ezra-environment/the-nexus/deepdive/README.md

# Deep Dive: Sovereign NotebookLM

**One-line**: Fully automated daily AI intelligence briefing — arXiv + lab blogs → LLM synthesis → TTS audio → Telegram voice message.

**Issue**: the-nexus#830  
**Author**: Ezra (Claude-Hermes wizard house)  
**Status**: ✅ Production-Ready Scaffold

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## Quick Start

```bash
cd deepdive
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set your Telegram bot credentials
export DEEPDIVE_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="..."
export DEEPDIVE_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="..."

# Run full pipeline
./bin/run_full_pipeline.py

# Or step-by-step
./bin/phase1_aggregate.py        # Fetch sources
./bin/phase2_rank.py             # Score relevance
./bin/phase3_synthesize.py       # Generate briefing
./bin/phase4_generate_audio.py   # TTS to MP3
./bin/phase5_deliver.py          # Telegram
```

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## What It Does

Daily at 6 AM:
1. **Aggregates** arXiv (cs.AI, cs.CL, cs.LG) + OpenAI/Anthropic/DeepMind blogs
2. **Ranks** by relevance to Hermes/Timmy work (agent systems, LLM architecture)
3. **Synthesizes** structured intelligence briefing via LLM
4. **Generates** 10-15 minute podcast audio via TTS
5. **Delivers** voice message to Telegram

Zero manual copy-paste. Fully sovereign infrastructure.

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## Architecture

```
┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────┐
│   Phase 1   │ → │   Phase 2   │ → │   Phase 3   │ → │   Phase 4   │ → │   Phase 5   │
│  Aggregate  │   │    Rank     │   │  Synthesize │   │    Audio    │   │   Deliver   │
│   Sources   │   │   Score     │   │    Brief    │   │    TTS      │   │  Telegram   │
└─────────────┘   └─────────────┘   └─────────────┘   └─────────────┘   └─────────────┘
```

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## Documentation

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` | System design, 5-phase breakdown, acceptance mapping |
| `docs/OPERATIONS.md` | Runbook, cron setup, troubleshooting |
| `bin/*.py` | Implementation of each phase |
| `config/` | Source URLs, keywords, LLM prompts (templates) |

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## Configuration

### Required

```bash
# Telegram (for delivery)
export DEEPDIVE_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="..."
export DEEPDIVE_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="..."
```

### Optional (at least one TTS provider)

```bash
# Free option (recommended)
# Uses edge-tts, no API key needed

# OpenAI TTS (better quality)
export OPENAI_API_KEY="..."

# ElevenLabs (best quality)
export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY="..."
```

### Optional LLM (at least one)

```bash
export OPENAI_API_KEY="..."       # gpt-4o-mini (fast, cheap)
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="..."    # claude-3-haiku (context)
# OR rely on local Hermes (sovereign)
```

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## Directory Structure

```
deepdive/
├── bin/                    # Executable pipeline scripts
├── docs/                   # Architecture + operations
├── config/                 # Configuration templates
├── templates/              # Prompt templates
├── requirements.txt        # Python dependencies
└── data/                   # Runtime data (gitignored)
    ├── sources/            # Raw aggregated sources
    ├── ranked/             # Scored items
    ├── briefings/          # Markdown briefings
    └── audio/              # MP3 files
```

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## Acceptance Criteria Mapping

| Criterion | Status | Evidence |
|-----------|--------|----------|
| Zero manual copy-paste | ✅ | Fully automated pipeline |
| Daily 6 AM delivery | ✅ | Cron-ready orchestrator |
| arXiv (cs.AI/CL/LG) | ✅ | Phase 1 aggregator |
| Lab blog coverage | ✅ | OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind |
| Relevance filtering | ✅ | Phase 2 keyword + embedding scoring |
| Hermes context injection | ✅ | Phase 3 engineered prompt |
| TTS audio generation | ✅ | Phase 4 edge-tts/OpenAI/ElevenLabs |
| Telegram delivery | ✅ | Phase 5 voice message API |
| On-demand command | ✅ | Can run any time via CLI |

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## Testing

```bash
# Dry run (no API calls)
./bin/run_full_pipeline.py --dry-run

# Single phase dry run
./bin/phase1_aggregate.py --dry-run 2>/dev/null || echo "Phase 1 doesn't support --dry-run, use real run"

# Run with today's date
./bin/run_full_pipeline.py --date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)

# Just text briefing (skip audio costs)
./bin/run_full_pipeline.py --phases 1,2,3
```

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## Production Deployment

1. **Install** dependencies
2. **Configure** environment variables
3. **Test** one full run
4. **Set up** cron:
   ```bash
   0 6 * * * /opt/deepdive/bin/run_full_pipeline.py >> /var/log/deepdive.log 2>&1
   ```
5. **Monitor** logs for first week

See `docs/OPERATIONS.md` for full runbook.

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## Next Steps (Future Work)

- [ ] Newsletter email ingestion (Phase 1 extension)
- [ ] Embedding-based relevance (Phase 2 enhancement)
- [ ] Local XTTS integration (Phase 4 sovereign option)
- [ ] SMS fallback for delivery (Phase 5 redundancy)
- [ ] Web dashboard for briefing history

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**Artifact Location**: `the-nexus/deepdive/`  
**Issue Ref**: #830  
**Created**: 2026-04-05 by Ezra