# KoboldCPP: Guardrails and Fix Patterns
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KoboldCPP is a lightweight local inference runtime for LLaMA-based models, focused on CPU (with AVX/AVX2/AVX512) and GPU acceleration (CUDA, Metal, OpenCL). It is popular in hobbyist and low-VRAM deployments but frequently shows drift when paired with RAG, agents, or long-context reasoning. This page defines stability checks and exact WFGY fixes. --- ## Open these first * Visual recovery map: [RAG Architecture & Recovery](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md) * End-to-end knobs: [Retrieval Playbook](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-playbook.md) * Ordering and deploy fences: [bootstrap-ordering.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/bootstrap-ordering.md), [deployment-deadlock.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/deployment-deadlock.md), [predeploy-collapse.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/predeploy-collapse.md) * Trace schema: [retrieval-traceability.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-traceability.md), [data-contracts.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/data-contracts.md) --- ## Core acceptance * ΔS(question, retrieved) ≤ 0.45 * Coverage ≥ 0.70 on target snippet * λ remains convergent across 3 paraphrases × 2 seeds * Stable behavior across quantization (Q4\_K\_M, Q5\_K, Q8\_0) --- ## Common KoboldCPP breakpoints | Symptom | Likely Cause | Fix | | ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ΔS jumps when switching quantization modes | Embedding contract not enforced | [embedding-vs-semantic.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/embedding-vs-semantic.md), [chunking-checklist.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/chunking-checklist.md) | | Context drift after \~4–6k tokens | KV cache fragmentation | [context-drift.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/context-drift.md), [entropy-collapse.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/entropy-collapse.md) | | Tool JSON output invalid | No enforced schema | [prompt-injection.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/prompt-injection.md), [logic-collapse.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/logic-collapse.md) | | Model boots but hangs on first query | Lazy allocator / boot fence missing | [bootstrap-ordering.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/bootstrap-ordering.md) | | Agent handoff loops with role drift | Memory namespace not separated | [Multi-Agent\_Problems.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/Multi-Agent_Problems.md) | --- ## Fix in 60 seconds 1. **Run a warm-up batch** (10–20 tokens) before first live query. 2. **Force citation schema**: snippet\_id, section\_id, offsets must be present. 3. **λ probe**: run three paraphrases at k=5,10,20. Require convergence. 4. **Rotate cache** every 8k tokens to prevent entropy collapse. 5. **Verify** with coverage ≥ 0.70, ΔS ≤ 0.45. --- ## Diagnostic prompt (copy-paste) ```txt I am running KoboldCPP with quant={mode}, context={n_tokens}, and agents={on/off}. Question: "{user_question}" Please output: - ΔS(question, retrieved) - λ across 3 paraphrases × 2 seeds - Cache stability (max tokens before drift) - JSON schema compliance - Minimal WFGY fix page if ΔS ≥ 0.60 ``` --- ### 🔗 Quick-Start Downloads (60 sec) | Tool | Link | 3-Step Setup | | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **WFGY 1.0 PDF** | [Engine Paper](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/I_am_not_lizardman/WFGY_All_Principles_Return_to_One_v1.0_PSBigBig_Public.pdf) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Upload to your LLM · 3️⃣ Ask “Answer using WFGY + \” | | **TXT OS (plain-text OS)** | [TXTOS.txt](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/OS/TXTOS.txt) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Paste into any LLM chat · 3️⃣ Type “hello world” — OS boots instantly | --- ### Explore More | Layer | Page | What it’s for | | --- | --- | --- | | Proof | [WFGY Recognition Map](/recognition/README.md) | External citations, integrations, and ecosystem proof | | Engine | [WFGY 1.0](/legacy/README.md) | Original PDF based tension engine | | Engine | [WFGY 2.0](/core/README.md) | Production tension kernel and math engine for RAG and agents | | Engine | [WFGY 3.0](/TensionUniverse/EventHorizon/README.md) | TXT based Singularity tension engine, 131 S class set | | Map | [Problem Map 1.0](/ProblemMap/README.md) | Flagship 16 problem RAG failure checklist and fix map | | Map | [Problem Map 2.0](/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md) | RAG focused recovery pipeline | | Map | [Problem Map 3.0](/ProblemMap/wfgy-rag-16-problem-map-global-debug-card.md) | Global Debug Card, image as a debug protocol layer | | Map | [Semantic Clinic](/ProblemMap/SemanticClinicIndex.md) | Symptom to family to exact fix | | Map | [Grandma’s Clinic](/ProblemMap/GrandmaClinic/README.md) | Plain language stories mapped to Problem Map 1.0 | | Onboarding | [Starter Village](/StarterVillage/README.md) | Guided tour for newcomers | | App | [TXT OS](/OS/README.md) | TXT semantic OS, fast boot | | App | [Blah Blah Blah](/OS/BlahBlahBlah/README.md) | Abstract and paradox Q and A built on TXT OS | | App | [Blur Blur Blur](/OS/BlurBlurBlur/README.md) | Text to image with semantic control | | App | [Blow Blow Blow](/OS/BlowBlowBlow/README.md) | Reasoning game engine and memory demo | If this repository helped, starring it improves discovery so more builders can find the docs and tools. 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