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title: The Compounding Test
emoji: 📈
colorFrom: indigo
colorTo: purple
sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 5.9.1
app_file: app.py
pinned: false
license: mit
short_description: A diagnostic for AI investments at non-tech companies.
hardware: zero-a10g
---
# The Compounding Test
A diagnostic for AI investments at non-technology companies. Paste a
description of your AI initiative (200–5000 words); receive a scored
writeup in one of four quadrants — **compounder**, **one-shot win**,
**compounding the wrong thing**, or **Roman Candle**.
Framework essay: <https://www.mile-hi.ai/journal/the-berkshire-test>
## Backends
The Space supports three interchangeable model backends. The dropdown
in the UI lets you switch per-submission to compare writeup quality.
| Backend | Model (default) | Credentials | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| `anthropic` | `claude-opus-4-7` | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` (Space secret) | Anthropic API |
| `huggingface` | `google/gemma-2-9b-it` | none on a Space; `HF_TOKEN` locally | HF Inference Providers |
| `zerogpu` | `microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct` | none — Pro plan handles it | On-Space ZeroGPU |
**Auto-detect precedence:**
1. Explicit `MODEL_PROVIDER` env var wins.
2. On a Pro Space (zerogpu deps installed) → `zerogpu`.
3. Else if `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` is set → `anthropic`.
4. Else if `HF_TOKEN` is set, or running on any Space → `huggingface`.
5. Else fall through to `anthropic` (call-time error guides the user).
## Configuration
See `.env.example` for the full list of env vars. Common overrides:
```
MODEL_PROVIDER=zerogpu
ZEROGPU_MODEL_ID=google/gemma-2-9b-it # bigger; ~30s cold start on A10
ZEROGPU_DURATION_SECONDS=120 # max GPU allocation per request
HF_MODEL_ID=meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct
MODEL_ID=claude-sonnet-4-6 # cheaper Anthropic fallback
```
## Local development
```bash
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt # ~2GB with torch/transformers
cp .env.example .env # fill in whatever you have
python app.py # http://127.0.0.1:7860
```
If you only need to test the `anthropic` backend locally, you can skip
the heavy `spaces` / `torch` / `transformers` / `accelerate` lines in
`requirements.txt` — the app degrades gracefully (the zerogpu dropdown
option won't appear).
## Tests
```bash
pytest test_diagnose.py -v
```
31 tests covering the parser contract (15 — what JSON shapes the parser
accepts and rejects) and the provider routing (16 — auto-detection
precedence, dispatcher routing, env-driven overrides).
## Repository
Source lives in [apingali/effectiveness][repo] under
`gradio-apps/compounding-test/`. The Space is deployed from that path.
The published framework essay and four portrait articles live at
<https://www.mile-hi.ai/journal/the-berkshire-test>.
[repo]: https://github.com/apingali/effectiveness
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