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🟦 Student Interface — archive_org Module

RTT/1 Interface Specification#

Identity#

  • Interface Name: student_interface
  • Module: archive_org
  • Purpose: Provide a simple, structured, student‑friendly interface for exploring Internet Archive objects using the RTT operator chain.

1. Interface Purpose#

The student interface exposes a safe, minimal, operator‑aligned set of actions that allow students to:

  • explore continuity
  • compare versions
  • understand drift
  • identify stable snapshots
  • learn how the RTT operators work

The interface is intentionally simple and non‑technical.


2. Student Panels#

The interface presents four panels, each corresponding to a structural dimension of the object:

Panel A — Continuity Timeline#

Shows:

  • all snapshots
  • drift levels
  • continuity breaks
  • regime shifts

This panel helps students visualize how the object changed over time.


Panel B — Lineage Map#

Shows:

  • lineage graph
  • transformations
  • continuity kernel
  • structural evolution

This panel teaches students how lineage differs from “version history.”


Panel C — Substrate Profile#

Shows:

  • substrate type (html, pdf, image, ocr, mixed)
  • stability score
  • drift risk
  • multi‑layer flags

This panel teaches students why some snapshots are more trustworthy than others.


Panel D — Collection Context#

Shows:

  • collection membership
  • coherence clusters
  • related objects
  • regime profile

This panel teaches students how structural families shape expectations.


3. Student Actions#

Students can perform the following actions:

1. show_earliest_stable_version#

Displays the earliest snapshot with a stable substrate + continuity kernel.

2. compare_versions#

Compares two snapshots structurally using drift + transformations.

3. explain_differences#

Explains structural differences between snapshots (layout, template, substrate).

4. locate_most_reliable_version#

Identifies the snapshot with the highest stability score.

Shows structurally related IA objects based on collection + clusters.


4. Learning Mode#

Students may toggle learning mode, which reveals:

  • which operators were used
  • in what order
  • what each operator contributed
  • how drift was measured
  • how lineage was constructed
  • how substrate stability was determined

This turns the interface into a teaching tool for RTT.


5. Safety Rules#

The student interface enforces:

  • no content‑based reasoning
  • no speculation
  • no assumptions about missing snapshots
  • explicit drift warnings
  • substrate‑aware trust decisions
  • lineage‑preferred reasoning

All outputs must be drift‑bounded.


6. Interface Summary#

The student interface is:

  • minimal
  • structural
  • operator‑aligned
  • drift‑bounded
  • continuity‑aware
  • substrate‑aware
  • student‑friendly

It provides a safe, intuitive way for students to explore Internet Archive objects using the RTT operator chain.

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