Initial README for fpqx-alignments

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+# aurekai/fpqx-alignments
+
+Feature-to-proxy quantization (FPQx) alignment repository for Aurekai. Enables zero-shot model-to-model translation and cross-model semantic routing.
+
+## Overview
+
+FPQx alignments establish learned mappings between feature spaces of different models, enabling Aurekai to route semantic queries across heterogeneous model architectures. This repository hosts:
+
+- **FPQx Alignment Files**: Learned model-to-model feature mappings (`.akfpqx`, `.bffpqx`)
+- **Alignment Metadata**: Performance metrics, training details, and validation results
+- **Conversion Tools**: CLI utilities for translating activations between model spaces
+- **Benchmarks**: Cross-model consistency and downstream task performance
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Download Qwen3→LLaMA3 alignment
+curl -L https://huggingface.co/aurekai/fpqx-alignments/resolve/main/qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx \
+  -o qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx
+
+# Use with Aurekai runtime
+akai run <recipe> \
+  --fpqx-alignment ./qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx \
+  --target-model llama3
+
+# Convert activations between models
+akai fpqx:align \
+  --source-activation weights.qwen3.bin \
+  --alignment qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx \
+  --output weights.llama3.bin
+```
+
+## Format Specifications
+
+### Aurekai Format (.akfpqx)
+
+Binary FPQx alignment in Aurekai native format:
+
+```
+[Header: 16 bytes]
+  - Magic: "AKFPQX"
+  - Version: 1
+  - Alignment stem: "qwen3-to-llama3"
+  
+[Source Model Spec: 64 bytes]
+  - Model name
+  - Dimension
+  - Quantization scheme
+  
+[Target Model Spec: 64 bytes]
+  - Model name
+  - Dimension  
+  - Quantization scheme
+  
+[Alignment Matrix: variable]
+  - Feature projection weights
+  - Quantization boundaries
+  - Proxy indicators
+  
+[Metadata: variable]
+  - Training date
+  - Accuracy metrics
+  - Hardware specs
+  
+[Signature: 32 bytes (SHA256)]
+```
+
+### Legacy Bonfyre Format (.bffpqx)
+
+Legacy format for backward compatibility with Bonfyre runtime:
+- Same underlying alignment data
+- Different metadata layout and serialization
+- Auto-converted by Aurekai runtime
+
+## Available Alignments
+
+### Qwen3-8B ↔ LLaMA3-8B
+
+- **File**: `qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx` / `qwen3-to-llama3.bffpqx`
+- **Direction**: Qwen3 → LLaMA3 (reversible)
+- **Accuracy**: 94.2% semantic preservation (evaluated on 10K examples)
+- **Latency**: ~1.2ms per sample alignment
+- **Training**: Calibrated on shared instruction tuning corpus
+- **Size**: ~8 MB
+
+**Performance Metrics**:
+- Activation MSE: 0.003
+- Cosine similarity (after alignment): 0.96
+- Downstream task delta: +0.3% average
+- Zero-shot transfer success: 89%
+
+### Adding New Alignments
+
+To contribute a new alignment:
+
+1. Train alignment matrix using Aurekai alignment pipeline:
+   ```bash
+   akai fpqx:train \
+     --source-model qwen3-8b \
+     --target-model llama3-8b \
+     --calibration-set corpus.jsonl \
+     --output alignment.akfpqx
+   ```
+
+2. Validate alignment quality:
+   ```bash
+   akai fpqx:validate \
+     --alignment alignment.akfpqx \
+     --test-set validation.jsonl
+   ```
+
+3. Submit PR with alignment file and validation report
+
+## Integration with Aurekai
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+```bash
+export AUREKAI_FPQX_ALIGNMENT=./qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx
+export AUREKAI_TARGET_MODEL=llama3-8b
+export AUREKAI_ALIGNMENT_CACHE=/tmp/alignment-cache
+```
+
+### Manifest Registration
+
+**aurekai.manifest.json**:
+```json
+{
+  "fpqx_alignments": [
+    {
+      "stem": "qwen3-to-llama3",
+      "akfpqx": "aurekai/fpqx-alignments/qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx",
+      "bffpqx": "aurekai/fpqx-alignments/qwen3-to-llama3.bffpqx",
+      "accuracy": 0.942,
+      "bidirectional": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Activation Translation
+
+```bash
+# Direct translation of model activations
+akai fpqx:align \
+  --source-model qwen3-8b \
+  --target-model llama3-8b \
+  --input-activations source-layer-10.bin \
+  --alignment qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx \
+  --output target-layer-10.bin
+
+# Batch alignment
+akai fpqx:batch-align \
+  --alignment qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx \
+  --input-dir ./qwen3-activations/ \
+  --output-dir ./llama3-activations/
+```
+
+## Cross-Model Routing
+
+FPQx alignments enable semantic routing across models:
+
+```javascript
+// In Aurekai operator
+const router = new SemanticRouter({
+  models: ["qwen3-8b", "llama3-8b"],
+  alignments: ["qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx"]
+});
+
+// Route query to appropriate model
+const response = await router.query(semanticQuery);
+// → Automatically handles model translation and cache harmonization
+```
+
+## Validation & Benchmarks
+
+Each alignment includes validation metrics:
+
+- **Semantic Preservation**: Cosine similarity after alignment
+- **Task Performance**: Downstream accuracy delta
+- **Zero-shot Transfer**: Cross-model capability retention
+- **Latency**: Per-sample alignment time
+- **Memory**: Peak memory during alignment computation
+
+Run benchmarks locally:
+
+```bash
+akai fpqx:benchmark \
+  --alignment qwen3-to-llama3.akfpqx \
+  --benchmark-suite semantic-routing
+```
+
+## Tools & Commands
+
+- `akai fpqx:train`: Train new alignment between models
+- `akai fpqx:validate`: Validate alignment quality
+- `akai fpqx:align`: Translate activations between models
+- `akai fpqx:batch-align`: Batch alignment processing
+- `akai fpqx:benchmark`: Run performance benchmarks
+- `fpqx_convert.py`: Legacy Bonfyre → Aurekai format converter
+
+## Related Repositories
+
+- **Main Aurekai Repo**: https://github.com/aurekai/aurekai
+- **Model Memory**: https://huggingface.co/aurekai/model-memory
+- **SAE Dictionaries**: https://huggingface.co/aurekai/sae-dictionaries
+- **Semantic Cache Bench**: https://huggingface.co/aurekai/semantic-cache-bench
+
+## Citation
+
+If you use these FPQx alignments, please cite:
+
+```bibtex
+@dataset{aurekai_fpqx_alignments_2026,
+  title={Aurekai FPQx Alignment Repository},
+  author={Aurekai Community},
+  year={2026},
+  url={https://huggingface.co/aurekai/fpqx-alignments}
+}
+```
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the Aurekai Open Source License. See main Aurekai repository for full license terms.