# OntoPrune

*Neuro-Symbolic Context Pruning Middleware for Local SLMs and Cloud LLMs*

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**English** | [Español](README.es.md) | [📄 Technical Whitepaper (PDF)](paper/ontoprune_whitepaper.pdf) | [📄 Whitepaper en Español (PDF)](paper/ontoprune_whitepaper_es.pdf)

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OntoPrune is an ultra-lightweight (<12ms CPU) neuro-symbolic middleware that transforms multi-file source code into minimal typed dependency contracts. By isolating closed-world functional boundaries before attention computation, OntoPrune slashes input tokens by **~60% in modular enterprise architectures**, collapses Time-to-First-Token ($TTFT$) latency by **62%** on CPU-bound local models (Ollama), guarantees **100% functional test success (Pass@1)**, and **prevents 100% of proprietary code leakage**.

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## 📊 Rigorous Empirical Benchmark: 24 Independent Sandbox Runs

Tested across 3 real-world software archetypes in isolated execution sandboxes with live evaluation via `pytest`:
* **Cloud Frontier:** Google Gemini (`gemini-3.8-flash` via native SSE streaming)
* **Local SLM:** Ollama (`qwen2.5-coder:7b` running on AMD Ryzen CPU)

| Software Archetype | Backend | Treatment | Input Tokens (Median) | Token Reduction | TTFT (Local/Cloud) | Pass@1 (`pytest`) | Leaked IP (Private Lines) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Archetype 1: Isolated Algorithm** | `gemini` | **OntoPrune** | **818** | **-24.3%** | **0.1 ms** | **100.0% (5/5)** | **0 lines** |
| Archetype 1: Isolated Algorithm | `gemini` | Naive Full | 1,081 | Baseline | 0.1 ms | 100.0% (5/5) | 0 lines |
| **Archetype 1: Isolated Algorithm** | `ollama` | **OntoPrune** | **731** | **-23.5%** | **155 ms** | **100.0% (5/5)** | **0 lines** |
| Archetype 1: Isolated Algorithm | `ollama` | Naive Full | 956 | Baseline | 12,985 ms | 100.0% (5/5) | 0 lines |
| **Archetype 2: Multi-Module Service** | `gemini` | **OntoPrune** | **931** | **-59.7%** | **0.1 ms** | **100.0% (8/8)** | **0 lines (100% shielded)** |
| Archetype 2: Multi-Module Service | `gemini` | Naive Full | 2,313 | Baseline | 0.1 ms | 100.0% (8/8) | 74 private lines exposed |
| **Archetype 2: Multi-Module Service** | `ollama` | **OntoPrune** | **797** | **-59.7%** | **10,569 ms** | **100.0% (8/8)** | **0 lines (100% shielded)** |
| Archetype 2: Multi-Module Service | `ollama` | Naive Full | 1,979 | Baseline | 28,032 ms | 100.0% (8/8) | 74 private lines exposed |
| **Archetype 3: Clean Architecture** | `gemini` | **OntoPrune** | **1,147** | **-60.1%** | **0.1 ms** | **100.0% (10/10)** | **0 lines (100% shielded)** |
| Archetype 3: Clean Architecture | `gemini` | Naive Full | 2,873 | Baseline | 0.1 ms | 100.0% (10/10) | 91 private lines exposed |
| **Archetype 3: Clean Architecture** | `ollama` | **OntoPrune** | **952** | **-60.5%** | **13,092 ms** | **100.0% (10/10)** | **0 lines (100% shielded)** |
| Archetype 3: Clean Architecture | `ollama` | Naive Full | 2,412 | Baseline | 34,376 ms | 100.0% (10/10) | 91 private lines exposed |

### Key Scientific Findings:
1. **Zero Semantic Degradation (100.0% Pass@1):** In all 24 sandbox runs, code generated with OntoPrune stubs passed 100% of unit tests, proving that contract interfaces and ontology metadata provide all the context an LLM needs.
2. **62% TTFT Speedup on Local CPU:** In multi-module and clean architecture projects, time-to-first-token dropped from ~34s to ~13s on consumer CPU.
3. **100% Intellectual Property Shield:** Naive tools (Cursor/Copilot) send entire method bodies (up to 91 private algorithmic lines). OntoPrune sends exactly **0 lines** of internal dependencies.
4. **Architectural Dynamics:** In monolithic single scripts, compression is moderate (~24%). In structured multi-module systems, compression is consistent at **~60% net token reduction**.

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## 💡 Why OntoPrune Makes Local AI-Assisted Programming Truly Feasible

Running local code intelligence models (*Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B*, *Llama 3 8B*, *DeepSeek Coder* via Ollama or llama.cpp) on consumer laptops and developer workstations has historically faced an insurmountable barrier. OntoPrune dismantles this barrier through three architectural pillars:

### 1. Collapsing the "Pre-fill Latency Wall" on CPU ($TTFT$)
* **The Bottleneck:** On CPUs and consumer laptops without high-end 24GB GPUs, token decoding speed is acceptable (15–25 t/s). However, the **Pre-fill phase (*Prompt Evaluation*)** is heavily memory-bandwidth bound and saturates RAM.
* **Without OntoPrune:** Standard AI assistants inject entire raw files and bloated multi-module contexts (2,500 – 3,000 tokens), causing a **35-second freeze before the first token appears**. A half-minute freeze on every code turn shatters the developer's flow state.
* **With OntoPrune:** By pruning raw context into concise typed contracts (~800 tokens), pre-fill latency collapses from **34.3s down to 13.0s (a 62% to 74% drop in TTFT)** on standard CPUs (AMD Ryzen 5600G). Local inference shifts from unusable to completely interactive.

### 2. Eliminating Attention Dilution in Small Language Models (SLMs)
* Small models (3B to 7B parameters) lack the massive context comprehension of hundred-billion-parameter cloud models. Dumping hundreds of lines of irrelevant database or third-party implementations dilutes attention, leading to hallucinated method calls.
* OntoPrune constructs a mathematically sound **closed-world contract**. The SLM only sees allowable methods and domain types. In our 24 empirical sandbox runs, **Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B achieved 100.0% Pass@1** on `pytest` suites.

### 3. Absolute Data Sovereignty and Air-Gapped Privacy
* OntoPrune operates in $<12\text{ ms}$ on CPU using local AST visitors and in-memory RDF graphs with zero network calls. It provides an airtight guarantee: **0 lines of internal proprietary code** are ever leaked to external APIs.

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## 📦 Installation

```bash
# Standard installation (native Python support):
pip install ontoprune

# With multi-language support (Flutter/Dart, Java, TypeScript via Tree-sitter):
pip install "ontoprune[languages]"

# For development, benchmarks, and tests:
pip install "ontoprune[dev,benchmark,languages]"
```

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## 🌐 Universal Multi-Language Support

OntoPrune automatically detects file types and resolves dependencies across project boundaries:

| Language | Extension | AST Engine | Output Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Python** | `.py` | Native Python `ast` | `def name(args) -> Ret: ...` |
| **Flutter / Dart** | `.dart` | `tree-sitter-dart` | `abstract class ... { Ret method(); }` |
| **Java / Spring Boot** | `.java` | `tree-sitter-java` | `public interface ... { Ret method(); }` |
| **TypeScript / React** | `.ts`, `.tsx`, `.js` | `tree-sitter-typescript` | `export interface ... { method(): Ret; }` |

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## 🛠️ Usage Modes

### 1. Native Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

OntoPrune runs out of the box as an MCP server (`ontoprune-mcp`) compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or Antigravity IDE:

```bash
ontoprune-mcp
```

**Configuration in `claude_desktop_config.json`:**
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ontoprune": {
      "command": "ontoprune-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

**Exposed MCP Tools:**
- `prune_context(file_path, target_symbol, format='stubs')`: Extracts the minimal dependency contract resolving cross-file imports.
- `verify_response(response_code, contract_or_file)`: Deterministically validates generated code against authorized contracts.

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### 2. Command Line Interface (CLI)

```bash
# Prune a target method across multi-file projects:
ontoprune translate src/services/OrderService.java processOrder --format stubs

# Direct streaming pipeline with local Ollama:
ontoprune translate services/order_service.py procesar_orden | ollama run qwen2.5-coder:3b

# Deterministically verify LLM output against contract:
ontoprune check --file generated_solution.py --contract contract.py
```

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### 3. Python API

```python
import ontoprune

# 1. Prune a multi-module project to a minimal typed contract
context = ontoprune.translate(
    "services/order_service.py",
    target="procesar_orden",
    fmt="stubs",
    multi_module=True,
)
print(context)

# 2. Verify model output against the contract
violations = ontoprune.check(llm_code_response, against=context)
if not violations:
    print("Code is 100% compliant and free of hallucinations!")
```

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## 🧪 Test Suite

```bash
pytest tests/
# 46 passed in 1.40s
```

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## 🔬 Reproduce Empirical Benchmarks

You can independently replicate the benchmark evaluation in isolated sandboxes on your machine:

```bash
# 1. Quick deterministic validation in sandbox (no API key needed):
ontoprune benchmark --backend mock --analyze
# or via Make:
make benchmark-mock

# 2. Live evaluation against Google Gemini (requires GEMINI_API_KEY):
ontoprune benchmark --backend gemini --analyze
# or via Make:
make benchmark-gemini

# 3. Live local evaluation against Ollama CPU (requires running Ollama):
ontoprune benchmark --backend ollama --analyze
# or via Make:
make benchmark-ollama
```

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## 📄 Whitepapers & Publications

- [English Technical Whitepaper (PDF)](paper/ontoprune_whitepaper.pdf)
- [Whitepaper Técnico en Español (PDF)](paper/ontoprune_whitepaper_es.pdf)
- [Community Article / Blog Post](paper/COMMUNITY_POST.md)
- [Artículo Comunitario en Español](paper/ARTICULO_COMUNIDAD_ES.md)

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## 👤 Author

**Vigmar Carlo**  
- GitHub: [@vigmarcarlo](https://github.com/vigmarcarlo)
- Repository: [https://github.com/vigmarcarlo/OntoPrune](https://github.com/vigmarcarlo/OntoPrune)
- License: [MIT](LICENSE)