test: Add auto_select tests (#97)

Merged PR #90: feat: integration test — turboquant compressed model

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+build/
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+project(turboquant LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+option(TURBOQUANT_BUILD_TESTS "Build standalone TurboQuant validation tests" ON)
+
+add_library(turboquant STATIC
+    llama-turbo.cpp
+)
+
+target_include_directories(turboquant PUBLIC
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)
+
+target_compile_features(turboquant PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+
+if(MSVC)
+    target_compile_options(turboquant PRIVATE /W4)
+else()
+    target_compile_options(turboquant PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
+endif()
+
+if(TURBOQUANT_BUILD_TESTS)
+    include(CTest)
+
+    add_executable(turboquant_roundtrip_test
+        tests/roundtrip_test.cpp
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(turboquant_roundtrip_test PRIVATE turboquant)
+    target_compile_features(turboquant_roundtrip_test PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+
+    add_test(
+        NAME turboquant_roundtrip
+        COMMAND turboquant_roundtrip_test
+    )
+endif()

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Unlock 64K-128K context on qwen3.5:27b within 32GB unified memory.
 A 27B model at 128K context with TurboQuant beats a 72B at Q2 with 8K context.
 
 ## Status
-See [issues](http://143.198.27.163:3000/Timmy_Foundation/turboquant/issues) for current progress.
+See [issues](https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/turboquant/issues) for current progress.
 
 ## Roles
 - **Strago:** Build spec author
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ See [issues](http://143.198.27.163:3000/Timmy_Foundation/turboquant/issues) for
 - [rachittshah/mlx-turboquant](https://github.com/rachittshah/mlx-turboquant) — MLX fallback
 
 ## Docs
-- [BUILD-SPEC.md](BUILD-SPEC.md) — Full build specification (Strago, v2.2)
+- [Project Status](docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md) — Full project status and build specification

evolution/quant_selector.py

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+"""Auto-select TurboQuant compression level based on available VRAM/RAM.
+
+Detects hardware resources at startup and picks the highest quality
+quantization level that fits within available memory. Supports Apple
+Silicon unified memory, NVIDIA GPUs (via nvidia-smi), and CPU-only fallback.
+
+Usage:
+    from evolution.quant_selector import select_quant_level
+
+    selection = select_quant_level(model_size_gb=14.0, context_length=32768)
+    print(selection.level)       # "turbo4"
+    print(selection.reasoning)   # "M4 Max 36GB unified: turbo4 fits 14.0GB model + ..."
+    print(selection.env_vars)    # {"TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE": "7"}
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# ── Quant Level Definitions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@dataclass
+class QuantLevel:
+    """A TurboQuant compression level with its memory characteristics."""
+    name: str               # e.g. "turbo4"
+    bits_per_channel: float # e.g. 3.5 for turbo4
+    compression_ratio: float  # vs uncompressed KV cache
+    quality_label: str      # "best", "high", "balanced", "fast"
+    layer_adaptive: int     # TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE value (0-7)
+    kv_type: str            # -ctk/-ctv flag value
+    min_memory_headroom_gb: float  # Minimum free memory to recommend this level
+    description: str = ""
+
+
+# Ordered from highest quality to most aggressive compression
+QUANT_LEVELS = [
+    QuantLevel(
+        name="turbo4",
+        bits_per_channel=3.5,
+        compression_ratio=4.2,
+        quality_label="best",
+        layer_adaptive=7,
+        kv_type="turbo4",
+        min_memory_headroom_gb=4.0,
+        description="PolarQuant + QJL 4-bit. Best quality, ~4.2x KV compression."
+    ),
+    QuantLevel(
+        name="turbo3",
+        bits_per_channel=2.5,
+        compression_ratio=6.0,
+        quality_label="high",
+        layer_adaptive=5,
+        kv_type="turbo3",
+        min_memory_headroom_gb=3.0,
+        description="3-bit TurboQuant. High quality, ~6x KV compression."
+    ),
+    QuantLevel(
+        name="turbo2",
+        bits_per_channel=1.5,
+        compression_ratio=10.0,
+        quality_label="balanced",
+        layer_adaptive=3,
+        kv_type="turbo2",
+        min_memory_headroom_gb=2.0,
+        description="2-bit TurboQuant. Balanced, ~10x KV compression."
+    ),
+    QuantLevel(
+        name="q4_0",
+        bits_per_channel=4.0,
+        compression_ratio=3.5,
+        quality_label="fast",
+        layer_adaptive=0,
+        kv_type="q4_0",
+        min_memory_headroom_gb=1.5,
+        description="Standard 4-bit quant. Fast fallback, no TurboQuant."
+    ),
+]
+
+
+# ── Hardware Detection ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@dataclass
+class HardwareInfo:
+    """Detected hardware resources."""
+    total_memory_gb: float
+    available_memory_gb: float
+    gpu_memory_gb: Optional[float] = None
+    gpu_name: Optional[str] = None
+    is_apple_silicon: bool = False
+    chip_name: Optional[str] = None
+    cpu_cores: int = 0
+    detection_method: str = ""
+
+
+def detect_hardware() -> HardwareInfo:
+    """Detect available memory and GPU resources."""
+    system = platform.system()
+
+    if system == "Darwin":
+        return _detect_apple_silicon()
+    elif system == "Linux":
+        return _detect_linux()
+    else:
+        return _detect_generic(system)
+
+
+def _detect_apple_silicon() -> HardwareInfo:
+    """Detect Apple Silicon unified memory."""
+    info = HardwareInfo(
+        total_memory_gb=0,
+        available_memory_gb=0,
+        is_apple_silicon=True,
+        detection_method="sysctl",
+    )
+
+    try:
+        # Get total memory
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["sysctl", "-n", "hw.memsize"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            info.total_memory_gb = int(result.stdout.strip()) / (1024**3)
+
+        # Get chip name
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["sysctl", "-n", "machdep.cpu.brand_string"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            info.chip_name = result.stdout.strip()
+
+        # Try to get GPU name (Apple Silicon)
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["system_profiler", "SPDisplaysDataType"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            for line in result.stdout.split("\n"):
+                if "Chipset" in line or "GPU" in line:
+                    info.gpu_name = line.split(":")[-1].strip()
+                    break
+
+        # Estimate available memory (vm_stat)
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["vm_stat"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            page_size = 4096  # macOS default
+            free_pages = 0
+            for line in result.stdout.split("\n"):
+                if "Pages free:" in line:
+                    try:
+                        free_pages = int(line.split(":")[-1].strip().rstrip("."))
+                    except ValueError:
+                        pass
+            # Available ≈ free + some speculative (conservative: just free)
+            info.available_memory_gb = (free_pages * page_size) / (1024**3)
+
+        # Fallback if vm_stat parsing failed
+        if info.available_memory_gb < 1:
+            # Conservative: 70% of total
+            info.available_memory_gb = info.total_memory_gb * 0.70
+
+        # Apple Silicon shares memory — GPU memory = total memory
+        info.gpu_memory_gb = info.total_memory_gb
+
+        # Detect CPU cores
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["sysctl", "-n", "hw.ncpu"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            info.cpu_cores = int(result.stdout.strip())
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Apple Silicon detection failed: {e}")
+        # Fallback
+        info.total_memory_gb = 16.0
+        info.available_memory_gb = 12.0
+        info.detection_method = "fallback"
+
+    return info
+
+
+def _detect_linux() -> HardwareInfo:
+    """Detect Linux system with optional NVIDIA GPU."""
+    info = HardwareInfo(
+        total_memory_gb=0,
+        available_memory_gb=0,
+        detection_method="proc",
+    )
+
+    try:
+        # Read /proc/meminfo
+        with open("/proc/meminfo", "r") as f:
+            meminfo = f.read()
+
+        for line in meminfo.split("\n"):
+            if line.startswith("MemTotal:"):
+                kb = int(line.split()[1])
+                info.total_memory_gb = kb / (1024 * 1024)
+            elif line.startswith("MemAvailable:"):
+                kb = int(line.split()[1])
+                info.available_memory_gb = kb / (1024 * 1024)
+
+        # CPU cores
+        info.cpu_cores = os.cpu_count() or 1
+
+        # Check for NVIDIA GPU
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["nvidia-smi", "--query-gpu=name,memory.total,memory.free",
+                 "--format=csv,noheader,nounits"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0 and result.stdout.strip():
+                lines = result.stdout.strip().split("\n")
+                if lines:
+                    parts = lines[0].split(", ")
+                    if len(parts) >= 3:
+                        info.gpu_name = parts[0].strip()
+                        info.gpu_memory_gb = float(parts[1]) / 1024  # MB to GB
+                        gpu_free = float(parts[2]) / 1024
+                        # Use GPU free for VRAM-based selection
+                        info.available_memory_gb = max(info.available_memory_gb, gpu_free)
+                        info.detection_method = "nvidia-smi"
+        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+            pass  # No NVIDIA GPU
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Linux detection failed: {e}")
+        info.total_memory_gb = 16.0
+        info.available_memory_gb = 12.0
+        info.detection_method = "fallback"
+
+    return info
+
+
+def _detect_generic(system: str) -> HardwareInfo:
+    """Fallback detection for unknown systems."""
+    import psutil
+    mem = psutil.virtual_memory()
+    return HardwareInfo(
+        total_memory_gb=mem.total / (1024**3),
+        available_memory_gb=mem.available / (1024**3),
+        cpu_cores=os.cpu_count() or 1,
+        detection_method="psutil",
+    )
+
+
+# ── KV Cache Memory Estimation ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def estimate_kv_cache_gb(
+    context_length: int,
+    num_layers: int = 48,
+    num_kv_heads: int = 8,
+    head_dim: int = 128,
+    bits_per_channel: float = 3.5,
+) -> float:
+    """Estimate KV cache memory for given parameters.
+
+    Formula: 2 (K+V) × layers × kv_heads × head_dim × context_length × bits/8
+    """
+    bytes_per_element = bits_per_channel / 8.0
+    total_bytes = 2 * num_layers * num_kv_heads * head_dim * context_length * bytes_per_element
+    return total_bytes / (1024**3)
+
+
+def estimate_model_memory_gb(model_size_gb: float, quant_type: str = "q4_k_m") -> float:
+    """Estimate model weights memory. Returns loaded size in GB.
+
+    This is a rough estimate — actual depends on exact quant format.
+    """
+    # Common quant ratios (vs fp16)
+    quant_multipliers = {
+        "f16": 1.0,
+        "q8_0": 0.5,
+        "q6_k": 0.42,
+        "q5_k_m": 0.37,
+        "q4_k_m": 0.32,
+        "q3_k_m": 0.27,
+        "q2_k": 0.22,
+    }
+    # model_size_gb is already quantized size
+    return model_size_gb
+
+
+# ── Selection Logic ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@dataclass
+class QuantSelection:
+    """Result of quantization level selection."""
+    level: QuantLevel
+    hardware: HardwareInfo
+    reasoning: str
+    total_required_gb: float
+    available_gb: float
+    headroom_gb: float
+    env_vars: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    server_flags: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    warnings: list = field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+def select_quant_level(
+    model_size_gb: float = 14.0,
+    context_length: int = 32768,
+    num_layers: int = 48,
+    num_kv_heads: int = 8,
+    head_dim: int = 128,
+    preferred_level: Optional[str] = None,
+    force_cpu: bool = False,
+) -> QuantSelection:
+    """Select the best quantization level for available hardware.
+
+    Args:
+        model_size_gb: Size of the model weights in GB
+        context_length: Target context length
+        num_layers: Number of transformer layers
+        num_kv_heads: Number of KV attention heads
+        head_dim: Dimension per attention head
+        preferred_level: Force a specific level (still checks if it fits)
+        force_cpu: If True, ignore GPU memory
+
+    Returns:
+        QuantSelection with the chosen level and reasoning
+    """
+    hw = detect_hardware()
+
+    if force_cpu:
+        hw.gpu_memory_gb = None
+        hw.gpu_name = None
+
+    # Use the most restrictive memory constraint
+    # For Apple Silicon: unified memory, use total
+    # For NVIDIA: use GPU VRAM
+    # For CPU-only: use system RAM
+    if hw.gpu_memory_gb and hw.gpu_name:
+        memory_pool_gb = hw.gpu_memory_gb
+        memory_label = f"{hw.gpu_name} {hw.gpu_memory_gb:.0f}GB VRAM"
+    elif hw.is_apple_silicon:
+        memory_pool_gb = hw.total_memory_gb
+        memory_label = f"{hw.chip_name or 'Apple Silicon'} {hw.total_memory_gb:.0f}GB unified"
+    else:
+        memory_pool_gb = hw.total_memory_gb
+        memory_label = f"{hw.cpu_cores}c CPU {hw.total_memory_gb:.0f}GB RAM"
+
+    model_mem = estimate_model_memory_gb(model_size_gb)
+
+    # Try levels from best to most compressed
+    chosen = None
+    for level in QUANT_LEVELS:
+        if preferred_level and level.name != preferred_level:
+            continue
+
+        kv_mem = estimate_kv_cache_gb(
+            context_length, num_layers, num_kv_heads, head_dim,
+            level.bits_per_channel
+        )
+        total_required = model_mem + kv_mem
+        headroom = memory_pool_gb - total_required
+
+        if headroom >= level.min_memory_headroom_gb:
+            chosen = level
+            break
+
+        if preferred_level and level.name == preferred_level:
+            # User forced this level but it doesn't fit
+            chosen = level
+            break
+
+    if chosen is None:
+        # Nothing fits — pick the most aggressive compression
+        chosen = QUANT_LEVELS[-1]
+        logger.warning(f"No quant level fits in {memory_pool_gb:.1f}GB. Using {chosen.name}.")
+
+    # Calculate final numbers
+    kv_mem = estimate_kv_cache_gb(
+        context_length, num_layers, num_kv_heads, head_dim,
+        chosen.bits_per_channel
+    )
+    total_required = model_mem + kv_mem
+    headroom = memory_pool_gb - total_required
+
+    # Build reasoning
+    reasoning_parts = [
+        f"{memory_label}:",
+        f"{chosen.name} ({chosen.quality_label}, {chosen.bits_per_channel:.1f}b/ch,",
+        f"{chosen.compression_ratio:.1f}x compression)",
+        f"fits {model_mem:.1f}GB model + {kv_mem:.1f}GB KV cache",
+        f"@ {context_length}K context = {total_required:.1f}GB / {memory_pool_gb:.0f}GB",
+        f"({headroom:.1f}GB headroom)"
+    ]
+    reasoning = " ".join(reasoning_parts)
+
+    # Build environment variables for llama.cpp
+    env_vars = {
+        "TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE": str(chosen.layer_adaptive),
+    }
+
+    # Build server flags
+    server_flags = {
+        "-ctk": chosen.kv_type,
+        "-ctv": chosen.kv_type,
+        "-c": str(context_length),
+    }
+
+    # Warnings
+    warnings = []
+    if headroom < 2.0:
+        warnings.append(
+            f"Low headroom ({headroom:.1f}GB). Consider reducing context length or model size."
+        )
+    if headroom < 0:
+        warnings.append(
+            f"OVERCOMMITTED: needs {total_required:.1f}GB but only {memory_pool_gb:.0f}GB available. "
+            f"Inference may fail or swap heavily."
+        )
+
+    selection = QuantSelection(
+        level=chosen,
+        hardware=hw,
+        reasoning=reasoning,
+        total_required_gb=total_required,
+        available_gb=memory_pool_gb,
+        headroom_gb=headroom,
+        env_vars=env_vars,
+        server_flags=server_flags,
+        warnings=warnings,
+    )
+
+    logger.info(f"Quant selection: {reasoning}")
+    for w in warnings:
+        logger.warning(w)
+
+    return selection
+
+
+# ── CLI ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def main():
+    """CLI entry point for quant level selection."""
+    import argparse
+    import json
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Auto-select TurboQuant compression level based on available hardware"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--model-size", type=float, default=14.0,
+                        help="Model size in GB (default: 14.0)")
+    parser.add_argument("--context", type=int, default=32768,
+                        help="Target context length (default: 32768)")
+    parser.add_argument("--layers", type=int, default=48,
+                        help="Number of transformer layers (default: 48)")
+    parser.add_argument("--kv-heads", type=int, default=8,
+                        help="Number of KV attention heads (default: 8)")
+    parser.add_argument("--head-dim", type=int, default=128,
+                        help="Dimension per attention head (default: 128)")
+    parser.add_argument("--prefer", type=str, default=None,
+                        choices=[l.name for l in QUANT_LEVELS],
+                        help="Prefer a specific quant level")
+    parser.add_argument("--force-cpu", action="store_true",
+                        help="Ignore GPU, use CPU memory only")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true",
+                        help="JSON output for automation")
+    parser.add_argument("--detect-only", action="store_true",
+                        help="Only detect hardware, don't select")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(message)s")
+
+    if args.detect_only:
+        hw = detect_hardware()
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps(hw.__dict__, default=str, indent=2))
+        else:
+            print(f"Total memory:    {hw.total_memory_gb:.1f} GB")
+            print(f"Available:       {hw.available_memory_gb:.1f} GB")
+            if hw.gpu_memory_gb:
+                print(f"GPU memory:      {hw.gpu_memory_gb:.1f} GB")
+            if hw.gpu_name:
+                print(f"GPU:             {hw.gpu_name}")
+            if hw.is_apple_silicon:
+                print(f"Chip:            {hw.chip_name or 'Apple Silicon'}")
+            print(f"CPU cores:       {hw.cpu_cores}")
+            print(f"Detection:       {hw.detection_method}")
+        return
+
+    selection = select_quant_level(
+        model_size_gb=args.model_size,
+        context_length=args.context,
+        num_layers=args.layers,
+        num_kv_heads=args.kv_heads,
+        head_dim=args.head_dim,
+        preferred_level=args.prefer,
+        force_cpu=args.force_cpu,
+    )
+
+    if args.json:
+        result = {
+            "level": selection.level.name,
+            "bits_per_channel": selection.level.bits_per_channel,
+            "compression_ratio": selection.level.compression_ratio,
+            "quality": selection.level.quality_label,
+            "reasoning": selection.reasoning,
+            "total_required_gb": round(selection.total_required_gb, 2),
+            "available_gb": round(selection.available_gb, 1),
+            "headroom_gb": round(selection.headroom_gb, 2),
+            "env_vars": selection.env_vars,
+            "server_flags": selection.server_flags,
+            "warnings": selection.warnings,
+            "hardware": {
+                "total_memory_gb": round(selection.hardware.total_memory_gb, 1),
+                "gpu_name": selection.hardware.gpu_name,
+                "is_apple_silicon": selection.hardware.is_apple_silicon,
+                "chip_name": selection.hardware.chip_name,
+                "cpu_cores": selection.hardware.cpu_cores,
+            },
+        }
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+    else:
+        print(f"Selected: {selection.level.name} ({selection.level.quality_label})")
+        print(f"  {selection.reasoning}")
+        print()
+        print(f"Environment variables:")
+        for k, v in selection.env_vars.items():
+            print(f"  export {k}={v}")
+        print()
+        print(f"Server flags:")
+        for k, v in selection.server_flags.items():
+            print(f"  {k} {v}")
+        if selection.warnings:
+            print()
+            for w in selection.warnings:
+                print(f"  WARNING: {w}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

profiles/README.md

@@ -135,7 +135,5 @@ llama-server -m model.gguf --port 8081 -ctk q8_0 -ctv turbo4 -c 131072
 
 ## References
 
-- [TurboQuant Build Spec](../BUILD-SPEC.md)
-- [Phase 1 Report](../PHASE1-REPORT.md)
-- [Full Knowledge Transfer](../FULL-REPORT.md)
+- [Project Status](../docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md)
 - [llama.cpp TurboQuant Fork](https://github.com/TheTom/llama-cpp-turboquant)

tests/conftest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""Pytest configuration for turboquant."""
+import sys, os
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

tests/roundtrip_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#include "llama-turbo.h"
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <random>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr int kDim = 128;
+constexpr float kCosineThreshold = 0.99f;
+constexpr float kZeroTolerance = 1.0e-6f;
+
+[[nodiscard]] bool all_finite(const std::vector<float> & values) {
+    for (float value : values) {
+        if (!std::isfinite(value)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] float max_abs(const std::vector<float> & values) {
+    float best = 0.0f;
+    for (float value : values) {
+        best = std::max(best, std::fabs(value));
+    }
+    return best;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] float cosine_similarity(const std::vector<float> & lhs, const std::vector<float> & rhs) {
+    float dot = 0.0f;
+    float lhs_norm = 0.0f;
+    float rhs_norm = 0.0f;
+    for (int i = 0; i < kDim; ++i) {
+        dot += lhs[i] * rhs[i];
+        lhs_norm += lhs[i] * lhs[i];
+        rhs_norm += rhs[i] * rhs[i];
+    }
+
+    const float denom = std::sqrt(lhs_norm) * std::sqrt(rhs_norm);
+    return denom == 0.0f ? 1.0f : dot / denom;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] std::vector<float> roundtrip(const std::vector<float> & input, float & norm_out) {
+    std::vector<uint8_t> packed(kDim / 2, 0);
+    norm_out = -1.0f;
+    polar_quant_encode_turbo4(input.data(), packed.data(), &norm_out, kDim);
+
+    std::vector<float> decoded(kDim, 0.0f);
+    polar_quant_decode_turbo4(packed.data(), decoded.data(), norm_out, kDim);
+    return decoded;
+}
+
+void require(bool condition, const std::string & message) {
+    if (!condition) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(message);
+    }
+}
+
+void test_zero_vector_roundtrip() {
+    std::vector<float> zeros(kDim, 0.0f);
+    float norm = -1.0f;
+    const auto decoded = roundtrip(zeros, norm);
+
+    require(norm == 0.0f, "zero vector should encode with zero norm");
+    require(all_finite(decoded), "zero vector decode produced non-finite values");
+    require(max_abs(decoded) <= kZeroTolerance, "zero vector decode should remain near zero");
+}
+
+void test_gaussian_roundtrip_quality() {
+    std::mt19937 rng(12345);
+    std::normal_distribution<float> dist(0.0f, 1.0f);
+
+    std::vector<float> input(kDim, 0.0f);
+    for (float & value : input) {
+        value = dist(rng);
+    }
+
+    float norm = -1.0f;
+    const auto decoded = roundtrip(input, norm);
+
+    require(norm > 0.0f, "random vector should encode with positive norm");
+    require(all_finite(decoded), "random vector decode produced non-finite values");
+
+    const float cosine = cosine_similarity(input, decoded);
+    require(cosine >= kCosineThreshold, "roundtrip cosine similarity below threshold");
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+int main() {
+    try {
+        test_zero_vector_roundtrip();
+        test_gaussian_roundtrip_quality();
+        std::cout << "PASS: turboquant standalone roundtrip tests\n";
+        return 0;
+    } catch (const std::exception & exc) {
+        std::cerr << "FAIL: " << exc.what() << '\n';
+        return 1;
+    }
+}

tests/test_auto_select.py

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+"""
+Tests for TurboQuant auto-select module.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from turboquant.auto_select import (
+    select_preset,
+    PRESETS,
+    QUALITY_ORDER,
+    SelectionResult,
+)
+
+
+class TestSelectPreset:
+    """Test preset selection logic."""
+    
+    def test_high_overhead_selects_best(self):
+        """8+ GB overhead should select turboquant_k8v4."""
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=20, model_size_gb=10)
+        assert result.preset == "turboquant_k8v4"
+        assert result.quality == "best"
+    
+    def test_medium_overhead_selects_good(self):
+        """4-8 GB overhead should select turboquant_4bit_nc."""
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=12, model_size_gb=6)
+        assert result.preset == "turboquant_4bit_nc"
+        assert result.quality == "good"
+    
+    def test_low_overhead_selects_usable(self):
+        """2-4 GB overhead should select turboquant_3bit_nc."""
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=8, model_size_gb=5)
+        assert result.preset == "turboquant_3bit_nc"
+        assert result.quality == "usable"
+    
+    def test_minimal_overhead_selects_fallback(self):
+        """<2 GB overhead should select q4_0 fallback."""
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=5, model_size_gb=4)
+        assert result.preset == "q4_0"
+        assert result.quality == "basic"
+    
+    def test_negative_overhead_selects_fallback(self):
+        """Negative overhead (not enough memory) should select fallback."""
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=3, model_size_gb=10)
+        assert result.preset == "q4_0"
+        assert result.overhead_gb < 0
+    
+    def test_vllm_requirement_filters(self):
+        """require_vllm should only select vLLM-compatible presets."""
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=5, model_size_gb=4, require_vllm=True)
+        # q4_0 is not vLLM compatible, should still be selected as fallback
+        # but the logic should try vLLM-compatible first
+        assert result.preset in ["turboquant_k8v4", "turboquant_4bit_nc", "turboquant_3bit_nc", "q4_0"]
+
+
+class TestSelectionResult:
+    """Test SelectionResult dataclass."""
+    
+    def test_to_dict(self):
+        result = SelectionResult(
+            preset="turboquant_k8v4",
+            reason="test",
+            overhead_gb=10.0,
+            quality="best",
+            compression_ratio=2.6,
+            vllm_compatible=True,
+        )
+        d = result.to_dict()
+        assert d["preset"] == "turboquant_k8v4"
+        assert d["compression_ratio"] == 2.6
+
+
+class TestPresets:
+    """Test preset definitions."""
+    
+    def test_all_presets_have_required_fields(self):
+        """All presets should have required fields."""
+        for name, preset in PRESETS.items():
+            assert "name" in preset
+            assert "description" in preset
+            assert "min_overhead_gb" in preset
+            assert "compression_ratio" in preset
+            assert "quality" in preset
+            assert "vllm_compatible" in preset
+    
+    def test_quality_order_matches_presets(self):
+        """Quality order should include all presets."""
+        for name in QUALITY_ORDER:
+            assert name in PRESETS
+
+
+class TestBoundaryConditions:
+    """Test boundary conditions."""
+    
+    def test_exact_threshold(self):
+        """Exactly at threshold should select that preset."""
+        # 8 GB overhead exactly
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=12, model_size_gb=4)
+        assert result.preset == "turboquant_k8v4"
+    
+    def test_just_below_threshold(self):
+        """Just below threshold should select next tier."""
+        # 7.9 GB overhead
+        result = select_preset(available_gb=11.9, model_size_gb=4)
+        assert result.preset == "turboquant_4bit_nc"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/test_quant_selector.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for quant_selector.py"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from evolution.quant_selector import (
+    QuantLevel,
+    HardwareInfo,
+    QUANT_LEVELS,
+    detect_hardware,
+    estimate_kv_cache_gb,
+    estimate_model_memory_gb,
+    select_quant_level,
+)
+
+
+class TestQuantLevels:
+    def test_levels_ordered_by_quality(self):
+        """Levels should be ordered from best quality to most aggressive."""
+        for i in range(len(QUANT_LEVELS) - 1):
+            assert QUANT_LEVELS[i].bits_per_channel > QUANT_LEVELS[i + 1].bits_per_channel
+
+    def test_all_levels_have_required_fields(self):
+        for level in QUANT_LEVELS:
+            assert level.name
+            assert level.bits_per_channel > 0
+            assert level.compression_ratio > 1
+            assert level.quality_label
+            assert level.layer_adaptive >= 0
+            assert level.kv_type
+
+
+class TestKVEstimate:
+    def test_basic_estimate(self):
+        # 48 layers, 8 heads, 128 dim, 32K context, 3.5 bits
+        kv_gb = estimate_kv_cache_gb(32768, 48, 8, 128, 3.5)
+        assert kv_gb > 0
+        assert kv_gb < 10  # Should be reasonable
+
+    def test_longer_context_larger(self):
+        kv_32k = estimate_kv_cache_gb(32768, 48, 8, 128, 3.5)
+        kv_128k = estimate_kv_cache_gb(131072, 48, 8, 128, 3.5)
+        assert kv_128k > kv_32k
+
+    def test_higher_bits_larger(self):
+        kv_4b = estimate_kv_cache_gb(32768, 48, 8, 128, 4.0)
+        kv_2b = estimate_kv_cache_gb(32768, 48, 8, 128, 2.0)
+        assert kv_4b > kv_2b
+
+
+class TestHardwareDetection:
+    def test_detect_returns_info(self):
+        hw = detect_hardware()
+        assert hw.total_memory_gb > 0
+        assert hw.available_memory_gb > 0
+        assert hw.detection_method
+
+    @patch("evolution.quant_selector.platform.system", return_value="Linux")
+    @patch("builtins.open", create=True)
+    def test_linux_detection(self, mock_open, mock_system):
+        mock_open.return_value.__enter__().read.return_value = (
+            "MemTotal:       32000000 kB\n"
+            "MemAvailable:   24000000 kB\n"
+        )
+        hw = _detect_linux_fallback()
+        assert hw.total_memory_gb > 20
+
+
+def _detect_linux_fallback():
+    """Helper to test Linux detection with mocked /proc/meminfo."""
+    from evolution.quant_selector import _detect_linux
+    return _detect_linux()
+
+
+class TestSelection:
+    def test_selects_turbo4_for_large_memory(self):
+        """With plenty of memory, should pick turbo4 (best quality)."""
+        with patch("evolution.quant_selector.detect_hardware") as mock_hw:
+            mock_hw.return_value = HardwareInfo(
+                total_memory_gb=64,
+                available_memory_gb=48,
+                gpu_memory_gb=64,
+                gpu_name="Test GPU",
+                cpu_cores=16,
+                detection_method="mock",
+            )
+            sel = select_quant_level(model_size_gb=14.0, context_length=32768)
+            assert sel.level.name == "turbo4"
+            assert sel.headroom_gb > 0
+
+    def test_selects_smaller_for_tight_memory(self):
+        """With tight memory, should pick a smaller quant."""
+        with patch("evolution.quant_selector.detect_hardware") as mock_hw:
+            mock_hw.return_value = HardwareInfo(
+                total_memory_gb=16,
+                available_memory_gb=12,
+                gpu_memory_gb=16,
+                gpu_name="Test GPU",
+                cpu_cores=8,
+                detection_method="mock",
+            )
+            sel = select_quant_level(model_size_gb=14.0, context_length=131072)
+            # Should pick a smaller quant for 128K context on 16GB
+            assert sel.level.bits_per_channel <= 4.0
+
+    def test_preferred_level(self):
+        """User can force a specific level."""
+        with patch("evolution.quant_selector.detect_hardware") as mock_hw:
+            mock_hw.return_value = HardwareInfo(
+                total_memory_gb=64,
+                available_memory_gb=48,
+                cpu_cores=16,
+                detection_method="mock",
+            )
+            sel = select_quant_level(
+                model_size_gb=14.0, context_length=32768,
+                preferred_level="turbo2"
+            )
+            assert sel.level.name == "turbo2"
+
+    def test_env_vars_populated(self):
+        with patch("evolution.quant_selector.detect_hardware") as mock_hw:
+            mock_hw.return_value = HardwareInfo(
+                total_memory_gb=64,
+                available_memory_gb=48,
+                cpu_cores=16,
+                detection_method="mock",
+            )
+            sel = select_quant_level(model_size_gb=14.0, context_length=32768)
+            assert "TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE" in sel.env_vars
+            assert "-ctk" in sel.server_flags
+            assert "-ctv" in sel.server_flags
+
+    def test_warnings_on_low_headroom(self):
+        with patch("evolution.quant_selector.detect_hardware") as mock_hw:
+            mock_hw.return_value = HardwareInfo(
+                total_memory_gb=18,
+                available_memory_gb=14,
+                gpu_memory_gb=18,
+                gpu_name="Test GPU",
+                cpu_cores=8,
+                detection_method="mock",
+            )
+            sel = select_quant_level(model_size_gb=16.0, context_length=65536)
+            assert len(sel.warnings) > 0
+
+    def test_reasoning_contains_key_info(self):
+        with patch("evolution.quant_selector.detect_hardware") as mock_hw:
+            mock_hw.return_value = HardwareInfo(
+                total_memory_gb=32,
+                available_memory_gb=24,
+                is_apple_silicon=True,
+                chip_name="M4 Max",
+                cpu_cores=16,
+                detection_method="mock",
+            )
+            sel = select_quant_level(model_size_gb=14.0, context_length=32768)
+            assert "turbo4" in sel.reasoning
+            assert "M4 Max" in sel.reasoning or "32GB" in sel.reasoning

tests/test_tool_call_integration.py

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+"""
+Integration test: turboquant compressed model passes hermes tool calls (issue #82).
+
+Validates that a TurboQuant-compressed model can:
+1. Parse hermes tool schemas correctly
+2. Format tool calls in OpenAI-compatible format
+3. Pass through the hermes agent conversation loop
+
+Tests are structured as contract tests -- they validate the schema/format
+compatibility without requiring a running model server. The live inference
+test is skipped by default (requires llama-server with TurboQuant model).
+
+Usage:
+    pytest tests/test_tool_call_integration.py -v
+    pytest tests/test_tool_call_integration.py -v -k live  # run live test if server available
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import pathlib
+import re
+import unittest
+
+import pytest
+
+ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+PROFILE_PATH = ROOT / "profiles" / "hermes-profile-gemma4-turboquant.yaml"
+BENCHMARKS_DIR = ROOT / "benchmarks"
+
+
+class TestHermesProfileSchema(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Validate the hermes profile YAML has required fields for tool calling."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        import yaml
+        cls.profile = yaml.safe_load(PROFILE_PATH.read_text())
+
+    def test_profile_has_providers(self):
+        assert "providers" in self.profile, "Profile must define providers"
+        assert "primary" in self.profile["providers"], "Must have primary provider"
+
+    def test_primary_provider_has_endpoint(self):
+        primary = self.profile["providers"]["primary"]
+        assert "endpoint" in primary, "Primary provider must have endpoint"
+        assert primary["endpoint"].startswith("http"), "Endpoint must be HTTP(S) URL"
+
+    def test_primary_provider_has_api_path(self):
+        primary = self.profile["providers"]["primary"]
+        assert "api_path" in primary, "Primary provider must have api_path"
+        assert "/chat/completions" in primary["api_path"], (
+            "api_path should be OpenAI-compatible /chat/completions"
+        )
+
+    def test_turboquant_settings_present(self):
+        primary = self.profile["providers"]["primary"]
+        assert "turboquant" in primary, "Must have turboquant config section"
+        tq = primary["turboquant"]
+        assert tq.get("enabled") is True, "TurboQuant must be enabled"
+        assert tq.get("kv_type") in ("turbo2", "turbo3", "turbo4"), (
+            "kv_type must be turbo2, turbo3, or turbo4"
+        )
+
+    def test_context_window_configured(self):
+        primary = self.profile["providers"]["primary"]
+        assert "context" in primary, "Must have context config"
+        ctx = primary["context"]
+        assert ctx.get("max_tokens", 0) >= 8192, (
+            "max_tokens should be >= 8192 for TurboQuant value proposition"
+        )
+
+
+class TestToolSchemaCompatibility(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify hermes tool schemas serialize to valid JSON for OpenAI tool_calls."""
+
+    SAMPLE_TOOL_SCHEMAS = [
+        {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "read_file",
+                "description": "Read a text file with line numbers.",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "path": {"type": "string", "description": "File path"},
+                        "offset": {"type": "integer", "default": 1},
+                        "limit": {"type": "integer", "default": 500},
+                    },
+                    "required": ["path"],
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "execute_code",
+                "description": "Run a Python script.",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "code": {"type": "string", "description": "Python code"},
+                    },
+                    "required": ["code"],
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "web_search",
+                "description": "Search the web.",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "query": {"type": "string"},
+                        "max_results": {"type": "integer", "default": 5},
+                    },
+                    "required": ["query"],
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+
+    def test_tool_schemas_serialize_to_json(self):
+        """Tool schemas must serialize without errors."""
+        serialized = json.dumps(self.SAMPLE_TOOL_SCHEMAS)
+        assert len(serialized) > 0
+        parsed = json.loads(serialized)
+        assert len(parsed) == len(self.SAMPLE_TOOL_SCHEMAS)
+
+    def test_tool_schemas_have_required_openai_fields(self):
+        """Each tool schema must have the fields OpenAI expects."""
+        for tool in self.SAMPLE_TOOL_SCHEMAS:
+            assert tool["type"] == "function", "Tool type must be 'function'"
+            fn = tool["function"]
+            assert "name" in fn, "Function must have name"
+            assert "description" in fn, "Function must have description"
+            assert "parameters" in fn, "Function must have parameters"
+            params = fn["parameters"]
+            assert params["type"] == "object", "Parameters type must be 'object'"
+            assert "properties" in params, "Parameters must have properties"
+
+    def test_tool_call_response_format(self):
+        """Verify tool_call response matches OpenAI format."""
+        tool_call = {
+            "id": "call_abc123",
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "read_file",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({"path": "/tmp/test.txt"}),
+            },
+        }
+        args = json.loads(tool_call["function"]["arguments"])
+        assert args["path"] == "/tmp/test.txt"
+        assert tool_call["function"]["name"] in [
+            t["function"]["name"] for t in self.SAMPLE_TOOL_SCHEMAS
+        ]
+
+    def test_tool_names_are_valid_identifiers(self):
+        """Tool names must be valid Python identifiers for hermes dispatch."""
+        for tool in self.SAMPLE_TOOL_SCHEMAS:
+            name = tool["function"]["name"]
+            assert re.match(r"^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$", name), (
+                f"Tool name \'{name}\' is not a valid identifier"
+            )
+
+
+class TestTurboquantServerConfig(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Validate server startup configuration matches hermes profile."""
+
+    def test_server_command_has_turboquant_flags(self):
+        """The server command in the profile must include -ctk/-ctv flags."""
+        profile_text = PROFILE_PATH.read_text()
+        assert "-ctk" in profile_text, "Profile server command must include -ctk flag"
+        assert "-ctv" in profile_text, "Profile server command must include -ctv flag"
+
+    def test_server_command_has_context_flag(self):
+        """Server command must set context size."""
+        profile_text = PROFILE_PATH.read_text()
+        assert re.search(r"-c\s+\d+", profile_text), (
+            "Server command must include -c <context_size> flag"
+        )
+
+    def test_layer_adaptive_env_var(self):
+        """Profile must set TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE env var."""
+        profile_text = PROFILE_PATH.read_text()
+        assert "TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE" in profile_text, (
+            "Profile must configure TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE"
+        )
+
+
+class TestBenchmarkData(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Validate benchmark test prompts include tool-call test cases."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        prompts_path = BENCHMARKS_DIR / "test_prompts.json"
+        cls.prompts = json.loads(prompts_path.read_text())
+
+    def test_has_tool_call_test_prompt(self):
+        """Benchmark prompts must include a tool-call format test."""
+        categories = [p.get("category") for p in self.prompts]
+        assert "tool_call_format" in categories, (
+            "Benchmark must include a tool_call_format test case"
+        )
+
+    def test_tool_call_prompt_expects_json(self):
+        """Tool call test prompt must expect JSON in the response."""
+        tool_prompt = next(
+            p for p in self.prompts if p.get("category") == "tool_call_format"
+        )
+        pattern = tool_prompt.get("expected_pattern", "")
+        assert "json" in pattern.lower() or "\\{" in pattern, (
+            "Tool call prompt must expect JSON-formatted response"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not os.environ.get("TURBOQUANT_SERVER_URL"),
+    reason="No TurboQuant server available (set TURBOQUANT_SERVER_URL to run)",
+)
+class TestLiveToolCallIntegration:
+    """Live integration test -- requires running llama-server with TurboQuant."""
+
+    def test_server_health(self):
+        """Server must respond to /v1/models endpoint."""
+        import requests
+        url = os.environ["TURBOQUANT_SERVER_URL"]
+        resp = requests.get(f"{url}/v1/models", timeout=10)
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        data = resp.json()
+        assert "data" in data
+        assert len(data["data"]) > 0
+
+    def test_tool_call_completion(self):
+        """Model must return a valid tool_call for a read_file prompt."""
+        import requests
+        url = os.environ["TURBOQUANT_SERVER_URL"]
+        tools = [
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "read_file",
+                    "description": "Read a file",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}},
+                        "required": ["path"],
+                    },
+                },
+            }
+        ]
+        resp = requests.post(
+            f"{url}/v1/chat/completions",
+            json={
+                "model": "gemma-4",
+                "messages": [
+                    {"role": "user", "content": "Read the file at /tmp/test.txt"}
+                ],
+                "tools": tools,
+                "tool_choice": "auto",
+            },
+            timeout=120,
+        )
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        data = resp.json()
+        choice = data["choices"][0]
+        msg = choice["message"]
+        if "tool_calls" in msg and msg["tool_calls"]:
+            tc = msg["tool_calls"][0]
+            assert tc["type"] == "function"
+            assert tc["function"]["name"] == "read_file"
+            args = json.loads(tc["function"]["arguments"])
+            assert "path" in args
+        else:
+            assert len(msg.get("content", "")) > 0
+
+    def test_tool_call_with_multiple_tools(self):
+        """Model must handle multiple available tools."""
+        import requests
+        url = os.environ["TURBOQUANT_SERVER_URL"]
+        tools = [
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "read_file",
+                    "description": "Read a file",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}},
+                        "required": ["path"],
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "web_search",
+                    "description": "Search the web",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
+                        "required": ["query"],
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "execute_code",
+                    "description": "Run Python code",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {"code": {"type": "string"}},
+                        "required": ["code"],
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        ]
+        resp = requests.post(
+            f"{url}/v1/chat/completions",
+            json={
+                "model": "gemma-4",
+                "messages": [
+                    {"role": "user", "content": "Search the web for 'bitcoin price'"}
+                ],
+                "tools": tools,
+                "tool_choice": "auto",
+            },
+            timeout=120,
+        )
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        data = resp.json()
+        assert "choices" in data
+        assert len(data["choices"]) > 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

turboquant/auto_select.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+TurboQuant Auto-Select — Choose optimal preset based on available memory.
+
+Detects system memory and selects the best TurboQuant preset for
+KV cache compression based on overhead after loading the model.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import platform
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Preset definitions with quality/speed tradeoffs
+PRESETS = {
+    "turboquant_k8v4": {
+        "name": "TurboQuant K8V4",
+        "description": "Best quality, 2.6x compression",
+        "min_overhead_gb": 8,
+        "compression_ratio": 2.6,
+        "quality": "best",
+        "vllm_compatible": True,
+    },
+    "turboquant_4bit_nc": {
+        "name": "TurboQuant 4-bit NC",
+        "description": "Good quality, 3.8x compression",
+        "min_overhead_gb": 4,
+        "compression_ratio": 3.8,
+        "quality": "good",
+        "vllm_compatible": True,
+    },
+    "turboquant_3bit_nc": {
+        "name": "TurboQuant 3-bit NC",
+        "description": "Usable quality, 4.9x compression",
+        "min_overhead_gb": 2,
+        "compression_ratio": 4.9,
+        "quality": "usable",
+        "vllm_compatible": True,
+    },
+    "q4_0": {
+        "name": "Q4_0 GGUF",
+        "description": "GGUF fallback, no vLLM",
+        "min_overhead_gb": 0,
+        "compression_ratio": 4.0,
+        "quality": "basic",
+        "vllm_compatible": False,
+    },
+}
+
+# Quality order (best to worst)
+QUALITY_ORDER = ["turboquant_k8v4", "turboquant_4bit_nc", "turboquant_3bit_nc", "q4_0"]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SystemInfo:
+    """System memory information."""
+    total_gb: float
+    available_gb: float
+    gpu_memory_gb: Optional[float] = None
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def detect(cls) -> "SystemInfo":
+        """Detect system memory."""
+        import psutil
+        
+        mem = psutil.virtual_memory()
+        total_gb = mem.total / (1024**3)
+        available_gb = mem.available / (1024**3)
+        
+        # Try to detect GPU memory
+        gpu_gb = None
+        try:
+            import subprocess
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["nvidia-smi", "--query-gpu=memory.total", "--format=csv,noheader,nounits"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                gpu_mb = int(result.stdout.strip().split("\n")[0])
+                gpu_gb = gpu_mb / 1024
+        except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+            pass
+        
+        return cls(
+            total_gb=round(total_gb, 1),
+            available_gb=round(available_gb, 1),
+            gpu_memory_gb=round(gpu_gb, 1) if gpu_gb else None,
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SelectionResult:
+    """Result of preset selection."""
+    preset: str
+    reason: str
+    overhead_gb: float
+    quality: str
+    compression_ratio: float
+    vllm_compatible: bool
+    
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "preset": self.preset,
+            "reason": self.reason,
+            "overhead_gb": self.overhead_gb,
+            "quality": self.quality,
+            "compression_ratio": self.compression_ratio,
+            "vllm_compatible": self.vllm_compatible,
+        }
+
+
+def select_preset(
+    available_gb: float,
+    model_size_gb: float,
+    prefer_quality: bool = True,
+    require_vllm: bool = False,
+) -> SelectionResult:
+    """
+    Select the best TurboQuant preset based on available memory.
+    
+    Args:
+        available_gb: Available system memory in GB
+        model_size_gb: Model size in GB
+        prefer_quality: If True, prefer higher quality presets
+        require_vllm: If True, only select vLLM-compatible presets
+    
+    Returns:
+        SelectionResult with chosen preset and reasoning
+    """
+    overhead_gb = available_gb - model_size_gb
+    
+    if overhead_gb < 0:
+        # Not enough memory for model
+        logger.warning(
+            "Insufficient memory: need %.1f GB, have %.1f GB available",
+            model_size_gb, available_gb
+        )
+        return SelectionResult(
+            preset="q4_0",
+            reason=f"Insufficient memory ({overhead_gb:.1f} GB deficit), using GGUF fallback",
+            overhead_gb=overhead_gb,
+            quality="basic",
+            compression_ratio=4.0,
+            vllm_compatible=False,
+        )
+    
+    # Select preset based on overhead
+    for preset_name in QUALITY_ORDER:
+        preset = PRESETS[preset_name]
+        
+        # Skip if vLLM required but not compatible
+        if require_vllm and not preset["vllm_compatible"]:
+            continue
+        
+        if overhead_gb >= preset["min_overhead_gb"]:
+            reason = f"Overhead {overhead_gb:.1f} GB >= {preset['min_overhead_gb']} GB required for {preset['name']}"
+            logger.info("Selected preset: %s — %s", preset_name, reason)
+            
+            return SelectionResult(
+                preset=preset_name,
+                reason=reason,
+                overhead_gb=overhead_gb,
+                quality=preset["quality"],
+                compression_ratio=preset["compression_ratio"],
+                vllm_compatible=preset["vllm_compatible"],
+            )
+    
+    # Fallback
+    return SelectionResult(
+        preset="q4_0",
+        reason=f"Overhead {overhead_gb:.1f} GB too low for TurboQuant, using GGUF fallback",
+        overhead_gb=overhead_gb,
+        quality="basic",
+        compression_ratio=4.0,
+        vllm_compatible=False,
+    )
+
+
+def auto_select(
+    model_size_gb: float,
+    config_override: Optional[str] = None,
+    prefer_quality: bool = True,
+    require_vllm: bool = False,
+) -> SelectionResult:
+    """
+    Auto-select preset based on system detection.
+    
+    Args:
+        model_size_gb: Model size in GB
+        config_override: Optional preset override from config
+        prefer_quality: Prefer higher quality presets
+        require_vllm: Require vLLM compatibility
+    
+    Returns:
+        SelectionResult
+    """
+    # Check for config override
+    if config_override:
+        if config_override in PRESETS:
+            preset = PRESETS[config_override]
+            logger.info("Using config override: %s", config_override)
+            return SelectionResult(
+                preset=config_override,
+                reason=f"Config override: {preset['name']}",
+                overhead_gb=0,  # Unknown without system detection
+                quality=preset["quality"],
+                compression_ratio=preset["compression_ratio"],
+                vllm_compatible=preset["vllm_compatible"],
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.warning("Unknown preset in config: %s, falling back to auto-select", config_override)
+    
+    # Detect system
+    sys_info = SystemInfo.detect()
+    logger.info(
+        "System: %.1f GB total, %.1f GB available, model: %.1f GB",
+        sys_info.total_gb, sys_info.available_gb, model_size_gb
+    )
+    
+    # Select preset
+    return select_preset(
+        available_gb=sys_info.available_gb,
+        model_size_gb=model_size_gb,
+        prefer_quality=prefer_quality,
+        require_vllm=require_vllm,
+    )
+
+
+def get_preset_info(preset_name: str) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Get information about a preset."""
+    return PRESETS.get(preset_name)
+
+
+def list_presets() -> dict:
+    """List all available presets."""
+    return PRESETS.copy()
+
+
+# CLI interface
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+    import json
+    
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="TurboQuant Auto-Select")
+    parser.add_argument("--model-size", type=float, required=True, help="Model size in GB")
+    parser.add_argument("--preset", help="Config override preset")
+    parser.add_argument("--prefer-quality", action="store_true", default=True, help="Prefer quality")
+    parser.add_argument("--require-vllm", action="store_true", help="Require vLLM compatibility")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="Output as JSON")
+    parser.add_argument("--list", action="store_true", help="List all presets")
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    if args.list:
+        print("Available presets:")
+        for name, info in PRESETS.items():
+            vllm = "✓" if info["vllm_compatible"] else "✗"
+            print(f"  {name:20} {info['quality']:8} {info['compression_ratio']}x  vLLM:{vllm}  {info['description']}")
+    else:
+        result = auto_select(
+            model_size_gb=args.model_size,
+            config_override=args.preset,
+            prefer_quality=args.prefer_quality,
+            require_vllm=args.require_vllm,
+        )
+        
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps(result.to_dict(), indent=2))
+        else:
+            print(f"Selected: {result.preset}")
+            print(f"Reason: {result.reason}")
+            print(f"Quality: {result.quality}")
+            print(f"Compression: {result.compression_ratio}x")
+            print(f"vLLM compatible: {result.vllm_compatible}")