jev8ball

a minimalist Magic 8-Ball oracle powered by TypeSafe Jev structured decision intelligence on OpenRouter.

features

• software-rendered 3D oracle vessel: a hexagonal metal frame with a liquid chamber and a floating hexagonal die, drawn with Canvas 2D + painter's-algorithm depth sorting (no WebGL, so it renders on machines with no GL drivers)
• shake-and-settle roll animation with liquid slosh, per-face lighting, rim glow and a cast shadow
• the verdict is inked onto the die face as it surfaces, tinted by the decision's sentiment
• ambient particle field and procedural WebAudio chimes, both toggleable
• live decision telemetry: calibrated P(favorable), confidence score, latency, cost and the raw JSON payload
• browser-local query log with instant clipboard copy
• keyboard shortcuts (/ to focus, enter to ask, r to roll), reduced-motion support, and an offline fallback that is labelled as such instead of faking telemetry
• powered by non-autoregressive typesafe/jev-1.13 decisions API (calibrated noul probabilities, structured sentiment, zero hallucination)

usage

# install dependencies
npm install

# start server
npm start

Runs by default on http://localhost:3000.

configuration

jev8ball connects to OpenRouter to query the typesafe/jev-1.13 decision oracle.

1. Obtain an API key from OpenRouter.
2. Configure your key via environment variables:

# Local development: copy example env and set your key
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and set:
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-your-key-here

# Or export directly in shell
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-your-key-here"

For Cloudflare Pages / Workers deployment:

• Cloudflare Pages: Add OPENROUTER_API_KEY under Settings > Environment Variables in the Pages dashboard.
• Cloudflare Workers: Store it as an encrypted secret using Wrangler:

npx wrangler secret put OPENROUTER_API_KEY

If no key is set or the default placeholder your-openrouter-api-key is left unchanged, jev8ball gracefully falls back to an offline deterministic oracle mode.

endpoints

• GET /api/status — model, engine, and whether a key is configured (keySource: env | repo)
• POST /api/ask — { "question": "..." } returns the verdict, sentiment, calibrated noul, confidence, latency, cost and the raw decision payload

deploy

Three interchangeable targets share the same decision logic:

• local — server.js (Express) serves both the API and public/
• Cloudflare Worker — worker.mjs answers /api/* and hands everything else to the ASSETS binding (npx wrangler deploy)
• Cloudflare Pages — functions/api/*.js provides the same endpoints alongside the static public/ directory

structure

public/js/math3d.js     pure matrix/vector helpers (matrices are column-major)
public/js/meshes.js     hexagonal vessel + die meshes
public/js/ball3d.js     software 3D renderer and roll/reveal state machine
public/js/particles.js  ambient particle field
public/js/audio.js      procedural WebAudio chimes
public/js/app.js        DOM wiring, telemetry, query log

tests

npm test

Covers the 3D geometry (matrices, projection, meshes, verdict lettering) and the decision endpoints (key resolution, input validation, hazy-verdict correction, offline fallbacks). The renderer modules are pure ES modules, so they run under Node with no browser.

license

MIT