Phantom Metal Taste

  

    

Overview

Phantom Metal Taste is an advanced multi-model database architecture designed to capture, analyze, and visualize the complex relationship between corporate initiatives and their outcomes.

The project leverages cutting-edge graph and semantic database technologies, implemented in a modern functional programming language (ReScript) and secure runtime (Deno), to model organizational dynamics with unprecedented fidelity.

"The taste of metal in your mouth when nothing is there—a phantom sensation that feels undeniably real yet fundamentally wrong."

Technical Architecture

This project employs a sophisticated polyglot stack:

• ReScript: Type-safe functional programming language (compiles to JavaScript)

• Deno: Secure JavaScript/TypeScript runtime with modern tooling

• ArangoDB: For graph-based modeling of causal relationships

• Virtuoso: For semantic web ontologies and formal knowledge representation

• Rust/WebAssembly: For high-performance core logic

• Julia: For advanced statistical analysis

Why ReScript + Deno?

ReScript provides: - Sound type system - impossible states are unrepresentable - 100% type coverage - if it compiles, it works - Functional paradigm - immutable, pure functions - Fast compilation - ~1ms per file - Zero-cost abstractions - optimized JavaScript output

Deno provides: - Security first - explicit permissions model - Modern standards - ES modules, Web APIs - Built-in tooling - test runner, formatter, linter - No node_modules - URL-based imports

See [RESCRIPT_MIGRATION.md](RESCRIPT_MIGRATION.md) for detailed rationale.

The SynapCor Case Study

Included with this project is a complete case study of "SynapCor," a fictional tech company implementing a data-driven employee wellness program called the "Synergy Matrix." The case study includes:

• Full UML modeling suite (Use Case, Sequence, State Machine diagrams)

• TOGAF-compliant enterprise architecture documentation

• OMG Ontology Definition Metamodel implementation

• Data Flow Diagrams and Entity-Relationship models

This case study serves as both documentation and a demonstration of the system’s capabilities.

Key Features

• Multi-model persistence: Store the same conceptual data in different database paradigms to unlock unique analytical capabilities

• Causal graph traversal: Follow the explicit links between actions and consequences

• Semantic reasoning: Apply formal logic to organizational knowledge

• Quantified impact analysis: Measure and visualize the precise effects of organizational decisions

• Gaming detection: Statistical analysis to identify manipulated metrics

• Metric theater detection: Identify measurements that are never acted upon

Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. ReScript compiler: bash npm install -g rescript

2. Deno runtime: bash curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh

3. Docker & Docker Compose: For databases

Quick Start

= Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/phantom-metal-taste.git
cd phantom-metal-taste

= Build ReScript code
deno task build

= Start the databases (requires Docker)
deno task db:up

= Run the orchestrator
deno task dev

See [QUICKSTART.md](QUICKSTART.md) for a 5-minute getting started guide.

The Deeper Question

This project asks a fundamental question: What happens when we apply the full rigor of enterprise architecture, formal modeling, and data science to measure the gap between institutional intent and lived reality?

The answer may leave a curious taste in your mouth.

Documentation

• [QUICKSTART.md](QUICKSTART.md) - Get running in 5 minutes

• [RESCRIPT_MIGRATION.md](RESCRIPT_MIGRATION.md) - Why ReScript + Deno

• [PROJECT_SUMMARY.md](PROJECT_SUMMARY.md) - Complete technical overview

• [docs/SETUP.md](docs/SETUP.md) - Detailed setup guide

• [CLAUDE.md](CLAUDE.md) - AI development guidelines

• [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) - Contribution guidelines

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Before submitting a PR, please ensure: - ReScript code compiles without warnings - All tests pass: deno task test - Documentation is updated - The philosophical tone is maintained

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the Palimpsest-MPL-1.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

The Meta-Statement

This system measures organizational delusion using the most rigorous tools available: - Sound type system (ReScript) - Formal ontologies (OWL/RDF) - Statistical analysis (Julia) - Causal graph theory (ArangoDB)

The irony: Building a perfect system to measure imperfect systems.

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