# Nori Circuit Architecture for Causal Fingerprint ZK Proofs

## Overview

This document describes the architecture and design of the Nori-based Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) circuit used for verifying causal fingerprint spectral analysis in the MultiAgentOracle system.

## Table of Contents

1. [Architecture Overview](#architecture-overview)
2. [Circuit Design](#circuit-design)
3. [Mathematical Foundation](#mathematical-foundation)
4. [Implementation Details](#implementation-details)
5. [Performance Considerations](#performance-considerations)
6. [Security Analysis](#security-analysis)

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## Architecture Overview

### High-Level Flow

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Agent Side (Local Computation)                              │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│ │ 1. Compute causal response Δy = f(X + ΔX) - f(X)    │   │
│ │ 2. Build response matrix M from history              │   │
│ │ 3. Compute covariance matrix C = M^T * M            │   │
│ │ 4. Run SVD / Eigenvalue decomposition                │   │
│ │ 5. Extract eigenvalues λ = [λ₁, λ₂, λ₃]              │   │
│ │ 6. Compute spectral properties (radius, entropy)    │   │
│ │ 7. Generate ZKP using Nori circuit                   │   │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                          ↓
                    ZKP (Proof)
                          ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Solana Contract (On-Chain Verification)                     │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│ │ 1. Receive ZKP + public inputs                     │   │
│ │ 2. Verify ZKP using Nori verifier                   │   │
│ │ 3. Extract fingerprint data                         │   │
│ │ 4. Update global fingerprint PDA                    │   │
│ │ 5. Calculate rewards/penalties                      │   │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

### Key Components

1. **Public Inputs**: Information that will be verified on-chain
   - Intervention vector ΔX (random seed from Solana)
   - Causal response Δy (agent's computation)
   - Eigenvalues λ₁, λ₂, λ₃
   - Spectral properties (radius, entropy, similarity)

2. **Private Inputs**: Agent's local computation data
   - Response history matrix
   - Covariance matrix
   - Eigenvectors

3. **Circuit Constraints**: Mathematical relationships to prove
   - Rayleigh quotient (eigenvalue correctness)
   - Spectral radius computation
   - Spectral entropy calculation
   - Cosine similarity to global fingerprint

---

## Circuit Design

### File Structure

```
circuits/
├── causal_fingerprint.circom      # Main circuit definition
├── causal_fingerprint.toml        # Circuit configuration
├── compile_nori.sh                # Compilation script
├── build/                         # Compiled circuit files
│   ├── causal_fingerprint.r1cs    # Rank-1 Constraint System
│   └── causal_fingerprint_js/
│       └── causal_fingerprint.wasm # WebAssembly for proof gen
├── keys/                          # Cryptographic keys
│   ├── causal_fingerprint.zkey   # Proving key
│   ├── verification_key.json      # Verification key
│   └── verifier.sol               # Solidity verifier
└── test_vectors.json              # Test vectors for validation
```

### Circuit Parameters

| Parameter | Value | Description |
|-----------|-------|-------------|
| **Field** | bn254 | Elliptic curve field |
| **Hash** | Poseidon | Hash function for inputs |
| **Public Inputs** | 15 fields | δX(5) + Δy(5) + λ(3) + properties(2) |
| **Private Inputs** | 90 fields | History(50) + cov(25) + eigenvectors(15) |
| **Constraints** | ~10K | Estimated number of constraints |
| **WASM Size** | ~1MB | Circuit WebAssembly size |

---

## Mathematical Foundation

### 1. Causal Response Computation

Given:
- Base prediction: y₀ = f(X)
- Intervention vector: ΔX
- Perturbed prediction: y' = f(X + ΔX)

Causal response:
```
Δy = y' - y₀ = f(X + ΔX) - f(X)
```

### 2. Covariance Matrix

For N agents with m-dimensional responses:

Response matrix:
```
M = [
    Δy₁[0], Δy₁[1], ..., Δy₁[m-1]
    Δy₂[0], Δy₂[1], ..., Δy₂[m-1]
    ...
    Δy_N[0], Δy_N[1], ..., Δy_N[m-1]
]
```

Covariance matrix:
```
C[i][j] = (1 / (N-1)) * Σ_k (Δy_k[i] - μ[i]) * (Δy_k[j] - μ[j])
```

where μ[i] = (1/N) * Σ_k Δy_k[i] is the mean of dimension i.

### 3. Eigenvalue Decomposition

Eigenvalues λ and eigenvectors v satisfy:
```
C * v = λ * v
```

Rayleigh quotient for eigenvalue verification:
```
λ = (v^T * C * v) / (v^T * v)
```

### 4. Spectral Radius

```
R = max_i |λ_i|
```

### 5. Spectral Entropy

Normalized eigenvalues:
```
p_i = |λ_i| / Σ_j |λ_j|
```

Entropy:
```
H = - Σ_i p_i * log₂(p_i)
```

### 6. Cosine Similarity

Similarity to global fingerprint G:
```
C = dot(λ, G) / (||λ|| * ||G||)
```

---

## Implementation Details

### Fixed-Point Arithmetic

To handle floating-point operations in the circuit, we use fixed-point arithmetic:

**Scale Factor**: 1,000,000 (6 decimal places)

Example:
```
float_value = 5.234567
fixed_point = 5234567  (5.234567 * 1,000,000)
```

### Power Iteration Method

For computing dominant eigenvalues in the circuit:

```
Initialize: v = random vector
Repeat:
    v_new = C * v
    v_new = v_new / ||v_new||
Until convergence
λ = v^T * C * v / (v^T * v)
```

### Deflation Technique

To extract multiple eigenvalues:

```
After extracting λ₁ and v₁:
C' = C - λ₁ * v₁ * v₁^T

Repeat to find λ₂, λ₃, ...
```

### Poseidon Hash

For efficient hashing in the circuit:
- Used for input commitments
- Field size: 255 bits (bn254)
- Security level: 128 bits

---

## Performance Considerations

### Constraint Count Estimation

| Component | Constraints | Percentage |
|-----------|-------------|------------|
| Mean Calculation | 500 | 5% |
| Covariance Matrix | 2,500 | 25% |
| Eigenvalue Computation (3x) | 4,500 | 45% |
| Spectral Properties | 1,000 | 10% |
| Cosine Similarity | 1,000 | 10% |
| Other Constraints | 500 | 5% |
| **Total** | **~10,000** | **100%** |

### Proof Generation Time

| Stage | Time (ms) | Percentage |
|-------|-----------|------------|
| Input Preparation | 50 | 10% |
| WASM Execution | 300 | 60% |
| Proof Generation | 150 | 30% |
| **Total** | **~500** | **100%** |

### Verification Time

- **On-chain**: ~5-10ms (Solana)
- **Off-chain**: ~2-3ms (Node.js)

### Gas Cost

- **Verification**: ~200,000 CU (Solana)
- **Storage**: ~5KB per fingerprint
- **Transaction**: ~1232 bytes (within Solana limit)

---

## Security Analysis

### Threat Model

1. **Malicious Agent Claims**: Agent provides incorrect eigenvalues
   - **Defense**: Circuit enforces mathematical constraints
   
2. **Collusion**: Multiple agents share the same model
   - **Detection**: Spectral entropy drops below threshold
   
3. **Data Manipulation**: Agent modifies historical responses
   - **Defense**: Response history is private, but must be consistent with claimed eigenvalues

4. **Replay Attacks**: Agent reuses old proofs
   - **Defense**: Solana blockhash included in public inputs

### Security Guarantees

1. **Soundness**: False claims are rejected with probability > 2^(-128)
2. **Zero-Knowledge**: Private inputs (model weights, history) remain hidden
3. **Completeness**: Valid computations always pass verification
4. **Succinctness**: Proof size is constant (~1KB)

### Cryptographic Assumptions

- **Knowledge-of-Exponent Assumption**: Standard in Groth16
- **Discrete Log Hardness**: bn254 curve security
- **Random Oracle Model**: Poseidon hash function

---

## Circuit Optimization

### Current Optimizations

1. **Fixed-Point Arithmetic**: Avoids expensive field conversions
2. **Limited Eigenvalues**: Only top 3 eigenvalues computed
3. **Power Iteration**: Efficient method for dominant eigenvalues
4. **Poseidon Hash**: Faster than SHA-256 in circuit

### Future Optimizations

1. **Recursive Proofs**: Compress multiple proofs into one
2. **Custom Gates**: Specialized arithmetic operations
3. **Batching**: Verify multiple agents in one proof
4. **Lookup Tables**: Pre-computed values for common operations

---

## Testing

### Test Vectors

`test_vectors.json` contains 100 test cases covering:

1. Valid cases (80%)
2. Edge cases (15%)
3. Malicious cases (5%)

### Test Coverage

- ✅ Correct eigenvalue computation
- ✅ Spectral properties validation
- ✅ Boundary conditions
- ✅ Malicious input detection
- ✅ Performance benchmarks

---

## Integration

### Rust Integration

The circuit integrates with the Rust codebase through:

```rust
// src/zkp/nori_adapter.rs
pub struct NoriAdapter {
    proving_key: Vec<u8>,
    wasm_bytes: Vec<u8>,
}

impl NoriAdapter {
    pub fn generate_proof(&self, inputs: &CircuitInputs) -> Result<ZKProof>;
    pub fn verify_proof(&self, proof: &ZKProof) -> Result<bool>;
}
```

### Solana Integration

On-chain verification uses the verification key:

```rust
// solana-oracle/programs/solana-oracle/src/zk_verifier.rs
pub fn verify_zk_proof(
    ctx: Context<VerifyProof>,
    proof: &ZKProof,
    public_inputs: &PublicInputs,
) -> Result<()>;
```

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## References

1. [Circom Documentation](https://docs.circom.io/)
2. [SnarkJS Documentation](https://github.com/iden3/snarkjs)
3. [Groth16 Paper](https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/260)
4. [Spectral Clustering Tutorial](https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.0189)
5. [Power Iteration Method](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_iteration)

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## Contributors

- Design: MultiAgentOracle Team
- Circuit Implementation: [Your Name]
- Security Review: [Pending]

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## License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.
