Cochlea

Audio input pipeline for SanctumOS (research release)

Cochlea provides audio input capabilities compatible with standard Thalamus, Broca, or Letta inputs within Sanctum. Named after the cochlea in the inner ear — the structure that converts sound waves into neural signals — this module gives agents the ability to "hear."

Status

Cochlea is a research release. The API and behavior may change as development continues. It is functional but not yet considered production-stable.

What Cochlea Does

Cochlea processes audio input and produces output compatible with Sanctum's existing input pipeline. It can feed into:

Thalamus: For preprocessing and semantic annotation before reaching the agent
Broca: For direct message injection into the communication layer
Letta: For direct agent input via the Letta API

This means audio can enter the same processing chain as text messages, enabling agents to respond to voice input through their normal reasoning and communication flow.

Integration with SanctumOS Architecture

In the neuro-inspired architecture:

Audio → Cochlea → Thalamus → Conscious Mind
                     ↓
                  Broca-2 → External Platforms

Audio → Cochlea → Thalamus → Conscious Mind ↓ Broca-2 → External Platforms

Audio → Cochlea → Thalamus → Conscious Mind
                     ↓
                  Broca-2 → External Platforms

Cochlea acts as a sensory transducer, converting audio signals into structured input that the rest of the cognitive stack can process. This mirrors how the biological cochlea converts mechanical sound waves into electrical signals for the auditory cortex.

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/sanctumos/cochlea.git
cd cochlea

# Follow the installation instructions in the repository README

git clone https://github.com/sanctumos/cochlea.git cd cochlea

Follow the installation instructions in the repository README

Audio → Cochlea → Thalamus → Conscious Mind
                     ↓
                  Broca-2 → External Platforms

Repository

Source: sanctumos/cochlea
Project Page: sanctumos.org

License

Code: AGPLv3 — GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Documentation: CC-BY-SA 4.0 — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

Cochlea — giving SanctumOS agents the ability to hear.