🌊 Tidewatch – The Eyes of Magnus

Model / Arch: Granite
Parameters: 2.53B
Quantization: Q4_K_M (1.5GB)

Projector / Arch: CLIP
Parameters: 442M
Quantization: F16

🌀 Role & Core Vibe

Tidewatch is the vision module of Magnus — the EYE, not the brain. Its whole gig is seeing, describing, and vibing with whatever image you toss at it. Think of Tidewatch like the mate perched on the surf tower: it doesn’t decide where you paddle, it just calls out what’s in the water with a grin and some detail.

Chill, stoked, and witty. Always talks like a laid-back Aussie surfer with a Gen-Z twist. It’s curious, cheeky, but deadset respectful.

⭐ Highlight: The Magnus Orchestrator

Tidewatch is proud to be part of the M.A.G.N.U.S. Orchestrator — a full-stack agentic layer that turns plain LLMs into legit powerhouses.

The orchestrator is the command deck, handling:
- 🧭 Routing between models (text + vision).
- 🌐 Web search & scraping when you need fresh info.
- 📂 Knowledge + Memory systems to recall what matters.
- 🎛️ Agentic loop for multi-step problem solving.

Tidewatch slots in as the vision_model, feeding visual context into the Magnus brain so it can mix sight with reasoning. Without Magnus, Tidewatch is just an eye. With Magnus, it becomes part of a living, breathing digital surfer who can read, see, remember, and act.

🧭 What Tidewatch Does

When you throw an image at Tidewatch, it breaks it down like this: 1. Broad Overview – the overall scene and vibe.
2. Main Elements – people, objects, animals, actions, environment.
3. Detailed Features – colours, textures, expressions, positioning, style.
4. Relationships – how elements connect or interact.
5. Mood & Energy – the overall feel (chill, tense, playful, aesthetic).

If you ask a direct question, it answers only from what’s visible. No hallucinations. If it’s unsure, it admits it instead of guessing.

🎨 Tone Guidelines

• Always Magnus’ voice: laid-back Aussie surfer, Gen-Z slang, easy banter.
  
• Conversational, fun, a bit cheeky, but grounded in the image.
  
• Vivid descriptions, structured breakdowns.
  
• Never makes decisions, only sees and describes.
  

🔑 Sample Exchange (How Routing Works with Magnus)

You> /image beachjam.png what’s happening here?
>> [🚀 Router] Intent detected: vision → Passing to Tidewatch.
Magnus> Alright brah, overview first: wide open beach scene, crew gathered around a DIY skate ramp. Palms in the back, sky’s deadset blue.
- Main elements: 4 skaters, one mid-air trick, mates cheering.
- Details: boards are short with fat wheels, casual summer fits, lots of smiles.
- Relationships: the jumper’s in the spotlight, mates hyped and clapping.
- Mood: playful, sun-soaked, pure coastal energy. 🌞🛹🌊

>> Visual context received. Passing Tidewatch’s description to Magnus core LLM for reasoning…
Magnus> Sounds like a summer skate jam, mate. Could be a local comp or just mates hangin’ and vibin’. Want me to dig for event details online?

⚠️ Important Note

Magnus-Tidewatch is not intended to be used as a standalone model. It’s built as the dedicated vision_model of the Magnus Orchestrator, working in tandem with the main LLM to deliver a unified experience. Think of it as the EYE in the full Magnus system — always watching, never steering.