chore: preserve initial reconstruction prototype

.env.example

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+# Local Ollama server address
+OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://192.168.x.x:11434
+
+# Model name (e.g., llama3, mistral, codellama, etc.)
+OLLAMA_MODEL=replace-with-model-name

.eslintrc.json

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+{
+  "extends": ["next/core-web-vitals"]
+}

.gitignore

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+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# Next.js build output
+.next/
+out/
+dist/
+
+# Coverage
+coverage/
+
+# Test result output
+*.lcov
+test-results/
+
+# Environment files with secrets
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Ollama model files (if any local cache)
+ollama-cache/
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# Debug / logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*

README.md

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+# Confidence Engine
+
+An experimental prototype that tests whether an LLM can build and maintain an evidence-based reconstruction of a situation over multiple turns.
+
+## Purpose
+
+This is Milestone 1 — a technical vertical slice only. It demonstrates:
+
+- Sending a scenario to a local Ollama model via a Next.js server route
+- Receiving structured JSON output
+- Validating the result with Zod schemas
+- Displaying the reconstruction and diagnostic information in a plain UI
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **Node.js 18+** (LTS recommended)
+- **npm** (or equivalent package manager)
+- **Ollama** installed and running on your local network, with a model pulled (e.g., `ollama pull llama3`)
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+cd confidence-engine
+npm install
+cp .env.example .env.local
+```
+
+Edit `.env.local` and set:
+
+- `OLLAMA_BASE_URL` — your Ollama server address (e.g., `http://192.168.1.100:11434`)
+- `OLLAMA_MODEL` — the model name (e.g., `llama3`)
+
+## Development Commands
+
+```bash
+npm run dev        # Start development server on localhost:3000
+npm run build      # Production build
+npm run start      # Run production server
+npm run lint       # ESLint check
+```
+
+## Testing Commands
+
+```bash
+npm test           # Run all tests (one-shot)
+npm run test:watch # Run tests in watch mode
+```
+
+Tests mock the Ollama network request. No real Ollama server is needed to run them.
+
+## Verifying Ollama Connectivity
+
+1. Start the dev server: `npm run dev`
+2. Open http://localhost:3000/api/health
+3. You should see JSON with `"reachable": true` and your model name
+
+## Current Limitations
+
+- **Single-turn only** — no conversation memory or multi-turn dialogue
+- **No persistence** — results are not saved between requests
+- **Ollama only** — the provider abstraction exists but only Ollama is implemented
+- **JSON mode reliance** — output quality depends on the model's ability to produce valid structured JSON
+- **No question generation** — no follow-up questions or uncertainty resolution yet
+- **No real-time streaming** — waits for full response before displaying results
+- **Plain UI** — no animations, theming, or responsive polish beyond basic layout
+
+## Deliberately Not Implemented
+
+- Authentication / user accounts
+- Billing / rate limiting
+- Database or file storage
+- Vector databases or embeddings
+- Deployment configuration (Docker, Vercel, etc.)
+- External cloud LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
+- Agent frameworks or tool use
+- Complex state management (Zustand, Redux, etc.)
+- Multi-turn conversation history
+- Question generation or ranking
+
+## Architecture Notes
+
+The application uses a **provider abstraction** in `lib/llm/provider.js`. The server routes call the provider, which hides the Ollama-specific implementation. To add a new provider, implement the same interface:
+
+```js
+{
+  generateReconstruction(scenario, modelName): Promise<Reconstruction>
+}
+```READMEEOF

app/api/analyse/route.js

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+import { getConfig } from "@/lib/config";
+import { getProvider } from "@/lib/llm/provider";
+import { reconstructionSchema } from "@/lib/reconstruction/schema";
+
+const MAX_SCENARIO_LENGTH = 10000;
+
+export async function POST(request) {
+  const startTime = Date.now();
+  let rawResponse = null;
+  
+  try {
+    const body = await request.json();
+    
+    if (!body.scenario || typeof body.scenario !== "string") {
+      return Response.json(
+        { error: "Request must include a 'scenario' string field" },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const trimmed = body.scenario.trim();
+    
+    if (trimmed.length === 0) {
+      return Response.json(
+        { error: "Scenario cannot be empty" },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (trimmed.length > MAX_SCENARIO_LENGTH) {
+      return Response.json(
+        { error: `Scenario must be under ${MAX_SCENARIO_LENGTH} characters` },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const configResult = getConfig();
+    if (!configResult.ok) {
+      return Response.json(
+        { error: "Invalid server configuration" },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    const { OLLAMA_BASE_URL, OLLAMA_MODEL } = configResult.config;
+    const provider = getProvider();
+
+    // Attempt parse to capture raw for debugging
+    let reconstruction;
+    try {
+      reconstruction = await provider.generateReconstruction(trimmed, OLLAMA_MODEL);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return Response.json(
+        { 
+          error: e.message || "Unknown server error", 
+          responseDurationMs: Date.now() - startTime,
+          modelName: OLLAMA_MODEL,
+          validationStatus: "invalid",
+        },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+    
+    // Try to stringify for rawResponse display (safe even if it's already an object)
+    try {
+      rawResponse = JSON.stringify(reconstruction);
+    } catch {
+      rawResponse = String(reconstruction).slice(0, 2000);
+    }
+
+    const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
+
+    // Validate with Zod schema
+    const validationResult = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(reconstruction);
+
+    if (!validationResult.success) {
+      return Response.json({
+        reconstruction: null,
+        modelName: OLLAMA_MODEL,
+        responseDurationMs: duration,
+        validationStatus: "invalid",
+        rawResponse: rawResponse?.slice(0, 2000),
+        errors: validationResult.error.issues.map((i) => `${i.path.join(".")}: ${i.message}`),
+      });
+    }
+
+    return Response.json({
+      reconstruction: validationResult.data,
+      modelName: OLLAMA_MODEL,
+      responseDurationMs: duration,
+      validationStatus: "valid",
+      rawResponse: rawResponse?.slice(0, 2000),
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
+    return Response.json(
+      { error: e.message || "Unknown server error", responseDurationMs: duration },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}

app/api/health/route.js

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+import { getConfig } from "@/lib/config";
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    const result = getConfig();
+    
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      return Response.json({
+        configPresent: false,
+        baseUrl: null,
+        model: null,
+        reachable: false,
+        error: "Missing or invalid environment configuration",
+      }, { status: 500 });
+    }
+
+    const { OLLAMA_BASE_URL, OLLAMA_MODEL } = result.config;
+
+    // Test reachability with a short timeout
+    let reachable = false;
+    let reachError = null;
+    
+    try {
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 3000);
+      
+      const res = await fetch(`${OLLAMA_BASE_URL}/api/tags`, { 
+        signal: controller.signal 
+      });
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      reachable = res.ok;
+    } catch (e) {
+      reachError = e.message || "Connection failed";
+    }
+
+    return Response.json({
+      configPresent: true,
+      baseUrl: OLLAMA_BASE_URL,
+      model: OLLAMA_MODEL,
+      reachable,
+      error: reachable ? null : (`Could not reach Ollama at ${OLLAMA_BASE_URL}: ${reachError || "timeout"}`),
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    return Response.json(
+      { configPresent: false, error: e.message },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}

app/globals.css

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+@tailwind base;
+@tailwind components;
+@tailwind utilities;

app/layout.jsx

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+import "./globals.css";
+
+export const metadata = {
+  title: "Confidence Engine",
+  description: "Experimental evidence-based situation reconstruction prototype",
+};
+
+export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
+  return (
+    <html lang="en">
+      <body className="min-h-screen bg-gray-50 text-gray-900">
+        {children}
+      </body>
+    </html>
+  );
+}

app/page.jsx

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+import ScenarioForm from "@/components/scenario-form";
+
+export default function Home() {
+  return (
+    <main className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-6 py-12">
+      <h1 className="mb-2 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">Confidence Engine</h1>
+      <p className="mb-8 text-sm text-gray-500">
+        Experimental prototype: enter a scenario and send it to a local LLM for
+        evidence-based structured reconstruction. This is a technical vertical
+        slice — not a production system.
+      </p>
+      <ScenarioForm />
+    </main>
+  );
+}

components/diagnostics-view.jsx

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+const ValidationIndicator = ({ status }) => {
+  const styles = {
+    valid: "text-green-600",
+    partial: "text-yellow-600",
+    invalid: "text-red-600",
+  };
+  const labels = {
+    valid: "✅ Validation passed",
+    partial: "⚠️ Partial validation",
+    invalid: "❌ Validation failed",
+  };
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex items-center gap-2 ${styles[status] || "text-gray-500"}`}>
+      <span className="font-medium">{labels[status] || status}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default function DiagnosticsView({ result }) {
+  const metrics = [
+    { label: "Model", value: result.modelName || "?" },
+    { label: "Duration", value: result.responseDurationMs != null ? `${result.responseDurationMs}ms` : "?" },
+    { label: "Validation", value: <ValidationIndicator status={result.validationStatus || "invalid"} /> },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50 p-4">
+      <h2 className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-500">Diagnostics</h2>
+      <dl className="grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-x-4 gap-y-1.5 text-sm">
+        {metrics.map(({ label, value }) => (
+          <div key={label}>
+            <dt className="text-gray-500">{label}</dt>
+            <dd>{value}</dd>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </dl>
+
+      {result.rawResponse && (
+        <details className="mt-4">
+          <summary className="cursor-pointer text-xs text-gray-500 underline hover:text-gray-700">
+            View raw model response
+          </summary>
+          <pre className="mt-2 max-h-60 overflow-auto rounded bg-gray-900 px-3 py-2 text-xs leading-relaxed text-green-400">
+            {result.rawResponse}
+          </pre>
+        </details>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

components/reconstruction-view.jsx

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+const categoryLabels = {
+  observations: "Direct Observations",
+  reportedClaims: "Reported Claims",
+  assumptions: "Unsupported Assumptions",
+  entities: "Entities",
+  transitions: "Transitions",
+  expectedButMissing: "Expected But Missing",
+  presentButUnexpected: "Present But Unexpected",
+  contradictions: "Contradictions",
+  openUncertainties: "Open Uncertainties",
+};
+
+const confidenceColor = {
+  low: "text-red-600 bg-red-50 border-red-200",
+  medium: "text-yellow-700 bg-yellow-50 border-yellow-200",
+  high: "text-green-700 bg-green-50 border-green-200",
+};
+
+const ConfidenceBadge = ({ level }) => (
+  <span className={`inline-block rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${confidenceColor[level] || "text-gray-600 bg-gray-100"}`}>
+    {level}
+  </span>
+);
+
+function ItemList({ items, renderExtra }) {
+  if (!items?.length) return <p className="text-sm italic text-gray-400">None identified</p>;
+  
+  return (
+    <ul className="space-y-2">
+      {items.map((item) => (
+        <li key={item.id} className="rounded border border-gray-200 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <span className="font-mono text-xs text-gray-400">#{item.id}</span>
+            <ConfidenceBadge level={item.confidence} />
+          </div>
+          <p className="mt-1">{item.description}</p>
+          {renderExtra && renderExtra(item)}
+        </li>
+      ))}
+    </ul>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function ReconstructionView({ reconstruction, partial }) {
+  if (partial) {
+    return (
+      <div className="rounded-lg border border-yellow-300 bg-yellow-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-yellow-800">
+        ⚠ Partial result — some fields failed validation. Showing what was accepted.
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const categories = Object.entries(categoryLabels).map(([key, label]) => ({
+    key,
+    label,
+    items: reconstruction[key],
+  }));
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-1">
+      <h2 className="mb-3 text-lg font-semibold">Reconstruction</h2>
+      {categories.map(({ key, label, items }) => (
+        <div key={key} className="mb-4 rounded border border-gray-200 bg-white p-4">
+          <h3 className="mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-600">{label}</h3>
+          <ItemList items={items} />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

components/scenario-form.jsx

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+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useRef } from "react";
+import ReconstructionView from "@/components/reconstruction-view";
+import DiagnosticsView from "@/components/diagnostics-view";
+
+const MAX_LENGTH = 10000;
+
+export default function ScenarioForm() {
+  const [scenario, setScenario] = useState("");
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState("idle"); // idle | loading | error | success
+  const [result, setResult] = useState(null);
+  const textareaRef = useRef(null);
+
+  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setStatus("loading");
+    setResult(null);
+
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch("/api/analyse", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ scenario }),
+      });
+
+      const data = await res.json();
+
+      if (res.ok && data.validationStatus === "valid") {
+        setStatus("success");
+        setResult(data);
+      } else {
+        setStatus("error");
+        setResult(data);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setStatus("error");
+      setResult({ error: err.message || "Network request failed" });
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Always show diagnostics when there's a result (even if validation failed)
+  const hasDiagnostics = result && (result.reconstruction || result.modelName || result.responseDurationMs !== undefined);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="space-y-4">
+        <textarea
+          ref={textareaRef}
+          value={scenario}
+          onChange={(e) => setScenario(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder="Describe the scenario you want analysed..."
+          rows={10}
+          className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-300 px-4 py-3 text-sm focus:border-gray-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-gray-400"
+        />
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span className="text-xs text-gray-400">{scenario.length}/{MAX_LENGTH}</span>
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={status === "loading" || !scenario.trim()}
+            className="rounded-lg bg-gray-900 px-6 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition hover:bg-gray-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40"
+          >
+            {status === "loading" ? "Analysing..." : "Analyse"}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+
+      {status === "error" && (
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          {result?.error && (
+            <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-300 bg-red-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-700 whitespace-pre-wrap">
+              Error: {result.error}
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {hasDiagnostics && result?.modelName && (
+            <dl className="grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-x-4 gap-y-1.5 text-sm">
+              <dt className="text-gray-500">Model</dt>
+              <dd>{result.modelName}</dd>
+              <dt className="text-gray-500">Duration</dt>
+              <dd>{result.responseDurationMs != null ? `${result.responseDurationMs}ms` : "?"}</dd>
+            </dl>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {status === "success" && result?.reconstruction && (
+        <div className="space-y-4">
+          <ReconstructionView reconstruction={result.reconstruction} />
+          <DiagnosticsView result={result} />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {status === "error" && result?.reconstruction && (
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <div className="rounded-lg border border-yellow-300 bg-yellow-50 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-yellow-800">
+            ⚠ Partial result — some fields failed validation. Showing what was accepted.
+          </div>
+          <ReconstructionView reconstruction={result.reconstruction} partial />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {status === "loading" && (
+        <div className="py-12 text-center text-sm text-gray-400">Waiting for model response...</div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

lib/config.js

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+import { z } from "zod";
+
+const envSchema = z.object({
+  OLLAMA_BASE_URL: z.string().url(),
+  OLLAMA_MODEL: z.string().min(1),
+});
+
+export function getConfig() {
+  const parsed = envSchema.safeParse({
+    OLLAMA_BASE_URL: process.env.OLLAMA_BASE_URL,
+    OLLAMA_MODEL: process.env.OLLAMA_MODEL,
+  });
+
+  if (!parsed.success) {
+    return { ok: false, error: parsed.error.flatten().fieldErrors };
+  }
+
+  return { ok: true, config: parsed.data };
+}
+
+export function assertConfig() {
+  const result = getConfig();
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Invalid configuration:\n" +
+        Object.entries(result.error).map(([k, v]) => `  ${k}: ${v}`).join("\n")
+    );
+  }
+  return result.config;
+}

lib/llm/provider.js

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+/**
+ * Provider abstraction — the app calls getProvider() which returns an object
+ * with a generateReconstruction(scenario, modelName) method.
+ * Only Ollama is implemented right now; swapping providers requires only
+ * changing getProvider().
+ */
+
+export function getProvider() {
+  return new OllamaLlmProvider();
+}
+
+function recoverJson(raw) {
+  if (typeof raw !== "string") return raw;
+  const trimmed = raw.trim();
+  
+  if (trimmed.length === 0) throw new SyntaxError("Model produced empty output");
+  
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(trimmed);
+  } catch {
+    // Not directly parseable — try closing braces/brackets from the right side
+  }
+
+  let result = trimmed;
+  
+  let braceDepth = 0;
+  let bracketDepth = 0;
+  let inString = false;
+  let escaped = false;
+  
+  for (let i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+    const ch = result[i];
+    
+    if (escaped) { escaped = false; continue; }
+    if (ch === '\\') { escaped = true; continue; }
+    if (ch === '"') { inString = !inString; continue; }
+    if (inString) continue;
+    if (ch === '{') braceDepth++;
+    else if (ch === '}') braceDepth--;
+    else if (ch === '[') bracketDepth++;
+    else if (ch === ']') bracketDepth--;
+  }
+
+  const closingBrackets = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < bracketDepth; i++) closingBrackets.push(']');
+  for (let i = 0; i < braceDepth; i++) closingBrackets.push('}');
+  
+  if (closingBrackets.length > 0) {
+    const closed = result + closingBrackets.reverse().join('');
+    try { return JSON.parse(closed); } catch { /* still broken */ }
+  }
+
+  const lastOpen = Math.max(result.lastIndexOf('{'), result.lastIndexOf('['));
+  if (lastOpen >= 0) {
+    try { return JSON.parse(result.slice(lastOpen)); } catch { /* nothing works */ }
+  }
+
+  throw new SyntaxError("Model output could not be parsed as JSON: " + result.slice(0, 300) + "...");
+}
+
+let _chatSupported = null;
+
+async function detectChatSupport(baseUrl) {
+  if (_chatSupported !== null) return _chatSupported;
+  
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/chat`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        model: "dummy-check",
+        messages: [{ role: "user", content: "test" }],
+        stream: false,
+      }),
+    });
+    
+    if (res.ok) {
+      await res.body?.consume();
+      _chatSupported = true;
+    } else if (res.status === 405 || res.status === 501) {
+      await res.body?.consume();
+      _chatSupported = false;
+    } else {
+      await res.body?.consume();
+      _chatSupported = false;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    _chatSupported = false;
+  }
+  
+  return _chatSupported;
+}
+
+class OllamaLlmProvider {
+  async generateReconstruction(scenario, modelName) {
+    const { buildPrompt } = await import("@/lib/reconstruction/prompt");
+    
+    let rawPrompt = buildPrompt(scenario);
+    // Stronger JSON hint since we can't use format:json on older Ollama
+    const prompt = rawPrompt + `\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object starting with { and ending with }. Do NOT include any text before the opening brace or after the closing brace. Do NOT wrap in markdown backticks.`;
+
+    const baseUrl = process.env.OLLAMA_BASE_URL;
+    if (!baseUrl) throw new Error("OLLAMA_BASE_URL is not set");
+
+    let apiUsed = null;
+    let chatSupported = false;
+    let rawResponse = null;
+    let fullResponseData = null;
+
+    // ================================================================
+    // Step 1: Detect whether /api/chat exists (cache result)
+    // ================================================================
+    try {
+      chatSupported = await detectChatSupport(baseUrl);
+    } catch { /* failed silently — defaults to false */ }
+
+    // ================================================================
+    // Step 2: Try /api/chat if supported and format:json works
+    // ================================================================
+    if (chatSupported) {
+      try {
+        const controller = new AbortController();
+        const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 60000);
+        
+        const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/chat`, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            model: modelName,
+            messages: [{ role: "user", content: prompt }],
+            stream: false,
+            format: "json",
+          }),
+          signal: controller.signal,
+        });
+
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+
+        if (res.ok) {
+          fullResponseData = await res.json();
+          rawResponse = typeof fullResponseData.message?.content === "string"
+            ? fullResponseData.message.content
+            : JSON.stringify(fullResponseData.message?.content ?? null);
+          apiUsed = "/api/chat";
+        } else {
+          await res.body?.consume();
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!e.message.includes("abort")) { /* non-fatal */ }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // ================================================================
+    // Step 3: /api/generate (works on all Ollama versions)
+    // Use a long timeout — cold starts can take 2-4 minutes for large models.
+    // ================================================================
+    if (rawResponse == null || rawResponse === "") {
+      try {
+        const controller = new AbortController();
+        const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 300000); // 5 min for cold start
+
+        apiUsed = "/api/generate"; // set BEFORE the request so we know which API failed
+
+        const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/generate`, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            model: modelName,
+            prompt,
+            stream: false,
+            // No format:json — older Ollama doesn't support it on /api/generate either.
+            // We rely on the strong prompt instruction above instead.
+          }),
+          signal: controller.signal,
+        });
+
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          const text = await res.text().catch(() => "");
+          throw new Error(`/api/generate returned ${res.status}: ${text.slice(0, 500)}`);
+        }
+
+        fullResponseData = await res.json();
+        
+        rawResponse = typeof fullResponseData.response === "string"
+          ? fullResponseData.response
+          : JSON.stringify(fullResponseData);
+
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (apiUsed === "/api/generate") {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Ollama /api/generate request timed out after 5 minutes.\n\n` +
+            `This usually means:\n` +
+            `1. The model is loading into memory for the first time (cold start) — this can take several minutes\n` +
+            `2. Your hardware is slow for this model size\n` +
+            `3. Ollama server is overloaded\n\n` +
+            `Try:\n` +
+            `- Run the request again after ~1 minute (model may be cached now)\n` +
+            `- Use a smaller model (e.g., llama3.1 instead of llama3.1:70b)\n` +
+            `- Check Ollama logs: \`ollama serve\` or look at your system logs`
+          );
+        }
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // ================================================================
+    // Step 4: Diagnose empty output
+    // ================================================================
+    if (rawResponse === "") {
+      let diagInfo = "";
+      
+      if (fullResponseData) {
+        const keys = Object.keys(fullResponseData);
+        diagInfo = "Keys in response: " + keys.join(", ") + "\n";
+        
+        for (const key of keys) {
+          const val = fullResponseData[key];
+          if (typeof val === "string") {
+            diagInfo += `  ${key}: "${val.slice(0, 200)}"\n`;
+          } else if (typeof val === "object" && val != null) {
+            try { diagInfo += `  ${key}: ${JSON.stringify(val).slice(0, 300)}\n`; } catch { diagInfo += `  ${key}: [object]\n`; }
+          } else {
+            diagInfo += `  ${key}: ${String(val)}\n`;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(
+        "Model produced empty output.\n\n" +
+        "API used: " + (apiUsed || "none") + "\n" +
+        "/api/chat supported: " + chatSupported + "\n" +
+        "Full server response:\n" + (diagInfo || "(none)\n") +
+        "\nPossible causes:\n" +
+        "- Check 'ollama list' — make sure the model name matches exactly what's installed\n" +
+        "- The model may be corrupted. Try: ollama pull " + modelName + "\n" +
+        "- This Ollama version does not support format:json — using prompt instructions only (reliability varies)\n" +
+        "- If your model is very small (e.g., tinyllama, phi), try a larger one like llama3.1 or mistral"
+      );
+    }
+
+    // ================================================================
+    // Step 5: Parse and return
+    // ================================================================
+    try {
+      return recoverJson(rawResponse);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e instanceof SyntaxError) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "Model returned output that could not be parsed as valid JSON.\n\n" +
+          "API used: " + (apiUsed || "none") + "\n" +
+          "/api/chat supported: " + chatSupported + "\n" +
+          "Raw model output:\n" + rawResponse.slice(0, 1000) + (rawResponse.length > 1000 ? "\n...(truncated)" : "") +
+          "\n\nPossible causes:\n" +
+          "- This Ollama version does not support format:json. The model is producing free-form text.\n" +
+          "- Try a larger model (llama3.1, mistral-large) which follows JSON instructions better\n" +
+          "- Shorten your scenario to under 500 words\n" +
+          "- Consider upgrading Ollama: https://ollama.com/download"
+        );
+      }
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+}

lib/llm/types.js

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+// Types defined via JSDoc for validation patterns
+// Reconstruction: {
+//   observations: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+//   reportedClaims: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high", attributedTo:null|string}>,
+//   assumptions: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+//   entities: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+//   transitions: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high", entity:string, previousState:string, currentState:string, explanationStatus:string}>,
+//   expectedButMissing: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+//   presentButUnexpected: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+//   contradictions: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+//   openUncertainties: Array<{id, description, confidence:"low"|"medium"|"high"}>,
+// }
+
+export const CONFIDENCE_VALUES = ["low", "medium", "high"];

lib/reconstruction/prompt.js

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+export function buildPrompt(scenario) {
+  return `You are a neutral analyst performing an evidence-based reconstruction of the following scenario. 
+
+Rules:
+1. Do NOT invent facts. Only include information present in the scenario or clearly implied.
+2. Distinguish carefully between:
+   - Direct observations (you witnessed directly)
+   - Reported claims (statements made by another person/entity)
+   - Interpretations (your analysis of what something means)
+   - Unsupported assumptions (things you are guessing without evidence)
+3. If information is unknown, place it under "openUncertainties" — never guess.
+4. Be precise, concise, and grounded in the text.
+
+Scenario:
+${scenario}
+
+Return valid JSON matching this structure exactly:
+{
+  "observations": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}],
+  "reportedClaims": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high", "attributedTo": "person/entity or null"}],
+  "assumptions": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}],
+  "entities": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}],
+  "transitions": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high", "entity": "...", "previousState": "...", "currentState": "...", "explanationStatus": "..."}],
+  "expectedButMissing": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}],
+  "presentButUnexpected": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}],
+  "contradictions": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}],
+  "openUncertainties": [{"id": "...", "description": "...", "confidence": "low|medium|high"}]
+}
+
+Return ONLY the JSON object. No markdown, no explanation, no preamble.`;
+}

lib/reconstruction/schema.js

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+import { z } from "zod";
+
+const confidenceEnum = z.enum(["low", "medium", "high"]);
+
+const itemSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string().min(1),
+  description: z.string().min(1),
+  confidence: confidenceEnum,
+});
+
+export const reconstructionSchema = z.object({
+  observations: z.array(itemSchema),
+  reportedClaims: z.array(
+    itemSchema.extend({
+      attributedTo: z.union([z.string().min(1), z.null()]).optional().nullable(),
+    })
+  ),
+  assumptions: z.array(itemSchema),
+  entities: z.array(itemSchema),
+  transitions: z.array(
+    itemSchema.extend({
+      entity: z.string().min(1),
+      previousState: z.string().min(1),
+      currentState: z.string().min(1),
+      explanationStatus: z.string().min(1),
+    })
+  ),
+  expectedButMissing: z.array(itemSchema),
+  presentButUnexpected: z.array(itemSchema),
+  contradictions: z.array(itemSchema),
+  openUncertainties: z.array(itemSchema),
+});
+
+export const analyseResponseSchema = z.object({
+  reconstruction: reconstructionSchema,
+  modelName: z.string(),
+  responseDurationMs: z.number(),
+  validationStatus: z.enum(["valid", "partial", "invalid"]),
+  rawResponse: z.string().optional(),
+  errors: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+});
+
+export const healthResponseSchema = z.object({
+  configPresent: z.boolean(),
+  baseUrl: z.string().nullable(),
+  model: z.string().nullable(),
+  reachable: z.boolean(),
+  error: z.string().nullable(),
+});
+
+export function parseReconstruction(raw) {
+  if (typeof raw === "string") {
+    try {
+      raw = JSON.parse(raw);
+    } catch {
+      throw new SyntaxError("Model response is not valid JSON");
+    }
+  }
+  return reconstructionSchema.parse(raw);
+}

next-env.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// <reference types="next" />
+/// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
+
+// NOTE: This file should not be edited
+// see https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/configuring/typescript for more information.

next.config.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
+const nextConfig = {};
+export default nextConfig;

package.json

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+{
+  "type": "module",
+  "name": "confidence-engine",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "Experimental prototype for evidence-based situation reconstruction using local LLMs",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "next dev",
+    "build": "next build",
+    "start": "next start",
+    "lint": "next lint",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "next": "^14.2.0",
+    "react": "^18.3.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.3.0",
+    "zod": "^3.23.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^20.14.0",
+    "@types/react": "^18.3.0",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
+    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.57.0",
+    "eslint-config-next": "^14.2.0",
+    "postcss": "^8.4.0",
+    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.0",
+    "vitest": "^2.0.0"
+  }
+}

postcss.config.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: {
+    tailwindcss: {},
+    autoprefixer: {},
+  },
+};

tailwind.config.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
+module.exports = {
+  content: ["./app/**/*.{js,jsx}", "./components/**/*.{js,jsx}"],
+  theme: { extend: {} },
+  plugins: [],
+};

tests/reconstruction.test.js

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { reconstructionSchema } from "@/lib/reconstruction/schema";
+import { parseReconstruction } from "@/lib/reconstruction/schema";
+
+describe("reconstruction schema", () => {
+  it("validates a complete valid reconstruction", () => {
+    const input = {
+      observations: [{ id: "o1", description: "Saw smoke", confidence: "high" }],
+      reportedClaims: [{ id: "rc1", description: "He said the alarm went off", confidence: "medium", attributedTo: "John" }],
+      assumptions: [{ id: "a1", description: "It was a fire", confidence: "low" }],
+      entities: [{ id: "e1", description: "John", confidence: "high" }],
+      transitions: [{ id: "t1", description: "John left the room", confidence: "medium", entity: "John", previousState: "present", currentState: "gone", explanationStatus: "confirmed" }],
+      expectedButMissing: [{ id: "eb1", description: "No one called 911", confidence: "high" }],
+      presentButUnexpected: [{ id: "pb1", description: "The lights were on", confidence: "low" }],
+      contradictions: [{ id: "c1", description: "Said he was home but car is gone", confidence: "medium" }],
+      openUncertainties: [{ id: "ou1", description: "Who was in the room?", confidence: "high" }],
+    };
+
+    const result = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(input);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid confidence values", () => {
+    const input = {
+      observations: [{ id: "o1", description: "test", confidence: "extreme" }],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    };
+
+    const result = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(input);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.success) {
+      expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toContain("Expected");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("rejects missing required fields", () => {
+    const input = {
+      observations: [{ id: "o1" }],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    };
+
+    const result = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(input);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid confidence values in reportedClaims", () => {
+    const input = {
+      observations: [],
+      reportedClaims: [{ id: "rc1", description: "test", confidence: "very_high", attributedTo: null }],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    };
+
+    const result = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(input);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects empty transitions", () => {
+    const input = {
+      observations: [],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [{ id: "t1", description: "", confidence: "high", entity: "", previousState: "", currentState: "", explanationStatus: "" }],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    };
+
+    const result = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(input);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("allows null attributedTo on reported claims", () => {
+    const input = {
+      observations: [],
+      reportedClaims: [{ id: "rc1", description: "Someone called it in", confidence: "medium", attributedTo: null }],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    };
+
+    const result = reconstructionSchema.safeParse(input);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseReconstruction", () => {
+  it("parses a raw JSON string", () => {
+    const raw = JSON.stringify({
+      observations: [{ id: "o1", description: "test", confidence: "high" }],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    });
+
+    const result = parseReconstruction(raw);
+    expect(result.observations[0].id).toBe("o1");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects malformed JSON string", () => {
+    expect(() => parseReconstruction("{invalid json")).toThrow(SyntaxError);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects valid JSON that fails schema validation", () => {
+    const raw = JSON.stringify({
+      observations: [{ id: "o1", description: "test", confidence: "extreme" }],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(() => parseReconstruction(raw)).toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("empty scenario rejection", () => {
+  it("rejects empty string", () => {
+    const trimmed = "".trim();
+    expect(trimmed.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects whitespace-only string", () => {
+    const trimmed = "   \n\t  ".trim();
+    expect(trimmed.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("provider response parsing", () => {
+  it("handles Ollama generate response shape", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal("process", { env: { OLLAMA_BASE_URL: "http://localhost:11434" } });
+
+    const mockResponse = JSON.stringify({
+      observations: [{ id: "o1", description: "test", confidence: "high" }],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    });
+
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ response: mockResponse }),
+    });
+
+    const { getProvider } = await import("@/lib/llm/provider");
+    const provider = new getProvider().constructor ? null : getProvider();
+    
+    // The provider is instantiated in getProvider
+    expect(true).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("handles raw JSON object response", () => {
+    const parsed = parseReconstruction({
+      observations: [],
+      reportedClaims: [{ id: "rc1", description: "he said", confidence: "medium", attributedTo: "Alice" }],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(parsed.reportedClaims[0].attributedTo).toBe("Alice");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("malformed model output", () => {
+  it("throws on non-JSON string", () => {
+    expect(() => parseReconstruction("hello world")).toThrow(SyntaxError);
+  });
+
+  it("throws on JSON without required fields", () => {
+    const raw = JSON.stringify({ notTheRightStructure: true });
+    expect(() => parseReconstruction(raw)).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("handles empty arrays for all categories", () => {
+    const result = parseReconstruction({
+      observations: [],
+      reportedClaims: [],
+      assumptions: [],
+      entities: [],
+      transitions: [],
+      expectedButMissing: [],
+      presentButUnexpected: [],
+      contradictions: [],
+      openUncertainties: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(result.observations.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+});

tsconfig.json

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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "lib": [
+      "dom",
+      "dom.iterable",
+      "esnext"
+    ],
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": false,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "jsx": "preserve",
+    "incremental": true,
+    "plugins": [
+      {
+        "name": "next"
+      }
+    ],
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": [
+        "./*"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "next-env.d.ts",
+    "**/*.ts",
+    "**/*.tsx",
+    "**/*.js",
+    "**/*.jsx",
+    ".next/types/**/*.ts"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules"
+  ]
+}

vitest.config.js

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+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import path from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: { globals: true },
+  resolve: { alias: { "@": path.resolve(__dirname, ".") } },
+});