The AlgoLens Manifesto: Architecture Principles, Decision Records, and the Twenty Laws
The rules that should survive technology changes.
“Technologies change. The laws protecting the architecture should not.”
The manifesto for a universal algorithm execution platform
The final architecture principle is discipline. AlgoLens can only become a durable platform if it repeatedly chooses trace universality over short-term convenience. The engine must stay independent, traces must stay immutable, renderers must stay generic, AI must stay grounded, and every major capability should be available through web, API, and CLI clients.
The manifesto converts this discipline into laws. Never duplicate algorithm logic across interfaces. Never make the renderer depend on a specific algorithm. Never let AI become the execution source of truth. Never mutate a trace in place. Never let user code escape the sandbox. Never build a feature that cannot be automated. Never optimize one UI at the cost of the platform contract.
These laws are not dogma for its own sake. They are guardrails against architectural drift. If AlgoLens follows them, it can evolve from an online visualizer into a debugger, API, CLI, renderer SDK, educational platform, enterprise infrastructure, and open standard without rewriting its foundations.
Universal Trace
├─ Deterministic
├─ Immutable
├─ Portable
├─ Explainable
├─ Renderable
├─ Secure
└─ Extensible
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Long-term Platform Coherence