@meta
  v: 1
  route: /learn
  generated: 2026-06-10T07:18:38.654Z

@intent
  purpose:    Six-chapter guided tour from zero to first locally-running LLM. Targets newcomers.
  audience:   ai-newcomer, student, self-hoster
  capability: progressive_learn, follow_to_calculator, pick_first_runtime, pick_first_model

@state
  chapters[6]{num,anchor,title}:
    01,parameters,Parameters
    02,bits,Bits
    03,kv-cache,KV cache
    04,hardware,Picking hardware
    05,runtime,Picking a runtime
    06,together,Putting it together
  estimated_read_min: 12

@actions
  - id: start_chapter_1
    method: GET
    href: /learn#parameters
  - id: open_calculator
    method: GET
    href: /calc
  - id: browse_models
    method: GET
    href: /model/
  - id: browse_runtimes
    method: GET
    href: /runtime/
  - id: browse_glossary
    method: GET
    href: /glossary

@context
  > A first-time-reader curriculum: chapter 01 parameters, 02 bits/quantization, 03 KV cache, 04 picking hardware, 05 picking a runtime, 06 putting it together. Funnels into the calculator + a 5-step recipe for running your first model.

@nav
  self:      /learn
  parents:   [/]
  peers:     [/the-math, /glossary]
  drilldown: /calc