SKaiNET-developers · michalharakal · Mar 25, 2026 · Mar 25, 2026 · Mar 25, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0] - 2026-03-25
+
+### Added
+- **Core Engine Focus**: Refactored the repository to focus on the core `ComputeGraph` framework, compiler, and backends.
+- **Standalone Ecosystem**: Extracted high-level LLM and transformer implementations to dedicated repositories ([SKaiNET-LLM](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-LLM) and [SKaiNET-transformers](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-transformers)).
+- **LLM-as-DSL**: High-level DSL for defining and running LLM architectures within the core `ComputeGraph` framework.
+- **ComputeGraphExecutor**: New optimized executor with support for fusion passes and trace-to-DAG bridging.
+- **SDPA & Gather**: Implementation of Scaled Dot-Product Attention (SDPA) and `gather`/`indexSelect` ops across backends.
+- **EmbeddingAdapter**: Streamlined embedding layer integration for transformer models.
+
+### Changed
+- **Optimized LLM execution**: Integrated fusion passes for faster inference on supported backends.
+- **Improved Tensor API**: Refined `Tensor` interface and updated `ComputeGraphExecutor` for better type safety and performance.
+- **Dependency Cleanups**: Removed stale references to LLM and transformer code already moved to the standalone `skainet-transformers` repository.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Embedding Padding**: Fixed `paddingIdx` handling in embedding layers.
+- **Concatenation**: Resolved rank-specific issues in tensor concatenation (rank > 1).
+- **Compilation**: Fixed various build and compilation errors after module migrations.
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2026-03-08
 
 ### Added

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ Add the core dependencies (Gradle Kotlin DSL):
 
 ```kotlin
 dependencies {
-    implementation("sk.ainet.core:SKaiNET-lang-core:0.16.0")
-    implementation("sk.ainet.core:SKaiNET-backend-cpu:0.16.0")
+    implementation("sk.ainet.core:SKaiNET-lang-core:0.17.0")
+    implementation("sk.ainet.core:SKaiNET-backend-cpu:0.17.0")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -37,31 +37,49 @@ val model = nn {
 }
 ```
 
-### Hello LLM
+### Core Tensor Ops
 
 ```kotlin
-val ctx = DirectCpuExecutionContext()
-val ingestion = LlamaIngestion(ctx)
-val weights = ingestion.load { SystemFileSystem.source(Path("model.gguf")).buffered() }
-val tokenizer = GGUFTokenizer.fromSource(SystemFileSystem.source(Path("model.gguf")).buffered())
-
-val runtime = LlamaRuntime(ctx, weights)
-runtime.generate(tokenizer.encode("Once upon a time"), steps = 64) { token ->
-    print(tokenizer.decode(token))
-}
+val a = tensor(shape(2, 2)) { float(1f, 2f, 3f, 4f) }
+val b = tensor(shape(2, 2)) { float(5f, 6f, 7f, 8f) }
+
+val c = a matMul b
+val d = c.relu()
+```
+
+### GGUF Model Loading
+
+```kotlin
+val source = SystemFileSystem.source(Path("model.gguf")).buffered()
+val reader = GGUFReader(source)
+
+val tensor = reader.tensors.first { it.name == "token_embd.weight" }
+val weights = reader.materialize(tensor)
 ```
 
 > **More examples:** [SKaiNET-examples](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-examples) | [SKaiNET-notebook](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-notebook)
 
 ---
 
+## Ecosystem
+
+SKaiNET is a modular ecosystem. While this repository contains the core engine, specialized high-level libraries are maintained in standalone repositories:
+
+| Project | Description |
+|---|---|
+| [SKaiNET-LLM](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-LLM) | Llama, Gemma, and BERT inference runtimes |
+| [SKaiNET-transformers](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-transformers) | Pre-built transformer architectures and layers |
+| [SKaiNET-examples](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-examples) | Sample projects and integration demos |
+
+---
+
 ## Explore
 
 | Goal | Start here |
 |---|---|
 | Examples and sample projects | [SKaiNET-examples](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-examples) |
 | Interactive notebooks | [SKaiNET-notebook](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-notebook) |
-| LLM inference (Llama, Gemma) | [docs/kllama-getting-started.md](docs/kllama-getting-started.md) |
+| LLM inference (Llama, Gemma) | [SKaiNET-LLM](https://github.com/SKaiNET-developers/SKaiNET-LLM) |
 | Java 21+ integration | [docs/java-getting-started.md](docs/java-getting-started.md) |
 | Data loading and transforms | [docs/io-readers-guide.md](docs/io-readers-guide.md) |
 | Graph DSL (ResNet, YOLO) | [docs/graph-dsl.md](docs/graph-dsl.md) |
@@ -79,18 +97,15 @@ runtime.generate(tokenizer.encode("Once upon a time"), steps = 64) { token ->
 - Targets: JVM, macOS (Native), JS, WASM (Browser + WasmWasi)
 - Single codebase shared across all platforms via Kotlin Multiplatform
 
-### LLM Inference
+### Optimized Execution
 
-- **KLlama**: Llama-family models from GGUF files with streaming generation
-- **KGemma**: Gemma 3n models from SafeTensors with HuggingFace tokenizer
-- **KBert**: BERT and Sentence-Transformers for embeddings
-- JVM acceleration via MemorySegment tensors, SIMD GEMM, paged KV cache
+- **ComputeGraphExecutor**: Optimized engine with fusion passes and trace-to-DAG bridging.
+- **SDPA & Gather**: High-performance Scaled Dot-Product Attention and indexing operations.
 
-### Agentic AI
+### Agentic AI Infrastructure
 
-- Function / tool calling via `skainet-kllama-agent`
-- `AgentLoop` for multi-turn tool-use conversations
-- Java facade: `JavaAgentLoop`
+- **ComputeGraph**: Unified framework for defining agentic workflows and tool-calling loops.
+- Java facade: `JavaAgentLoop` (in `skainet-lang-java`)
 
 ### Neural Network DSL
 
@@ -109,9 +124,8 @@ runtime.generate(tokenizer.encode("Once upon a time"), steps = 64) { token ->
 ### Java 21+ Support
 
 - `SKaiNET` entry point, `TensorJavaOps`, builder-pattern model definition
-- `KLlamaJava` / `KBertJava` facades for blocking and async inference
 - Maven BOM (`sk.ainet:skainet-bom`) for one-line version management
-- Docs: [Getting Started](docs/java-getting-started.md) | [LLM Inference](docs/java-llm-inference.md) | [Model Training](docs/java-model-training.md)
+- Docs: [Getting Started](docs/java-getting-started.md) | [Model Training](docs/java-model-training.md)
 
 ### Edge AI: Arduino / C99 Export
 
@@ -128,12 +142,12 @@ runtime.generate(tokenizer.encode("Once upon a time"), steps = 64) { token ->
 
 ---
 
-## What's New in 0.16.0
-
-- **Unified LLM core** — deduplicated and optimized implementation of `KvCache`, `softmax`, `RoPE`, and `sampling`
-- **Infrastructure cleanup** — extracted core LLM and transformer code to standalone repositories `SKaiNET-transformers`) to streamline the core project
-- **Consistent BOM** — refactored `skainet-bom` to use local `project()` references for reliable builds
+## What's New in 0.17.0
 
+- **Core Engine Focus** — Refactored the repository to focus on the core `ComputeGraph` framework, compiler, and backends. Extracted high-level LLM and transformer implementations to standalone repositories.
+- **LLM-as-DSL** — New high-level DSL for defining and running LLM architectures within the core framework.
+- **Optimized ComputeGraphExecutor** — New executor with support for fusion passes and trace-to-DAG bridging for faster inference.
+- **SDPA & Gather** — Implemented Scaled Dot-Product Attention and `gather`/`indexSelect` ops for improved performance.
 
 See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for the full release history.
 

diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ subprojects {
     tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
         maxHeapSize = "8192m"
     }
+
+    apply(plugin = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover")
 }
 
 kover {
@@ -70,6 +72,12 @@ kover {
     }
 }
 
+dependencies {
+    subprojects.forEach {
+        kover(it)
+    }
+}
+
 // Custom task to generate operator documentation
 tasks.register("generateOperatorDocs") {
     group = "documentation"

diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=sk.ainet.core
-VERSION_NAME=0.17.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=0.17.0
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=SKaiNET
 

diff --git a/skainet-backends/skainet-backend-cpu/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-backends/skainet-backend-cpu/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-c/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-c/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-core/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-dag/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-dag/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-hlo/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-hlo/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-opt/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-compile/skainet-compile-opt/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
 }
 

diff --git a/skainet-data/skainet-data-api/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-data/skainet-data-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }
 

diff --git a/skainet-data/skainet-data-media/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-data/skainet-data-media/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }
 

diff --git a/skainet-data/skainet-data-simple/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-data/skainet-data-simple/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }
 

diff --git a/skainet-data/skainet-data-transform/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-data/skainet-data-transform/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }
 

diff --git a/skainet-lang/skainet-lang-core/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-lang/skainet-lang-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     alias(libs.plugins.ksp)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")

diff --git a/skainet-lang/skainet-lang-dag/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-lang/skainet-lang-dag/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     alias(libs.plugins.ksp)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")

diff --git a/skainet-lang/skainet-lang-models/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-lang/skainet-lang-models/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-models/skainet-model-yolo/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-models/skainet-model-yolo/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")
 }

diff --git a/skainet-pipeline/build.gradle.kts b/skainet-pipeline/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform)
     alias(libs.plugins.androidMultiplatformLibrary)
     alias(libs.plugins.vanniktech.mavenPublish)
-    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
     alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator)
 
     id("sk.ainet.dokka")