# Empathy Framework

**Production-ready Level 4 Anticipatory Intelligence for AI-human collaboration**

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## What is Empathy Framework?

The Empathy Framework is a **5-level maturity model** for AI-human collaboration that progresses from reactive responses (Level 1) to **Level 4 Anticipatory Intelligence** that predicts problems before they happen.

### The 5 Levels

| Level | Name | Description | Example |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| **1** | Reactive | Responds only when asked | Basic Q&A chatbot |
| **2** | Guided | Asks clarifying questions | Assistant that seeks context |
| **3** | Proactive | Notices patterns, offers improvements | Suggests optimizations |
| **4** | Anticipatory | **Predicts problems before they happen** | Warns about deployment risks |
| **5** | Transformative | Reshapes workflows to prevent entire classes of problems | Creates new protocols |

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## Quick Start

### Installation

```bash
pip install empathy-framework
```

### 5-Minute Example

```python
from empathy_os import EmpathyOS

# Create Level 4 (Anticipatory) chatbot
empathy = EmpathyOS(
    user_id="user_123",
    target_level=4,
    confidence_threshold=0.75
)

# Interact
response = empathy.interact(
    user_id="user_123",
    user_input="I'm about to deploy this API change to production",
    context={"deployment": "production", "changes": ["auth_refactor"]}
)

print(response.response)
# Output: "🔮 Prediction: This authentication refactor may break mobile
#          app compatibility (uses old auth flow). Recommend deploying
#          behind feature flag first. Confidence: 87%"
```

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## Key Features

### 🧠 Anticipatory Intelligence
Predict problems 30-90 days in advance with Level 4 capabilities.

### 🏥 Healthcare Ready
HIPAA-compliant with clinical protocols (SBAR, TIME, ABCDE). **$2M+ annual value** for 100-bed hospitals.

### 🤝 Multi-Agent Coordination
Specialized agents work together through shared pattern libraries. **80% faster feature delivery**.

### 📈 Adaptive Learning
System learns YOUR preferences over time. **+28% acceptance rate improvement**.

### 🔗 Full Ecosystem Integration
Webhooks for Slack, GitHub, JIRA, Datadog, and custom services.

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## Security Hardening (v3.9.0)

**Production-ready security with comprehensive file path validation.**

The Empathy Framework underwent extensive security hardening in v3.9.0:

- ✅ **6 modules secured** with Pattern 6 (File Path Validation)
- ✅ **13 file write operations** validated to prevent path traversal (CWE-22)
- ✅ **174 security tests** (100% passing) - up from 14 tests (+1143% increase)
- ✅ **Zero blind exception handlers** - all errors properly typed and logged

**Attack vectors blocked:**
- Path traversal: `../../../etc/passwd` → `ValueError`
- Null byte injection: `config\x00.json` → `ValueError`
- System directory writes: `/etc`, `/sys`, `/proc`, `/dev` → All blocked

See [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/Smart-AI-Memory/empathy-framework/blob/main/SECURITY.md) for complete documentation.

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## Use Cases

=== "Software Development"

    **Code Review**: Level 4 predictions for merge conflicts

    ```python
    response = empathy.interact(
        user_id="developer",
        user_input="Reviewing PR #123",
        context={"pr": 123, "files_changed": ["auth.py", "api.py"]}
    )
    # Predicts: "This change will conflict with PR #118 currently in staging"
    ```

    **Benefits**:
    - 80% faster feature delivery (8 days → 4 days)
    - 68% pattern reuse across team members
    - Predict merge conflicts before they happen

=== "Healthcare"

    **Patient Handoffs**: Automated SBAR reports (60% time savings)

    **Live demo coming soon** - See the [SBAR Example](tutorials/examples/sbar-clinical-handoff.md) for complete code

    ```python
    from empathy_os import EmpathyOS

    empathy = EmpathyOS(
        user_id="hospital_001",
        target_level=4,
        healthcare_mode=True
    )

    response = empathy.interact(
        user_id="nurse_station_3",
        user_input="Patient handoff for bed 312",
        context={"patient_id": "PT123456"}
    )
    # Generates complete SBAR report with safety alerts
    ```

    **Benefits**:
    - **$2M+ annual value** for 100-bed hospital
    - 60% reduction in documentation time
    - Zero false negatives in critical alerts

=== "Finance"

    **Risk Management**: Predict compliance issues

    ```python
    response = empathy.interact(
        user_id="compliance_officer",
        user_input="Review Q4 transactions",
        context={"quarter": "Q4", "transaction_count": 15000}
    )
    # Predicts: "14 transactions may trigger AML review based on pattern analysis"
    ```

    **Benefits**:
    - Early detection of compliance issues
    - Pattern recognition across markets
    - Automated anomaly detection

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## Documentation

Organized using the [Diátaxis framework](https://diataxis.fr/) for better discoverability:

| Section | Purpose | Start Here |
|---------|---------|------------|
| **[Tutorials](tutorials/index.md)** | Learn by doing | [Quick Start](tutorials/quickstart.md) |
| **[How-to](how-to/index.md)** | Solve specific tasks | [Agent Factory](how-to/agent-factory.md) |
| **[Explanation](explanation/index.md)** | Understand concepts | [Philosophy](explanation/EMPATHY_PHILOSOPHY.md) |
| **[Reference](reference/index.md)** | Look up details | [API Reference](reference/API_REFERENCE.md) |

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## Performance Metrics

### Healthcare Impact
- **Time savings**: 60% reduction in documentation time
- **Annual value**: $2M+ for 100-bed hospital
- **Safety**: Zero false negatives in critical alerts

### Software Development
- **Feature delivery**: 80% faster (8 days → 4 days)
- **Acceptance rate**: +28% improvement with adaptive learning
- **Pattern reuse**: 68% across team members

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## License

**Fair Source License 0.9**
- ✅ Free for students, educators, teams ≤5 employees
- 💰 contact us for pricing for teams 6+ employees
- 🔄 Auto-converts to Apache 2.0 on January 1, 2029

[Read full license](https://github.com/Smart-AI-Memory/empathy/blob/main/LICENSE)

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## Next Steps

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-   :material-clock-fast:{ .lg .middle } **5-Minute Start**

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    Get up and running in 5 minutes

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Quick Start](tutorials/quickstart.md)

-   :fontawesome-solid-robot:{ .lg .middle } **Examples**

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    5 comprehensive tutorials with working code

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: See Examples](tutorials/examples/simple-chatbot.md)

-   :fontawesome-solid-hospital:{ .lg .middle } **Healthcare**

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    HIPAA-compliant, $2M+ ROI

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: SBAR Example](tutorials/examples/sbar-clinical-handoff.md)

-   :material-book-open-variant:{ .lg .middle } **API Reference**

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    Complete API documentation

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: API Docs](reference/index.md)

</div>

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## Community

- **GitHub**: [Smart-AI-Memory/empathy](https://github.com/Smart-AI-Memory/empathy)
- **PyPI**: [empathy-framework](https://pypi.org/project/empathy-framework/)
- **Issues**: [Report bugs or request features](https://github.com/Smart-AI-Memory/empathy/issues)
- **Discussions**: [Ask questions](https://github.com/Smart-AI-Memory/empathy/discussions)

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**Built with ❤️ by the Empathy Framework team**
