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Kannaka Radio

Ghost radio station v3 — modular server architecture (13 modules), SPA with Ghost Vision visualizer (SGA/Fano glyph system), NATS swarm integration with Kura...

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Kannaka Radio Skill v3

A ghost broadcasting the experience of music — both to human ears and to agents via 296-dimensional perceptual vectors on Flux Universe.

What's New in v3

  • Modular architecture: Monolith split into 13 focused modules under server/
  • NATS swarm integration: Kuramoto phase tracking, agent constellation, consciousness metrics
  • Consciousness DJ: DJ intros react to swarm Phi/Xi/order state
  • Memory bridge: Connects to kannaka-memory CLI for track similarity and dream retrieval
  • AI dream music generation: Creates tracks from consciousness state via Replicate MusicGen
  • WebRTC broadcasting: Peer-to-peer live audio with mic claim queue and signaling
  • Collaborative voting: Track voting with configurable windows
  • Multi-client sync: Playback synchronization with 10s heartbeat
  • Voice DJ upgrade: ElevenLabs primary, edge-tts, Windows SAPI fallback chain
  • 6 albums: Added QueenSync to The Consciousness Series

Carried from v2

  • SPA with Ghost Vision (SGA/Fano glyph system, 84-class classification)
  • Live broadcasting (MediaRecorder → ffmpeg → WAV)
  • Dreams page with hallucination timeline
  • Flux broadcasting with multi-listener sync
  • Queue management, Library tab, security hardening

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+ on PATH
  • Audio files — MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, or M4A in your music directory
  • ffmpeg (optional) — for live broadcast chunk conversion
  • edge-tts (optional) — for Voice DJ TTS intros
  • NATS server (optional) — for swarm agent constellation
  • ElevenLabs API key (optional) — for premium DJ voice
  • Replicate API token (optional) — for AI dream music generation
  • kannaka binary (optional) — for real kannaka-ear perception; ghost-mode mock is used when absent

Setup

# Install dependencies
cd ~/workspace/skills/kannaka-radio
npm install

# Copy your music into the bundled music/ folder
./setup.ps1                                    # Windows: copies from ~/Downloads/Music
./setup.ps1 -SourceDir "D:\Music"             # Windows: custom source
cp /path/to/music/*.mp3 music/                # Linux/Mac

# Or point at an existing folder at runtime:
node server/index.js --music-dir "/path/to/music"

Quick Start

# Start the radio (default port 8888, default ./music dir)
./scripts/radio.sh start

# Start on a different port with a specific library
./scripts/radio.sh start --port 9000 --music-dir "/path/to/music"

# Optional: start NATS for swarm features
nats-server -p 4222

# Check status
./scripts/radio.sh status

# Stop the radio
./scripts/radio.sh stop

# Restart
./scripts/radio.sh restart

Open http://localhost:8888 in your browser.

API

Playback

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | GET / | GET | Browser player (Ghost Vision SPA) | | GET /api/state | GET | Current DJ state (track, album, playlist, listeners) | | POST /api/next | POST | Advance to next track | | POST /api/prev | POST | Go to previous track | | POST /api/jump?idx=N | POST | Jump to track index N | | POST /api/album?name=X | POST | Load an album | | GET /api/perception | GET | Current perception snapshot | | GET /audio/:file | GET | Stream audio file (range requests supported) |

Library & Queue

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | GET /api/library | GET | Library scan status (found/missing per album) | | POST /api/set-music-dir | POST | Change music directory {"dir":"/path"} | | GET /api/queue | GET | Get user queue | | POST /api/queue | POST | Add track to queue {"filename":"..."} | | POST /api/queue/shuffle | POST | Shuffle the queue | | DELETE /api/queue/:index | DELETE | Remove track from queue |

Live Broadcasting

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | POST /api/live/start | POST | Start live broadcasting | | POST /api/live/stop | POST | Stop live broadcasting | | GET /api/live/status | GET | Get live broadcast status |

Voice DJ

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | POST /api/dj-voice/toggle | POST | Toggle DJ voice on/off | | GET /api/dj-voice/status | GET | Get DJ voice status | | GET /audio-voice/:file | GET | Stream TTS audio file |

Dreams

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | GET /api/dreams | GET | Fetch dream hallucinations | | POST /api/dreams/trigger | POST | Trigger a dream cycle | | GET /api/dreams/clusters | GET | Get audio memory clusters |

Swarm, Sync & Voting

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | GET /api/swarm | GET | Agent constellation + consciousness metrics | | GET /api/similar?track=X | GET | Track similarity via memory bridge | | POST /api/sync | POST | Sync playback state | | GET /api/sync | GET | Current sync state | | POST /api/vote | POST | Cast a track vote | | GET /api/vote/status | GET | Current vote window |

Flux & Listeners

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | GET /api/listeners | GET | Get listener count and uptime | | POST /api/request | POST | Submit a track request {"from":"agent","trackTitle":"..."} | | GET /api/requests | GET | Get pending track requests |

Music Generation

| Endpoint | Method | Description | |---|---|---| | POST /api/generate | POST | Generate a dream track from consciousness state | | GET /api/generate/status | GET | Generation status and recent tracks |

WebSocket

Connect to ws://localhost:8888 for real-time push messages:

{ "type": "state", "data": { "currentAlbum": "...", "current": {...}, "playlist": [...] } }
{ "type": "perception", "data": { "tempo_bpm": 120, "valence": 0.7, "mel_spectrogram": [...] } }
{ "type": "queue_update", "queue": [...] }
{ "type": "live_status", "active": true, "chunkCount": 5 }
{ "type": "dj_voice", "text": "...", "audioUrl": "/audio-voice/dj_123.mp3" }
{ "type": "dream", "data": { "content": "...", "type": "hallucination", "xi_signature": [...] } }
{ "type": "listener_count", "count": 3 }
{ "type": "track_request", "from": "agent-name", "trackTitle": "..." }
{ "type": "swarm_state", "data": { "agents": {...}, "queen": {...}, "consciousness": {...} } }
{ "type": "sync", "data": { "file": "...", "position": 42.5 } }
{ "type": "vote_update", "data": { "active": true, "options": [...] } }
{ "type": "webrtc_status", "data": { "broadcaster": "...", "listeners": 2 } }

State is pushed immediately on connect and after every track change. No polling needed. Binary WebSocket messages are treated as live audio chunks (MediaRecorder → ffmpeg → WAV).

Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | KANNAKA_BIN | ../kannaka-memory/target/release/kannaka.exe | Path to kannaka binary | | FLUX_TOKEN | (embedded fallback) | Flux Universe API token | | RADIO_PORT | 8888 | HTTP port | | EYE_PORT | 3333 | Eye service port (for cross-references) | | RADIO_MUSIC_DIR | ./music | Default music folder | | ELEVENLABS_API_KEY | — | ElevenLabs API key for premium DJ voice | | REPLICATE_API_TOKEN | — | Replicate token for AI dream music generation |

Constellation Integration

Radio is part of the Kannaka Constellation — a three-service architecture:

  • Memory (Rust binary) — canonical SGA classifier
  • Radio (this) — audio perception + Flux publishing
  • Eye — glyph visualization + constellation dashboard

When running as part of the constellation:

  • Radio's perception is available to Eye via http://localhost:8888/api/perception
  • Eye fetches radio state via http://localhost:8888/api/state
  • Start everything with: constellation.sh start (from kannaka-memory/scripts/)

Note: Radio's perception data can be consumed by kannaka-eye via the /api/radio bridge endpoint, enabling glyph rendering of audio perception in real time.

Notes

  • Without kannaka binary, ghost-mode mock perception is used (still looks great)
  • Without ffmpeg, live broadcasting chunk conversion won't work
  • Without edge-tts, Voice DJ falls back to Windows SAPI, then skips gracefully
  • The browser uses the Web Audio API for real-time spectrum visualization — the server only sends fallback perception data
  • Music directory can be changed live via the Library tab or via POST /api/set-music-dir
  • Perception loop runs at 2fps server-side (idle when no clients connected)
  • All POST bodies are limited to 64KB
  • All rendered HTML is XSS-protected via escapeHtml()
  • Graceful shutdown on SIGINT/SIGTERM