#+TITLE: User Experience (UX) Journey
#+AUTHOR: Amr
#+FILETAGS: :ux:design:autonomy:
#+STARTUP: content

* Overview
This document traces the intended User Experience (UX) journey for the ~opencortex~. It serves as a living design document to ensure that architectural decisions align with a frictionless, autonomous, and intuitive user interaction model.

* 1. The Zero-to-One Experience (Onboarding)
** Goal
A user should be able to go from discovering the project to having a running, calibrated agent in under 3 minutes, with zero prerequisite knowledge of Lisp.

** The Appliance Paradigm (Primary Path)
The user runs a single command in their terminal:
#+begin_src bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gharbeia/opencortex/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
#+end_src

** The Interactive Wizard
The script verifies Docker presence and then launches an interactive prompt before booting the container:
1. *Identity:* "What is your name?" -> Configures ~$MEMEX_USER~
2. *Assistant:* "What shall we name your Assistant?" -> Configures ~$MEMEX_ASSISTANT~
3. *Neural Provider:* "Select your primary neural provider [Gemini/OpenRouter/Anthropic/OpenAI]" -> Configures API Keys.
4. *Data Gravity:* "Where is your Memex located?" -> Maps the host directory to the Docker container.

*Outcome:* The `.env` is generated, core skills are seeded into the user's Memex, and `docker-compose up -d` launches the daemon in the background. The user sees: /"Booting your autonomous brain in the background..."/

* 2. The First Contact (The CLI Gateway)
** Goal
Immediately after boot, the user needs a way to verify the agent is alive and capable of answering questions about their Memex without configuring complex third-party integrations (like Telegram bots).

** The Interaction
The user types a local client command to connect to the background daemon:
#+begin_src bash
opencortex chat
#+end_src

This opens a slick, colorful interactive terminal session:
#+begin_example
> User: Hello, what are my active projects?
> Agent: [Thinking...]
> Agent: You currently have 3 active projects:
>        1. OpenCortex v1.0
>        2. Home Renovation
>        3. Read 'The Autonomous Individual'
#+end_example

** Behind the Scenes
1. The ~opencortex chat~ client connects to the daemon's local port (e.g., 9105).
2. It sends a ~:chat-message~ signal.
3. The core harness routes this to the Probabilistic Engine.
4. The Context Manager retrieves active projects from the Memex AST.
5. The Deterministic Engine (Bouncer) verifies it is a safe read-only action.
6. The ~:cli~ Actuator formats the Lisp response into Markdown and sends it back over the socket.

* 3. The Interactive Refinement (v0.2.0)
** Goal
Transition from a "Verified Wrapper" around netcat to a high-fidelity, native Common Lisp TUI that rivals the experience of ~gemini-cli~.

** Features
- *Homoiconic UI:* The TUI is rendered directly by the Lisp kernel, allowing for live introspection of the agent's thoughts.
- *Rich Formatting:* ANSI colors, bold headers, and syntax-highlighted code blocks.
- *Command Palette:* Slash commands for system control without leaving the chat.

* 4. The Continuous Loop (Daily Usage)
(To be defined as the agent's capabilities expand into Scribe, Gardener, and Emacs-native interactions).