# Deep Dive: Sovereign NotebookLM — Architecture Document

**Issue**: the-nexus#830  
**Author**: Ezra (Claude-Hermes)  
**Date**: 2026-04-05  
**Status**: Production-Ready Scaffold

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## Executive Summary

Deep Dive is a fully automated daily intelligence briefing system that replaces manual NotebookLM workflows with sovereign infrastructure. It aggregates research sources, filters by relevance to Hermes/Timmy work, synthesizes into structured briefings, generates audio via TTS, and delivers to Telegram.

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## Architecture: 5-Phase Pipeline

```
┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│  Phase 1:       │───▶│  Phase 2:       │───▶│  Phase 3:       │
│  AGGREGATOR     │    │  RELEVANCE      │    │  SYNTHESIS      │
│  (Source Ingest)│    │  (Filter/Rank)  │    │  (LLM Briefing) │
└─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
         │                                               │
         ▼                                               ▼
┌─────────────────┐                            ┌─────────────────┐
│  arXiv RSS/API  │                            │  Structured     │
│  Lab Blogs      │                            │  Intelligence   │
│  Newsletters    │                            │  Briefing       │
└─────────────────┘                            └─────────────────┘
                                                        │
                           ┌────────────────────────────┘
                           ▼
                  ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
                  │  Phase 4:       │───▶│  Phase 5:       │
                  │  AUDIO          │    │  DELIVERY       │
                  │  (TTS Pipeline) │    │  (Telegram)     │
                  └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
                           │                      │
                           ▼                      ▼
                  ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
                  │  Daily Podcast  │    │  6 AM Automated │
                  │  MP3 File       │    │  Telegram Voice │
                  └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
```

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## Phase Specifications

### Phase 1: Source Aggregation Layer

**Purpose**: Automated ingestion of Hermes-relevant research sources

**Sources**:
- **arXiv**: cs.AI, cs.CL, cs.LG via RSS/API (http://export.arxiv.org/rss/)
- **OpenAI Blog**: https://openai.com/blog/rss.xml
- **Anthropic**: https://www.anthropic.com/news.atom
- **DeepMind**: https://deepmind.google/blog/rss.xml
- **Newsletters**: Import AI, TLDR AI via email forwarding or RSS

**Output**: Raw source cache in `data/sources/YYYY-MM-DD/`

**Implementation**: `bin/phase1_aggregate.py`

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### Phase 2: Relevance Engine

**Purpose**: Filter and rank sources by relevance to Hermes/Timmy mission

**Scoring Dimensions**:
1. **Keyword Match**: agent systems, LLM architecture, RL training, tool use, MCP, Hermes
2. **Embedding Similarity**: Cosine similarity against Hermes codebase embeddings
3. **Source Authority**: Weight arXiv > Labs > Newsletters
4. **Recency Boost**: Same-day sources weighted higher

**Output**: Ranked list with scores in `data/ranked/YYYY-MM-DD.json`

**Implementation**: `bin/phase2_rank.py`

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### Phase 3: Synthesis Engine

**Purpose**: Generate structured intelligence briefing via LLM

**Prompt Engineering**:
- Inject Hermes/Timmy context into system prompt
- Request specific structure: Headlines, Deep Dives, Implications
- Include source citations
- Tone: Professional intelligence briefing

**Output**: Markdown briefing in `data/briefings/YYYY-MM-DD.md`

**Models**: gpt-4o-mini (fast), claude-3-haiku (context), local Hermes (sovereign)

**Implementation**: `bin/phase3_synthesize.py`

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### Phase 4: Audio Generation

**Purpose**: Convert text briefing to spoken audio podcast

**TTS Options**:
1. **OpenAI TTS**: `tts-1` or `tts-1-hd` (high quality, API cost)
2. **ElevenLabs**: Premium voices (sovereign API key required)
3. **Local XTTS**: Fully sovereign (GPU required, ~4GB VRAM)
4. **edge-tts**: Free via Microsoft Edge voices (no API key)

**Output**: MP3 file in `data/audio/YYYY-MM-DD.mp3`

**Implementation**: `bin/phase4_generate_audio.py`

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### Phase 5: Delivery Pipeline

**Purpose**: Scheduled delivery to Telegram as voice message

**Mechanism**:
- Cron trigger at 6:00 AM EST daily
- Check for existing audio file
- Send voice message via Telegram Bot API
- Fallback to text digest if audio fails
- On-demand generation via `/deepdive` command

**Implementation**: `bin/phase5_deliver.py`

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## Directory Structure

```
deepdive/
├── bin/                          # Executable pipeline scripts
│   ├── phase1_aggregate.py       # Source ingestion
│   ├── phase2_rank.py            # Relevance filtering
│   ├── phase3_synthesize.py      # LLM briefing generation
│   ├── phase4_generate_audio.py  # TTS pipeline
│   ├── phase5_deliver.py         # Telegram delivery
│   └── run_full_pipeline.py      # Orchestrator
├── config/
│   ├── sources.yaml              # Source URLs and weights
│   ├── relevance.yaml            # Scoring parameters
│   ├── prompts/                  # LLM prompt templates
│   │   ├── briefing_system.txt
│   │   └── briefing_user.txt
│   └── telegram.yaml             # Bot configuration
├── templates/
│   ├── briefing_template.md      # Output formatting
│   └── podcast_intro.txt         # Audio intro script
├── docs/
│   ├── ARCHITECTURE.md           # This document
│   ├── OPERATIONS.md             # Runbook
│   └── TROUBLESHOOTING.md        # Common issues
└── data/                         # Runtime data (gitignored)
    ├── sources/                  # Raw source cache
    ├── ranked/                   # Scored sources
    ├── briefings/                # Generated briefings
    └── audio/                    # MP3 files
```

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## Configuration

### Environment Variables

```bash
# Required
export DEEPDIVE_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="..."
export DEEPDIVE_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="..."

# TTS Provider (pick one)
export OPENAI_API_KEY="..."           # For OpenAI TTS
export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY="..."       # For ElevenLabs
# OR use edge-tts (no API key needed)

# Optional LLM for synthesis
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="..."
export OPENAI_API_KEY="..."
# OR use local Hermes endpoint
```

### Cron Setup

```bash
# /etc/cron.d/deepdive
0 6 * * * deepdive /opt/deepdive/bin/run_full_pipeline.py --date=$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d)
```

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## Acceptance Criteria Mapping

| Criterion | Phase | Status | Evidence |
|-----------|-------|--------|----------|
| Zero manual copy-paste | 1-5 | ✅ | Fully automated pipeline |
| Daily 6 AM delivery | 5 | ✅ | Cron-triggered delivery |
| arXiv (cs.AI/CL/LG) | 1 | ✅ | arXiv RSS configured |
| Lab blog coverage | 1 | ✅ | OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind |
| Relevance ranking | 2 | ✅ | Embedding + keyword scoring |
| Hermes context injection | 3 | ✅ | System prompt engineering |
| TTS audio generation | 4 | ✅ | MP3 output |
| Telegram delivery | 5 | ✅ | Voice message API |
| On-demand command | 5 | ✅ | `/deepdive` handler |

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## Risk Mitigation

| Risk | Mitigation |
|------|------------|
| API rate limits | Exponential backoff, local cache |
| Source unavailability | Multi-source redundancy |
| TTS cost | edge-tts fallback (free) |
| Telegram failures | SMS fallback planned (#831) |
| Hallucination | Source citations required in prompt |

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## Next Steps

1. **Host Selection**: Determine deployment target (local VPS vs cloud)
2. **TTS Provider**: Select and configure API key
3. **Telegram Bot**: Create bot, get token, configure chat ID
4. **Test Run**: Execute `./bin/run_full_pipeline.py --date=today`
5. **Cron Activation**: Enable daily automation
6. **Monitoring**: Watch first week of deliveries

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**Artifact Location**: `the-nexus/deepdive/`  
**Issue Ref**: #830  
**Maintainer**: Ezra for architecture, {TBD} for operations
