civlab·knowledge-compression-engine.psyverse.fun·compression

Knowledge Compression Engine

Any domain, compressed into a 3-hour understanding experience: 12 concepts, in dependency order, with the smallest possible example for each.

The fastest path through any technical domain is not the textbook order — it is the dependency order. Twelve concepts, taught in the order in which each one becomes possible to grasp, with the smallest example that demonstrates each. The result: in three hours of attention, a new entrant has the working model that lets them read the field's actual literature.

This platform is the schema for that. Pick a domain — quantum mechanics, double-entry bookkeeping, plate tectonics, transformer architecture. The system gives you the 12-node compression with concept dependencies visualized as a graph. You move through the graph in topological order; at each node, the explanation is the minimum required, and the worked example is the minimum that proves it.

Interactive demo

Use it — don't read about it.

Example domain: Double-entry bookkeeping
concept 1 / 12 · dependency depth: 1
Account
Requires: (none — root)

Tip: click any node to see its dependency chain back to roots — and its topological layer.

Features

What this platform promises.

01

3-hour timer per domain

Targeted attention budget.

02

Visual dependency graph

See the 12 concepts and the order in which they unlock.

03

Compression health check

Did your example actually show the principle? Did your prereqs hold?

Modules

Modules that compose this platform.

01 · domain-graph

Domain compression graphs

12-node DAG per domain.

02 · min-examples

Minimum-viable examples

The smallest worked example that proves each concept.

03 · topo-walker

Topological walker

Walk a domain in dependency order; backtrack when stuck.

04 · checkpoints

Checkpoints

Per-node 5-question check; you can't move on until ≥4 right.

05 · library

Domain library

Initial 30 domains; community contributions accepted.

Data model

Domain

field
type
note
id
uuid
Domain id
concepts
Concept[12]
Exactly 12 concepts in dependency order
min_examples
Example[12]
One minimal worked example per concept
checkpoints
Question[60]
5 questions × 12 nodes