              │              │
-      ┌───────▼──────┐ ┌────▼─────┐ ┌─────▼──────┐
-      │  Frontend #1 │ │ Frontend │ │ Frontend #N│
-      │  (LocalAI)   │ │  #2      │ │  (LocalAI) │
-      └──────┬───────┘ └────┬─────┘ └─────┬──────┘
-             │              │              │
-     ┌───────▼──────────────▼──────────────▼───────┐
-     │              PostgreSQL + NATS               │
-     │  (node registry, jobs, coordination)         │
-     └───────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬───────┘
-             │              │              │
-      ┌──────▼──────┐ ┌────▼─────┐ ┌─────▼──────┐
-      │  Worker #1  │ │ Worker   │ │ Worker #N  │
-      │  (generic)  │ │ #2       │ │  (generic) │
-      └─────────────┘ └──────────┘ └────────────┘
-```
+![Distributed mode architecture: a load balancer fronts stateless SmartRouter frontends backed by a shared NATS/PostgreSQL/S3 plane, with generic workers running per-model gRPC backends](/images/diagrams/distributed-mode-arch.png)
 
 **Frontends** are stateless LocalAI instances that receive API requests and route them to worker nodes via the **SmartRouter**. All frontends share state through PostgreSQL and coordinate via NATS.
 
@@ -42,6 +21,8 @@ Distributed mode requires authentication enabled with a **PostgreSQL** database
 
 ### Scheduling Algorithm
 
+![SmartRouter scheduling: idle-first placement that checks for an already-loaded node, then free VRAM, then an idle node, then preemptive LRU eviction, ending in backend.install and LoadModel](/images/diagrams/smartrouter-scheduling.png)
+
 The SmartRouter uses **idle-first** scheduling with **preemptive eviction**:
 1. If the model is already loaded on a node → use it (per-model gRPC address)
 2. If no node has the model → prefer nodes with enough free VRAM
@@ -432,6 +413,8 @@ This is **not** routed through the SmartRouter: it is a model-internal split, co
 
 ### Topology
 
+![ds4 layer-split topology: workers dial in to the coordinator and own higher layer ranges, the inverse of llama.cpp RPC where the main server dials out to rpc-servers](/images/diagrams/ds4-layer-split.png)
+
 ds4 uses a **coordinator/worker** split:
 
 - The **coordinator** owns tokenization, sampling, the prompt, and a low layer range (e.g. `0:19`). It is LocalAI's ds4 backend and **listens** on a host/port. Workers dial into it.
diff --git a/docs/content/features/distributed_inferencing.md b/docs/content/features/distributed_inferencing.md
index 3df597822..dc635a9f9 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/distributed_inferencing.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/distributed_inferencing.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 15
 url = "/features/distribute/"
 +++
 
+![Federated vs worker mode: federated routes a whole request to one node; worker shards one model across nodes](/images/diagrams/federated-vs-worker.png)
+
 {{% notice tip %}}
 Looking for production-grade horizontal scaling with PostgreSQL and NATS? See [Distributed Mode]({{% relref "features/distributed-mode" %}}).
 {{% /notice %}}
diff --git a/docs/content/features/face-recognition.md b/docs/content/features/face-recognition.md
index 34dc366fc..ecc3e7213 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/face-recognition.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/face-recognition.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 14
 url = "/features/face-recognition/"
 +++
 
+![Face recognition: 1:N match against a vector store, with an anti-spoofing liveness gate that can veto a verification](/images/diagrams/face-recognition-flow.png)
+
 LocalAI supports face recognition through the `insightface` backend:
 face verification (1:1), face identification (1:N) against a built-in
 vector store, face embedding, face detection, demographic analysis
diff --git a/docs/content/features/fine-tuning.md b/docs/content/features/fine-tuning.md
index adb04fe96..1c4b44591 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/fine-tuning.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/fine-tuning.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 18
 url = '/features/fine-tuning/'
 +++
 
+![The fine-tune job lifecycle: create, train with SSE progress, then export to LoRA, merged, or GGUF](/images/diagrams/finetune-job-lifecycle.png)
+
 LocalAI supports fine-tuning LLMs directly through the API and Web UI. Fine-tuning is powered by pluggable backends that implement a generic gRPC interface, allowing support for different training frameworks and model types.
 
 ## Supported Backends
diff --git a/docs/content/features/image-generation.md b/docs/content/features/image-generation.md
index e35b7fbf0..bb9748dd9 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/image-generation.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/image-generation.md
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Pipelines types available:
 
 ##### Advanced: Additional parameters
 
-Additional arbitrarly parameters can be specified in the option field in key/value separated by `:`:
+Additional arbitrary parameters can be specified in the option field in key/value separated by `:`:
 
 ```yaml
 name: animagine-xl
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ options:
 - "cfg_scale:6"
 ```
 
-**Note**: There is no complete parameter list. Any parameter can be passed arbitrarly and is passed to the model directly as argument to the pipeline. Different pipelines/implementations support different parameters.
+**Note**: There is no complete parameter list. Any parameter can be passed arbitrarily and is passed to the model directly as argument to the pipeline. Different pipelines/implementations support different parameters.
 
 The example above, will result in the following python code when generating images:
 
@@ -342,4 +342,4 @@ diffusers:
 ```bash
 (echo -n '{"prompt": "spiderman surfing","size": "512x512","model":"txt2vid"}') |
 curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d @- http://localhost:8080/v1/images/generations
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/docs/content/features/mcp.md b/docs/content/features/mcp.md
index 55f3226e3..ed1cda503 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/mcp.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ tags = ["MCP", "Agents", "Tools", "Advanced"]
 categories = ["Features"]
 +++
 
+![Server-side vs client-side MCP: the model's tool loop runs on the server or in the browser](/images/diagrams/mcp-server-vs-client.png)
+
 
 LocalAI now supports the **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**, enabling powerful agentic capabilities by connecting AI models to external tools and services. This feature allows your LocalAI models to interact with various MCP servers, providing access to real-time data, APIs, and specialized tools.
 
diff --git a/docs/content/features/middleware.md b/docs/content/features/middleware.md
index ee4ef9d4a..84b8fb382 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/middleware.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/middleware.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ tags = ["Routing", "Privacy", "PII", "Middleware", "Advanced"]
 categories = ["Features"]
 +++
 
+![The request lifecycle: one shared hook chain for auth, model routing, and PII, with decision and event logs](/images/diagrams/middleware-lifecycle.png)
+
 LocalAI ships a request-middleware layer that sits between the HTTP API and
 the backend dispatcher. Two subsystems share that layer because they share
 the same lifecycle hook: **PII filtering** scans the request body before it
diff --git a/docs/content/features/mitm-proxy.md b/docs/content/features/mitm-proxy.md
index 4c0428df4..e5eb22acd 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/mitm-proxy.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/mitm-proxy.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ tags = ["Proxy", "MITM", "Privacy", "Routing", "Advanced"]
 categories = ["Features"]
 +++
 
+![MITM proxy: allowlisted hosts are decrypted and scanned, everything else is a blind TCP tunnel](/images/diagrams/mitm-intercept.png)
+
 LocalAI can act as a local HTTPS proxy that **redacts PII from your Claude
 Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, or any HTTPS client** without holding their API keys.
 The proxy intercepts only the LLM API endpoints you allowlist (default:
diff --git a/docs/content/features/mlx-distributed.md b/docs/content/features/mlx-distributed.md
index 9e20474fd..307f7d612 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/mlx-distributed.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/mlx-distributed.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 18
 url = '/features/mlx-distributed/'
 +++
 
+![MLX pipeline-parallel inference: layers split across ranks, rank 0 coordinates, activations flow down the ring](/images/diagrams/mlx-pipeline.png)
+
 MLX distributed inference allows you to split large language models across multiple Apple Silicon Macs (or other devices) for joint inference. Unlike federation (which distributes whole requests), MLX distributed splits a single model's layers across machines so they all participate in every forward pass.
 
 ## How It Works
diff --git a/docs/content/features/openai-functions.md b/docs/content/features/openai-functions.md
index 9596fb5cb..4893cd4ef 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/openai-functions.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/openai-functions.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ weight = 17
 url = "/features/openai-functions/"
 +++
 
+![Function calling: one tool-call request shape, each backend's native parser extracts the calls](/images/diagrams/tool-call-parsers.png)
+
 LocalAI supports running the OpenAI [functions and tools API](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/chat/create#chat-create-tools) across multiple backends. The OpenAI request shape is the same regardless of which backend runs your model — LocalAI is responsible for extracting structured tool calls from the model's output before returning the response.
 
 ![localai-functions-1](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/assets/2420543/5bd15da2-78c1-4625-be90-1e938e6823f1)
diff --git a/docs/content/features/openai-realtime.md b/docs/content/features/openai-realtime.md
index 57a7fe597..8dba6d419 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/openai-realtime.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/openai-realtime.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ title: "Realtime API"
 weight: 60
 ---
 
+![The realtime voice loop: VAD to STT to LLM to TTS, over WebSocket or WebRTC](/images/diagrams/realtime-pipeline.png)
+
 LocalAI supports the [OpenAI Realtime API](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/realtime) which enables low-latency, multi-modal conversations (voice and text) over WebSocket.
 
 To use the Realtime API, you need to configure a pipeline model that defines the components for Voice Activity Detection (VAD), Transcription (STT), Language Model (LLM), and Text-to-Speech (TTS).
diff --git a/docs/content/features/quantization.md b/docs/content/features/quantization.md
index c78e4c6d8..cadebb50d 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/quantization.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/quantization.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 19
 url = '/features/quantization/'
 +++
 
+![From an HF model to a quantized GGUF: convert to f16, then quantize, tracked as a job](/images/diagrams/quantization-flow.png)
+
 LocalAI supports model quantization directly through the API and Web UI. Quantization converts HuggingFace models to GGUF format and compresses them to smaller sizes for efficient inference with llama.cpp.
 
 {{% notice note %}}
diff --git a/docs/content/features/reranker.md b/docs/content/features/reranker.md
index bf830d768..b171bcfa0 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/reranker.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/reranker.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ weight = 11
 url = "/features/reranker/"
 +++
 
+![Two-stage retrieval: a fast retriever finds candidates, a cross-encoder reorders them by relevance](/images/diagrams/reranker-pipeline.png)
+
 A **reranking** model, often referred to as a cross-encoder, is a core component in the two-stage retrieval systems used in information retrieval and natural language processing tasks.
 Given a query and a set of documents, it will output similarity scores.
 
diff --git a/docs/content/features/text-generation.md b/docs/content/features/text-generation.md
index b39377e73..c09717a3f 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/text-generation.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/text-generation.md
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ The `llama.cpp` backend supports additional configuration options that can be sp
 | `cache_idle_slots` or `idle_slots_cache` | boolean | On a new task, save the previous slot's KV state into the prompt cache (and clear the slot) so a later request with the same prefix can warm-load it. Default: `true`. Auto-disabled by the server if `kv_unified=false` or `cache_ram=0`. | `cache_idle_slots:false` |
 | `n_ctx_checkpoints` or `ctx_checkpoints` | integer | Maximum number of context checkpoints per slot (used for partial-prefix recovery, e.g. SWA). Default: `32`. | `ctx_checkpoints:16` |
 | `checkpoint_min_step` or `checkpoint_min_spacing` (aliases: `checkpoint_every_nt`, `checkpoint_every_n_tokens`) | integer | Minimum spacing in tokens between context checkpoints. `0` disables the minimum-spacing gate. Default: `256`. (Renamed upstream from `checkpoint_every_nt`; semantics shifted from a fixed cadence to a minimum spacing.) | `checkpoint_min_step:1024` |
-| `split_mode` or `sm` | string | How to split the model across multiple GPUs: `none` (single GPU only), `layer` (default — split layers and KV across GPUs), `row` (split rows across GPUs), `tensor` (experimental tensor parallelism — requires `flash_attention: true`, no KV-cache quantization, manually set `context_size`, and a llama.cpp build that includes [#19378](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/19378)). | `split_mode:tensor` |
+| `split_mode` or `sm` | string | How to split the model across multiple GPUs: `none` (single GPU only), `layer` (default — split layers and KV across GPUs), `row` (split rows across GPUs), `tensor` (experimental tensor parallelism, requires `flash_attention: true`, manually set `context_size`, and a llama.cpp build that includes [#19378](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/19378); it historically also required KV-cache quantization to be disabled, but [#23792](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/23792) lifts that restriction so `cache_type_k`/`cache_type_v` quantization can be combined with tensor parallelism on builds that include it). | `split_mode:tensor` |
 
 **Example configuration with options:**
 
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ The backend will automatically download the required files in order to run the m
 - `OVModelForCausalLM` requires OpenVINO IR [Text Generation](https://huggingface.co/models?library=openvino&pipeline_tag=text-generation) models from Hugging face
 - `OVModelForFeatureExtraction` works with any Safetensors Transformer [Feature Extraction](https://huggingface.co/models?pipeline_tag=feature-extraction&library=transformers,safetensors) model from Huggingface (Embedding Model)
 
-Please note that streaming is currently not implemente in `AutoModelForCausalLM` for Intel GPU.
+Please note that streaming is currently not implemented in `AutoModelForCausalLM` for Intel GPU.
 AMD GPU support is not implemented.
 Although AMD CPU is not officially supported by OpenVINO there are reports that it works: YMMV.
 
@@ -1008,4 +1008,4 @@ template:
 
   completion: |
     {{.Input}}
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/docs/content/features/voice-recognition.md b/docs/content/features/voice-recognition.md
index 4e6ccc389..20728a28f 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/voice-recognition.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/voice-recognition.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight = 15
 url = "/features/voice-recognition/"
 +++
 
+![Voice recognition: register, identify, and forget voiceprints in a vector store, for 1:1 verify or 1:N identify](/images/diagrams/voice-recognition-flow.png)
+
 LocalAI supports voice (speaker) recognition through the
 `speaker-recognition` backend: speaker verification (1:1), speaker
 identification (1:N) against a built-in vector store, speaker
diff --git a/docs/content/getting-started/models.md b/docs/content/getting-started/models.md
index 3382d723a..cf949f715 100644
--- a/docs/content/getting-started/models.md
+++ b/docs/content/getting-started/models.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ icon = "hub"
 description = "Learn how to install, configure, and manage models in LocalAI"
 +++
 
+![Model resolution: many sources converge on one resolve, auto-detect backend, load, and serve path](/images/diagrams/model-resolution.png)
+
 This section covers everything you need to know about installing and configuring models in LocalAI. You'll learn multiple methods to get models running.
 
 ## Prerequisites
diff --git a/docs/content/getting-started/quickstart.md b/docs/content/getting-started/quickstart.md
index 5dad07ca3..8c23f0fe6 100644
--- a/docs/content/getting-started/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/content/getting-started/quickstart.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ url = '/basics/getting_started/'
 icon = "rocket_launch"
 +++
 
+![Quickstart journey: install, start LocalAI, pick a model, then chat or curl the API](/images/diagrams/quickstart-journey.png)
+
 **LocalAI** is a free, open-source alternative to OpenAI (Anthropic, etc.), functioning as a drop-in replacement REST API for local inferencing. It allows you to run [LLMs]({{% relref "features/text-generation" %}}), generate images, and produce audio, all locally or on-premises with consumer-grade hardware, supporting multiple model families and architectures.
 
 LocalAI comes with a **built-in web interface** for chatting with models, managing installations, configuring AI agents, and more — no extra tools needed.
diff --git a/docs/content/overview.md b/docs/content/overview.md
index aec385a2d..387eb3f10 100644
--- a/docs/content/overview.md
+++ b/docs/content/overview.md
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ icon = "info"
 +++
 
 
-LocalAI is your complete AI stack for running AI models locally. It's designed to be simple, efficient, and accessible, providing a drop-in replacement for OpenAI's API while keeping your data private and secure.
+LocalAI is a composable AI stack for running models locally: a small core that speaks the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, with each model backend added only when you need it. It's simple, efficient, and private by default, and a drop-in replacement that keeps your data on your own hardware.
+
+![How LocalAI works: clients speak one API to a small core, which routes each request over gRPC to separate backend processes pulled on demand](/images/diagrams/architecture-overview.png)
 
 ## Why LocalAI?
 
@@ -21,22 +23,26 @@ In today's AI landscape, privacy, control, and flexibility are paramount. LocalA
 - **Complete Control**: Run models on your terms, with your hardware
 - **Open Source**: MIT licensed and community-driven
 - **Flexible Deployment**: From laptops to servers, with or without GPUs
-- **Extensible**: Add new models and features as needed
+- **Composable by design**: A small core, not a bundle. Backends are separate and installed on demand, so you only run what you use
 
 ## What's Included
 
-LocalAI is a single binary (or container) that gives you everything you need:
+The LocalAI core is a single small binary (or container). It gives you everything you need to serve models, and pulls each model backend on demand, so you install only what you use:
 
 - **OpenAI-compatible API** — Drop-in replacement for OpenAI, Anthropic, and Open Responses APIs
 - **Built-in Web Interface** — Chat, model management, agent creation, image generation, and system monitoring
 - **AI Agents** — Create autonomous agents with MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool support, directly from the UI
-- **Multiple Model Support** — LLMs, image generation, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, vision, embeddings, and more
+- **Any Model, Any Modality**: LLMs, image and video, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, vision, and embeddings, each on its own backend, pulled automatically when you load a model
 - **GPU Acceleration** — Automatic detection and support for NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Vulkan GPUs
 - **Distributed Mode** — Scale horizontally with worker nodes, P2P federation, and model sharding
 - **No GPU Required** — Runs on CPU with consumer-grade hardware
 
 LocalAI integrates [LocalAGI](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAGI) (agent platform) and [LocalRecall](https://github.com/mudler/LocalRecall) (semantic memory) as built-in libraries — no separate installation needed.
 
+Each backend is a dedicated gRPC service that LocalAI builds around a best-in-class engine (llama.cpp, vLLM, whisper.cpp, stable-diffusion, MLX, and more), exposing it through the unified API. Backends ship as standard OCI images and run as isolated processes, so each one can be installed, upgraded, or removed without touching the core, can even run on a separate machine, and a fault in one never brings down the rest.
+
+Because the backend contract is a simple gRPC interface, the system is open: bring your own model, or write a custom backend in any language and plug it in, exactly how the built-in backends work. This is what keeps the core small and gives you the flexibility to run precisely the stack you want, instead of compiling every engine into one binary.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 LocalAI can be installed in several ways. **Docker is the recommended installation method** for most users as it provides the easiest setup and works across all platforms.
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/architecture.md b/docs/content/reference/architecture.md
index 9f701bc5d..b0aa7e81c 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/architecture.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LocalAI is an API written in Go that serves as an OpenAI shim, enabling software
 
 LocalAI uses a mixture of backends written in various languages (C++, Golang, Python, ...). You can check [the model compatibility table]({{%relref "reference/compatibility-table" %}}) to learn about all the components of LocalAI.
 
-![localai](https://github.com/go-skynet/localai-website/assets/2420543/6492e685-8282-4217-9daa-e229a31548bc)
+![How LocalAI works: clients speak one API to a small core, which routes each request over gRPC to separate backend processes pulled on demand](/images/diagrams/architecture-overview.png)
 
 
 ## Backstory
diff --git a/docs/content/whats-new.md b/docs/content/whats-new.md
index 8a393b4b4..e93fd6483 100644
--- a/docs/content/whats-new.md
+++ b/docs/content/whats-new.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ It is now possible for single-devices with one GPU to specify `--single-active-b
 
 #### Resources management
 
-Thanks to the continous community efforts (another cool contribution from {{< github "dave-gray101" >}} ) now it's possible to shutdown a backend programmatically via the API.
+Thanks to the continuous community efforts (another cool contribution from {{< github "dave-gray101" >}} ) now it's possible to shutdown a backend programmatically via the API.
 There is an ongoing effort in the community to better handling of resources. See also the [🔥Roadmap](https://localai.io/#-hot-topics--roadmap).
 
 #### New how-to section
diff --git a/docs/static/images/diagrams/agents-loop.html b/docs/static/images/diagrams/agents-loop.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d051aa3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/static/images/diagrams/agents-loop.html
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
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+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
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+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
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+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Agents</div>
+        <h1>The in-process <em>agent loop</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">SELF</div>
+        <div class="s">hosted</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Agents call LocalAI's own chat API in a loop; progress streams back over SSE.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/agents</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
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+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+function varrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const my=(y1+y2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${x1} ${my}, ${x2} ${my}, ${x2} ${y2-11}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2} ${y2-11} l -${a} -${a+4} M ${x2} ${y2-11} l ${a} -${a+4}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- USER (left) ----------
+const UX=20, UW=160, UH=72, UY=66;
+shadowRect(UX,UY,UW,UH,PAPER2);
+txt(UX+UW/2,UY+45,"User",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,a:"middle"});
+
+// ---------- AGENT POOL ----------
+const APX=20, APW=200, APH=80, APY=240;
+shadowRect(APX,APY,APW,APH,HI);
+txt(APX+APW/2,APY+38,"AgentPool",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(APX+APW/2,APY+62,"core/services",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- REASONING LOOP (center) ----------
+const LX=300, LW=320, LY=180, LH=230;
+shadowRect(LX,LY,LW,LH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX,y:LY,width:LW,height:54,fill:COLD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:LX,y1:LY+54,x2:LX+LW,y2:LY+54,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(LX+22,LY+36,"Agent reasoning loop",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,fill:PAPER});
+txt(LX+LW/2,LY+92,"think → act → observe",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:19,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+txt(LX+LW/2,LY+120,"iterate until done",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// loop side-boxes inside the loop card
+const sbW=88, sbH=42, sbY=LY+LH-66;
+const sbItems=[{n:"Actions"},{n:"RAG"},{n:"MCP tools"}];
+const sbGap=(LW-44 - sbW*3)/2; let sbx=LX+22;
+sbItems.forEach((it)=>{
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:sbx,y:sbY,width:sbW,height:sbH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(sbx+sbW/2,sbY+27,it.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:it.n.length>6?15:17,a:"middle"});
+  sbx+=sbW+sbGap;
+});
+
+// ---------- CHAT COMPLETIONS (right, rust) ----------
+const CCX=900, CCW=300, CCY=120, CCH=96;
+shadowRect(CCX,CCY,CCW,CCH,PAPER,RUST,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:CCX,y:CCY,width:CCW,height:40,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:CCX,y1:CCY+40,x2:CCX+CCW,y2:CCY+40,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3.5}));
+txt(CCX+CCW/2,CCY+27,"LocalAI's own endpoint",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(CCX+CCW/2,CCY+74,"POST /v1/chat/completions",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:19,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ---------- MODEL INFERENCE ----------
+const MIX=900, MIW=300, MIH=88, MIY=320;
+shadowRect(MIX,MIY,MIW,MIH,"#EFE0BF");
+txt(MIX+MIW/2,MIY+40,"Model inference",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(MIX+MIW/2,MIY+68,"backend · gRPC",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- WEB UI (bottom right) ----------
+const WX=1230, WW=180, WH=80, WY=440;
+shadowRect(WX,WY,WW,WH,PAPER2);
+txt(WX+WW/2,WY+38,"Web UI",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(WX+WW/2,WY+62,"live progress",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- SSE box ----------
+const SSX=900, SSW=170, SSH=58, SSY=451;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:SSX,y:SSY,width:SSW,height:SSH,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"}));
+txt(SSX+SSW/2,SSY+27,"GET /sse",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:19,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+txt(SSX+SSW/2,SSY+47,"event stream",{w:700,sz:12,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- ARROWS ----------
+// User -> AgentPool  (POST chat)
+arrow(UX+UW, UY+UH/2, APX+APW, APY+APH/2, INK);
+txt(UX+UW/2+10, 175, "POST /api/agents/:name/chat", {w:700,sz:12.5,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// AgentPool -> reasoning loop
+arrow(APX+APW, APY+APH/2, LX, LY+LH/2, INK);
+
+// reasoning loop -> chat completions (prominent rust, self-call)
+arrow(LX+LW, LY+44, CCX, CCY+CCH/2, RUST, "2 8");
+txt((LX+LW+CCX)/2+4, LY+8, "calls back into LocalAI", {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// chat completions -> model inference
+varrow(CCX+CCW/2, CCY+CCH, MIX+MIW/2, MIY, RUSTD);
+
+// model inference -> back to loop (result returns)
+arrow(MIX, MIY+MIH/2, LX+LW, LY+LH-92, RUST, "2 8");
+txt((LX+LW+MIX)/2, MIY+MIH/2-12, "result returns", {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// reasoning loop -> SSE
+arrow(LX+LW, LY+LH-22, SSX, SSY+SSH/2, COLD, "3 7");
+txt((LX+LW+SSX)/2, SSY+SSH+22, "emits events", {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+
+// SSE -> Web UI
+arrow(SSX+SSW, SSY+SSH/2, WX, WY+WH/2, COLD, "3 7");
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Architecture</div>
+        <h1>How LocalAI <em>works</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">ONE&nbsp;API</div>
+        <div class="s">many&nbsp;engines</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Clients speak one API. The core routes each request. <b>Every backend is a separate process, pulled only when a model needs it.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/docs/overview</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
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+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- CLIENTS (left) ----------
+txt(24,46,"API CLIENTS",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const clients=[{n:"OpenAI · Anthropic"},{n:"ElevenLabs · Ollama"},{n:"LocalAI API · curl"}];
+const CLX=24, CLW=210, CLH=66, clY=[80,210,340];
+clients.forEach((c,i)=>{
+  shadowRect(CLX,clY[i],CLW,CLH,PAPER2);
+  txt(CLX+CLW/2,clY[i]+41,c.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18,a:"middle"});
+});
+
+// ---------- CORE (center) ----------
+const COX=300, COW=470, COY=40, COH=490;
+shadowRect(COX,COY,COW,COH,PAPER,INK,4);
+// rust title bar
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:COX,y:COY,width:COW,height:64,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:COX,y1:COY+64,x2:COX+COW,y2:COY+64,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(COX+26,COY+34,"LocalAI core",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,fill:PAPER});
+txt(COX+COW-26,COY+40,"one small binary",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".06em",a:"end",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+// internal modules
+const mods=["Drop-in API server","Smart router","Web UI","Agents · LocalAGI","Memory · LocalRecall"];
+const MX=COX+26, MW=COW-52, MH=58; let my=COY+88;
+mods.forEach(m=>{
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:MX,y:my,width:MW,height:MH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(MX+18,my+37,m,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:22});
+  my+=MH+14;
+});
+
+// ---------- gRPC boundary ----------
+const GX=836;
+const gbW=98,gbH=32,gbx=GX-gbW/2,gby=38;
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:GX,y1:gby+gbH+6,x2:GX,y2:520,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3,"stroke-dasharray":"3 8"}));
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:gbx,y:gby,width:gbW,height:gbH,fill:PAPER,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(GX,gby+22,"gRPC",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ---------- BACKENDS (right, 2 x 3) ----------
+txt(1460,46,"BACKENDS",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",a:"end",fill:SOFT});
+const beW=270, beH=120, beRows=[70,210,350];
+const beCols=[895,1180];
+const backs=[
+  {n:"llama.cpp",       s:"LLMs · GGUF"},
+  {n:"vLLM",            s:"high-throughput"},
+  {n:"whisper.cpp",     s:"speech to text"},
+  {n:"stable-diffusion",s:"image & video"},
+  {n:"MLX",             s:"Apple Silicon"},
+  {n:"+ gallery",       s:"pulled on demand", more:true},
+];
+backs.forEach((b,i)=>{
+  const col=beCols[i%2], row=beRows[Math.floor(i/2)];
+  if(!b.more) shadowRect(col,row,beW,beH,"#EFE0BF");
+  else { svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:col,y:row,width:beW,height:beH,fill:PAPER,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"})); }
+  txt(col+20,row+50,b.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:25,fill:b.more?SOFT:INK});
+  txt(col+20,row+80,b.s,{w:700,sz:14,fill:b.more?DIM:SOFT});
+  if(!b.more){
+    const tw=132,th=24,tx=col+beW-tw-14,ty=row+beH-th-12;
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:tx,y:ty,width:tw,height:th,fill:PAPER,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+    txt(tx+tw/2,ty+17,"OCI · ON DEMAND",{w:700,sz:11,ls:".08em",a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+  }
+});
+
+// ---------- ARROWS ----------
+// clients -> core
+clients.forEach((c,i)=> arrow(CLX+CLW, clY[i]+CLH/2, COX, clY[i]+CLH/2, INK));
+// core -> backends (dashed, gRPC), fan from core right-mid
+const srcY=COY+COH/2;
+backs.forEach((b,i)=>{
+  const col=beCols[i%2], row=beRows[Math.floor(i/2)];
+  arrow(COX+COW, srcY+(Math.floor(i/2)-1)*40, col, row+beH/2, b.more?DIM:RUSTD, "2 8");
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Audio Transform</div>
+        <h1>Near + far in, <em>clean out</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">STEREO</div>
+        <div class="s">wire</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Two inputs (mic + reference) transform to one cleaned output; <b>interleaved-stereo on the wire.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/audio-transform</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ============================================================
+// TOP: block flow  [audio] + [reference] -> [backend] -> [out]
+// ============================================================
+txt(20,30,"BLOCK FLOW",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+// input boxes (left)
+const INW=250, INH=72;
+const INX=24;
+const audioY=58, refY=158;
+// primary audio (rust emphasis)
+shadowRect(INX,audioY,INW,INH,PAPER,RUST,4);
+txt(INX+22,audioY+34,"audio",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:RUST});
+txt(INX+22,audioY+58,"primary · mic",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+// reference (cold, optional)
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:INX+7,y:refY+7,width:INW,height:INH,fill:INK}));
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:INX,y:refY,width:INW,height:INH,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":4,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"}));
+txt(INX+22,refY+34,"reference",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:COLD});
+txt(INX+22,refY+58,"optional · far",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+
+// backend (center)
+const BEW=270, BEH=140, BEX=560, BEY=66;
+shadowRect(BEX,BEY,BEW,BEH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:BEX,y:BEY,width:BEW,height:50,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:BEX,y1:BEY+50,x2:BEX+BEW,y2:BEY+50,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3.5}));
+txt(BEX+22,BEY+34,"backend",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:PAPER});
+txt(BEX+22,BEY+86,"transform",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:21});
+txt(BEX+22,BEY+114,"denoise · enhance",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+
+// output (right)
+const OUTX=1010, OUTY=82, OUTW=250, OUTH=108;
+shadowRect(OUTX,OUTY,OUTW,OUTH,HI,INK,4);
+txt(OUTX+22,OUTY+42,"audio out",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26});
+txt(OUTX+22,OUTY+72,"one cleaned",{w:700,sz:15,fill:SOFT});
+txt(OUTX+22,OUTY+92,"mono signal",{w:700,sz:15,fill:SOFT});
+
+// arrows TOP
+arrow(INX+INW, audioY+INH/2, BEX, BEY+58, RUST);
+arrow(INX+INW, refY+INH/2, BEX, BEY+92, COLD, "2 8");
+arrow(BEX+BEW, BEY+BEH/2, OUTX, OUTY+OUTH/2, RUST);
+
+// ============================================================
+// BOTTOM: streaming inset - the wire format
+// ============================================================
+const insY=290, insH=250;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:7+0,y:insY+7,width:1480,height:insH,fill:INK}));
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:0,y:insY,width:1480,height:insH,fill:PAPER2,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3.5}));
+txt(24,insY+34,"ON THE WIRE",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+txt(1456,insY+34,"interleaved stereo in  →  mono PCM out",{w:700,sz:15,a:"end",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// --- INPUT: interleaved stereo frames ---
+const frameY=insY+70, frameH=46, sampW=58, gap=4;
+let fx=40;
+// channel legend (left)
+txt(fx,frameY-14,"INPUT · stereo PCM",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18});
+// draw 8 interleaved samples: ch0 mic, ch1 ref, ...
+const seq=[0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1];
+seq.forEach((ch,i)=>{
+  const x=fx+i*(sampW+gap);
+  const fill = ch===0 ? "#E7C8C0" : "#C7D9DB";
+  const stroke = ch===0 ? RUST : COLD;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+5,y:frameY+5,width:sampW,height:frameH,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y:frameY,width:sampW,height:frameH,fill,stroke,"stroke-width":3}));
+  txt(x+sampW/2,frameY+30,ch===0?"L":"R",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:ch===0?RUST:COLD});
+});
+const seqW=seq.length*(sampW+gap)-gap;
+// channel mapping labels under the frame strip
+txt(fx, frameY+frameH+38, "L = channel 0",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,fill:RUST});
+txt(fx, frameY+frameH+62, "the mic / near signal",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+txt(fx+260, frameY+frameH+38, "R = channel 1",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,fill:COLD});
+txt(fx+260, frameY+frameH+62, "the reference / far signal",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+
+// --- backend pill in the middle ---
+const pillX=fx+seqW+70, pillY=frameY-4, pillW=200, pillH=frameH+8;
+shadowRect(pillX,pillY,pillW,pillH,RUST,INK,3.5);
+txt(pillX+pillW/2,pillY+34,"backend",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+
+// arrow into pill, arrow out of pill
+arrow(fx+seqW+8, frameY+frameH/2, pillX, frameY+frameH/2, INK);
+
+// --- OUTPUT: mono PCM strip ---
+const outFx=pillX+pillW+50;
+txt(outFx,frameY-12,"OUTPUT · mono PCM",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18});
+const outN=8;
+for(let i=0;i<outN;i++){
+  const x=outFx+i*(sampW+gap);
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+5,y:frameY+5,width:sampW,height:frameH,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y:frameY,width:sampW,height:frameH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+  txt(x+sampW/2,frameY+30,"M",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+}
+const outW=outN*(sampW+gap)-gap;
+arrow(pillX+pillW, frameY+frameH/2, outFx, frameY+frameH/2, RUST);
+txt(outFx, frameY+frameH+38, "single channel",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18});
+txt(outFx, frameY+frameH+62, "cleaned · enhanced result",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Cloud Proxy</div>
+        <h1>Local API, <em>cloud model</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">PII</div>
+        <div class="s">filtered</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Proxy to a hosted model while <b>PII is redacted on the way out and on the way back.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/cloud-proxy</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// left-pointing arrowhead variant for return path
+function arrowL(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2+11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2+11} ${y2} l ${a+4} -${a} M ${x2+11} ${y2} l ${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ===== node geometry =====
+const BW=232, BH=104;
+// row Y centers
+const rowReq=110;   // request row top
+const rowRet=350;   // return row top
+
+// helper: titled box
+function nodeBox(x,y,w,h,fill,title,sub,opt){
+  opt=opt||{};
+  if(opt.dash) svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:opt.stroke||INK,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":opt.dash}));
+  else shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,opt.stroke,opt.sw);
+  txt(x+w/2,y+ (sub?44:h/2+9) ,title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:opt.tsz||23,a:"middle",fill:opt.tfill||INK});
+  if(sub) txt(x+w/2,y+72,sub,{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:opt.sfill||SOFT});
+}
+
+// ===== REQUEST ROW (left -> right) =====
+// 4 boxes: client, auth/routing, PII redact (rust), cloud-proxy backend
+const reqXs=[24, 296, 590, 884];
+nodeBox(reqXs[0],rowReq,BW,BH,PAPER2,"Client","app · curl · SDK");
+nodeBox(reqXs[1],rowReq,BW,BH,HI,"Auth / routing","middleware");
+// PII redaction - emphasis (rust)
+shadowRect(reqXs[2],rowReq,BW,BH,RUST,INK,3.5);
+txt(reqXs[2]+BW/2,rowReq+44,"PII redaction",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(reqXs[2]+BW/2,rowReq+72,"request-side",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+// cloud-proxy gRPC backend
+nodeBox(reqXs[3],rowReq,BW,BH,"#EFE0BF","cloud-proxy","gRPC backend");
+
+// request row label
+txt(24,rowReq-22,"REQUEST",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+// request arrows (rust = primary direction)
+arrow(reqXs[0]+BW,rowReq+BH/2,reqXs[1],rowReq+BH/2,INK);
+arrow(reqXs[1]+BW,rowReq+BH/2,reqXs[2],rowReq+BH/2,INK);
+arrow(reqXs[2]+BW,rowReq+BH/2,reqXs[3],rowReq+BH/2,RUSTD);
+
+// ===== UPSTREAM (top right) =====
+const upX=1224, upY=rowReq, upW=232, upH=104;
+nodeBox(upX,upY,upW,upH,PAPER,"Upstream","OpenAI · Anthropic",{stroke:COLD,tfill:COLD,sfill:COLD});
+// gRPC / network link (dashed) from backend to upstream
+arrow(reqXs[3]+BW,rowReq+BH/2,upX,upY+upH/2,RUSTD,"2 8");
+txt((reqXs[3]+BW+upX)/2, rowReq+BH/2-14,"HTTPS",{w:700,sz:12,ls:".08em",a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ===== RETURN ROW (right -> left) =====
+// upstream -> SSE stream -> streaming PII filter -> client
+const retXs=[1224, 884, 590];   // sse, filter ... client uses reqXs[0]
+// SSE stream node (under upstream)
+nodeBox(retXs[0],rowRet,upW,BH,PAPER,"SSE stream","tokens",{stroke:COLD,tfill:COLD,sfill:COLD});
+// streaming PII filter (rust emphasis)
+shadowRect(retXs[1],rowRet,BW,BH,RUST,INK,3.5);
+txt(retXs[1]+BW/2,rowRet+44,"PII filter",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(retXs[1]+BW/2,rowRet+72,"streaming",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+
+// return row label
+txt(1456,rowRet-22,"RETURN",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",a:"end",fill:SOFT});
+
+// vertical link upstream(req) -> SSE(return)
+arrow(upX+upW/2,upY+upH,upX+upW/2,rowRet,COLD,"2 8");
+txt(upX+upW/2+14,(upY+upH+rowRet)/2+5,"stream",{w:700,sz:12,a:"start",fill:COLD});
+
+// return arrows (right -> left, cold teal secondary direction, rust at filter)
+arrowL(retXs[0],rowRet+BH/2,retXs[1]+BW,rowRet+BH/2,COLD);
+arrowL(retXs[1],rowRet+BH/2,reqXs[0]+BW,rowRet+BH/2,RUSTD);
+
+// client gets the cleaned response (re-label client zone on return)
+txt(reqXs[0]+BW/2,rowRet+BH/2+5,"to Client",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:20,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ===== dimmed bypass note =====
+const nY=502;
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:24,y1:nY-26,x2:1456,y2:nY-26,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":"4 8"}));
+txt(24,nY+4,"BYPASSED",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".18em",fill:DIM});
+txt(180,nY+4,"templating · MCP · model-loader are bypassed in proxy mode",{w:600,sz:18,fill:DIM});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2;
+    --paper2:#ECDFC2;
+    --ink:#211C14;
+    --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C;
+    --rust-deep:#8F2C20;
+    --cold:#3F6E73;
+    --hi:#E7D6AE;
+    --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);
+    color:var(--ink);
+    font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:34px 60px 30px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:18px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:54px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:8px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:11px 17px 9px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:6px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:19px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1050px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:23px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Architecture</div>
+        <h1>One small core.<br>Backends you <em>plug in</em>.</h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">ONLY&nbsp;WHAT</div>
+        <div class="s">you&nbsp;actually&nbsp;run</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 540" id="svg"></svg></div>
+
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Run a model and the right engine is <b>pulled automatically</b>.<br>Each backend is its own image, optimized for one job. <b>Install nothing you don't use.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io</div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(tag, attrs, txt){
+  const e = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", tag);
+  for(const k in attrs) e.setAttribute(k, attrs[k]);
+  if(txt!=null) e.textContent = txt;
+  return e;
+}
+const svg = document.getElementById("svg");
+
+// ---- geometry ----
+const CORE = {x:560, y:150, w:360, h:200};
+const coreCx = CORE.x + CORE.w/2, coreCy = CORE.y + CORE.h/2;
+const TW=320, TH=92;
+const LX=40, RX=1120;
+const rows=[4, 136, 268, 400];
+
+const left = [
+  {n:"llama.cpp",   s:"LLMs · GGUF"},
+  {n:"vLLM",        s:"high-throughput"},
+  {n:"MLX",         s:"Apple Silicon"},
+  {n:"whisper.cpp", s:"speech to text"},
+];
+const right = [
+  {n:"stable-diffusion", s:"image & video"},
+  {n:"kokoro",           s:"text to speech"},
+  {n:"parakeet.cpp",     s:"fast ASR"},
+  {n:"+ 30 more",        s:"in the gallery", more:true},
+];
+
+// ---- connectors (drawn first, under cards) ----
+function socket(x,y){ svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x-6,y:y-6,width:12,height:12,fill:INK})); }
+function connector(x1,y1,x2,y2,more){
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+  socket(x1,y1); socket(x2,y2);
+}
+left.forEach((t,i)=>{
+  const ty=rows[i]+TH/2;
+  connector(CORE.x, coreCy + (i-1.5)*42, LX+TW, ty, t.more);
+});
+right.forEach((t,i)=>{
+  const ty=rows[i]+TH/2;
+  connector(CORE.x+CORE.w, coreCy + (i-1.5)*42, RX, ty, t.more);
+});
+
+// ---- backend tiles ----
+function tile(x,row,t){
+  const y=row;
+  if(!t.more) svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+6,y:y+6,width:TW,height:TH,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:TW,height:TH,fill:t.more?PAPER:"#EFE0BF",
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+  svg.appendChild(el("text",{x:x+22,y:y+40,"font-family":"Bricolage Grotesque","font-weight":800,"font-size":26,fill:t.more?SOFT:INK},t.n));
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+    const bw=134,bh=24,bx=x+TW-bw-16,by=y+TH-bh-14;
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:bx,y:by,width:bw,height:bh,fill:PAPER,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+    svg.appendChild(el("text",{x:bx+bw/2,y:by+17,"text-anchor":"middle","font-family":"Archivo","font-weight":700,"font-size":11,"letter-spacing":".05em",fill:RUSTD},"SEPARATE IMAGE"));
+  }
+}
+left.forEach((t,i)=> tile(LX, rows[i], t));
+right.forEach((t,i)=> tile(RX, rows[i], t));
+
+// ---- core (drawn last, on top) ----
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:CORE.x+9,y:CORE.y+9,width:CORE.w,height:CORE.h,fill:INK}));
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:CORE.x,y:CORE.y,width:CORE.w,height:CORE.h,fill:RUST,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
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+svg.appendChild(el("text",{x:coreCx,y:CORE.y+140,"text-anchor":"middle","font-family":"Archivo","font-weight":700,"font-size":17,fill:"#F1D9C8"},"one API · routing · agents · gallery · WebUI"));
+const tagW=190,tagH=30,tagX=coreCx-tagW/2,tagY=CORE.y+CORE.h-40;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:tagX,y:tagY,width:tagW,height:tagH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+svg.appendChild(el("text",{x:coreCx,y:tagY+21,"text-anchor":"middle","font-family":"Bricolage Grotesque","font-weight":800,"font-size":16,"letter-spacing":".04em",fill:INK},"ONE SMALL BINARY"));
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Diarization</div>
+        <h1>Who spoke <em>when</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">RTTM</div>
+        <div class="s">out</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Segment, embed, and cluster <b>-</b> or a single ASR pass <b>-</b> into speaker-labelled segments.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/audio-diarization</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ============ INPUT: audio -> ffmpeg ============
+// audio
+shadowRect(20,238,150,84,PAPER2);
+txt(95,278,"audio",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(95,302,"wav · mp3 · m4a",{w:700,sz:12,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ffmpeg
+shadowRect(212,238,178,84,HI);
+txt(301,275,"ffmpeg",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(301,300,"16 kHz · mono",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+arrow(170,280,212,280,INK);
+
+// ============ PATH LABELS ============
+const PAX=470, PAW=560;            // path A column band x range
+// Path A header band
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:455,y1:96,x2:1100,y2:96,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"3 7"}));
+txt(462,86,"PATH A",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",fill:RUSTD});
+txt(548,86,"sherpa-onnx · segment + embed + cluster",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:455,y1:476,x2:1100,y2:476,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"3 7"}));
+txt(462,498,"PATH B",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",fill:COLD});
+txt(548,498,"vibevoice · single ASR pass",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+
+// ============ PATH A (top, rust) ============
+// four boxes in a row
+const aBoxW=148, aBoxH=92, aY=120;
+const aXs=[470,640,810,980];
+const aBoxes=[
+  {n:"segment",   s:"VAD windows"},
+  {n:"embed",     s:"speaker vec"},
+  {n:"cluster",   s:"group by ID"},
+  {n:"labelled",  s:"segments"},
+];
+aBoxes.forEach((b,i)=>{
+  const x=aXs[i];
+  shadowRect(x,aY,aBoxW,aBoxH,"#EFE0BF",RUST,3.5);
+  txt(x+aBoxW/2,aY+44,b.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+  txt(x+aBoxW/2,aY+68,b.s,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+});
+// arrows between A boxes
+for(let i=0;i<aXs.length-1;i++){
+  arrow(aXs[i]+aBoxW, aY+aBoxH/2, aXs[i+1], aY+aBoxH/2, RUST);
+}
+
+// ============ PATH B (bottom, cold) ============
+const bBoxW=232, bBoxH=92, bY=372;
+const bXs=[520,820];
+const bBoxes=[
+  {n:"single ASR pass", s:"transcribe + tag speakers"},
+  {n:"segments + transcript", s:"text per speaker turn"},
+];
+bBoxes.forEach((b,i)=>{
+  const x=bXs[i];
+  shadowRect(x,bY,bBoxW,bBoxH,PAPER,COLD,3.5);
+  txt(x+bBoxW/2,bY+44,b.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+  txt(x+bBoxW/2,bY+70,b.s,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+});
+arrow(bXs[0]+bBoxW, bY+bBoxH/2, bXs[1], bY+bBoxH/2, COLD);
+
+// ============ ffmpeg -> branch into A and B ============
+// to Path A first box
+arrow(390,266,aXs[0],aY+aBoxH/2,RUST,"2 8");
+// to Path B first box
+arrow(390,294,bXs[0],bY+bBoxH/2,COLD,"2 8");
+
+// ============ OUTPUT (right) ============
+const oX=1170, oW=270, oY=216, oH=128;
+shadowRect(oX,oY,oW,oH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:oX,y:oY,width:oW,height:50,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:oX,y1:oY+50,x2:oX+oW,y2:oY+50,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(oX+oW/2,oY+33,"output",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+const fmts=["json","verbose_json","rttm"];
+fmts.forEach((f,i)=>{
+  const fy=oY+66+i*20;
+  txt(oX+24,fy+7,"·",{w:800,sz:18,fill:RUSTD});
+  txt(oX+40,fy+7,f,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18,fill:INK});
+});
+
+// ============ converge A and B -> output ============
+arrow(aXs[3]+aBoxW, aY+aBoxH/2, oX, oY+oH*0.42, RUST);
+arrow(bXs[1]+bBoxW, bY+bBoxH/2, oX, oY+oH*0.74, COLD);
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Distributed Mode</div>
+        <h1>One control plane, <em>many workers</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">SCALE</div>
+        <div class="s">out</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Stateless frontends, a shared <b>NATS/Postgres</b> plane, and generic workers running per-model backends.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/distributed-mode</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ===================== columns =====================
+// 1) LOAD BALANCER (far left)
+// 2) FRONTENDS (SmartRouter x N)
+// 3) STATE PLANE (center)
+// 4) WORKERS (x N)
+
+// ---------- LOAD BALANCER ----------
+txt(20,30,"INGRESS",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const LBX=20, LBW=150, LBY=222, LBH=116;
+shadowRect(LBX,LBY,LBW,LBH,COLD,INK,3.5);
+txt(LBX+LBW/2,LBY+50,"Load",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(LBX+LBW/2,LBY+78,"balancer",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+
+// ---------- FRONTENDS ----------
+txt(238,30,"STATELESS FRONTENDS",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const FX=238, FW=232, FH=132, fY=[58,214,370];
+fY.forEach((y,i)=>{
+  shadowRect(FX,y,FW,FH,PAPER2,INK,3.5);
+  txt(FX+18,y+44,"SmartRouter",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24});
+  txt(FX+18,y+72,"frontend #"+(i+1),{w:700,sz:15,fill:SOFT});
+  txt(FX+18,y+104,"routing · API · UI",{w:600,sz:14,fill:DIM});
+});
+
+// ---------- STATE PLANE ----------
+txt(560,30,"SHARED STATE PLANE",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const SPX=560, SPW=300, SPY=46, SPH=470;
+shadowRect(SPX,SPY,SPW,SPH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:SPX,y:SPY,width:SPW,height:58,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:SPX,y1:SPY+58,x2:SPX+SPW,y2:SPY+58,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(SPX+22,SPY+38,"Control plane",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:PAPER});
+// chips
+const chips=[
+  {n:"PostgreSQL", s:"shared config & state"},
+  {n:"NATS",       s:"jobs · messaging bus"},
+  {n:"S3 (optional)", s:"model & artifact store"},
+];
+const CHX=SPX+24, CHW=SPW-48, CHH=104; let cy=SPY+82;
+chips.forEach(c=>{
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:CHX,y:cy,width:CHW,height:CHH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(CHX+18,cy+44,c.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24});
+  txt(CHX+18,cy+76,c.s,{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+  cy+=CHH+18;
+});
+
+// ---------- WORKERS ----------
+txt(1460,30,"GENERIC WORKERS",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",a:"end",fill:SOFT});
+const WX=950, WW=290, WH=132, wY=[58,214,370];
+const workerChips=[
+  ["llama.cpp","vLLM","whisper"],
+  ["llama.cpp","stable-diff"],
+  ["MLX","vLLM","embeddings"],
+];
+wY.forEach((y,i)=>{
+  shadowRect(WX,y,WW,WH,"#EFE0BF",INK,3.5);
+  txt(WX+18,y+40,"Worker #"+(i+1),{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24});
+  txt(WX+WW-18,y+38,"per-model gRPC",{w:700,sz:12,ls:".04em",a:"end",fill:RUSTD});
+  // process chips
+  const procs=workerChips[i];
+  const pw=(WW-36-(procs.length-1)*10)/procs.length, ph=46, px0=WX+18, py=y+WH-ph-16;
+  procs.forEach((p,j)=>{
+    const px=px0+j*(pw+10);
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:px,y:py,width:pw,height:ph,fill:PAPER,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+    txt(px+pw/2,py+ph/2-2,p,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:13.5,a:"middle"});
+    txt(px+pw/2,py+ph/2+14,"gRPC",{w:600,sz:10,ls:".06em",a:"middle",fill:DIM});
+  });
+});
+
+// ===================== ARROWS =====================
+// LB -> each frontend
+fY.forEach((y)=> arrow(LBX+LBW, LBY+LBH/2, FX, y+FH/2, INK));
+// frontends -> state plane (solid, control). Target the plane left edge near matching height,
+// clamped inside the plane body so arrowheads never land on the title bar or below the box.
+fY.forEach((y)=>{
+  const ty=Math.max(SPY+90, Math.min(SPY+SPH-30, y+FH/2));
+  arrow(FX+FW, y+FH/2, SPX, ty, INK);
+});
+
+// NATS messaging bus -> workers (dashed). Workers coordinate via NATS;
+// PostgreSQL is the frontends' shared state, not something workers connect to.
+const natsY = SPY+82+CHH+18 + CHH/2; // NATS chip center y
+wY.forEach((y)=> arrow(SPX+SPW, natsY, WX, y+WH/2, RUSTD, "2 8"));
+// label the NATS bus arrows
+const labW=140, labH=26, labX=(SPX+SPW+WX)/2-labW/2, labY=natsY-46;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:labX,y:labY,width:labW,height:labH,fill:PAPER,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2}));
+txt(labX+labW/2,labY+18,"backend.install",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ---- annotated arrow: frontend -> worker : LoadModel (gRPC) ----
+arrow(FX+FW, fY[2]+FH-24, WX, wY[2]+WH-30, COLD, "4 7");
+const lab2W=176, lab2H=26, lab2X=(FX+FW+WX)/2-lab2W/2 - 40, lab2Y=fY[2]+FH+24;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lab2X,y:lab2Y,width:lab2W,height:lab2H,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2}));
+txt(lab2X+lab2W/2,lab2Y+18,"LoadModel (gRPC)",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> ds4 layer split</div>
+        <h1>Workers dial <em>in</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">LAYER</div>
+        <div class="s">split</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">ds4 workers connect to the coordinator <b>(llama.cpp RPC dials the other direction).</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/distributed-mode</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
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+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
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+}
+
+// ===================== PANELS =====================
+// LEFT panel: ds4 (rust) - workers dial IN to coordinator
+// RIGHT panel: llama.cpp RPC (cold teal) - main dials OUT to rpc-servers
+
+// ---- panel frames + headers ----
+const PY=24, PH=448, PW=692;
+const LPX=18, RPX=770;
+
+// LEFT panel frame
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LPX,y:PY,width:PW,height:PH,fill:"none",stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":"2 7"}));
+// LEFT header bar
+shadowRect(LPX+16,PY+22,300,44,RUST,INK,3.5);
+txt(LPX+34,PY+52,"ds4",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:PAPER});
+txt(LPX+316-18,PY+50,"layer split",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".1em",a:"end",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+
+// RIGHT panel frame
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:RPX,y:PY,width:PW,height:PH,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":"2 7"}));
+// RIGHT header bar
+shadowRect(RPX+16,PY+22,372,44,COLD,INK,3.5);
+txt(RPX+34,PY+52,"llama.cpp RPC",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:PAPER});
+txt(RPX+388-18,PY+50,"distributed",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".1em",a:"end",fill:"#DCEBEC"});
+
+// ============== LEFT: workers -> coordinator ==============
+// coordinator centered vertically in panel
+const coW=246, coH=104;
+const coX=LPX+PW-coW-40, coY=PY+172;
+shadowRect(coX,coY,coW,coH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:coX,y:coY,width:coW,height:36,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:coX,y1:coY+36,x2:coX+coW,y2:coY+36,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+txt(coX+coW/2,coY+26,"coordinator",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(coX+coW/2,coY+62,"merges slices",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle"});
+txt(coX+coW/2,coY+86,"serves the API",{w:600,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// two worker boxes on the left of panel
+const wW=232, wH=92;
+const wX=LPX+40;
+const wY=[PY+96, PY+264];
+const wData=[
+  {n:"worker A",s:"layers 0:19"},
+  {n:"worker B",s:"layers 20:output"},
+];
+wData.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  shadowRect(wX,wY[i],wW,wH,"#EFE0BF",INK,3.5);
+  txt(wX+18,wY[i]+38,d.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22});
+  txt(wX+18,wY[i]+66,d.s,{w:700,sz:16,fill:RUSTD});
+});
+
+// arrows: workers dial IN toward coordinator (arrowhead at coordinator)
+arrow(wX+wW, wY[0]+wH/2, coX, coY+38, RUSTD, "none");
+arrow(wX+wW, wY[1]+wH/2, coX, coY+coH-22, RUSTD, "none");
+
+// caption under left arrows
+txt(LPX+PW/2, PY+PH-22, "activations flow through the slices", {w:600,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT,ls:".02em"});
+
+// ============== RIGHT: main -> rpc-servers ==============
+// main server on the LEFT of right panel
+const msW=246, msH=104;
+const msX=RPX+40, msY=PY+172;
+shadowRect(msX,msY,msW,msH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:msX,y:msY,width:msW,height:36,fill:COLD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:msX,y1:msY+36,x2:msX+msW,y2:msY+36,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+txt(msX+msW/2,msY+26,"main server",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(msX+msW/2,msY+62,"holds the model",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle"});
+txt(msX+msW/2,msY+86,"offloads layers",{w:600,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// two rpc-server boxes on the RIGHT of right panel
+const rW=232, rH=92;
+const rX=RPX+PW-rW-40;
+const rY=[PY+96, PY+264];
+const rData=[
+  {n:"rpc-server",s:"remote GPU/CPU"},
+  {n:"rpc-server",s:"remote GPU/CPU"},
+];
+rData.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  shadowRect(rX,rY[i],rW,rH,"#DCE7E7",INK,3.5);
+  txt(rX+18,rY[i]+38,d.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22});
+  txt(rX+18,rY[i]+66,d.s,{w:700,sz:16,fill:COLD});
+});
+
+// arrows: main dials OUT toward rpc-servers (arrowhead at rpc-servers)
+arrow(msX+msW, msY+38, rX, rY[0]+rH/2, COLD, "2 8");
+arrow(msX+msW, msY+msH-22, rX, rY[1]+rH/2, COLD, "2 8");
+
+// caption under right arrows
+txt(RPX+PW/2, PY+PH-22, "main opens connections to workers", {w:600,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT,ls:".02em"});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
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+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
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+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
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+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Face Recognition</div>
+        <h1>Identify, with a <em>liveness gate</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">1:N</div>
+        <div class="s">+ live</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">1:N match against a vector store; <b>anti-spoofing can veto a verification.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/face-recognition</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
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+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// vertical arrow (top -> bottom)
+function arrowV(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const my=(y1+y2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${x1} ${my}, ${x2} ${my}, ${x2} ${y2-11}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2} ${y2-11} l -${a} -${a+4} M ${x2} ${y2-11} l ${a} -${a+4}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// small reusable "node" box helper
+function node(x,y,w,h,title,sub,fill,strokeCol,sw,dash){
+  if(dash){ svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:strokeCol||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash})); }
+  else { shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,strokeCol,sw); }
+  if(sub){
+    txt(x+w/2,y+h/2-2,title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle"});
+    txt(x+w/2,y+h/2+19,sub,{w:700,sz:12.5,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+  } else {
+    txt(x+w/2,y+h/2+7,title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle"});
+  }
+}
+
+// ============ VECTOR STORE (shared, top-right anchor) ============
+const VSx=1110, VSy=40, VSw=320, VSh=120;
+shadowRect(VSx,VSy,VSw,VSh,HI,INK,4);
+txt(VSx+22,VSy+44,"Vector store",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:27});
+txt(VSx+22,VSy+74,"face embeddings · index",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+txt(VSx+22,VSy+98,"shared by register & identify",{w:700,sz:13,fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ============ REGISTER lane (top) ============
+txt(20,42,"REGISTER",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const rY=70, rH=66;
+node(24, rY, 200, rH, "Image", "enroll photo", PAPER2);
+node(304, rY, 200, rH, "Face embedding", "vectorize", PAPER2);
+// arrows register
+arrow(24+200, rY+rH/2, 304, rY+rH/2, COLD);
+// embedding -> store (up-right into vector store)
+arrow(304+200, rY+rH/2, VSx, VSy+34, COLD);
+txt(560, rY-2, "store", {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+
+// ============ IDENTIFY lane (middle) ============
+txt(20,232,"IDENTIFY",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const iY=258, iH=66;
+node(24,  iY, 178, iH, "Probe image", "query face", PAPER2);
+node(254, iY, 168, iH, "Embedding", "vectorize", PAPER2);
+node(474, iY, 200, iH, "Top-K cosine", "search store", PAPER2);
+node(726, iY, 168, iH, "Match", "best candidate", "#EFE0BF");
+// arrows identify chain
+arrow(24+178, iY+iH/2, 254, iY+iH/2, INK);
+arrow(254+168, iY+iH/2, 474, iY+iH/2, INK);
+arrow(474+200, iY+iH/2, 726, iY+iH/2, INK);
+// store -> top-K cosine (dashed lookup, from vector store down)
+arrowV(VSx+VSw/2, VSy+VSh, 574, iY, RUSTD, "3 8");
+txt(VSx+VSw/2+12, VSy+VSh+34, "lookup", {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ============ VERIFY (bottom, highlight) ============
+txt(20,432,"VERIFY",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// liveness / anti-spoof box (left-lower)
+const lvX=24, lvY=452, lvW=240, lvH=78;
+shadowRect(lvX,lvY,lvW,lvH,PAPER,RUST,4);
+txt(lvX+lvW/2,lvY+34,"Liveness / anti-spoof",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:19,a:"middle",fill:RUST});
+txt(lvX+lvW/2,lvY+58,"can VETO the match",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// AND gate
+const agX=560, agY=458, agW=160, agH=66;
+shadowRect(agX,agY,agW,agH,RUST,INK,4);
+txt(agX+agW/2,agY+30,"AND gate",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(agX+agW/2,agY+52,"both must pass",{w:700,sz:12.5,a:"middle",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+
+// verified box
+const vbX=820, vbY=452, vbW=200, vbH=78;
+shadowRect(vbX,vbY,vbW,vbH,HI,INK,4);
+txt(vbX+vbW/2,vbY+34,"Verified",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(vbX+vbW/2,vbY+58,"identity confirmed",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// match result -> AND gate (from identify Match box, down)
+arrowV(726+168/2, iY+iH, agX+50, agY, INK);
+txt(726+168/2+86, iY+iH+44, "match result", {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+// liveness -> AND gate (gating input, rust)
+arrow(lvX+lvW, lvY+lvH/2, agX, agY+agH/2, RUST);
+// AND gate -> verified
+arrow(agX+agW, agY+agH/2, vbX, vbY+vbH/2, RUST);
+
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Distributed</div>
+        <h1>Federated vs <em>worker</em> mode</h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">TWO</div>
+        <div class="s">modes</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Federated routes whole requests to one node; worker shards one model across machines.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/distributed_inferencing</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", COLDD="#2E5256", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// vertical arrow (top->down)
+function vArrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const my=(y1+y2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${x1} ${my}, ${x2} ${my}, ${x2} ${y2-11}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2} ${y2-11} l -${a} -${a+4} M ${x2} ${y2-11} l ${a} -${a+4}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// tag pill
+function pill(x,y,w,s,col){
+  const h=28;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill:PAPER,stroke:col,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(x+w/2,y+19,s,{w:700,sz:12,ls:".1em",a:"middle",fill:col});
+}
+
+// ============= LEFT PANEL : FEDERATED (cold teal) =============
+const LX=20, LW=680, PY=8, PH=544;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX,y:PY,width:LW,height:PH,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 8"}));
+txt(LX+18,PY+34,"FEDERATED",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:COLDD});
+pill(LX+LW-176,PY+12,158,"WHOLE REQUEST",COLDD);
+
+// request in
+const LCEN=LX+LW/2;
+shadowRect(LCEN-95,PY+58,190,52,PAPER2);
+txt(LCEN,PY+91,"Request",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:22,a:"middle"});
+
+// load balancer
+const LBY=PY+150;
+shadowRect(LCEN-130,LBY,260,60,HI,COLDD,3.5);
+txt(LCEN,LBY+38,"Load balancer",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+
+// three nodes
+const fNodeY=PY+300, fNW=180, fNH=150;
+const fCols=[LX+40, LX+LW/2-fNW/2, LX+LW-fNW-40];
+const fNodes=[{busy:false},{busy:true},{busy:false}];
+fNodes.forEach((n,i)=>{
+  const cx=fCols[i], cc=cx+fNW/2;
+  if(n.busy){
+    shadowRect(cx,fNodeY,fNW,fNH,PAPER,COLDD,4);
+    // header bar teal
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:fNodeY,width:fNW,height:40,fill:COLD}));
+    svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:cx,y1:fNodeY+40,x2:cx+fNW,y2:fNodeY+40,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+    txt(cc,fNodeY+27,"Node "+(i+1),{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+  } else {
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:fNodeY,width:fNW,height:fNH,fill:PAPER2,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"}));
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:fNodeY,width:fNW,height:40,fill:"none"}));
+    txt(cc,fNodeY+27,"Node "+(i+1),{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+    svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:cx,y1:fNodeY+40,x2:cx+fNW,y2:fNodeY+40,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":"4 6"}));
+  }
+  // full model block
+  const my=fNodeY+58;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx+22,y:my,width:fNW-44,height:62,fill:n.busy?HI:PAPER,stroke:n.busy?INK:DIM,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(cc,my+27,"FULL",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:n.busy?INK:DIM});
+  txt(cc,my+49,"model",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:n.busy?SOFT:DIM});
+  if(!n.busy) txt(cc,fNodeY+fNH+22,"idle",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",ls:".12em",fill:DIM});
+  else txt(cc,fNodeY+fNH+22,"serves the request",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",ls:".04em",fill:COLDD});
+});
+
+// arrows: request -> LB
+vArrow(LCEN,PY+110,LCEN,LBY,INK);
+// LB -> nodes (chosen one solid teal, others dashed dim)
+fNodes.forEach((n,i)=>{
+  const cc=fCols[i]+fNW/2;
+  vArrow(LCEN,LBY+60,cc,fNodeY, n.busy?COLDD:DIM, n.busy?"none":"2 8");
+});
+// caption
+txt(LCEN,PH-6,"whole request → one node, full model",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:COLDD});
+
+// ============= divider =============
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:740,y1:PY+8,x2:740,y2:PH-8,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"3 9"}));
+
+// ============= RIGHT PANEL : WORKER (rust) =============
+const RX=760, RW=700;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:RX,y:PY,width:RW,height:PH,fill:"none",stroke:RUST,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 8"}));
+txt(RX+18,PY+34,"WORKER",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,fill:RUSTD});
+pill(RX+RW-176,PY+12,158,"SPLIT REQUEST",RUSTD);
+
+const RCEN=RX+RW/2;
+// request in
+shadowRect(RCEN-95,PY+58,190,52,PAPER2);
+txt(RCEN,PY+91,"Request",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:22,a:"middle"});
+
+// three worker nodes holding shards proportional to memory
+const wNodeY=PY+200;
+// memory-proportional widths
+const wShards=[{lbl:"shard 1",frac:"40%",h:170,mem:"16 GB"},{lbl:"shard 2",frac:"35%",h:150,mem:"12 GB"},{lbl:"shard 3",frac:"25%",h:120,mem:"8 GB"}];
+const wNW=190, wGap=20;
+const wTotW=wNW*3+wGap*2;
+const wStartX=RCEN-wTotW/2;
+const wCols=[wStartX, wStartX+wNW+wGap, wStartX+2*(wNW+wGap)];
+const wMaxH=170, wBaseY=wNodeY+wMaxH; // shards bottom-aligned
+
+wShards.forEach((sd,i)=>{
+  const cx=wCols[i], cc=cx+wNW/2;
+  const top=wBaseY-sd.h;
+  shadowRect(cx,top,wNW,sd.h,PAPER,RUSTD,3.5);
+  // rust header
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:top,width:wNW,height:38,fill:RUST}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:cx,y1:top+38,x2:cx+wNW,y2:top+38,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+  txt(cc,top+26,"Node "+(i+1),{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:20,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+  // shard fill
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx+18,y:top+52,width:wNW-36,height:sd.h-72,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(cc,top+52+(sd.h-72)/2-4,sd.lbl,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+  txt(cc,top+52+(sd.h-72)/2+18,"weights "+sd.frac,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+  // memory tag under node
+  txt(cc,wBaseY+24,sd.mem+" mem",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",ls:".04em",fill:RUSTD});
+});
+
+// request is split across the whole sharded fleet (all nodes active)
+wShards.forEach((sd,i)=>{
+  const cc=wCols[i]+wNW/2;
+  const top=wBaseY-sd.h;
+  vArrow(RCEN,PY+110,cc,top,RUSTD);
+});
+
+// caption
+txt(RCEN,PH-6,"weights sharded across all nodes",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Fine-tuning jobs</div>
+        <h1>The fine-tune <em>job lifecycle</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">SSE</div>
+        <div class="s">progress</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Create, train with live SSE progress, then export to <b>LoRA, merged, or GGUF.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/fine-tuning</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- SWIMLANE LABELS (left) ----------
+const LANEX=18;
+const lanes=[
+  {n:"React UI", y:60},
+  {n:"REST + SSE", y:165},
+  {n:"Go service", y:300},
+  {n:"gRPC backend", y:440},
+];
+lanes.forEach(l=>{
+  txt(LANEX,l.y,l.n,{w:700,sz:13,ls:".14em",fill:SOFT});
+});
+// thin lane separators
+[120,250,390].forEach(y=>{
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:LANEX,y1:y,x2:1462,y2:y,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":1.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 9"}));
+});
+
+// ---------- MAIN PIPELINE BOXES ----------
+const PY=190, PH=92;
+const steps=[
+  {x:40,  w:230, t:"create job",  s:"POST /v1/fine_tuning", accent:false},
+  {x:330, w:300, t:"train",       s:"emits SSE progress / loss", accent:true},
+  {x:690, w:230, t:"checkpoints", s:"saved during run", accent:false},
+];
+steps.forEach(st=>{
+  shadowRect(st.x,PY,st.w,PH,st.accent?RUST:PAPER2,INK,4);
+  txt(st.x+st.w/2,PY+44,st.t,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,a:"middle",fill:st.accent?PAPER:INK});
+  txt(st.x+st.w/2,PY+72,st.s,{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:st.accent?"#F1D9C8":SOFT});
+});
+
+// export node
+const EX=980, EW=200, EH=92;
+shadowRect(EX,PY,EW,EH,HI,INK,4);
+txt(EX+EW/2,PY+44,"export",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+txt(EX+EW/2,PY+72,"pick a format",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- PIPELINE ARROWS ----------
+arrow(steps[0].x+steps[0].w, PY+PH/2, steps[1].x, PY+PH/2, INK);
+arrow(steps[1].x+steps[1].w, PY+PH/2, steps[2].x, PY+PH/2, INK);
+arrow(steps[2].x+steps[2].w, PY+PH/2, EX, PY+PH/2, INK);
+
+// SSE feedback loop: train -> back up to REST+SSE lane (dashed cold)
+const tCx=steps[1].x+steps[1].w/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${tCx} ${PY} C ${tCx} ${PY-70}, ${tCx} ${PY-70}, ${tCx-180} ${PY-70} L ${tCx-300} ${PY-70}`,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":"2 8"}));
+{const ax=tCx-300, ay=PY-70, a=7;
+ svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${ax} ${ay} l ${a+4} -${a} M ${ax} ${ay} l ${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));}
+// SSE event chip
+const sseW=200, sseH=42, sseX=tCx-300-sseW, sseY=PY-70-sseH/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:sseX,y:sseY,width:sseW,height:sseH,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(sseX+sseW/2,sseY+19,"event: progress",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:16,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+txt(sseX+sseW/2,sseY+35,"step · loss · status",{w:700,sz:11,a:"middle",ls:".04em",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- FORMAT CHIPS (fan-out, right) ----------
+const chips=[
+  {t:"lora",        s:"adapter only"},
+  {t:"merged_16bit",s:"full fp16"},
+  {t:"merged_4bit", s:"quantized"},
+  {t:"gguf",        s:"llama.cpp ready", accent:true},
+];
+const chW=240, chH=70, chX=1210, chGap=18;
+const totalH=chips.length*chH+(chips.length-1)*chGap;
+let chY=PY+PH/2-totalH/2;
+const ys=[];
+chips.forEach((c,i)=>{
+  const y=chY+i*(chH+chGap);
+  ys.push(y);
+  if(c.accent){
+    shadowRect(chX,y,chW,chH,RUST,INK,3.5);
+  }else{
+    shadowRect(chX,y,chW,chH,"#EFE0BF",INK,3.5);
+  }
+  txt(chX+20,y+34,c.t,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,fill:c.accent?PAPER:INK});
+  txt(chX+20,y+56,c.s,{w:700,sz:13,fill:c.accent?"#F1D9C8":SOFT});
+});
+
+// arrows: export -> each chip
+const exRX=EX+EW, exMidY=PY+PH/2;
+chips.forEach((c,i)=>{
+  arrow(exRX, exMidY, chX, ys[i]+chH/2, c.accent?RUSTD:SOFT);
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Fine-tuning</div>
+        <h1>Train, merge, <em>deploy</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">LoRA</div>
+        <div class="s">to&nbsp;GGUF</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">From dataset to a servable GGUF, via LoRA fine-tune and merge.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/advanced/fine-tuning</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- PIPELINE LAYOUT ----------
+// Six steps laid out in two rows of three, snaking left->right then right->left.
+// Each card: number badge, title, subtitle.
+const steps=[
+  {n:"01", t:"Dataset",          s:"JSONL prompts",       tool:"your data",   col:COLD},
+  {n:"02", t:"Env & deps",       s:"axolotl · CUDA",      tool:"pip install", col:COLD},
+  {n:"03", t:"Fine-tune",        s:"LoRA adapter",        tool:"axolotl",     col:RUST},
+  {n:"04", t:"Merge LoRA",       s:"into base weights",   tool:"peft merge",  col:RUST},
+  {n:"05", t:"Convert",          s:"to GGUF + quantize",  tool:"llama.cpp",   col:RUST},
+  {n:"06", t:"Load in LocalAI",  s:"served via API",      tool:"servable",    col:RUST},
+];
+
+const CW=410, CH=190;
+// row Y positions
+const rowY=[60, 320];
+// column X positions (3 columns) for top row left->right
+const colX=[40, 535, 1030];
+
+// map step index -> {x,y, row}
+function slot(i){
+  const row=Math.floor(i/3);
+  let c=i%3;
+  if(row===1) c=2-c;            // snake: bottom row goes right->left
+  return {x:colX[c], y:rowY[row], row, c};
+}
+
+// draw connectors first (behind cards)
+// top row: 0->1->2 (left to right). then 2->3 (down). bottom row 3->4->5 (right to left).
+function center(i){const p=slot(i);return {cx:p.x+CW/2, cy:p.y+CH/2, x:p.x, y:p.y};}
+
+// 0 -> 1 (right edge -> left edge)
+arrow(center(0).x+CW, center(0).cy, center(1).x, center(1).cy, INK);
+// 1 -> 2
+arrow(center(1).x+CW, center(1).cy, center(2).x, center(2).cy, INK);
+// 2 -> 3 (vertical drop, both in rightmost column)
+(function(){
+  const a=center(2), b=center(3);
+  const x=a.x+CW/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x} ${a.y+CH} L ${x} ${b.y-11}`,fill:"none",stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+  const k=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x} ${b.y-11} l -${k+4} -${k} M ${x} ${b.y-11} l ${k+4} -${k}`,fill:"none",stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+})();
+// 3 -> 4 (right to left): from left edge of 3 to right edge of 4
+arrow(center(3).x, center(3).cy, center(4).x+CW+22, center(4).cy, RUST);
+// 4 -> 5
+arrow(center(4).x, center(4).cy, center(5).x+CW+22, center(5).cy, RUST);
+
+// draw cards
+steps.forEach((st,i)=>{
+  const p=slot(i);
+  const fill = (st.col===RUST) ? "#EFE0BF" : PAPER2;
+  shadowRect(p.x, p.y, CW, CH, fill, INK, 4);
+  // colored title bar
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:p.x,y:p.y,width:CW,height:62,fill:st.col}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:p.x,y1:p.y+62,x2:p.x+CW,y2:p.y+62,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+  // step number on bar
+  txt(p.x+24, p.y+42, st.n, {f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,fill:PAPER});
+  txt(p.x+82, p.y+42, st.t, {f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,fill:PAPER});
+  // subtitle
+  txt(p.x+26, p.y+118, st.s, {f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:30,fill:INK});
+  // tool tag bottom-right
+  const tw=Math.max(140, st.tool.length*12+34), th=34, tx=p.x+CW-tw-22, ty=p.y+CH-th-20;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:tx,y:ty,width:tw,height:th,fill:PAPER,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(tx+tw/2, ty+24, st.tool, {w:700,sz:16,ls:".04em",a:"middle",fill:(st.col===RUST)?RUSTD:COLD});
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> MCP</div>
+        <h1>Server-side vs <em>client-side</em> tools</h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">TWO</div>
+        <div class="s">loops</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">The model's tool loop runs on the server, or in the browser - <b>same chat API.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/mcp</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", COLDD="#2D5054", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// arrowhead helper that points along an arbitrary direction (angle in radians)
+function head(x,y,ang,color){
+  const a=8;
+  const dx1=Math.cos(ang+2.6)*(a+5), dy1=Math.sin(ang+2.6)*(a+5);
+  const dx2=Math.cos(ang-2.6)*(a+5), dy2=Math.sin(ang-2.6)*(a+5);
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x} ${y} l ${dx1} ${dy1} M ${x} ${y} l ${dx2} ${dy2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// straight connector with arrowhead at (x2,y2)
+function line2(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1,y1,x2,y2,stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  head(x2,y2,Math.atan2(y2-y1,x2-x1),color);
+}
+
+// ===================== PANEL FRAMES =====================
+const PW=700, PH=540, PY=10;
+const LX=10, RX=770;
+// Left panel (rust / server)
+shadowRect(LX,PY,PW,PH,PAPER,RUSTD,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX,y:PY,width:PW,height:58,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:LX,y1:PY+58,x2:LX+PW,y2:PY+58,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(LX+26,PY+38,"Server-side MCP",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:28,fill:PAPER});
+txt(LX+PW-26,PY+37,"loop on the server",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".06em",a:"end",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+
+// Right panel (cold / client)
+shadowRect(RX,PY,PW,PH,PAPER,COLDD,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:RX,y:PY,width:PW,height:58,fill:COLD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:RX,y1:PY+58,x2:RX+PW,y2:PY+58,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(RX+26,PY+38,"Client-side MCP",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:28,fill:PAPER});
+txt(RX+PW-26,PY+37,"loop in the browser",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".06em",a:"end",fill:"#DCEAE9"});
+
+// ===================== generic node box =====================
+function nodeBox(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,title,sub){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+5,y:y+5,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+  txt(x+w/2,y+(sub?h/2-3:h/2+7),title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:20,a:"middle"});
+  if(sub) txt(x+w/2,y+h/2+19,sub,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+}
+
+// ===================== LEFT: server-side cycle =====================
+// inner "runs here" container highlighting where the loop lives
+const ScX=LX+34, ScY=PY+92, ScW=PW-68, ScH=PH-150;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:ScX,y:ScY,width:ScW,height:ScH,fill:"none",stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"6 7"}));
+txt(ScX+14,ScY+24,"RUNS ON THE LocalAI SERVER",{w:700,sz:12,ls:".12em",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// nodes (a rectangular cycle)
+const bw=200, bh=64;
+const modL = {x:LX+PW/2-bw/2, y:ScY+44};                 // top: model
+const toolL= {x:ScX+24,       y:ScY+ScH-bh-30};          // bottom-left: tool exec (emphasis)
+const resL = {x:ScX+ScW-bw-24,y:ScY+ScH-bh-30};          // bottom-right: result
+nodeBox(modL.x,modL.y,bw,bh,HI,INK,"Model","generates");
+// emphasized tool box
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:toolL.x+5,y:toolL.y+5,width:bw,height:bh,fill:INK}));
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:toolL.x,y:toolL.y,width:bw,height:bh,fill:RUST,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+txt(toolL.x+bw/2,toolL.y+27,"MCP tool runs",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:19,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(toolL.x+bw/2,toolL.y+48,"on the server",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+nodeBox(resL.x,resL.y,bw,bh,PAPER2,INK,"Result","fed back");
+
+// arrows: model -> tool (down-left), tool -> result (right), result -> model (up-left back to model)
+// model bottom-left to tool top
+line2(modL.x+20, modL.y+bh, toolL.x+bw/2, toolL.y-2, RUSTD);
+txt(LX+150, ScY+ScH/2+6, "emits tool call", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+// tool -> result
+line2(toolL.x+bw, toolL.y+bh/2, resL.x-2, resL.y+bh/2, RUSTD);
+txt((toolL.x+bw+resL.x)/2, toolL.y+bh/2-12, "execute", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+// result -> model
+line2(resL.x+bw-20, resL.y, modL.x+bw, modL.y+bh, RUSTD);
+txt(LX+PW-150, ScY+ScH/2+6, "result back", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// loop badge
+const lbW=210, lbH=34, lbx=LX+PW/2-lbW/2, lby=ScY+ScH/2-lbH/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lbx,y:lby,width:lbW,height:lbH,fill:PAPER,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(LX+PW/2,lby+23,"up to max_iterations",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:16,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ===================== RIGHT: client-side cycle =====================
+// browser connects banner at top of panel content
+const cbX=RX+34, cbY=PY+78, cbW=PW-68, cbH=40;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cbX,y:cbY,width:cbW,height:cbH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(RX+PW/2,cbY+26,"Browser connects to MCP server",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18,a:"middle"});
+
+// inner "runs here" container
+const TcX=RX+34, TcY=PY+138, TcW=PW-68, TcH=PH-196;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:TcX,y:TcY,width:TcW,height:TcH,fill:"none",stroke:COLDD,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"6 7"}));
+txt(TcX+14,TcY+24,"RUNS IN THE BROWSER",{w:700,sz:12,ls:".12em",fill:COLDD});
+
+const modR = {x:RX+PW/2-bw/2, y:TcY+40};
+const toolR= {x:TcX+24,       y:TcY+TcH-bh-26};
+const resR = {x:TcX+TcW-bw-24,y:TcY+TcH-bh-26};
+nodeBox(modR.x,modR.y,bw,bh,HI,INK,"Model","generates");
+// emphasized browser-exec box (cold)
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:toolR.x+5,y:toolR.y+5,width:bw,height:bh,fill:INK}));
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:toolR.x,y:toolR.y,width:bw,height:bh,fill:COLD,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+txt(toolR.x+bw/2,toolR.y+27,"Browser runs tool",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(toolR.x+bw/2,toolR.y+48,"via CORS proxy",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:"#DCEAE9"});
+nodeBox(resR.x,resR.y,bw,bh,PAPER2,INK,"Result","fed back");
+
+line2(modR.x+20, modR.y+bh, toolR.x+bw/2, toolR.y-2, COLDD);
+txt(RX+150, TcY+TcH/2+6, "emits tool call", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:COLDD});
+line2(toolR.x+bw, toolR.y+bh/2, resR.x-2, resR.y+bh/2, COLDD);
+txt((toolR.x+bw+resR.x)/2, toolR.y+bh/2-12, "execute", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:COLDD});
+line2(resR.x+bw-20, resR.y, modR.x+bw, modR.y+bh, COLDD);
+txt(RX+PW-150, TcY+TcH/2+6, "result back", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:COLDD});
+
+const rbW=200, rbH=34, rbx=RX+PW/2-rbW/2, rby=TcY+TcH/2-rbH/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:rbx,y:rby,width:rbW,height:rbH,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLDD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(RX+PW/2,rby+23,"same chat API",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:16,a:"middle",fill:COLDD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Middleware</div>
+        <h1>The request <em>lifecycle</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">HOOK</div>
+        <div class="s">chain</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">One shared hook chain: <b>auth, model routing, and PII</b>, with decision and event logs.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/middleware</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// vertical arrow (straight down)
+function arrowDown(x,y1,y2,color,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x} ${y1} L ${x} ${y2-11}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x} ${y2-11} l -${a} -${a+4} M ${x} ${y2-11} l ${a} -${a+4}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ===== PIPELINE STAGES =====
+// label
+txt(20,40,"REQUEST PIPELINE",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+// node geometry: 7 nodes across. client endpoints are cold; hook chain stages are paper/hi; backend is rust.
+const ROW_Y=120, NH=120;
+// columns laid out within 1480 viewBox
+const nodes=[
+  {x:20,   w:150, fill:PAPER2, name:"client",  sub:"request",          kind:"end"},
+  {x:210,  w:178, fill:HI,     name:"auth",    sub:"API key · access", kind:"hook"},
+  {x:428,  w:220, fill:HI,     name:"route model", sub:"may rewrite input.Model", kind:"hook"},
+  {x:688,  w:200, fill:HI,     name:"per-model PII", sub:"redact input",   kind:"hook"},
+  {x:928,  w:178, fill:RUST,   name:"backend", sub:"model runs",       kind:"backend"},
+  {x:1146, w:188, fill:HI,     name:"streaming PII", sub:"redact output", kind:"hook"},
+  {x:1374, w:86,  fill:PAPER2, name:"client",  sub:"response",         kind:"end2"},
+];
+
+nodes.forEach(n=>{
+  const stroke = n.kind==="backend" ? INK : INK;
+  shadowRect(n.x,ROW_Y,n.w,NH,n.fill,stroke,n.kind==="backend"?4:3.5);
+  const nameFill = n.kind==="backend" ? PAPER : INK;
+  const subFill  = n.kind==="backend" ? "#F1D9C8" : SOFT;
+  // wrap name if needed
+  if(n.name.includes(" ")){
+    const parts=n.name.split(" ");
+    txt(n.x+n.w/2,ROW_Y+50,parts[0],{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:nameFill});
+    txt(n.x+n.w/2,ROW_Y+78,parts.slice(1).join(" "),{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:nameFill});
+    txt(n.x+n.w/2,ROW_Y+104,n.sub,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:subFill});
+  } else {
+    txt(n.x+n.w/2,ROW_Y+62,n.name,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:25,a:"middle",fill:nameFill});
+    txt(n.x+n.w/2,ROW_Y+92,n.sub,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:subFill});
+  }
+});
+
+// ===== HOOK CHAIN bracket (under the four middleware stages) =====
+const chainStart=nodes[1].x, chainEnd=nodes[5].x+nodes[5].w;
+const braceY=ROW_Y+NH+34;
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:chainStart,y1:braceY,x2:chainEnd,y2:braceY,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3,"stroke-dasharray":"3 8"}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:chainStart,y1:braceY-10,x2:chainStart,y2:braceY+10,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:chainEnd,y1:braceY-10,x2:chainEnd,y2:braceY+10,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3}));
+// chain label badge
+const lbW=210,lbH=32,lbx=(chainStart+chainEnd)/2-lbW/2,lby=braceY-lbH/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lbx,y:lby,width:lbW,height:lbH,fill:PAPER,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt((chainStart+chainEnd)/2,braceY+6,"SHARED HOOK CHAIN",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:16,a:"middle",ls:".04em",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ===== HORIZONTAL ARROWS between nodes =====
+const midY=ROW_Y+NH/2;
+for(let i=0;i<nodes.length-1;i++){
+  const a=nodes[i], b=nodes[i+1];
+  // backend boundary (gRPC) into and out of backend dashed; others solid
+  const intoBackend = b.kind==="backend";
+  const outBackend  = a.kind==="backend";
+  const dash = (intoBackend||outBackend) ? "2 8" : "none";
+  const color = (intoBackend||outBackend) ? RUSTD : INK;
+  arrow(a.x+a.w, midY, b.x, midY, color, dash);
+}
+
+// ===== SIDE-CHANNEL LOG BOXES (downward) =====
+const logY=braceY+76, logH=88;
+const logs=[
+  {name:"decision log", sub:"auth · routing", srcNode:2},
+  {name:"event log",    sub:"PII · backend",  srcNode:4},
+];
+logs.forEach(l=>{
+  const src=nodes[l.srcNode];
+  const cx=src.x+src.w/2;
+  const lw=210, lx=cx-lw/2;
+  shadowRect(lx,logY,lw,logH,PAPER2,COLD,3.5);
+  txt(cx,logY+42,l.name,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:INK});
+  txt(cx,logY+68,l.sub,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+  // arrow from chain brace down to box
+  arrowDown(cx,braceY+14,logY,COLD,"2 8");
+});
+
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> MITM Proxy</div>
+        <h1>Inspect what you allow, <em>tunnel the rest</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">TLS</div>
+        <div class="s">selective</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Allowlisted hosts are decrypted and scanned; <b>everything else is a blind TCP tunnel.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/mitm-proxy</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// straight-line connector with arrowhead, direction-aware
+function line(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1,y1,x2,y2,stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const ang=Math.atan2(y2-y1,x2-x1), a=11, sp=0.5;
+  const bx=x2-Math.cos(ang)*0, by=y2-Math.sin(ang)*0;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${bx} ${by} L ${bx-Math.cos(ang-sp)*a} ${by-Math.sin(ang-sp)*a} M ${bx} ${by} L ${bx-Math.cos(ang+sp)*a} ${by-Math.sin(ang+sp)*a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ============ CLIENT (left) ============
+const cx=24, cy=232, cw=178, ch=96;
+shadowRect(cx,cy,cw,ch,PAPER2);
+txt(cx+cw/2,cy+44,"client",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,a:"middle"});
+txt(cx+cw/2,cy+72,"CONNECT host:443",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ============ DECISION DIAMOND ============
+const dcx=370, dcy=280, dr=92;
+// shadow
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${dcx+7} ${dcy-dr+7} L ${dcx+dr+7} ${dcy+7} L ${dcx+7} ${dcy+dr+7} L ${dcx-dr+7} ${dcy+7} Z`,fill:INK}));
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${dcx} ${dcy-dr} L ${dcx+dr} ${dcy} L ${dcx} ${dcy+dr} L ${dcx-dr} ${dcy} Z`,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3.5}));
+txt(dcx,dcy-6,"host",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle"});
+txt(dcx,dcy+22,"allowlisted?",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle"});
+
+// client -> diamond
+line(cx+cw, cy+ch/2, dcx-dr-2, dcy, INK);
+
+// YES / NO labels
+txt(dcx+18,dcy-dr-12,"YES",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:17,fill:RUSTD});
+txt(dcx-46,dcy+dr+34,"NO",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:17,fill:COLD});
+
+// ============ NO BRANCH (cold teal) - down ============
+const ntx=255, nty=448, ntw=288, nth=78;
+// connector from diamond bottom down to tunnel box
+line(dcx, dcy+dr, ntx+ntw/2, nty, COLD);
+shadowRect(ntx,nty,ntw,nth,PAPER,COLD,3.5);
+txt(ntx+ntw/2,nty+33,"plain TCP tunnel",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+txt(ntx+ntw/2,nty+58,"no inspection",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ============ YES BRANCH (rust) - horizontal chain across top ============
+const yY=120, yH=92, yW=196;
+const steps=[
+  {x:520, t1:"mint", t2:"leaf cert"},
+  {x:520, t1:"terminate", t2:"TLS"},
+  {x:520, t1:"PII scan", t2:""},
+  {x:520, t1:"re-encrypt", t2:"to upstream"},
+];
+// lay out 4 steps left->right with gaps
+const startX=512, gapX=42;
+steps.forEach((s,i)=>{ s.x = startX + i*(yW+gapX); });
+
+steps.forEach((s,i)=>{
+  shadowRect(s.x,yY,yW,yH,"#EFE0BF",RUST,3.5);
+});
+// labels (special for PII scan box, two-line endpoint detail)
+txt(steps[0].x+yW/2,yY+42,"mint",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle"});
+txt(steps[0].x+yW/2,yY+68,"leaf cert",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(steps[1].x+yW/2,yY+42,"terminate TLS",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle"});
+txt(steps[1].x+yW/2,yY+68,"decrypt stream",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(steps[2].x+yW/2,yY+38,"PII scan",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle"});
+txt(steps[2].x+yW/2,yY+62,"/v1/messages ·",{w:700,sz:12.5,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(steps[2].x+yW/2,yY+79,"/v1/chat/completions",{w:700,sz:12.5,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(steps[3].x+yW/2,yY+42,"re-encrypt",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle"});
+txt(steps[3].x+yW/2,yY+68,"to upstream",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// connector diamond top -> first YES step (up then across)
+line(dcx, dcy-dr, dcx, yY+yH/2, RUST);
+line(dcx, yY+yH/2, steps[0].x-2, yY+yH/2, RUST);
+// chain arrows between steps
+for(let i=0;i<steps.length-1;i++){
+  line(steps[i].x+yW, yY+yH/2, steps[i+1].x-2, yY+yH/2, RUST);
+}
+
+// ============ UPSTREAM (right) ============
+const ux=1276, uy=240, uw=184, uh=92;
+shadowRect(ux,uy,uw,uh,PAPER2);
+txt(ux+uw/2,uy+42,"upstream",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(ux+uw/2,uy+70,"OpenAI · API host",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// last YES step -> upstream (down then into top edge)
+const lastX = steps[3].x+yW/2;
+const elbowY = uy-22;
+line(lastX, yY+yH, lastX, elbowY, RUST);
+line(lastX, elbowY, ux+uw/2, elbowY, RUST);
+line(ux+uw/2, elbowY, ux+uw/2, uy-2, RUST);
+
+// NO tunnel -> upstream (cold, dashed) - route below the trust-chain box
+const noElbowX = ux+uw/2;
+line(ntx+ntw, nty+nth/2, noElbowX, nty+nth/2, COLD, "2 9");
+line(noElbowX, nty+nth/2, noElbowX, uy+uh+2, COLD, "2 9");
+
+// ============ TRUST CHAIN (bottom-right corner) ============
+const tcX=980, tcY=372, tcW=372, tcH=150;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:tcX,y:tcY,width:tcW,height:tcH,fill:PAPER,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"}));
+txt(tcX+18,tcY+30,"TRUST CHAIN",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+// CA -> leaf
+const caX=tcX+30, caY=tcY+52, caW=132, caH=46;
+shadowRect(caX,caY,caW,caH,HI,INK,3);
+txt(caX+caW/2,caY+30,"local CA",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle"});
+const lfX=tcX+212, lfY=caY, lfW=132, lfH=46;
+shadowRect(lfX,lfY,lfW,lfH,"#EFE0BF",RUST,3);
+txt(lfX+lfW/2,lfY+30,"leaf cert",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+line(caX+caW, caY+caH/2, lfX-2, lfY+lfH/2, RUSTD);
+txt(tcX+tcW/2, caY+caH/2-12, "signs",{w:700,sz:12,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// note inside trust chain
+txt(tcX+18,tcY+tcH-26,"the client holds its own",{w:600,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+txt(tcX+18,tcY+tcH-9,"upstream credential",{w:700,sz:14,fill:INK});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> MLX Distributed</div>
+        <h1>Pipeline-parallel <em>across ranks</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">RING</div>
+        <div class="s">TCP</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Layers split across ranks; <b>rank 0 coordinates</b>, activations flow down the ring.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/mlx-distributed</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- RANK ROW ----------
+txt(20,40,"RANKS · PIPELINE STAGES",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+const RW=380, RH=210, RY=78;
+const RXS=[40, 550, 1060];
+const ranks=[
+  {n:"rank 0", role:"LocalAI gRPC · coordinator", slice:"layers 0–9", primary:true},
+  {n:"rank 1", role:"worker", slice:"layers 10–19"},
+  {n:"rank 2", role:"worker", slice:"layers 20–out"},
+];
+
+ranks.forEach((r,i)=>{
+  const x=RXS[i];
+  shadowRect(x,RY,RW,RH,PAPER,INK,4);
+  // title bar
+  const barH=58, barFill=r.primary?RUST:COLD;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y:RY,width:RW,height:barH,fill:barFill}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:x,y1:RY+barH,x2:x+RW,y2:RY+barH,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+  txt(x+24,RY+39,r.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,fill:PAPER});
+  txt(x+RW-22,RY+37,r.primary?"COORDINATOR":"WORKER",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".08em",a:"end",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+  // role line
+  txt(x+24,RY+98,r.role,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:21,fill:INK});
+  // layer slice chip
+  const cw=200,ch=56,cx=x+24,cy=RY+122;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:cy,width:cw,height:ch,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(cx+18,cy+25,"layer slice",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".06em",fill:SOFT});
+  txt(cx+18,cy+47,r.slice,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,fill:r.primary?RUSTD:INK});
+});
+
+// ---------- FORWARD ACTIVATION ARROWS (left -> right) ----------
+const midY=RY+RH/2-8;
+arrow(RXS[0]+RW, midY, RXS[1], midY, RUST);
+arrow(RXS[1]+RW, midY, RXS[2], midY, RUST);
+txt((RXS[0]+RW+RXS[1])/2, midY-14, "activations", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+txt((RXS[1]+RW+RXS[2])/2, midY-14, "activations", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ---------- RETURN ARROW (rank 2 -> rank 0, gather output) ----------
+const rTop=RY+RH;          // bottom of rank boxes
+const ry=rTop+78;          // return-path y
+const x2c=RXS[2]+RW/2;     // rank2 center x
+const x0c=RXS[0]+RW/2;     // rank0 center x
+// down from rank2
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:x2c,y1:rTop+7,x2:x2c,y2:ry,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 9","stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+// long horizontal back to rank0
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:x2c,y1:ry,x2:x0c,y2:ry,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 9","stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+// up into rank0 with arrowhead
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x0c} ${ry} L ${x0c} ${rTop+18}`,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 9","stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x0c} ${rTop+11} l -7 11 M ${x0c} ${rTop+11} l 7 11`,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+txt((x2c+x0c)/2, ry-12, "gather output → rank 0", {w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+
+// ---------- JACCL INSET ----------
+const jw=470, jh=78, jx=RXS[2]+RW-jw, jy=ry+30;
+shadowRect(jx,jy,jw,jh,PAPER2,INK,3.5,"4 7");
+txt(jx+22,jy+30,"JACCL VARIANT",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".12em",fill:RUSTD});
+txt(jx+22,jy+57,"full layers, sharded weights, coordinator on rank 0",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18,fill:INK});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Models</div>
+        <h1>Many sources, <em>one load path</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">AUTO</div>
+        <div class="s">detect</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">However you point at a model, it lands on the same <b>resolve &rarr; backend &rarr; load</b> path.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/getting-started/models</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- INPUT SOURCES (left) ----------
+txt(20,42,"SOURCES",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const sources=[
+  {n:"gallery name",   s:"localai run llama"},
+  {n:"huggingface://", s:"hub repo + file"},
+  {n:"oci:// · ollama://", s:"registry pull"},
+  {n:"manual file / YAML", s:"local model config"},
+];
+const SX=24, SW=288, SH=92, sGap=42;
+const sTop=58;
+const srcY=[];
+sources.forEach((c,i)=>{
+  const y=sTop+i*(SH+sGap);
+  srcY.push(y);
+  shadowRect(SX,y,SW,SH,PAPER2,COLD,3.5);
+  txt(SX+20,y+42,c.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:25,fill:INK});
+  txt(SX+20,y+72,c.s,{w:700,sz:15,fill:SOFT});
+});
+
+// ---------- CONVERGENCE POINT ----------
+const convX=512;          // where arrows converge / pipeline begins
+const convY=280;          // vertical center of pipeline
+
+// ---------- PIPELINE (right, single load path) ----------
+const stages=[
+  {n:"resolve",            s:"locate source"},
+  {n:"auto-detect",s:"match by format"},
+  {n:"load",               s:"start process"},
+  {n:"serve",              s:"ready · OpenAI API"},
+];
+const PW=200, PH=130, pGap=42;
+const pStart=540;
+const pY=convY-PH/2;
+const pX=[];
+stages.forEach((st,i)=> pX.push(pStart+i*(PW+pGap)) );
+
+// connector line behind the pipeline boxes
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:convX,y1:convY,x2:pX[stages.length-1]+PW,y2:convY,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3.5}));
+
+// arrows from each source into the convergence point
+const cw=4;
+sources.forEach((c,i)=>{
+  arrow(SX+SW, srcY[i]+SH/2, convX, convY, RUST);
+});
+
+// convergence node (small junction)
+svg.appendChild(el("circle",{cx:convX,cy:convY,r:9,fill:RUST,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+
+// pipeline stage boxes (emphasis: rust)
+stages.forEach((st,i)=>{
+  const x=pX[i], emph=(i===stages.length-1);
+  shadowRect(x,pY,PW,PH,emph?RUST:HI,INK,4);
+  txt(x+PW/2,pY+58,st.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:emph?27:24,a:"middle",fill:emph?PAPER:INK});
+  txt(x+PW/2,pY+92,st.s,{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:emph?"#F1D9C8":SOFT});
+  // step number badge
+  const bw=34,bh=26,bx=x+14,by=pY+14;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:bx,y:by,width:bw,height:bh,fill:emph?PAPER:PAPER,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+  txt(bx+bw/2,by+19,(i+1),{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:16,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+});
+
+// arrows between pipeline stages
+for(let i=0;i<stages.length-1;i++){
+  arrow(pX[i]+PW, convY, pX[i+1], convY, RUSTD);
+}
+// arrow from convergence node into first stage
+arrow(convX+9, convY, pX[0], convY, RUSTD);
+
+// label above pipeline
+txt(pStart, pY-22, "ONE LOAD PATH", {w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:RUSTD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Quantization</div>
+        <h1>From HF model to <em>quantized GGUF</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">GGUF</div>
+        <div class="s">q4..q8</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Convert first, then quantize - <b>tracked as a job from queued to completed.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/quantization</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ===================== PIPELINE (top) =====================
+txt(20,40,"PIPELINE",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+const PY=70, PH=150;
+// box geometry
+const boxes=[
+  {x:20,   w:250, fill:PAPER2, title:"HF model",       sub:"safetensors · repo",   bar:null},
+  {x:360,  w:250, fill:HI,     title:"f16 GGUF",        sub:"converted weights",    bar:"CONVERT"},
+  {x:700,  w:250, fill:HI,     title:"quantize",        sub:"reduce precision",     bar:"QUANTIZE"},
+  {x:1040, w:420, fill:PAPER,  title:"GGUF",            sub:"quantized output",     bar:"OUTPUT", emph:true},
+];
+
+boxes.forEach((b)=>{
+  if(b.emph){
+    shadowRect(b.x,PY,b.w,PH,PAPER,RUST,4.5);
+  } else {
+    shadowRect(b.x,PY,b.w,PH,b.fill);
+  }
+  // tiny tag bar at top-left
+  if(b.bar){
+    const tw=b.bar.length*9.2+22, th=24;
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:b.x+18,y:PY+18,width:tw,height:th,fill:PAPER,stroke:b.emph?RUSTD:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+    txt(b.x+18+tw/2,PY+18+17,b.bar,{w:700,sz:11,ls:".08em",a:"middle",fill:b.emph?RUSTD:RUSTD});
+  }
+  txt(b.x+22,PY+92,b.title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,fill:b.emph?RUST:INK});
+  if(b.sub) txt(b.x+22,PY+122,b.sub,{w:700,sz:15,fill:SOFT});
+});
+
+// quant chips inside output box (2 x 2 grid so they stay inside the frame)
+const chips=["q4_k","q5_k","q6_k","q8_0"];
+const chipW=80, chipH=38, chipGapX=14, chipGapY=12;
+const chipX0=1040+200, chipY0=PY+30;
+chips.forEach((c,i)=>{
+  const col=i%2, rowi=Math.floor(i/2);
+  const cx=chipX0+col*(chipW+chipGapX);
+  const cy=chipY0+rowi*(chipH+chipGapY);
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:cy,width:chipW,height:chipH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(cx+chipW/2,cy+25,c,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle"});
+});
+
+// pipeline arrows (between boxes). label the download leg.
+const midY=PY+PH/2;
+function legArrow(x1,x2,label,dash,color){
+  arrow(x1,midY,x2,midY,color||INK,dash);
+  if(label){
+    const cx=(x1+x2)/2;
+    txt(cx,midY-16,label,{w:700,sz:13,ls:".06em",a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+  }
+}
+legArrow(270,360,"DOWNLOAD","2 8");
+legArrow(610,700,null);
+legArrow(950,1040,null,null,RUST);
+
+// ===================== STATE STRIP (bottom) =====================
+const SY=360;
+txt(20,SY-18,"JOB STATUS",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+
+// draw a state pill
+function pill(x,y,w,h,label,opt){
+  opt=opt||{};
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+5,y:y+5,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill:opt.fill||PAPER2,stroke:opt.stroke||INK,"stroke-width":opt.sw||3,"stroke-dasharray":opt.dash||"none"}));
+  txt(x+w/2,y+h/2+6,label,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:16,a:"middle",fill:opt.tcol||INK});
+}
+// straight connector with arrowhead
+function flatArrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} L ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=6;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+const states=["queued","downloading","converting","quantizing","completed"];
+const stH=54, stY=SY+8, gap=44;
+let stW=[150,190,178,178,168];
+let sx=20;
+let centers=[];
+states.forEach((s,i)=>{
+  const w=stW[i];
+  const isDone=(s==="completed");
+  pill(sx,stY,w,stH,s,{fill:isDone?RUST:PAPER2,tcol:isDone?PAPER:INK,stroke:isDone?RUSTD:INK});
+  centers.push({x:sx,w:w,cx:sx+w/2});
+  sx+=w+gap;
+});
+// arrows between states
+for(let i=0;i<states.length-1;i++){
+  const a=centers[i], b=centers[i+1];
+  flatArrow(a.x+a.w, stY+stH/2, b.x, stY+stH/2, INK);
+}
+
+// offshoot states: failed / stopped (cold teal), branching down from "quantizing"
+const branchFrom = centers[3]; // quantizing
+const offY = stY+stH+58;
+const offW=132, offH=44;
+const failedX = branchFrom.cx-offW-24;
+const stoppedX = branchFrom.cx+24;
+pill(failedX,offY,offW,offH,"failed",{fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,sw:3,tcol:COLD,dash:"4 6"});
+pill(stoppedX,offY,offW,offH,"stopped",{fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,sw:3,tcol:COLD,dash:"4 6"});
+// teal connectors from the running states down to offshoots
+flatArrow(branchFrom.cx-10, stY+stH, failedX+offW-20, offY, COLD, "4 6");
+flatArrow(branchFrom.cx+10, stY+stH, stoppedX+20, offY, COLD, "4 6");
+txt(branchFrom.cx, offY+offH+34, "any running state can fail or be stopped",{w:600,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Quickstart</div>
+        <h1>Install, run, <em>serve</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">QUICK</div>
+        <div class="s">start</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">From install to your first <b>/v1</b> call in three steps.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/basics/getting_started</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ============ MAIN FLOW STRIP (four steps) ============
+const SW=300, SH=200, SY=70;
+const cols=[20, 392, 764, 1136];
+const steps=[
+  {num:"1", title:"Install",  rust:false, lines:["Docker image","macOS DMG","or static binary"]},
+  {num:"2", title:"Start LocalAI", rust:false, lines:["run the container","or the binary","core comes up"]},
+  {num:"3", title:"Pick a model", rust:false, alt:true, lines:["Open the Web UI","— OR —","local-ai run <model>"]},
+  {num:"4", title:"Talk to it", rust:true, alt:true, lines:["Chat in the UI","— OR —","curl /v1/chat/…"]},
+];
+
+steps.forEach((s,i)=>{
+  const x=cols[i], y=SY;
+  const fill = s.rust ? PAPER : PAPER2;
+  shadowRect(x,y,SW,SH, fill, INK, 4);
+  // header bar
+  const barFill = s.rust ? RUST : INK;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x,y:y,width:SW,height:54,fill:barFill}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:x,y1:y+54,x2:x+SW,y2:y+54,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+  // step number badge
+  txt(x+22,y+38,"STEP "+s.num,{w:700,sz:15,ls:".14em",fill:PAPER});
+  txt(x+SW-22,y+37,s.title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:25,a:"end",fill:PAPER});
+  // body lines
+  let ly=y+102;
+  s.lines.forEach(t=>{
+    const sep = t.indexOf("OR")>=0;
+    txt(x+SW/2, ly, t, {f:"Bricolage Grotesque", w: sep?700:700, sz: sep?17:22, a:"middle", fill: sep?(s.alt?COLD:SOFT):INK});
+    ly += sep?40:46;
+  });
+});
+
+// ---- arrows between steps ----
+for(let i=0;i<3;i++){
+  const c = (i===2) ? RUST : INK;
+  arrow(cols[i]+SW, SY+SH/2, cols[i+1], SY+SH/2, c);
+}
+
+// ============ OPTIONAL DOWNWARD BRANCHES (below step 3 & 4) ============
+const optY=380, optH=110, optW=300;
+const opts=[
+  {x:cols[2], title:"Agents", sub:"LocalAGI · tools & memory", from:2},
+  {x:cols[3], title:"Distributed mode", sub:"scale across machines", from:3},
+];
+
+// "optional" tag
+txt(cols[2]+SW/2, 345, "OPTIONAL — GO FURTHER", {w:700, sz:14, ls:".18em", a:"middle", fill:DIM});
+
+opts.forEach(o=>{
+  // dashed connector from parent step bottom down to option box
+  const px = o.x + SW/2;
+  arrow(px, SY+SH, px, optY, COLD, "2 8");
+  // option box (dashed, cold)
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:o.x+7,y:optY+7,width:optW,height:optH,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:o.x,y:optY,width:optW,height:optH,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"}));
+  txt(o.x+22, optY+50, o.title, {f:"Bricolage Grotesque", w:800, sz:26, fill:COLD});
+  txt(o.x+22, optY+82, o.sub, {w:700, sz:15, fill:SOFT});
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Realtime API</div>
+        <h1>The realtime <em>voice loop</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">WS</div>
+        <div class="s">/ WebRTC</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Voice in, voice out: <b>VAD &rarr; STT &rarr; LLM &rarr; TTS</b>, over WebSocket or WebRTC.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/openai-realtime</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ============ PIPELINE ROW ============
+// Six stages: mic -> VAD -> STT -> LLM -> TTS -> audio out
+const PY=120, PH=110;        // pipeline box top + height
+const PMID=PY+PH/2;
+const stages=[
+  {x:24,   w:170, n:"Mic audio",  s:"caller speaks", fill:PAPER2, edge:false},
+  {x:248,  w:170, n:"VAD",        s:"speech detect", fill:HI,     edge:false},
+  {x:472,  w:170, n:"STT",        s:"speech to text",fill:HI,     edge:false},
+  {x:696,  w:170, n:"LLM",        s:"reasoning",     fill:RUST,   edge:true},
+  {x:920,  w:170, n:"TTS",        s:"text to speech",fill:HI,     edge:false},
+  {x:1144, w:170, n:"Audio out",  s:"voice reply",   fill:PAPER2, edge:false},
+];
+txt(24,80,"PIPELINE",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+stages.forEach(st=>{
+  shadowRect(st.x,PY,st.w,PH,st.fill);
+  const tc = st.edge?PAPER:INK;
+  const sc = st.edge?"#F1D9C8":SOFT;
+  txt(st.x+st.w/2,PY+52,st.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,a:"middle",fill:tc});
+  txt(st.x+st.w/2,PY+82,st.s,{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:sc});
+});
+// forward arrows between stages
+for(let i=0;i<stages.length-1;i++){
+  const a=stages[i], b=stages[i+1];
+  arrow(a.x+a.w, PMID, b.x, PMID, INK);
+}
+
+// ============ RETURN LOOP (audio out -> mic, loops back to listener) ============
+const lastX = stages[5].x+stages[5].w/2;
+const firstX = stages[0].x+stages[0].w/2;
+const loopY = PY-58;
+// path from audio-out top, up, across, down into mic top
+const lp = `M ${lastX} ${PY} L ${lastX} ${loopY} L ${firstX} ${loopY} L ${firstX} ${PY-11}`;
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:lp,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-linejoin":"round","stroke-dasharray":"2 8"}));
+// arrowhead pointing down into mic
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${firstX} ${PY-11} l -7 -11 M ${firstX} ${PY-11} l 7 -11`,fill:"none",stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+// loop label
+const llw=216, llx=(lastX+firstX)/2-llw/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:llx,y:loopY-19,width:llw,height:30,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(llx+llw/2,loopY+2,"streamed back to listener",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+
+// ============ TRANSPORT BAND ============
+const TY=370, TH=120;
+txt(24,346,"TRANSPORT",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const trans=[
+  {x:248, w:300, n:"WebSocket", s:"raw PCM frames"},
+  {x:592, w:300, n:"WebRTC",    s:"Opus · SDP handshake"},
+];
+trans.forEach(t=>{
+  shadowRect(t.x,TY,t.w,TH,PAPER,RUSTD,3.5);
+  txt(t.x+24,TY+52,t.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,fill:RUSTD});
+  txt(t.x+24,TY+84,t.s,{w:700,sz:16,fill:SOFT});
+});
+// transport feeds the pipeline entry (VAD box, the entry into processing)
+const entry = stages[1]; // VAD
+const entryBottomX = entry.x + entry.w/2;
+trans.forEach(t=>{
+  arrow(t.x+t.w/2, TY, entryBottomX, PY+PH, RUSTD, "2 8");
+});
+// label on the feed
+txt(entryBottomX+18,(TY+PY+PH)/2+6,"audio in",{w:700,sz:14,fill:RUSTD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Reranker</div>
+        <h1>Two-stage <em>retrieval</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">RE</div>
+        <div class="s">rank</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">A fast retriever finds candidates; the cross-encoder reorders them by true relevance.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/reranker</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
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+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ===== layout columns =====
+// query | retriever | candidate stack | reranker | results stack | RAG
+const CY = 280; // vertical center
+
+// ---------- STAGE LABELS ----------
+txt(20,30,"STAGE 1 · RECALL",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:COLD});
+txt(1460,30,"STAGE 2 · PRECISION",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",a:"end",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ---------- QUERY ----------
+const QX=20, QW=140, QH=96, QY=CY-QH/2;
+shadowRect(QX,QY,QW,QH,PAPER2);
+txt(QX+QW/2,QY+45,"query",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,a:"middle"});
+txt(QX+QW/2,QY+72,"user question",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- RETRIEVER ----------
+const RX=232, RW=170, RH=130, RY=CY-RH/2;
+shadowRect(RX,RY,RW,RH,HI,COLD,4);
+txt(RX+RW/2,RY+48,"retriever",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+txt(RX+RW/2,RY+78,"embeddings",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(RX+RW/2,RY+100,"vector search",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- CANDIDATE STACK (top-K, unordered) ----------
+const CSX=474, chW=180, chH=46, chGap=12, nC=5;
+const stackH = nC*chH + (nC-1)*chGap;
+let csTop = CY - stackH/2;
+txt(CSX+chW/2, csTop-16, "top-K candidates", {w:700,sz:14,ls:".04em",a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+const candLabels=["doc #14","doc #3","doc #27","doc #8","doc #19"];
+candLabels.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  const y = csTop + i*(chH+chGap);
+  shadowRect(CSX,y,chW,chH,PAPER,INK,2.5);
+  txt(CSX+16,y+30,d,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:18});
+  txt(CSX+chW-14,y+30,"?",{w:700,sz:18,a:"end",fill:DIM});
+});
+
+// ---------- CROSS-ENCODER RERANKER ----------
+const KX=738, KW=200, KH=200, KY=CY-KH/2;
+shadowRect(KX,KY,KW,KH,RUST,INK,4);
+txt(KX+KW/2,KY+58,"cross-",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(KX+KW/2,KY+92,"encoder",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+// inner rule
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:KX+24,y1:KY+118,x2:KX+KW-24,y2:KY+118,stroke:PAPER,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":"3 6"}));
+txt(KX+KW/2,KY+148,"scores each",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+txt(KX+KW/2,KY+170,"query · doc pair",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+
+// ---------- RESULTS STACK (re-ordered, shorter) ----------
+const OSX=1024, owW=200, owH=58, owGap=14, nO=3;
+const ostackH = nO*owH + (nO-1)*owGap;
+let osTop = CY - ostackH/2;
+txt(OSX+owW/2, osTop-16, "top results", {w:700,sz:14,ls:".04em",a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+const resLabels=[
+  {n:"doc #27", s:"0.98", best:true},
+  {n:"doc #3",  s:"0.91", best:false},
+  {n:"doc #14", s:"0.84", best:false},
+];
+resLabels.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  const y = osTop + i*(owH+owGap);
+  if(d.best){
+    shadowRect(OSX,y,owW,owH,HI,RUST,4);
+  } else {
+    shadowRect(OSX,y,owW,owH,PAPER,INK,2.5);
+  }
+  txt(OSX+16,y+25,d.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:20,fill:d.best?RUSTD:INK});
+  txt(OSX+16,y+47,"rank "+(i+1),{w:700,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+  txt(OSX+owW-14,y+38,d.s,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"end",fill:d.best?RUST:SOFT});
+});
+
+// ---------- RAG / ANSWER ----------
+const AX=1300, AW=160, AH=110, AY=CY-AH/2;
+shadowRect(AX,AY,AW,AH,PAPER2,RUST,4);
+txt(AX+AW/2,AY+48,"into RAG",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+txt(AX+AW/2,AY+76,"grounded answer",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- ARROWS ----------
+// query -> retriever
+arrow(QX+QW, CY, RX, CY, INK);
+// retriever -> candidate stack (fan to each chip)
+candLabels.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  const y = csTop + i*(chH+chGap) + chH/2;
+  arrow(RX+RW, CY, CSX, y, COLD);
+});
+// candidate stack -> reranker (fan in)
+candLabels.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  const y = csTop + i*(chH+chGap) + chH/2;
+  arrow(CSX+chW, y, KX, CY, RUSTD, "2 8");
+});
+// reranker -> results stack (fan out)
+resLabels.forEach((d,i)=>{
+  const y = osTop + i*(owH+owGap) + owH/2;
+  arrow(KX+KW, CY, OSX, y, RUST);
+});
+// results stack -> RAG
+arrow(OSX+owW, CY, AX, CY, RUST);
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Deployment</div>
+        <h1>TLS at the <em>edge</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">X-FWD</div>
+        <div class="s">headers</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Terminate TLS at the proxy; <b>forwarded headers let LocalAI emit correct https asset URLs.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/docs</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ===================================================================
+// Left-to-right topology: browser -> reverse proxy -> LocalAI
+// ===================================================================
+
+// vertical center for the connecting spine
+const MIDY = 250;
+
+// ---------- BROWSER (left) ----------
+const BX=30, BW=300, BH=150, BY=MIDY-BH/2;
+txt(BX+4,BY-22,"CLIENT",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+shadowRect(BX,BY,BW,BH,PAPER2);
+// little browser chrome line
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:BX,y1:BY+44,x2:BX+BW,y2:BY+44,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+svg.appendChild(el("circle",{cx:BX+24,cy:BY+24,r:6,fill:COLD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("circle",{cx:BX+46,cy:BY+24,r:6,fill:DIM}));
+svg.appendChild(el("circle",{cx:BX+68,cy:BY+24,r:6,fill:DIM}));
+txt(BX+BW/2,BY+90,"Browser",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:30,a:"middle"});
+txt(BX+BW/2,BY+122,"requests https://host/...",{w:700,sz:15,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- REVERSE PROXY (center) ----------
+const PX=540, PW=400, PH=300, PY=MIDY-PH/2;
+txt(PX+4,PY-22,"EDGE",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+shadowRect(PX,PY,PW,PH,PAPER,INK,4);
+// rust title bar
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:PX,y:PY,width:PW,height:60,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:PX,y1:PY+60,x2:PX+PW,y2:PY+60,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(PX+24,PY+39,"Reverse proxy",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:28,fill:PAPER});
+txt(PX+PW-24,PY+38,"nginx · caddy · traefik",{w:700,sz:13,ls:".04em",a:"end",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+// TLS terminated banner
+const tlsY=PY+80;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:PX+24,y:tlsY,width:PW-48,height:50,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+// lock glyph
+const lx=PX+44, ly=tlsY+25;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lx-9,y:ly-4,width:18,height:15,fill:RUSTD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${lx-6} ${ly-4} v -5 a 6 6 0 0 1 12 0 v 5`,fill:"none",stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3}));
+txt(PX+68,tlsY+33,"TLS terminated here",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21});
+// injected headers list
+const hY=tlsY+72;
+txt(PX+24,hY,"injects forwarded headers:",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+const hdrs=["X-Forwarded-Proto: https","X-Forwarded-Host","X-Forwarded-Prefix"];
+hdrs.forEach((h,i)=>{
+  const ry=hY+16+i*40;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:PX+24,y:ry,width:PW-48,height:30,fill:PAPER2,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+  txt(PX+38,ry+21,h,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:17});
+});
+
+// ---------- LOCALAI (right) ----------
+const LX=1150, LW=300, LH=300, LY=MIDY-LH/2;
+txt(LX+LW,LY-22,"ORIGIN",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",a:"end",fill:SOFT});
+shadowRect(LX,LY,LW,LH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX,y:LY,width:LW,height:60,fill:COLD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:LX,y1:LY+60,x2:LX+LW,y2:LY+60,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(LX+24,LY+39,"LocalAI",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:28,fill:PAPER});
+// BaseURL middleware box
+const mwY=LY+80;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX+24,y:mwY,width:LW-48,height:54,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(LX+40,mwY+24,"BaseURL middleware",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:19});
+txt(LX+40,mwY+44,"reads X-Forwarded-*",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+// output: https asset URLs
+const oY=mwY+74;
+txt(LX+24,oY,"emits asset URLs:",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX+24,y:oY+14,width:LW-48,height:44,fill:PAPER2,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(LX+40,oY+36,"https://host/...",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:20,fill:RUSTD});
+txt(LX+40,oY+54,"correct scheme · host · prefix",{w:700,sz:12,fill:SOFT});
+txt(LX+24,oY+86,"serves on plain HTTP",{w:700,sz:14,fill:SOFT});
+
+// ===================================================================
+// CONNECTORS
+// ===================================================================
+// browser -> proxy : HTTPS (solid rust, encrypted leg)
+arrow(BX+BW, MIDY, PX, MIDY, RUST);
+// leg label + lock
+const seg1mid=(BX+BW+PX)/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:seg1mid-58,y:MIDY-46,width:116,height:34,fill:PAPER,stroke:RUST,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+// small lock on label
+const slx=seg1mid-40, sly=MIDY-29;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:slx-6,y:sly-2,width:12,height:10,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${slx-4} ${sly-2} v -3 a 4 4 0 0 1 8 0 v 3`,fill:"none",stroke:RUST,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(seg1mid+8,MIDY-23,"HTTPS",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+txt(seg1mid,MIDY+34,"encrypted",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// proxy -> LocalAI : HTTP (dashed cold, plaintext internal leg)
+arrow(PX+PW, MIDY, LX, MIDY, COLD, "2 8");
+const seg2mid=(PX+PW+LX)/2;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:seg2mid-52,y:MIDY-46,width:104,height:34,fill:PAPER,stroke:COLD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(seg2mid,MIDY-23,"HTTP",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",fill:COLD});
+txt(seg2mid,MIDY+34,"internal · no TLS",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- TLS boundary marker (vertical, at proxy right edge) ----------
+const BND=PX+PW+ (LX-(PX+PW))/2 - 0; // not used; boundary drawn at proxy edge below
+// boundary line just right of the proxy where TLS ends
+const bx=PX+PW+18;
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:bx,y1:LY-6,x2:bx,y2:LY+LH+6,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":3,"stroke-dasharray":"3 8"}));
+const lbW=150,lbH=30,lbx=bx-lbW/2,lby=LY+LH-6;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lbx,y:lby,width:lbW,height:lbH,fill:PAPER,stroke:RUSTD,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(bx,lby+21,"TLS ENDS HERE",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:14,a:"middle",ls:".03em",fill:RUSTD});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> SmartRouter</div>
+        <h1>How the router <em>places a request</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">IDLE</div>
+        <div class="s">first</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Idle-first placement with <b>preemptive least-recently-used eviction.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/distributed-mode</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// straight arrow with explicit endpoint arrowhead (any direction)
+function lineArrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1,y1,x2,y2,stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const ang=Math.atan2(y2-y1,x2-x1), a=8, sp=0.5;
+  const ax=x2-Math.cos(ang)*2, ay=y2-Math.sin(ang)*2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${ax} ${ay} l ${-(a+5)*Math.cos(ang-sp)} ${-(a+5)*Math.sin(ang-sp)} M ${ax} ${ay} l ${-(a+5)*Math.cos(ang+sp)} ${-(a+5)*Math.sin(ang+sp)}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- DIAMOND (decision) ----------
+function diamond(cx,cy,hw,hh,lines,o){
+  o=o||{};
+  const pts=`${cx},${cy-hh} ${cx+hw},${cy} ${cx},${cy+hh} ${cx-hw},${cy}`;
+  // hard offset shadow
+  svg.appendChild(el("polygon",{points:`${cx+7},${cy-hh+7} ${cx+hw+7},${cy+7} ${cx+7},${cy+hh+7} ${cx-hw+7},${cy+7}`,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("polygon",{points:pts,fill:o.fill||HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":o.sw||3.5}));
+  const n=lines.length, lh=o.lh||21, start=cy-((n-1)*lh)/2+6;
+  lines.forEach((ln,i)=>txt(cx,start+i*lh,ln,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:o.sz||17,a:"middle"}));
+}
+// ---------- OUTCOME RECT ----------
+function outcome(cx,cy,w,h,lines,o){
+  o=o||{};
+  shadowRect(cx-w/2,cy-h/2,w,h,o.fill||PAPER2,o.stroke,o.sw);
+  const n=lines.length, lh=o.lh||23, start=cy-((n-1)*lh)/2+7;
+  lines.forEach((ln,i)=>txt(cx,start+i*lh,ln,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:o.w||800,sz:o.sz||19,a:"middle",fill:o.tfill||INK}));
+}
+// branch label pill
+function label(x,y,s,color){
+  const w=s.length*8.5+22, h=24;
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x-w/2,y:y-h/2,width:w,height:h,fill:PAPER,stroke:color,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(x,y+6,s,{w:700,sz:13,ls:".06em",a:"middle",fill:color});
+}
+
+// ===== LAYOUT =====
+// Left column: the decision spine (diamonds). Right side at each level: the YES outcome.
+const DX=430;                 // diamond center x
+const DHW=178, DHH=58;        // diamond half-width / half-height
+const OX=1090;                // outcome center x
+const OW=300, OH=66;          // outcome size
+const rowY=[70,200,330,460];  // first 4 diamonds
+// vertical positions
+const dY=[68,196,324,452];
+
+// diamonds (decisions) - cold teal accent stroke fill
+const decisions=[
+  ["model already","loaded on a node?"],
+  ["node with","free VRAM?"],
+  ["idle node","available?"],
+  ["can evict an LRU node","with zero in-flight?"],
+];
+const dCX=DX, dHW=176, dHH=52;
+const dCY=[88,210,332,454];
+
+// YES outcomes (right)
+const yesOut=[
+  {l:["route there","(done)"],fill:"#EFE0BF"},
+  {l:["load there"],fill:"#EFE0BF"},
+  {l:["load there"],fill:"#EFE0BF"},
+  {l:["evict + load"],fill:"#EFE0BF"},
+];
+const oW=290, oH=60;
+
+// bottom row geometry (wait-then-evict + terminal action)
+const botY=556;
+const waitCX=dCX, waitCY=botY, waitW=330, waitH=58;
+const taW=360, taH=64, taCX=OX, taCY=botY;
+
+// ========== 1) CONNECTORS (drawn first, shapes sit on top) ==========
+// NO spine: diamond i bottom -> diamond i+1 top
+for(let i=0;i<3;i++) lineArrow(dCX, dCY[i]+dHH, dCX, dCY[i+1]-dHH, INK);
+// final NO: last diamond bottom -> wait-then-evict box
+lineArrow(dCX, dCY[3]+dHH, dCX, waitCY-waitH/2, RUST);
+// YES connectors: diamond right vertex -> yes outcome left edge
+for(let i=0;i<4;i++) lineArrow(dCX+dHW, dCY[i], OX-oW/2, dCY[i], i<3?COLD:RUST);
+// funnel the load/evict outcomes (idx 1,2,3) downward into the terminal action
+[1,2,3].forEach(i=>{
+  lineArrow(OX, dCY[i]+oH/2, OX, (i===3? taCY-taH/2 : dCY[i+1]-oH/2), COLD, "2 7");
+});
+// wait-then-evict -> terminal action
+lineArrow(waitCX+waitW/2, waitCY, taCX-taW/2, taCY, RUST);
+
+// ========== 2) SHAPES ==========
+decisions.forEach((d,i)=> diamond(dCX,dCY[i],dHW,dHH,d,{fill:i<3?HI:"#E9D2B0",sz:18}) );
+yesOut.forEach((o,i)=> outcome(OX,dCY[i],oW,oH,o.l,{fill:o.fill,sz:21}) );
+outcome(waitCX,waitCY,waitW,waitH,["wait, then evict"],{fill:PAPER,stroke:RUST,sw:3.5,sz:21,tfill:RUSTD});
+outcome(taCX,taCY,taW,taH,["backend.install","+ LoadModel"],{fill:RUST,sz:22,tfill:PAPER,lh:25});
+
+// ========== 3) BRANCH LABELS (on top) ==========
+for(let i=0;i<3;i++) label(dCX, (dCY[i]+dHH+dCY[i+1]-dHH)/2, "NO", RUSTD);
+label(dCX, (dCY[3]+dHH+waitCY-waitH/2)/2, "NO", RUST);
+for(let i=0;i<4;i++) label((dCX+dHW+OX-oW/2)/2, dCY[i]-16, "YES", i<3?COLD:RUST);
+
+// request tag (left of the first diamond, clear of the spine)
+txt(dCX-dHW-14, dCY[0]+5, "REQUEST", {w:700,sz:13,ls:".16em",a:"end",fill:SOFT});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Function calling</div>
+        <h1>Same request, <em>any backend</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">TOOLS</div>
+        <div class="s">native</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">One tool-call request shape; <b>each backend's native parser extracts the calls.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/openai-functions</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// ---------- REQUEST (far left) ----------
+txt(20,40,"REQUEST",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const RQX=20, RQY=185, RQW=222, RQH=180;
+shadowRect(RQX,RQY,RQW,RQH,PAPER2);
+txt(RQX+RQW/2,RQY+44,"OpenAI-shaped",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,a:"middle"});
+txt(RQX+RQW/2,RQY+70,"chat request",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,a:"middle"});
+// tools chip
+const tcW=148,tcH=30,tcx=RQX+(RQW-tcW)/2,tcy=RQY+96;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:tcx,y:tcy,width:tcW,height:tcH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(tcx+tcW/2,tcy+21,"tools: [ ... ]",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:16,a:"middle"});
+txt(RQX+RQW/2,RQY+154,"tool_choice: auto",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- LocalAI extraction (center) ----------
+const EXX=312, EXY=175, EXW=250, EXH=200;
+shadowRect(EXX,EXY,EXW,EXH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:EXX,y:EXY,width:EXW,height:60,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:EXX,y1:EXY+60,x2:EXX+EXW,y2:EXY+60,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(EXX+EXW/2,EXY+38,"LocalAI",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:28,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(EXX+EXW/2,EXY+98,"tool-call",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(EXX+EXW/2,EXY+126,"extraction",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle"});
+txt(EXX+EXW/2,EXY+162,"picks the right parser",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- PARSERS (per backend, 3 stacked) ----------
+txt(640,40,"NATIVE PARSERS",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+const PX=628, PW=290, PH=120, pRows=[70,222,374];
+const parsers=[
+  {n:"llama.cpp",   s:"C++ autoparser"},
+  {n:"vLLM",        s:"ToolParserManager"},
+  {n:"MLX",         s:"template auto-detect"},
+];
+parsers.forEach((p,i)=>{
+  const y=pRows[i];
+  shadowRect(PX,y,PW,PH,"#EFE0BF");
+  txt(PX+22,y+50,p.n,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26});
+  txt(PX+22,y+82,p.s,{w:700,sz:16,fill:SOFT});
+});
+
+// ---------- RESPONSE (far right) ----------
+txt(1460,40,"RESPONSE",{w:700,sz:14,ls:".2em",a:"end",fill:SOFT});
+const RSX=1058, RSY=185, RSW=222, RSH=180;
+shadowRect(RSX,RSY,RSW,RSH,PAPER,RUST,4);
+txt(RSX+RSW/2,RSY+44,"Uniform",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,a:"middle"});
+txt(RSX+RSW/2,RSY+70,"response",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:23,a:"middle"});
+const rcW=170,rcH=30,rcx=RSX+(RSW-rcW)/2,rcy=RSY+96;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:rcx,y:rcy,width:rcW,height:rcH,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+txt(rcx+rcW/2,rcy+21,"tool_calls: [ ... ]",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:15,a:"middle"});
+txt(RSX+RSW/2,RSY+154,"identical for every backend",{w:700,sz:12.5,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ---------- ARROWS ----------
+// request -> extraction
+arrow(RQX+RQW, RQY+RQH/2, EXX, EXY+EXH/2, INK);
+// extraction -> parsers (fan out)
+const exMid=EXY+EXH/2;
+parsers.forEach((p,i)=>{
+  const y=pRows[i]+PH/2;
+  arrow(EXX+EXW, exMid+(i-1)*46, PX, y, RUSTD);
+});
+// parsers -> response (converge)
+const rsMid=RSY+RSH/2;
+parsers.forEach((p,i)=>{
+  const y=pRows[i]+PH/2;
+  arrow(PX+PW, y, RSX, rsMid+(i-1)*46, RUSTD);
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> Voice Recognition</div>
+        <h1>Register, identify, <em>forget</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">1:N</div>
+        <div class="s">match</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Voiceprints in a vector store: <b>1:1 verify, or 1:N identify.</b></div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/features/voice-recognition</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// Reusable step box helper
+function stepBox(x,y,w,h,fill,title,sub,titleColor){
+  shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill);
+  if(sub){
+    txt(x+w/2,y+h/2-2,title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:titleColor||INK});
+    txt(x+w/2,y+h/2+20,sub,{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+  } else {
+    txt(x+w/2,y+h/2+7,title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:21,a:"middle",fill:titleColor||INK});
+  }
+}
+
+// ===================== CENTRAL VECTOR STORE =====================
+const VSX=590, VSW=300, VSY=200, VSH=160;
+shadowRect(VSX,VSY,VSW,VSH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:VSX,y:VSY,width:VSW,height:54,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:VSX,y1:VSY+54,x2:VSX+VSW,y2:VSY+54,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(VSX+VSW/2,VSY+36,"Vector store",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:26,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+// voiceprint rows
+const rows=["alice  · [0.12, -0.4 …]","bob    · [-0.9, 0.3 …]","carol  · [0.5, 0.07 …]"];
+let ry=VSY+74;
+rows.forEach(r=>{
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:VSX+18,y:ry,width:VSW-36,height:26,fill:HI,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+  txt(VSX+30,ry+18,r,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:14,fill:INK});
+  ry+=30;
+});
+txt(VSX+VSW/2,VSY+VSH+24,"voiceprints (embeddings)",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+
+// ===================== REGISTER (top row) =====================
+txt(40,46,"REGISTER",{w:700,sz:15,ls:".2em",fill:RUSTD});
+const rH=58, rY=64;
+stepBox(40,rY,180,rH,PAPER2,"audio","enrollment clip");
+stepBox(300,rY,180,rH,HI,"embedding","speaker model",COLD);
+arrow(220,rY+rH/2,300,rY+rH/2,INK);
+// embedding -> store (into top of vector store, landing left of title)
+arrow(480,rY+rH/2,VSX+70,VSY,RUST);
+txt(528,rY+rH/2-8,"store",{w:700,sz:14,fill:RUSTD});
+
+// ===================== IDENTIFY (bottom flow, left to right) =====================
+txt(40,432,"IDENTIFY",{w:700,sz:15,ls:".2em",fill:RUSTD});
+const iH=66, iY=448;
+stepBox(40,iY,178,iH,PAPER2,"probe audio","unknown");
+stepBox(258,iY,178,iH,HI,"embedding","speaker model",COLD);
+stepBox(700,iY,210,iH,PAPER,"top-K cosine","nearest match",RUST);
+stepBox(960,iY,178,iH,PAPER2,"speaker","identity + score");
+arrow(218,iY+iH/2,258,iY+iH/2,INK);
+// embedding up into store
+arrow(436+30,iY+iH/2,VSX+90,VSY+VSH,COLD,"2 8");
+txt(490,iY+10,"query",{w:700,sz:13,fill:COLD});
+// store down to top-K match
+arrow(VSX+VSW-50,VSY+VSH,700+10,iY+iH/2,RUST);
+txt(640,iY-6,"candidates",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+arrow(910,iY+iH/2,960,iY+iH/2,INK);
+
+// ===================== FORGET (right side) =====================
+txt(1238,46,"FORGET",{w:700,sz:15,ls:".2em",a:"start",fill:RUSTD});
+const fX=1190, fW=250, fY=64, fH=110;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:fX,y:fY,width:fW,height:fH,fill:PAPER,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-dasharray":"4 7"}));
+txt(fX+fW/2,fY+44,"remove entry",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:22,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(fX+fW/2,fY+72,"delete a voiceprint",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:DIM});
+txt(fX+fW/2,fY+95,"DELETE  /forget",{w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",ls:".06em",fill:RUSTD});
+// forget -> store (dashed, removing)
+arrow(fX,fY+fH/2,VSX+VSW,VSY+30,DIM,"2 8");
+
+// ===================== LEGEND (corner): verify vs identify =====================
+const lgX=1130, lgY=300, lgW=310, lgH=210;
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lgX,y:lgY,width:lgW,height:lgH,fill:PAPER2,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":3}));
+txt(lgX+lgW/2,lgY+34,"VERIFY vs IDENTIFY",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle",ls:".04em",fill:INK});
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:lgX+16,y1:lgY+48,x2:lgX+lgW-16,y2:lgY+48,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2}));
+// verify (1:1) - cold
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lgX+20,y:lgY+66,width:34,height:34,fill:COLD}));
+txt(lgX+37,lgY+89,"1:1",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(lgX+66,lgY+82,"verify",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,fill:COLD});
+txt(lgX+66,lgY+101,"is this the claimed person?",{w:600,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+// identify (1:N) - rust
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:lgX+20,y:lgY+128,width:34,height:34,fill:RUST}));
+txt(lgX+37,lgY+151,"1:N",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:PAPER});
+txt(lgX+66,lgY+144,"identify",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,fill:RUST});
+txt(lgX+66,lgY+163,"who is this, out of N?",{w:600,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+txt(lgX+20,lgY+193,"both search the same store.",{w:700,sz:13,fill:INK});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/docs/static/images/diagrams/vram-eviction.html b/docs/static/images/diagrams/vram-eviction.html
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+++ b/docs/static/images/diagrams/vram-eviction.html
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,600;12..96,700;12..96,800&family=Archivo:wght@500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#F3E8D2; --paper2:#ECDFC2; --ink:#211C14; --ink-soft:#5A5142;
+    --rust:#B43A2C; --rust-deep:#8F2C20; --cold:#3F6E73; --hi:#E7D6AE; --dim:#A99F88;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+  html,body{width:1600px;height:900px}
+  body{
+    background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
+    position:relative;overflow:hidden;
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px),
+      linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paper2) 1px,transparent 1px);
+    background-size:40px 40px;
+  }
+  .frame{position:absolute;inset:26px;border:3px solid var(--ink);}
+  .wrap{position:absolute;inset:26px;padding:30px 56px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
+  header{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px}
+  .eyebrow{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:17px;color:var(--rust-deep)}
+  .eyebrow b{color:var(--ink)}
+  h1{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:50px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:6px}
+  h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--rust)}
+  .stamp{border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 16px 8px;transform:rotate(3deg);text-align:center;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);flex:none}
+  .stamp .k{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:21px;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1.05}
+  .stamp .s{font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}
+  .stage{flex:1;margin-top:8px}
+  svg{width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
+  footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:6px;gap:24px}
+  .note{font-weight:600;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.3;max-width:1080px}
+  .note b{color:var(--ink)}
+  .url{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque";font-weight:800;font-size:22px;color:var(--rust-deep);letter-spacing:.01em;flex:none}
+  .url span{color:var(--ink)}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="frame"></div>
+  <div class="wrap">
+    <header>
+      <div>
+        <div class="eyebrow">LocalAI <b>&middot;</b> VRAM</div>
+        <h1>Load, evict, <em>reuse</em></h1>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stamp">
+        <div class="k">LRU</div>
+        <div class="s">evict</div>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div class="stage"><svg viewBox="0 0 1480 560" id="svg"></svg></div>
+    <footer>
+      <div class="note">Least-recently-used eviction keeps the hottest models warm within your VRAM budget.</div>
+      <div class="url">localai.io<span>/advanced/vram-management</span></div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+<script>
+const INK="#211C14", PAPER="#F3E8D2", PAPER2="#ECDFC2", HI="#E7D6AE", SOFT="#5A5142", RUST="#B43A2C", RUSTD="#8F2C20", COLD="#3F6E73", DIM="#A99F88";
+function el(t,a,x){const e=document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",t);for(const k in a)e.setAttribute(k,a[k]);if(x!=null)e.textContent=x;return e;}
+const svg=document.getElementById("svg");
+function shadowRect(x,y,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,dash){
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+7,y:y+7,width:w,height:h,fill:INK}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x,y,width:w,height:h,fill,stroke:stroke||INK,"stroke-width":sw||3.5,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+}
+function txt(x,y,s,o){o=o||{};svg.appendChild(el("text",{x,y,"font-family":o.f||"Archivo","font-weight":o.w||700,"font-size":o.sz||15,"letter-spacing":o.ls||"0","text-anchor":o.a||"start",fill:o.fill||INK},s));}
+function arrow(x1,y1,x2,y2,color,dash){
+  const mx=(x1+x2)/2;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y1} C ${mx} ${y1}, ${mx} ${y2}, ${x2-11} ${y2}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round","stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y2} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+// horizontal flat arrow between timeline steps
+function flowArrow(x1,x2,y,color){
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x1} ${y} L ${x2-11} ${y}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+  const a=7;
+  svg.appendChild(el("path",{d:`M ${x2-11} ${y} l -${a+4} -${a} M ${x2-11} ${y} l -${a+4} ${a}`,fill:"none",stroke:color,"stroke-width":3.5,"stroke-linecap":"round"}));
+}
+
+// a 2-slot VRAM stack drawn at (x,y), slot[i] = {n} or null. evict highlights a slot in rust.
+function vramStack(x,y,slots,opt){
+  opt=opt||{};
+  const sw=160, slotH=46, gap=10, padTop=8;
+  const h=padTop*2 + slotH*2 + gap;
+  // outer budget box
+  shadowRect(x,y,sw,h,PAPER,INK,3.5);
+  for(let i=0;i<2;i++){
+    const sy=y+padTop+i*(slotH+gap);
+    const filled=slots[i];
+    const evicting = opt.evict===i;
+    const fresh = opt.fresh===i;
+    let fill = filled ? (evicting?RUST:(fresh?COLD:HI)) : PAPER2;
+    svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x+8,y:sy,width:sw-16,height:slotH,fill,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":filled?"none":"3 6"}));
+    if(filled){
+      const lab=(evicting||fresh)?PAPER:INK;
+      txt(x+sw/2,sy+30,slots[i],{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:24,a:"middle",fill:lab});
+    } else {
+      txt(x+sw/2,sy+30,"free",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:DIM});
+    }
+  }
+  return {w:sw,h:h};
+}
+
+// ===================== LEFT PANEL =====================
+const LX=20, LY=18, LW=700, LH=524;
+shadowRect(LX,LY,LW,LH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:LX,y:LY,width:LW,height:58,fill:RUST}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:LX,y1:LY+58,x2:LX+LW,y2:LY+58,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(LX+24,LY+38,"LRU eviction",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:27,fill:PAPER});
+txt(LX+LW-24,LY+37,"max = 2 slots",{w:700,sz:15,ls:".04em",a:"end",fill:"#F1D9C8"});
+
+// four timeline steps, each a VRAM stack + caption
+const stackY=LY+130;
+const sx=[LX+30, LX+205, LX+380, LX+555];
+const steps=[
+  {slots:["A",null],   cap:["load A","slot 1 filled"]},
+  {slots:["A","B"],    cap:["load B","both full"]},
+  {slots:["C","B"],    evict:0, cap:["request C","evict LRU A → C"]},
+  {slots:["C","B"],    fresh:1, cap:["request B","refresh B"]},
+];
+steps.forEach((st,i)=>{
+  vramStack(sx[i],stackY,st.slots,{evict:st.evict,fresh:st.fresh});
+});
+// connectors between stacks
+for(let i=0;i<3;i++){
+  flowArrow(sx[i]+160, sx[i+1], stackY+62, i===2?COLD:INK);
+}
+// captions under each
+steps.forEach((st,i)=>{
+  txt(sx[i]+80, stackY+158, st.cap[0], {f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:18,a:"middle"});
+  txt(sx[i]+80, stackY+182, st.cap[1], {w:700,sz:13,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+});
+// time axis
+txt(LX+30, stackY+232, "TIME",{w:700,sz:12,ls:".2em",fill:SOFT});
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:LX+90,y1:stackY+227,x2:LX+LW-30,y2:stackY+227,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":2.5,"stroke-dasharray":"2 7"}));
+// legend
+const lgY=stackY+268;
+function chip(cx,fill,dash){svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:cx,y:lgY-13,width:20,height:18,fill,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":dash||"none"}));}
+chip(LX+30,HI); txt(LX+58,lgY+2,"resident",{w:700,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+chip(LX+170,RUST); txt(LX+198,lgY+2,"evicted (LRU)",{w:700,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+chip(LX+330,COLD); txt(LX+358,lgY+2,"refreshed",{w:700,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+chip(LX+470,PAPER2,"3 6"); txt(LX+498,lgY+2,"free slot",{w:700,sz:13,fill:SOFT});
+
+// ===================== RIGHT PANEL =====================
+const RX=760, RY=18, RW=700, RH=524;
+shadowRect(RX,RY,RW,RH,PAPER,INK,4);
+svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:RX,y:RY,width:RW,height:58,fill:COLD}));
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:RX,y1:RY+58,x2:RX+RW,y2:RY+58,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":4}));
+txt(RX+24,RY+38,"Concurrency group anti-affinity",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:25,fill:PAPER});
+
+// two GPU states: before / after
+function gpuBox(x,y,w,h,title){
+  shadowRect(x,y,w,h,PAPER,INK,3.5);
+  svg.appendChild(el("rect",{x:x,y:y,width:w,height:34,fill:HI}));
+  svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:x,y1:y+34,x2:x+w,y2:y+34,stroke:INK,"stroke-width":2.5}));
+  txt(x+14,y+24,title,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:17});
+}
+// model slot inside gpu
+function modelSlot(x,y,w,name,grp,state){
+  // state: keep | evict | new
+  let fill = state==="evict"?RUST : state==="new"?COLD : HI;
+  let lab = (state==="evict"||state==="new")?PAPER:INK;
+  shadowRect(x,y,w,52,fill,INK,2.5);
+  txt(x+16,y+25,name,{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:800,sz:19,fill:lab});
+  txt(x+16,y+44,grp,{w:700,sz:12,fill:(state==="evict"||state==="new")?"#F1D9C8":SOFT});
+}
+
+const gpW=300, gpH=300, gpY=RY+118;
+const gpBX=RX+30, gpAX=RX+RW-30-gpW;
+gpuBox(gpBX,gpY,gpW,gpH,"before");
+gpuBox(gpAX,gpY,gpW,gpH,"loading 120b-b");
+
+// before: zed-predict + 120b-a coexist
+modelSlot(gpBX+18,gpY+56,gpW-36,"zed-predict","group: tools","keep");
+modelSlot(gpBX+18,gpY+128,gpW-36,"120b-a","group: chat","keep");
+txt(gpBX+gpW/2,gpY+232,"different groups",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(gpBX+gpW/2,gpY+256,"→ both stay resident",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:17,a:"middle"});
+
+// after: 120b-b evicts 120b-a, zed-predict stays
+modelSlot(gpAX+18,gpY+56,gpW-36,"zed-predict","group: tools  · kept","keep");
+modelSlot(gpAX+18,gpY+128,gpW-36,"120b-b","group: chat  · loaded","new");
+txt(gpAX+gpW/2,gpY+232,"same group as 120b-a",{w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+txt(gpAX+gpW/2,gpY+256,"→ 120b-a evicted",{f:"Bricolage Grotesque",w:700,sz:17,a:"middle",fill:RUSTD});
+
+// arrow between the two gpu states
+flowArrow(gpBX+gpW, gpAX, gpY+gpH/2, COLD);
+
+// caption strip at bottom of right panel
+const csY=RY+RH-58;
+svg.appendChild(el("line",{x1:RX+24,y1:csY-18,x2:RX+RW-24,y2:csY-18,stroke:DIM,"stroke-width":2,"stroke-dasharray":"2 7"}));
+txt(RX+RW/2, csY+6, "anti-affinity evicts only within the same concurrency group", {w:700,sz:14,a:"middle",fill:SOFT});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/docs/static/images/diagrams/vram-eviction.png b/docs/static/images/diagrams/vram-eviction.png
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diff --git a/gallery/index.yaml b/gallery/index.yaml
index 97b0d472f..fbdbb643f 100644
--- a/gallery/index.yaml
+++ b/gallery/index.yaml
@@ -31833,7 +31833,6 @@
     - filename: parakeet-cpp/tdt_ctc-1.1b-f16.gguf
       uri: huggingface://mudler/parakeet-cpp-gguf/tdt_ctc-1.1b-f16.gguf
       sha256: cd53f64eefac2623a12f2f118ef50b56622dc3012f42c815c6adf0d08292f387
-
 - name: parakeet-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32076,6 +32075,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: voxtral-mini-3b-2507-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/voxtral-mini-3b-2507-GGUF/voxtral-mini-3b-2507-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 306088d884e36aa512aa41ea66087b9fd7f3e11e1568ccf6ca5df12dc97595a2
 - name: voxtral4b-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32098,6 +32098,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: voxtral-mini-4b-realtime-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/voxtral-mini-4b-realtime-GGUF/voxtral-mini-4b-realtime-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 7dda1dba692f18c9d30a6064943b92c562853b399e96320929d2e1399c9d41cc
 - name: granite-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32120,6 +32121,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: granite-speech-4.0-1b-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/granite-speech-4.0-1b-GGUF/granite-speech-4.0-1b-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 4ab89d22379b0286033d5c958d7d0759860c4cb9e8ce81cab2e9272303321301
 - name: granite-4.1-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32142,6 +32144,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: granite-speech-4.1-2b-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/granite-speech-4.1-2b-GGUF/granite-speech-4.1-2b-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: d2fd66c801c37eb12b9ae1792994e406ce5a53ff0c864cc8cfe33f91d8eb7920
 - name: granite-4.1-plus-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32164,6 +32167,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: granite-speech-4.1-2b-plus-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/granite-speech-4.1-2b-plus-GGUF/granite-speech-4.1-2b-plus-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 797ad005c53305d4fdea1fadd7baa62bd3310a3e2975c7964e48c76a41198dd4
 - name: granite-4.1-nar-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32186,6 +32190,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: granite-speech-4.1-2b-nar-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/granite-speech-4.1-2b-nar-GGUF/granite-speech-4.1-2b-nar-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 7ffa9fd63b20c72cdc72c114631d5f6dfc2d81bf0e1e5255c350a9b6826f2ba4
 - name: qwen3-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32208,6 +32213,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: qwen3-asr-0.6b-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/qwen3-asr-0.6b-GGUF/qwen3-asr-0.6b-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 4c67426908a518c28c24bc780df27175fcf84ce4d6dbd678133a4531904bbcc9
 - name: qwen3-1.7b-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32230,6 +32236,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: qwen3-asr-1.7b-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/qwen3-asr-1.7b-GGUF/qwen3-asr-1.7b-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 1f1d26ee044f0f041b0a7bfcf6d560996103c951acbde6eb48ccb24e7edfc69c
 - name: cohere-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32252,6 +32259,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: cohere-transcribe-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/cohere-transcribe-03-2026-GGUF/cohere-transcribe-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 2931fc0ac6d6708eef5389aadf1ebd5eec7b8e764bac385be585e910c0e7b410
 - name: wav2vec2-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32274,6 +32282,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: wav2vec2-xlsr-en-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-english-GGUF/wav2vec2-xlsr-en-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: e28e4131af7eb4cc2dc2c15464801f4a6437a5f7cd51f45e5b12883ef7e8bc8f
 - name: wav2vec2-de-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32296,6 +32305,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-german-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-german-GGUF/wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-german-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: d134f7470d6b1f24a47fd165840697340b5259dc93b7d35cf43e14fb0d0213e7
 - name: vibevoice-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32318,6 +32328,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: vibevoice-asr-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/vibevoice-asr-GGUF/vibevoice-asr-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: f1e87bb5c25dd469b495759e59c4554c4e8ec254f36c5c659737ff3e61ace982
 - name: vibevoice-tts-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32339,6 +32350,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: vibevoice-realtime-0.5b-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/vibevoice-realtime-0.5b-GGUF/vibevoice-realtime-0.5b-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: e3244986d8939a9a8f65701196efbfe3f8b81afd307b29f434fe259b9c411ef1
 - name: chatterbox-tts-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32362,8 +32374,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: chatterbox-t3-q8_0.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/chatterbox-GGUF/chatterbox-t3-q8_0.gguf
+      sha256: 7b2da930c27df7e43d17a077bb58433b1bc33474ad66d781f715a7125f65d075
     - filename: chatterbox-s3gen-q8_0.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/chatterbox-GGUF/chatterbox-s3gen-q8_0.gguf
+      sha256: 6bbb93b892deeea73330cf773218e776e4bd0cf6ba71f60ef4dba72c922d0b3b
 - name: qwen3-tts-customvoice-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32389,8 +32403,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: qwen3-tts-12hz-0.6b-customvoice-q8_0.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/qwen3-tts-0.6b-customvoice-GGUF/qwen3-tts-12hz-0.6b-customvoice-q8_0.gguf
+      sha256: 5227dcbc4df7c5533341d111cc469fa491a48e722b23dd10f553181b52dff2d9
     - filename: qwen3-tts-tokenizer-12hz.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/qwen3-tts-tokenizer-12hz-GGUF/qwen3-tts-tokenizer-12hz.gguf
+      sha256: 70dc95dbfdd9aa5d9d406236ff771d061bf17b0cda02a72513953355606e719b
 - name: orpheus-tts-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32415,8 +32431,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: orpheus-3b-base-q8_0.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/orpheus-3b-base-GGUF/orpheus-3b-base-q8_0.gguf
+      sha256: 380e891d72adee9ad7db7b6f8626f737d1285a7cf8c98d256d70094182ed0615
     - filename: snac-24khz.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/snac-24khz-GGUF/snac-24khz.gguf
+      sha256: b4b044631df62ececa86ab080516b3e619cd8f93caabd5f6758c7eae14981bd8
 - name: hubert-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32441,6 +32459,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: hubert-large-ls960-ft-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/hubert-large-ls960-ft-GGUF/hubert-large-ls960-ft-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 7cfd627da224e0c77b466e27bb10613fe834e7156cf5a58de9ad7885ba5af937
 - name: data2vec-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32465,6 +32484,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: data2vec-audio-base-960h-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/data2vec-audio-960h-GGUF/data2vec-audio-base-960h-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 93b6ab01f1f83525157d797a385a3e9e014c6761d3e974351363adc452a86f7e
 - name: glm-asr-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32489,6 +32509,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: glm-asr-nano-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/glm-asr-nano-GGUF/glm-asr-nano-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 2e4f3360f69e7f7dfd24127305583ea16629975c643a771f8603ca04c6ab50d4
 - name: kyutai-stt-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32513,6 +32534,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: kyutai-stt-1b-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/kyutai-stt-1b-GGUF/kyutai-stt-1b-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 32937b2c337e8b8b1bfd68bc90f07a1dbc9fcdfd5e7099dc770e15f0cbff512e
 - name: firered-asr-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32537,6 +32559,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: firered-asr2-aed-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/firered-asr2-aed-GGUF/firered-asr2-aed-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: c5f40fe5b467296395027c7397d87043a39e3223fcd049056ed5ba88974e9e0d
 - name: moonshine-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32562,8 +32585,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: moonshine-tiny-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-tiny-GGUF/moonshine-tiny-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 333bb4a7df0c51da04fa2694fdc944936e75e79e57745c7ac3fd11f3176a8368
     - filename: tokenizer.bin
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-tiny-GGUF/tokenizer.bin
+      sha256: 0e90e02b765a10f0fa35b7d67877df29dd22a1fd4890899c9b1b203a19bc8999
 - name: moonshine-de-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32590,8 +32615,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: moonshine-base-de-fidoriel-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-base-de-fidoriel-GGUF/moonshine-base-de-fidoriel-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 6ce0bec4248720d3474ee80db2b35dbac8e5608106a47fe8853fc36a6d77aeb8
     - filename: tokenizer.bin
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-base-de-fidoriel-GGUF/tokenizer.bin
+      sha256: 0e90e02b765a10f0fa35b7d67877df29dd22a1fd4890899c9b1b203a19bc8999
 - name: moonshine-tiny-de-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32618,8 +32645,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: moonshine-tiny-de-fidoriel-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-tiny-de-fidoriel-GGUF/moonshine-tiny-de-fidoriel-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: cc2a94570dae9c9996d6c27c3b0d307973d08b43802a271922fb583f0a2afc71
     - filename: tokenizer.bin
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-tiny-de-fidoriel-GGUF/tokenizer.bin
+      sha256: 0e90e02b765a10f0fa35b7d67877df29dd22a1fd4890899c9b1b203a19bc8999
 - name: moonshine-streaming-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32645,8 +32674,10 @@
   files:
     - filename: moonshine-streaming-tiny-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-streaming-tiny-GGUF/moonshine-streaming-tiny-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 46bf62ab1323da8ff3cf3936b62c08980590396a324bb822c91e38e821d972cc
     - filename: tokenizer.bin
       uri: huggingface://cstr/moonshine-streaming-tiny-GGUF/tokenizer.bin
+      sha256: 0e90e02b765a10f0fa35b7d67877df29dd22a1fd4890899c9b1b203a19bc8999
 - name: mimo-asr-crispasr
   url: github:mudler/LocalAI/gallery/virtual.yaml@master
   urls:
@@ -32672,5 +32703,7 @@
   files:
     - filename: mimo-asr-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/mimo-asr-GGUF/mimo-asr-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 12dbc7cc7a20c7add6ff00bf8b12bca1c46304e0100a5c5a6e74bdecfc57a306
     - filename: mimo-tokenizer-q4_k.gguf
       uri: huggingface://cstr/mimo-tokenizer-GGUF/mimo-tokenizer-q4_k.gguf
+      sha256: 3f3a903b10294ead4ef6a4afec035639fd2113b1d307d42f649a97cc85670e3f
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0bb00e30d..60e169977 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.27
 	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk v1.5.0
 	github.com/mudler/cogito v0.9.5-0.20260315222927-63abdec7189b
-	github.com/mudler/edgevpn v0.32.2
+	github.com/mudler/edgevpn v0.34.0
 	github.com/mudler/go-processmanager v0.1.1
 	github.com/mudler/memory v0.0.0-20260406210934-424c1ecf2cf8
 	github.com/mudler/xlog v0.0.6
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.52.0
 	github.com/ollama/ollama v0.20.4
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.29.0
-	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.40.0
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.41.0
 	github.com/openai/openai-go/v3 v3.26.0
 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.1
 	github.com/otiai10/openaigo v1.7.0
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/nats v0.42.0
 	github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/postgres v0.42.0
 	github.com/timbutler/zxcvbn v1.0.4
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.43.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.65.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.43.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.43.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.44.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.66.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.44.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.44.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.80.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.25.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.7 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.28.0 // indirect
 	github.com/in-toto/attestation v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/in-toto/in-toto-golang v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/invopop/jsonschema v0.13.0 // indirect
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/wk8/go-ordered-map/v2 v2.1.8 // indirect
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.17.6 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0 // indirect
 )
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
 	github.com/yosida95/uritemplate/v3 v3.0.2 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.65.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.67.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/c-robinson/iplib v1.0.8 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.4.4 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/henvic/httpretty v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.37.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.39.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.9.1 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.9.1 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.9.2 // indirect
 	github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime v0.23.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/jaypipes/pcidb v1.1.1 // indirect
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-cidranger v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.39.0 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.40.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.15.0 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.7.5 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0 // indirect
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/marten-seemann/tcp v0.0.0-20210406111302-dfbc87cc63fd // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.17 // indirect
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72 // indirect
 	github.com/mikioh/tcpinfo v0.0.0-20190314235526-30a79bb1804b // indirect
@@ -487,25 +487,25 @@ require (
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.43.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.44.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/dig v1.19.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.24.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.51.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.44.0 // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20250521234502-f333402bd9cb // indirect
-	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3 // indirect
+	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.6.1 // indirect
 	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 // indirect
 	howett.net/plist v1.0.2-0.20250314012144-ee69052608d9 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c949ea155..4864f1537 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
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-go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1 h1:08RqriUEv8+ArZRYSTXy1LeBScaMpVSTBhCeaZYfMYc=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.28.0 h1:IZzaP1Fv73/T/pBMLk4VutPl36uNC+OSUh3JLG3FIjo=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.28.0/go.mod h1:rDLpOi171uODNm/mxFcuYWxDsqWSAVkFdX4XojSKg/Q=
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@@ -1674,8 +1676,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 h1:ildZl3J4uzeKP07r2F++Op7E9B29JRUy+a27EibtBTQ=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0 h1:dO4czNzziLiiXplLQgBCEpCvXQ3dnkn0SdaZSYdQ+FY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240228155512-f48c80bd79b2/go.mod h1:TeRTkGYfJXctD9OcfyVLyj2J3IxLnKwHJR8f4D8a3YE=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20260409153401-be6f6cb8b1fa h1:efT73AJZfAAUV7SOip6pWGkwJDzIGiKBZGVzHYa+ve4=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20260409153401-be6f6cb8b1fa/go.mod h1:kHjTxDEnAu6/Nl9lDkzjWpR+bmKfxeiRuSDlsMb70gE=
@@ -1785,8 +1787,8 @@ golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 h1:B82qJJgjvYKsXS9jeu
 golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2/go.mod h1:deeaetjYA+DHMHg+sMSMI58GrEteJUUzzw7en6TJQcI=
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-golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3 h1:On6j2Rpn3OEMXqBq00QEDC7bWSZrPIHKIus8eIuExIE=
-golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3/go.mod h1:9TEe8TJmtwyQebdFwAkEWOPr3prrtqm+REGFifP60hI=
+golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.6.1 h1:XMaKojH1Hs/raMrmnir4n35nTvzvWj7NmSYzHn2F4qU=
+golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.6.1/go.mod h1:04aqInu5GYuTFvMuDw/rKBAF7mHrltW/3rekpfbbZDM=
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@@ -1865,10 +1867,10 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210402141018-6c239bbf2bb1/go.mod h1:9lPAdzaE
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-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 h1:merA0rdPeUV3YIIfHHcH4qBkiQAc1nfCKSI7lB4cV2M=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409/go.mod h1:fl8J1IvUjCilwZzQowmw2b7HQB2eAuYBabMXzWurF+I=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 h1:H86B94AW+VfJWDqFeEbBPhEtHzJwJfTbgE2lZa54ZAQ=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409/go.mod h1:j9x/tPzZkyxcgEFkiKEEGxfvyumM01BEtsW8xzOahRQ=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57 h1:JLQynH/LBHfCTSbDWl+py8C+Rg/k1OVH3xfcaiANuF0=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57/go.mod h1:kSJwQxqmFXeo79zOmbrALdflXQeAYcUbgS7PbpMknCY=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57 h1:mWPCjDEyshlQYzBpMNHaEof6UX1PmHcaUODUywQ0uac=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57/go.mod h1:j9x/tPzZkyxcgEFkiKEEGxfvyumM01BEtsW8xzOahRQ=
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diff --git a/scripts/ui-coverage-check.sh b/scripts/ui-coverage-check.sh
index 33a43748c..9d24df7ee 100755
--- a/scripts/ui-coverage-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/ui-coverage-check.sh
@@ -4,28 +4,33 @@
 #
 # Compares the total line coverage in an nyc coverage-summary.json against a
 # committed baseline and fails (exit 1) if it dropped by more than
-# UI_COVERAGE_TOLERANCE percentage points (default 0.1). The React UI e2e suite
+# UI_COVERAGE_TOLERANCE percentage points (default 0.8). The React UI e2e suite
 # drives the real app, so a removed feature or deleted spec shows up as a
 # coverage drop here.
 #
-# The tolerance exists only to absorb the irreducible measurement noise floor,
-# NOT to permit regression. UI e2e coverage USED to swing ~1pp run-to-run, which
-# forced a loose 0.8pp band — but that swing was a bug, not inherent jitter: a
-# spec that navigated to a route and ended on the URL assertion let the target
-# component's render race the coverage teardown, so ~400 lines were collected
-# only when the render won (see e2e/agents.spec.js → AgentCreate). With that race
-# fixed, repeated runs land within ~0.013pp (a handful of lines) of each other,
-# so the band is tightened to 0.1pp — enough for the noise floor, tight enough
-# that a real ~40-line regression still trips the gate. If a future run wobbles
-# more, fix the racing spec (await a rendered element) rather than loosening this.
+# Why the band is this wide: UI e2e line coverage is NOT deterministic. Many
+# specs assert on state and end while async/lazy render work is still in flight,
+# so those lines are collected only when the render beats the coverage teardown
+# — and that depends on machine speed/load. The effect is diffuse (spread across
+# dozens of specs, no single dominant file) and tracks the runner: a quiet local
+# box measures ~0.9pp higher than a slow/loaded CI runner for the SAME tree
+# (observed: 39.9% local vs 39.0% CI). The tolerance absorbs that spread; setting
+# it tighter (it was briefly 0.1pp, calibrated to a lucky fast-local cluster)
+# makes CI flap.
 #
-# When coverage rises meaningfully, regenerate and commit the baseline with:
-#   make test-ui-coverage-baseline
+# The principled way to tighten this is to remove the variance at the source —
+# make each racing spec await a rendered element before ending (e2e/agents.spec.js
+# → AgentCreate fixed the single biggest one) — NOT to chase the baseline up to a
+# fast-machine high or loosen further. Keep the baseline conservatively at or
+# below the slow-runner floor so the band catches real regressions, not jitter.
+#
+# When coverage rises meaningfully AND reproducibly (check on a slow/CI-like run),
+# regenerate and commit the baseline with:  make test-ui-coverage-baseline
 set -eu
 
 summary="${1:?usage: ui-coverage-check.sh SUMMARY_JSON BASELINE_FILE}"
 baseline_file="${2:?usage: ui-coverage-check.sh SUMMARY_JSON BASELINE_FILE}"
-tolerance="${UI_COVERAGE_TOLERANCE:-0.1}"
+tolerance="${UI_COVERAGE_TOLERANCE:-0.8}"
 
 if [ ! -f "$summary" ]; then
 	echo "ui-coverage-check: coverage summary not found: $summary" >&2