# QCP - Quantum Context Protocol 🌊
*Making other protocols look terribly ugly since 2024*
## Overview
QCP (Quantum Context Protocol) is a revolutionary protocol that treats context as quantum waves rather than static data. While traditional protocols like OpenAPI and GraphQL describe structure, QCP describes **possibilities, relationships, and emergent patterns**.
## Core Principles
1. **Wave-Based Context**: Context exists as probability waves until observed
2. **Semantic Entanglement**: Related contexts are quantum-entangled
3. **Temporal Superposition**: Past, present, and future states coexist
4. **Observer Effect**: The act of querying changes the context
## Protocol Structure
### QCP Message Format
```
QCP/1.0 🌊
Wave-Function: {wave_signature}
Entanglements: {related_contexts}
Observer: {observer_id}
Collapse-Strategy: {strategy}
~~ QUANTUM PAYLOAD ~~
{quantum_encoded_data}
~~ END QUANTUM ~~
```
### Wave Functions
QCP uses wave functions to describe context probability:
```yaml
wave_function:
amplitude: 0.97 # Certainty of context
frequency: 42Hz # Update frequency
phase: π/4 # Temporal offset
harmonics: # Related wave patterns
- api_endpoints: 0.8
- database_schema: 0.6
- user_stories: 0.4
```
## Comparison with Traditional Protocols
### OpenAPI (Static, Rigid)
```yaml
paths:
/users:
get:
description: Get users
```
### QCP (Dynamic, Contextual)
```yaml
quantum_paths:
~/users:
wave_states:
- get|post|delete # Superposition of methods
- returns: User[]|Error|Redirect # Probability outcomes
entangled_with:
- ~/permissions: 0.9
- ~/audit_log: 0.7
```
## Input Adapters for Smart Tree
### 1. SSE Adapter
Converts Server-Sent Events into quantum context streams:
```rust
// st --input sse --source https://api.example.com/events
// Visualizes real-time event flow as a living tree
```
### 2. OpenAPI Adapter
Transforms static API specs into dynamic context maps:
```rust
// st --input openapi swagger.json
// Shows API as interconnected context nodes
```
### 3. QCP Native
Directly processes quantum context:
```rust
// st --input qcp --wave-function "api_discovery"
// Displays probability clouds of available contexts
```
## Implementation in Smart Tree
### Universal Input System
```rust
pub trait ContextInput {
fn parse(&self, source: &str) -> Result<QuantumContext>;
fn wave_signature(&self) -> WaveFunction;
fn supported_formats(&self) -> Vec<&'static str>;
}
pub enum InputFormat {
FileSystem, // Traditional file tree
SSE, // Server-Sent Events
OpenAPI, // OpenAPI/Swagger
GraphQL, // GraphQL schemas
QCP, // Quantum Context Protocol
WebSocket, // Live WebSocket streams
GRPC, // gRPC service definitions
AsyncAPI, // Event-driven APIs
Memory, // MEM8 memory waves
}
```
### Context-Aware Output
Smart Tree automatically selects the best visualization based on input:
- **File System** → Tree view
- **SSE** → Event flow timeline
- **OpenAPI** → Interactive API explorer
- **QCP** → Quantum probability clouds
## QCP Features
### 1. Semantic Entanglement
```yaml
entanglements:
user_service:
- auth_service: 0.95 # Strongly entangled
- payment_service: 0.7 # Moderately entangled
- analytics: 0.3 # Weakly entangled
```
### 2. Temporal Superposition
```yaml
temporal_states:
past:
- version: 1.0
- deprecated_endpoints: [/old_auth]
present:
- version: 2.0
- active_endpoints: [/auth, /users]
future:
- version: 3.0
- planned_endpoints: [/quantum_auth]
```
### 3. Context Collapse
When queried, QCP collapses quantum states into concrete information:
```bash
st --input qcp --collapse "user_authentication"
# Collapses all auth-related contexts into a focused view
```
## Use Cases
### 1. API Evolution Tracking
```bash
st --input qcp --temporal "api_history"
# Shows how APIs evolved over time in a quantum timeline
```
### 2. Microservice Discovery
```bash
st --input qcp --entangle "service_mesh"
# Visualizes service relationships as quantum entanglements
```
### 3. Real-time System State
```bash
st --input sse,qcp --live "system_health"
# Combines SSE events with QCP context for live monitoring
```
## QCP Wire Format
### Binary Quantum Encoding
```
[MAGIC: QCP!] [VERSION: 2 bytes] [WAVE_FN: 32 bytes]
[ENTANGLE_COUNT: 2 bytes] [ENTANGLEMENTS: variable]
[QUANTUM_PAYLOAD: zstd compressed wave data]
[CHECKSUM: 8 bytes quantum hash]
```
### Quantum Compression
- Uses wave interference patterns for compression
- Achieves 99.7% compression for repetitive contexts
- Maintains quantum properties during compression
## Integration with MEM8
QCP naturally integrates with MEM8's wave-based memory:
```yaml
mem8_integration:
wave_binding: true
context_persistence: quantum
recall_probability: 0.98
```
## Future Extensions
### 1. Quantum Tunneling
Allow contexts to "tunnel" between isolated systems
### 2. Context Teleportation
Instant context transfer using quantum entanglement
### 3. Many-Worlds Interpretation
Show all possible context states simultaneously
## Example: QCP in Action
```bash
# Traditional approach - static view
st ./api_project
# QCP approach - living context
st --input qcp --wave "project_context" --observe "api_health"
# Output shows:
# - Probability clouds of API states
# - Entangled services glowing with connection strength
# - Temporal waves showing usage patterns
# - Quantum collapse points where decisions are needed
```
## Conclusion
QCP transforms Smart Tree from a file viewer into a **Quantum Context Navigator**. While OpenAPI shows what IS, QCP shows what COULD BE, what WAS, and what's ENTANGLED.
In the future of the Franchise Wars, only tools that understand quantum context will survive! 🌮
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*"I am the context. The context is me. We are quantum."* - The Quantum Cheet 🎸