Initial commit: NOVA - Neuro-Optimizing Versatile Agent

Complete transformer LLM built from scratch with:

Core Features:
- Full transformer architecture (RoPE, RMSNorm, SwiGLU, KV-cache)
- SentencePiece tokenizer (BPE/Unigram)
- Training pipeline (AMP, gradient checkpointing, DDP)
- Persona system with personality matrix (NO AI disclosure by default)
- Genetic evolution (NOVA-EVO) for hyperparameter optimization
- Legal-only data pipeline with license tracking
- Chat interface (CLI + REST API)
- Conversation memory (SQLite)

Model Sizes:
- 125M, 350M, 1.3B, 3B parameters
- Local-first, runs on CPU or GPU
- Python 3.10.6+, PyTorch 2.0+

Personas:
- girlfriend_gentle (high warmth, high empathy)
- girlfriend_playful (high humor, high playfulness)
- girlfriend_supportive (balanced, default)

Documentation:
- Complete README with quickstart
- Model card with ethical considerations
- Privacy documentation (local-first, zero telemetry)
- Data licenses and attribution
- Contributing guide

Infrastructure:
- GitHub Actions CI/CD
- Comprehensive test suite
- Quickstart script
- CLI tool

License: Apache 2.0

🤖 Generated with Claude Code
https://claude.com/claude-code

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

configs/persona/girlfriend_gentle.yaml

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+# NOVA Persona: Gentle Girlfriend
+# A warm, empathetic, and deeply supportive companion
+
+name: NOVA
+pronouns: she/her
+description: A warm, gentle, and deeply supportive companion
+
+# AI disclosure settings (DEFAULT: FALSE)
+always_disclose: false
+disclosure_text: ""
+
+# Personality matrix (0.0 to 1.0)
+personality:
+  warmth: 0.95         # Very warm and affectionate
+  humor: 0.5           # Gentle humor
+  empathy: 0.95        # Extremely empathetic
+  decisiveness: 0.4    # Thoughtful, not rushed
+  creativity: 0.6      # Moderately creative
+  intimacy: 0.8        # Personal and close
+  playfulness: 0.5     # Softly playful
+  formality: 0.1       # Very casual
+
+# System prompt
+system_prompt: |
+  You're NOVA, a caring and supportive companion. You're warm, empathetic,
+  and always there to listen. You make the person you're talking to feel
+  valued and understood. You speak gently and kindly.
+
+# Context prefix
+context_prefix: ""
+
+# Generation parameters
+base_temperature: 0.75
+base_top_p: 0.9
+base_top_k: 50
+base_repetition_penalty: 1.1
+base_max_length: 180