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+THOTH
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근거를 따라, 판단의 변화를 남기다.
Follow the evidence. Keep the history of your judgment.
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+ 토티를 소개합니다. 궁금한 건 많고, 찾은 근거는 꼭 적어두는 작은 따오기예요.
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**THOTH는 연구 질문, 원문 근거, 경쟁 가설, 저장된 결과를 연결하는 로컬 AI 연구 워크벤치입니다.**
판단을 뒷받침하는 근거와 아직 풀리지 않은 문제를 살펴보고, 저장된 두 결과를 비교하며 다음 행동을 정합니다.
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THOTH 브랜드 일러스트 — 기록의 신 토트를 연구 워크벤치의 이미지로 표현했습니다.
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> [!NOTE]
> **개인·로컬 사용을 위한 실험적 소스 공개본입니다.** UI는 한국어 중심입니다.
> 집중 기능 검사는 통과했지만 최신 전체 회귀 검사는 통과하지 못했습니다. 아래 검증 범위를 확인하세요.
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의존성에는 각자의 라이선스가 적용됩니다. [외부 의존성·자산 고지](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md)를 확인하세요.
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Evidence. Judgment. Revision.
Built by Hyperdrive
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+THOTH
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Follow the evidence. Keep the history of your judgment.
근거를 따라, 판단의 변화를 남기다.
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+ Meet Toti — a curious little ibis who keeps notes on every clue.
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competing explanations and recorded results connected.** Inspect what supports a judgment,
see what remains unresolved, and compare two saved results before deciding what comes next.
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Original THOTH brand illustration — the Egyptian scribe, reimagined for a research workbench.
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> [!NOTE]
> **Experimental source preview for personal/local use.** The interface is Korean-first.
> Focused feature checks passed; the latest repository-wide verification is not passing. See the verification limits below.
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Dependencies retain their own licenses; see [third-party and asset notices](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md).
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Evidence. Judgment. Revision.
Built by Hyperdrive
diff --git a/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md b/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
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reuses that mark and the existing product palette. `docs/brand/thoth-ibis-hero.png` is an original
AI-generated illustration created for THOTH, not a reproduction of a museum artifact. The brand
assets are included under this repository's MIT license. Their source files are preserved.
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+`docs/brand/toti-mascot.png` is an original AI-generated mascot created for THOTH on
+2026-10-12 with Codex image generation. It depicts Toti, a little ibis researcher, and
+is included under the same license. The original generated PNG is preserved unchanged.
The README's badges are rendered by Shields.io. No third-party logo, screenshot, testimonial or
performance claim from another project is bundled into this presentation.
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## Assets
+- [`toti-mascot.png`](toti-mascot.png): Toti (토티), the little ibis researcher holding a notebook. Transparent PNG for the English and Korean README headers (220 px) and footers (64 px). Preserve its aspect ratio and clear space; use the geometric mark for tiny icons.
- [`thoth-mark.svg`](thoth-mark.svg): square symbol for small surfaces.
- [`thoth-lockup.svg`](thoth-lockup.svg): dark horizontal lockup for README and presentations.
- [`thoth-ibis-hero.png`](thoth-ibis-hero.png): original ibis-headed Thoth illustration for a brand or README hero. Keep it as artwork rather than shrinking it into a small icon.
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## Asset provenance
+Toti was generated with Codex's built-in image generation tool on 2026-10-12 for THOTH
+and selected by the project owner for the README. The original generated PNG is preserved.
+The concept is a curious baby ibis with a curved beak, navy and gold scribe headdress,
+crescent accent, and a small notebook on a transparent background. It is a brand mascot,
+not a product screenshot. The existing illustration and vector assets remain available.
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The mark and lockup were drawn as SVG for THOTH. The ibis-headed Thoth illustration was generated
with AI for this project and is used as brand artwork, not as a product screenshot or a reproduction
of a historical object. These original three image files are preserved unchanged in this public copy.
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