🌱 Zenseed Python Reference Baseboard

Welcome to the Zenseed Baseboard — a fully modular, ethical, and scalable foundation for building web applications that uphold transparency, user ownership, and auditability.

This baseboard is language-agnostic in principle, with this version implemented in Python with FastAPI. It provides a working reference for developers building applications in line with Zenseed's values and architecture.

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✨ Core Principles

• User-first: Software adapts to users, not the other way around.
• Modular: Every feature is a plug-in, replaceable via interfaces.
• Auditable: No black boxes — everything is open, testable, inspectable.
• Scalable: Runs on a Raspberry Pi or hyperscale cloud.
• Accessible & Localizable: Built to work for everyone, everywhere.

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🧱 Features

• /meta: System metadata and module registry
• /modules: Introspect loaded components and versions
• /i18n: Language support scaffolding
• /accessibility: Endpoint for UI accessibility features
• modules.yaml: Defines which pluggable modules are active
• Translation layer for optional backends (Keycloak, Go, Rust, etc.)

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📦 Getting Started

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run the app
uvicorn app.main:app --reload

Or with Docker:

docker-compose up --build

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🧪 Testing the API

Try out:

• http://localhost:8000/meta
• http://localhost:8000/modules
• http://localhost:8000/i18n
• http://localhost:8000/accessibility

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🧩 Modular Design

Modules are configured in modules.yaml:

modules:
  auth:
    implementation: keycloak
    version: "1.0.0"

Each module implements an interface — e.g., auth_interface.py, secrets_interface.py — so you can swap them without rewriting the app.

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🛠 Development Philosophy

“Zenseed is not a framework, it's a way of building — with ethics, flexibility, and human care at the centre.”

This codebase serves as a reference, not a requirement. You can reimplement in Rust, Go, or C — as long as the interfaces and principles remain.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Contributing

Contributions, audits, and critical reviews are welcome. All modules must pass test suites and declare compatibility via modules.yaml.

✅ If your code aligns with Zenseed’s values and standards, it may be eligible for Zenseed Accreditation.

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🛡️ License

Open source. No warranties. Use respectfully and responsibly.

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🌍 Learn More

• 🔗 Zenseed.org (coming soon)
• 🐙 The-Zenseed-Project GitHub