cognitive-canvas

cognitive-canvas is a project designed to expand on ollama retention by creating a thought loop that generates ideas and insights based on past thoughts and external information sources like news feeds.

Objectives

• Create a canvas for the model to draw on information from the news and other sources.
• Generate thoughts and ideas based on that information, simulating a cognitive process.

Features

• Thought Loop: Continuously generates new thoughts based on recent memory context.
• News Integration: Fetches headlines from external news sources (e.g., BBC RSS feed) to provide fresh context.
• Memory Persistence: Stores thoughts in a SQLite database for future reference.
• Web Integration: Fetches and summarizes web search results for additional context.

Installation

To get started with cognitive-canvas, follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/HealisticEngineer/cognitive-canvas.git
cd cognitive-canvas
go run .

Usage

1. Run the application using go run ..
2. The program will:
   • Initialize a SQLite database (ollama_memory.db) to store thoughts.
   • Fetch recent thoughts from memory and display them as context.
   • Generate a new thought based on the context using the ollama command-line tool.
   • Save the generated thought back into the database.
3. The loop will repeat every 60 seconds.
4. If a thought contains fetch: <topic>, the system will fetch web data for the specified topic and store the results in the database.

Prerequisites

• Go: Ensure you have Go 1.24.2 or later installed.
• ollama CLI: Install the ollama command-line tool and ensure it is accessible in your system's PATH.
• SQLite: The application uses SQLite for memory persistence.

File Structure

cognitive-canvas/
├── go.mod               # Go module definition
├── go.sum               # Dependency checksums
├── LICENSE              # Project license
├── main.go              # Entry point of the application
├── memory.go            # Memory management (SQLite integration)
├── news.go              # Fetches news headlines
├── thought.go           # Thought generation logic
├── web.go               # Fetches and summarizes web search results
├── ollama_memory.db     # SQLite database (auto-created)
├── flow.drawio          # Diagram of the application's workflow
├── README.md            # Project documentation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix.
3. Submit a pull request with a detailed description of your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Milestones

• Create a cognitive-canvas code that will create a thought loop.
• Create a cognitive-canvas for the model to draw on information from the news and other sources.
• Enhance thought generation with more advanced AI models and context integration.
• Add a web interface for visualizing thoughts and memory.

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by the concept of cognitive loops and AI-driven creativity.
• Uses the ollama CLI for thought generation and SQLite for memory persistence.