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+# architecture
+
+## overview
+
+pr-prism is a triage tool for repos drowning in PRs. CLI scans GitHub, embeds items locally, clusters duplicates, ranks by quality signals, checks vision alignment, and runs LLM reviews. optional webhook server for automated triage on new PRs.
+
+## stack
+
+| layer | technology | version |
+|-------|-----------|---------|
+| language | TypeScript | 5.x |
+| runtime | Node.js | 22+ |
+| CLI framework | Commander.js | 13.x |
+| database | better-sqlite3 + sqlite-vec | 11.x / 0.1.x |
+| embeddings | ollama, jina, openai, voyage, kimi | multi-provider |
+| LLM | openai, anthropic, kimi, opencode, ollama | multi-provider |
+| HTTP server | Hono | 4.x |
+| GitHub auth | @octokit/rest + @octokit/auth-app | - |
+| scheduler | node-cron | 4.x |
+| test | vitest | 3.x |
+| lint | biome | 1.x |
+| config | zod + yaml | - |
+
+## directory structure
+
+```
+src/                    # CLI tool (published to npm as prism-triage)
+  cli.ts                # CLI entry point, command definitions
+  pipeline.ts           # orchestrates scan -> embed -> cluster -> score -> vision -> review
+  github.ts             # GraphQL + REST client, rate limiting, backoff
+  embeddings.ts         # 5 embedding providers, batch processing, dimension detection
+  store.ts              # SQLite + sqlite-vec, schema migrations, dimension validation
+  cluster.ts            # cosine similarity, BFS clustering, duplicate detection
+  similarity.ts         # ANN pre-filtering, matryoshka truncation
+  scorer.ts             # 7 quality signals: tests, CI, diff size, author history, etc.
+  vision.ts             # chunked vision doc embedding, alignment scoring
+  reviewer.ts           # multi-provider LLM review
+  labels.ts             # GitHub label management with rate limiting
+  benchmark.ts          # embedding provider benchmark tool
+  config.ts             # Zod-validated YAML + env config
+  errors.ts             # typed error classes
+  types.ts              # shared interfaces
+  index.ts              # public API barrel export
+  __tests__/            # 15 test files, 199 tests
+
+server/                 # webhook server (GitHub App)
+  index.ts              # Hono server entry point
+  routing.ts            # webhook event routing
+  webhook.ts            # PR/issue event handlers
+  triage.ts             # automated triage pipeline
+  scheduler.ts          # cron-based periodic re-scan
+  auth.ts               # GitHub App JWT + installation token auth
+  config.ts             # server-specific config
+  db.ts                 # server database helpers
+  format.ts             # output formatting
+  __tests__/            # 7 test files
+```
+
+## key patterns
+
+- **pipeline**: scan -> embed -> cluster -> score -> vision -> review. each step is independently testable
+- **multi-provider**: embedding and LLM providers are factory-created via config. zero-cost default (ollama + opencode)
+- **incremental processing**: only re-embeds new/changed items. crash-recoverable via sqlite
+- **read-only default**: no repo modifications unless `--apply-labels` explicitly passed
+- **cross-repo**: config accepts multiple repos, dupe detection works across repo boundaries
+
+## database
+
+single SQLite database per project, managed by `store.ts`.
+
+| table | purpose |
+|-------|---------|
+| items | PRs and issues with metadata |
+| embeddings | vector embeddings (sqlite-vec) |
+| prism_meta | config versioning, model mismatch detection |
+
+## commands
+
+```bash
+npm run dev          # run CLI via tsx
+npm run build        # tsc compile
+npm test             # vitest run
+npm run lint         # biome check
+npm run ci           # lint + typecheck + test
+npm run server       # start webhook server
+```
+
+last updated: 2026-04-07
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 {
   "name": "prism-triage",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "prism-triage",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.11",