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The Tribunal

Architecture

System Architecture

Section titled “System Architecture”

The Tribunal is structured as a fractal hierarchy — each layer is a tribunal of specialized agents feeding the layer above it.

Layer Overview

Section titled “Layer Overview”
LayerComponentsFunction
Layer 1Knights (Signal Specialists)Fast, independent signal generation
Layer 2Prophet + KingIntelligence briefing + capital allocation
Layer 3King of KingsRegime detection + meta-strategy

Layer 1 — Signal Layer (The Knights)

Section titled “Layer 1 — Signal Layer (The Knights)”

The Knights are specialized signal agents, each trained on different market data:

  • Momentum Knight: RSI acceleration, OI confirmation, volatility filters
  • Flow Knight: Liquidation clusters, taker pressure, funding extremes
  • Trend Knight: SMA regime detection, crossover signals

All three Knights receive identical market context. Each votes independently without coordination. This produces genuine signal diversity — not prompt-engineered disagreement.

[Knight 1] → BUY (high confidence)
[Knight 2] → HOLD (neutral)
[Knight 3] → SELL (medium confidence)

The system records each vote, then passes to the King for consensus.

Layer 2 — Intelligence + Capital

Section titled “Layer 2 — Intelligence + Capital”

The Prophet (Silent Observation in Phase 2)

Section titled “The Prophet (Silent Observation in Phase 2)”

The Prophet does not vote or trade in Phase 2. It watches decisions and records observations:

  • Regime Detection: Bull / Bear / Sideways market classification
  • Knight Ledger: Historical win rates by regime
  • Macro Calendar: Scheduled events (Fed, CPI)
  • Pattern Matching: Historical analogs from past sessions

Its observations become training material for later King fine-tuning. Active advice only belongs in a later phase after the observations have a validated track record.

The King (Capital Allocation)

Section titled “The King (Capital Allocation)”

The King deliberates with full context:

  • Prophet’s brief
  • All Knight votes and reasoning
  • Portfolio state (drawdown, exposure, Kelly sizing)

The King makes the final call:

  • 3/3 Agree: Full position
  • 2/3 Agree: Half position
  • Disputed: Quarter position (weight to highest-EV agent)
  • All HOLD: No trade

Layer 3 — Meta-Strategy (King of Kings)

Section titled “Layer 3 — Meta-Strategy (King of Kings)”

The King of Kings is not a model — it is the institution itself:

  • Tracks regime transitions
  • Selects which King version is active
  • Manages adapter swapping based on regime

The system detects market regime and activates the appropriate specialist adapter.

Data Flow

Section titled “Data Flow”
State Data      -> Signal Extraction      -> Label (outcome)
     |                                      |
[Knights]       -> [King Consensus]        -> [Action / No Action]
     |                    |                         |
[Prophet] watches         |                    [Portfolio]
                          |                         |
                    [Decision Ledger]          [SQLite DB]
                          |                         |
                    [Fine-tune -> Next Cycle]

The Self-Improving Property

Section titled “The Self-Improving Property”

Each cycle the model running signal extraction IS the previous cycle’s fine-tuned model:

  • Better model → Better signal quality
  • Better signal → Better training data
  • Better training data → Better next model

This recursive improvement is the core compounding mechanism.

Why Three?

Section titled “Why Three?”

Three is the minimum for:

  • Majority: Any decision needs 2 of 3
  • Dissent: Any voice can question the other two
  • Balance: No single agent dominates

Three specialists on one GPU beat one larger model every time. The architecture and hardware solved each other.