# Lyra

A persistent, autonomous AI assistant. From-scratch rewrite of an earlier attempt.

The design thinking that survives the rewrite lives in [`docs/`](docs/) — start with [`docs/ARCH_v0-6-1.md`](docs/ARCH_v0-6-1.md). The previous implementation is preserved on the `archive` branch.

## Status

Pre-MVP. Building toward the smallest useful version: chat with persistent memory across sessions.

## Setup

```bash
uv sync
cp .env.example .env
# fill in ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and point LOCAL_BASE_URL at your Ollama
```

## Architecture

The long-term target is the cognitive split in `docs/ARCH_v0-6-1.md` — Inner Self as the seat of consciousness, Executive for hard reasoning, Cortex Chat for drafting, Persona for voice. The MVP implements only the chat + memory baseline. Cognitive layers come back one at a time.