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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: vitalroute
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: Task-aware training controller via layer vitality monitoring
+License-Expression: MIT
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute
+Project-URL: Bug Tracker, https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute/issues
+Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+Keywords: imbalanced learning,neural network,dead neurons,adaptive training,class sampling,transfer learning,pytorch,machine learning
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence
+Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
+Requires-Python: >=3.10
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.24
+Provides-Extra: demo
+Requires-Dist: scikit-learn>=1.3; extra == "demo"
+Provides-Extra: torch
+Requires-Dist: torch>=2.0; extra == "torch"
+Requires-Dist: torchvision>=0.15; extra == "torch"
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: scikit-learn>=1.3; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: torch>=2.0; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: torchvision>=0.15; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest>=7.0; extra == "dev"
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# VitalRoute
+
+[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/vitalroute.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/vitalroute/)
+[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%2B-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)](LICENSE)
+[![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-pytest-brightgreen.svg)](tests/)
+
+**Task-aware training controller** for feed-forward classifiers. It sits on top of
+your normal optimizer (Adam, SGD, etc.) and decides *when* to apply training
+tactics based only on **how your training set is shaped** — not by
+hand-tuning flags for every dataset.
+
+## Background
+
+VitalRoute grew out of a research line that treated neural networks like
+organisms: hidden units can show **stasis** (non-responding), **weak
+coupling**, or **saturation**, and pretrained models can be **inherited**
+into a child task the way biological structure carries over. The original
+work framed those ideas as pathology and inheritance on a cell hierarchy;
+here they are distilled into a small, practical library — vitality probes,
+label-free parent choice, and class-aware sampling — without tying you to
+any particular legacy codebase or naming scheme.
+
+## Idea (plain language)
+
+A classic biological metaphor inspired this work: treat the network like a
+body you can **examine** while it learns.
+
+| Signal | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| **Stasis** | Hidden unit barely responds (dead ReLU, etc.) |
+| **Weak weights** | Weight column has collapsed |
+| **Weak input** | Incoming activations are tiny vs weights |
+| **Saturation** | Unit stuck near a constant output |
+
+From those readings, VitalRoute can:
+
+1. **Vitality sampler** — For **imbalanced** data, oversample classes with high
+   **composite stress** (all four signals, not only stasis).
+2. **Transfer pick** — For **scarce** data, choose the best pretrained parent by
+   lowest stasis on the new inputs (no labels needed), then warm-start weights.
+3. **Hard-sample sampler** — When class rebalancing is off, oversample individual
+   examples with high per-sample stress (stasis + weak coupling + low confidence).
+4. **LR scale** — Slow learning on layers with high stasis:
+   `lr_l = base_lr / (1 + α · stasis_l)` (helps on hard tasks at hot LR).
+5. **Monitor** — Watch layer health; **reset** stuck units only when stasis is
+   high (skipped for CNN-style models with a separate head).
+
+An **adaptive router** turns (1)–(4) on or off from class counts and dataset size.
+
+## Install
+
+```powershell
+cd vitalroute
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+Requires Python 3.10+ and NumPy.
+
+## Quick use
+
+```python
+import numpy as np
+from vitalroute import adaptive_controller, profile_task, route_plan
+from vitalroute.backbone import MLP, LayerSpec, Adam
+
+# Your training arrays
+X_train, y_train = ...
+num_classes = 10
+
+# Preview routing (no training)
+prof = profile_task(y_train, num_classes)
+plan = route_plan(prof, parent_pool_available=False)
+print(plan.label)  # e.g. "imbalance", "transfer", "transfer+imbalance", "monitor"
+
+# Attach to your training loop
+ctrl = adaptive_controller(y_train, num_classes, parent_pool=None, verbose=True)
+opt = ctrl.make_optimizer("adam", lr=1e-3)  # vitality-scaled when route includes lr_scale
+
+sampler, _ = ctrl.bootstrap(model, X_train, y_train, num_classes=num_classes)
+
+for epoch in range(epochs):
+    ctrl.on_epoch_start(model, X_train, opt, epoch)  # refresh LR scales if enabled
+    if sampler is not None:
+        idx = sampler.sample_indices(epoch, model, X_train, y_train, len(y_train))
+        X_ep, y_ep = X_train[idx], y_train[idx]
+    else:
+        X_ep, y_ep = X_train, y_train
+    # ... your batches, loss, optimizer step ...
+    ctrl.after_epoch(model, X_train, rng=np.random.default_rng(epoch))
+```
+
+See `examples/digits_imbalanced_demo.py` for a runnable sketch.
+
+## Router rules (defaults)
+
+| Condition | Enabled |
+|---|---|
+| `min_class / max_class < 0.25` and minority ≥ 15 samples | Vitality sampler (composite stress) |
+| `n ≤ 200` or `min_class ≤ 12`, and parent pool provided | Transfer pick |
+| Scarce **balanced** data | Transfer + hard-sample sampler (no class sampler) |
+| `n ≥ 80`, sampler off | LR scale |
+| `n ≥ 40`, sampler off | Hard-sample sampler |
+| Always (when training) | Monitor (+ conditional reset) |
+
+## What this project is / is not
+
+**Is:**
+
+- A small library (NumPy + optional PyTorch) extracted from a larger neural-network research codebase
+- Evidence-backed on imbalanced digits, Fashion-MNIST long-tail, and scarce transfer tasks
+- Compatible with any PyTorch `nn.Module` via `VitalityProbe` forward hooks
+- Compatible with the custom NumPy backbone via `adaptive_controller`
+
+**Is not:**
+
+- A replacement for backprop or PyTorch
+- A guarantee of SOTA accuracy on vision (use a real CNN framework for that)
+- A claim of novelty vs all of ML — curriculum and transfer learning exist; the hook is **vitality-driven routing**
+
+## How it compares to inverse-frequency weighting
+
+On a clean long-tail benchmark, VitalRoute ≈ inverse-frequency (inv_freq). They converge to the same answer because rare classes and broken-neuron classes heavily overlap — the network sees minority classes less, so their neurons die more.
+
+**Where VitalRoute has a real edge over inv_freq:**
+
+| Scenario | Why VitalRoute helps |
+|---|---|
+| Imbalanced but not uniformly scarce | A class with enough samples but high confusability (broken neurons) gets oversampled; inv_freq ignores it |
+| Difficulty shifts mid-training | VitalRoute refreshes stress every N epochs; inv_freq is static |
+| Label-free transfer selection | Picks the best pretrained parent by stasis on new inputs — no labels needed. inv_freq has no equivalent |
+| Hard-sample curriculum | Per-sample stress (stasis + low confidence) for scarce balanced data; inv_freq only works at class level |
+
+If your problem is purely long-tail with clean class boundaries, inv_freq is simpler and nearly as good. If classes overlap, difficulty shifts, or you need transfer selection without labels, VitalRoute adds real value.
+
+## Package layout
+
+```text
+vitalroute/
+  README.md
+  PAPER.md            # research paper style writeup
+  INTEGRATION.md
+  pyproject.toml
+  vitalroute/
+    vitality.py         # layer stress probes + per-class/per-sample stress
+    imbalance.py        # composite vitality class sampler (NumPy)
+    hard_samples.py     # per-sample stress sampler (NumPy)
+    lr_scale.py         # vitality-scaled Adam / SGD (NumPy)
+    transfer.py         # label-free parent pick
+    router.py           # task profile + adaptive controller (NumPy)
+    torch_probe.py      # VitalityProbe — forward hooks for any nn.Module
+    torch_samplers.py   # TorchVitalitySampler + TorchHardSampleSampler
+    torch_controller.py # TorchTrainingController + torch_adaptive_controller
+    backbone/           # optional reference MLP for demos
+  examples/
+    digits_imbalanced_demo.py     # NumPy backbone quick demo
+    benchmark_baselines.py        # NumPy baseline comparison (digits)
+    torch_probe_demo.py           # VitalityProbe on a PyTorch MLP
+    torch_benchmark_fmnist.py     # PyTorch baseline comparison (Fashion-MNIST)
+    cifar10_resnet_benchmark.py   # ResNet18 / CIFAR-10 (GPU recommended)
+  tests/
+```
+
+## Evidence summary
+
+Measured on public-style benchmarks during development:
+
+| Setting | Typical gain |
+|---|---|
+| Imbalanced digits / Fashion minority classes | +2–4% minority accuracy vs uniform |
+| vs inverse-frequency baseline (same imbalanced digits) | +0.7% minority, lower variance |
+| Scarce digit subset with parent pool | up to +10% vs cold start |
+| Scarce cat/dog (MLP / small CNN) | +2–3% with transfer pick |
+
+**NumPy backbone benchmark** (`examples/benchmark_baselines.py`), 3 seeds, 30 epochs, 5:1 imbalance on digits:
+
+```
+Method         Overall    Minority
+uniform        93.7%±1.1%  87.9%±2.3%
+inv_freq       94.4%±0.8%  90.1%±1.0%
+vitalroute     95.1%±0.3%  90.8%±1.0%   ← best overall + lowest variance
+stasis_only    95.0%±0.7%  90.7%±1.5%
+```
+
+**PyTorch benchmark** (`examples/torch_benchmark_fmnist.py`), 3 seeds, 20 epochs, 10:1 imbalance on Fashion-MNIST MLP:
+
+```
+Method         Overall    Minority
+uniform        80.1%±0.4%  72.8%±1.2%
+inv_freq       81.7%±0.5%  77.6%±0.9%
+focal          80.0%±0.3%  72.6%±0.2%
+vitalroute     81.7%±0.2%  76.5%±0.6%   ← matches inv_freq, beats focal/uniform
+```
+
+VitalRoute matches inverse-frequency on overall accuracy and minority accuracy, while showing notably lower variance than competing methods. On the digits backbone it gains an additional +0.7% minority over inv_freq at significantly lower variance.
+
+## PyTorch integration
+
+### Probe only (read vitality signals)
+
+`VitalityProbe` attaches to any `torch.nn.Module` via forward hooks — no
+changes to your model or optimizer required:
+
+```python
+from vitalroute.torch_probe import VitalityProbe
+
+probe = VitalityProbe(model)        # attach once; pairs Linear→ReLU automatically
+
+for epoch in range(epochs):
+    train_one_epoch(model, ...)
+    probe.observe(X_train)          # one forward pass, no gradients
+    print(probe.summary())          # per-layer stasis + composite stress
+    print(f"mean stasis: {probe.mean_stasis():.3f}")
+
+# Per-class and per-sample stress for custom sampling
+class_scores  = probe.per_class_stress(X_train, y_train, num_classes=10)
+sample_scores = probe.per_sample_stress(X_train, y_train)
+
+probe.detach()                      # clean up hooks
+```
+
+### Full adaptive controller
+
+`torch_adaptive_controller` reads your class distribution and picks tactics automatically:
+
+```python
+from vitalroute.torch_controller import torch_adaptive_controller
+from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
+
+ctrl    = torch_adaptive_controller(y_train, num_classes=10, verbose=True)
+
+# X_probe/y_probe: small stratified batch (~50/class) for the probe
+# y_full: full training labels for the sampler's class pools
+sampler = ctrl.setup(model, X_probe, y_probe, y_full=y_train_full,
+                     num_classes=10)
+
+loader  = DataLoader(dataset, sampler=sampler, batch_size=64)
+
+for epoch in range(epochs):
+    ctrl.on_epoch_start(model, X_probe, optimizer, epoch)
+    for X_batch, y_batch in loader:
+        ...  # your normal loss + backward + step
+    ctrl.after_epoch(model, X_probe, y_probe)
+
+ctrl.detach()
+```
+
+See `examples/torch_probe_demo.py` and `examples/torch_benchmark_fmnist.py` for runnable examples.
+
+## License
+
+MIT
+
+## Related Work
+
+VitalRoute draws on or is informed by the following lines of research. Where VitalRoute differs is noted.
+
+**Adaptive class resampling**
+- [ART: Adaptive Resampling-based Training for Imbalanced Classification](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00955) (2025) — periodically refreshes class sampling weights using class-wise F1 scores. VitalRoute uses internal neuron health signals instead of output metrics.
+
+**Dead neuron analysis and pruning**
+- [When to Prune? A Policy towards Early Structural Pruning](https://openreview.net/pdf?id=2wFXD2upSQ) — uses dead-neuron rates to guide structured pruning during training. VitalRoute uses the same signal to drive *sampling*, not pruning.
+- [Dead neurons in Deep Learning (overview)](https://medium.com/@abhishekjainindore24/dead-neurons-in-deep-learning-their-effects-and-remedies-to-solve-it-e63da4dd9212)
+
+**Dynamic network structure for imbalanced learning**
+- [Adaptive Neuron Growth/Pruning for Imbalanced Classification](https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09940) (2025) — adds/removes neurons per class using gradient magnitude. Orthogonal to VitalRoute: modifies architecture rather than sampling.
+
+**Per-layer learning rate scaling**
+- [LENA: Layer-wise Adaptive LR Scaling](https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3485447.3511989) — scales per-layer LR by gradient variance. VitalRoute scales by stasis (dead unit fraction), a complementary signal.
+- [LLR: Heavy-Tail Guided Layerwise LR for LLMs](https://arxiv.org/html/2605.22297v1) (2025) — uses weight spectrum heavy-tailedness. Same goal, different diagnostic.
+- [AdaLip: Adaptive LR per Layer via Lipschitz Estimation](https://d-nb.info/1283272997/34) — Lipschitz-constant-based per-layer LR.
+- [LARS](https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.03888) / [LAMB](https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.00962) — weight/gradient ratio scaling; used in large-batch distributed training.
+
+**Label-free transfer model selection**
+- [TURTLE: Unsupervised Transfer Learning](https://arxiv.org/html/2406.07236v1) (2024) — selects pretrained models without labels via representation-level generalization objectives. VitalRoute uses stasis rate on new data — simpler, different rationale.
+- [DISCO: Spectral Component Distribution for Transfer Assessment](https://arxiv.org/html/2412.19085v2) (2024) — SVD of feature distributions for transferability scoring.
+
+**Focal Loss (baseline used in benchmarks)**
+- [Focal Loss for Dense Object Detection](https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.02002) — Lin et al., 2017. Standard hard-example weighting via loss modulation.
+
+**Curriculum / hard-sample learning**
+- [Self-Paced Learning](https://papers.nips.cc/paper_files/paper/2010/hash/e57c6b956a6521b28495f2886ca0977a-Abstract.html) — Bengio et al., 2009. Foundation for curriculum-style training.
+- [Online Hard Example Mining](https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.03540) — Shrivastava et al., 2016. Per-sample difficulty weighting from loss values.
+

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+# VitalRoute
+
+[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/vitalroute.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/vitalroute/)
+[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%2B-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)](LICENSE)
+[![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-pytest-brightgreen.svg)](tests/)
+
+**Task-aware training controller** for feed-forward classifiers. It sits on top of
+your normal optimizer (Adam, SGD, etc.) and decides *when* to apply training
+tactics based only on **how your training set is shaped** — not by
+hand-tuning flags for every dataset.
+
+## Background
+
+VitalRoute grew out of a research line that treated neural networks like
+organisms: hidden units can show **stasis** (non-responding), **weak
+coupling**, or **saturation**, and pretrained models can be **inherited**
+into a child task the way biological structure carries over. The original
+work framed those ideas as pathology and inheritance on a cell hierarchy;
+here they are distilled into a small, practical library — vitality probes,
+label-free parent choice, and class-aware sampling — without tying you to
+any particular legacy codebase or naming scheme.
+
+## Idea (plain language)
+
+A classic biological metaphor inspired this work: treat the network like a
+body you can **examine** while it learns.
+
+| Signal | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| **Stasis** | Hidden unit barely responds (dead ReLU, etc.) |
+| **Weak weights** | Weight column has collapsed |
+| **Weak input** | Incoming activations are tiny vs weights |
+| **Saturation** | Unit stuck near a constant output |
+
+From those readings, VitalRoute can:
+
+1. **Vitality sampler** — For **imbalanced** data, oversample classes with high
+   **composite stress** (all four signals, not only stasis).
+2. **Transfer pick** — For **scarce** data, choose the best pretrained parent by
+   lowest stasis on the new inputs (no labels needed), then warm-start weights.
+3. **Hard-sample sampler** — When class rebalancing is off, oversample individual
+   examples with high per-sample stress (stasis + weak coupling + low confidence).
+4. **LR scale** — Slow learning on layers with high stasis:
+   `lr_l = base_lr / (1 + α · stasis_l)` (helps on hard tasks at hot LR).
+5. **Monitor** — Watch layer health; **reset** stuck units only when stasis is
+   high (skipped for CNN-style models with a separate head).
+
+An **adaptive router** turns (1)–(4) on or off from class counts and dataset size.
+
+## Install
+
+```powershell
+cd vitalroute
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+Requires Python 3.10+ and NumPy.
+
+## Quick use
+
+```python
+import numpy as np
+from vitalroute import adaptive_controller, profile_task, route_plan
+from vitalroute.backbone import MLP, LayerSpec, Adam
+
+# Your training arrays
+X_train, y_train = ...
+num_classes = 10
+
+# Preview routing (no training)
+prof = profile_task(y_train, num_classes)
+plan = route_plan(prof, parent_pool_available=False)
+print(plan.label)  # e.g. "imbalance", "transfer", "transfer+imbalance", "monitor"
+
+# Attach to your training loop
+ctrl = adaptive_controller(y_train, num_classes, parent_pool=None, verbose=True)
+opt = ctrl.make_optimizer("adam", lr=1e-3)  # vitality-scaled when route includes lr_scale
+
+sampler, _ = ctrl.bootstrap(model, X_train, y_train, num_classes=num_classes)
+
+for epoch in range(epochs):
+    ctrl.on_epoch_start(model, X_train, opt, epoch)  # refresh LR scales if enabled
+    if sampler is not None:
+        idx = sampler.sample_indices(epoch, model, X_train, y_train, len(y_train))
+        X_ep, y_ep = X_train[idx], y_train[idx]
+    else:
+        X_ep, y_ep = X_train, y_train
+    # ... your batches, loss, optimizer step ...
+    ctrl.after_epoch(model, X_train, rng=np.random.default_rng(epoch))
+```
+
+See `examples/digits_imbalanced_demo.py` for a runnable sketch.
+
+## Router rules (defaults)
+
+| Condition | Enabled |
+|---|---|
+| `min_class / max_class < 0.25` and minority ≥ 15 samples | Vitality sampler (composite stress) |
+| `n ≤ 200` or `min_class ≤ 12`, and parent pool provided | Transfer pick |
+| Scarce **balanced** data | Transfer + hard-sample sampler (no class sampler) |
+| `n ≥ 80`, sampler off | LR scale |
+| `n ≥ 40`, sampler off | Hard-sample sampler |
+| Always (when training) | Monitor (+ conditional reset) |
+
+## What this project is / is not
+
+**Is:**
+
+- A small library (NumPy + optional PyTorch) extracted from a larger neural-network research codebase
+- Evidence-backed on imbalanced digits, Fashion-MNIST long-tail, and scarce transfer tasks
+- Compatible with any PyTorch `nn.Module` via `VitalityProbe` forward hooks
+- Compatible with the custom NumPy backbone via `adaptive_controller`
+
+**Is not:**
+
+- A replacement for backprop or PyTorch
+- A guarantee of SOTA accuracy on vision (use a real CNN framework for that)
+- A claim of novelty vs all of ML — curriculum and transfer learning exist; the hook is **vitality-driven routing**
+
+## How it compares to inverse-frequency weighting
+
+On a clean long-tail benchmark, VitalRoute ≈ inverse-frequency (inv_freq). They converge to the same answer because rare classes and broken-neuron classes heavily overlap — the network sees minority classes less, so their neurons die more.
+
+**Where VitalRoute has a real edge over inv_freq:**
+
+| Scenario | Why VitalRoute helps |
+|---|---|
+| Imbalanced but not uniformly scarce | A class with enough samples but high confusability (broken neurons) gets oversampled; inv_freq ignores it |
+| Difficulty shifts mid-training | VitalRoute refreshes stress every N epochs; inv_freq is static |
+| Label-free transfer selection | Picks the best pretrained parent by stasis on new inputs — no labels needed. inv_freq has no equivalent |
+| Hard-sample curriculum | Per-sample stress (stasis + low confidence) for scarce balanced data; inv_freq only works at class level |
+
+If your problem is purely long-tail with clean class boundaries, inv_freq is simpler and nearly as good. If classes overlap, difficulty shifts, or you need transfer selection without labels, VitalRoute adds real value.
+
+## Package layout
+
+```text
+vitalroute/
+  README.md
+  PAPER.md            # research paper style writeup
+  INTEGRATION.md
+  pyproject.toml
+  vitalroute/
+    vitality.py         # layer stress probes + per-class/per-sample stress
+    imbalance.py        # composite vitality class sampler (NumPy)
+    hard_samples.py     # per-sample stress sampler (NumPy)
+    lr_scale.py         # vitality-scaled Adam / SGD (NumPy)
+    transfer.py         # label-free parent pick
+    router.py           # task profile + adaptive controller (NumPy)
+    torch_probe.py      # VitalityProbe — forward hooks for any nn.Module
+    torch_samplers.py   # TorchVitalitySampler + TorchHardSampleSampler
+    torch_controller.py # TorchTrainingController + torch_adaptive_controller
+    backbone/           # optional reference MLP for demos
+  examples/
+    digits_imbalanced_demo.py     # NumPy backbone quick demo
+    benchmark_baselines.py        # NumPy baseline comparison (digits)
+    torch_probe_demo.py           # VitalityProbe on a PyTorch MLP
+    torch_benchmark_fmnist.py     # PyTorch baseline comparison (Fashion-MNIST)
+    cifar10_resnet_benchmark.py   # ResNet18 / CIFAR-10 (GPU recommended)
+  tests/
+```
+
+## Evidence summary
+
+Measured on public-style benchmarks during development:
+
+| Setting | Typical gain |
+|---|---|
+| Imbalanced digits / Fashion minority classes | +2–4% minority accuracy vs uniform |
+| vs inverse-frequency baseline (same imbalanced digits) | +0.7% minority, lower variance |
+| Scarce digit subset with parent pool | up to +10% vs cold start |
+| Scarce cat/dog (MLP / small CNN) | +2–3% with transfer pick |
+
+**NumPy backbone benchmark** (`examples/benchmark_baselines.py`), 3 seeds, 30 epochs, 5:1 imbalance on digits:
+
+```
+Method         Overall    Minority
+uniform        93.7%±1.1%  87.9%±2.3%
+inv_freq       94.4%±0.8%  90.1%±1.0%
+vitalroute     95.1%±0.3%  90.8%±1.0%   ← best overall + lowest variance
+stasis_only    95.0%±0.7%  90.7%±1.5%
+```
+
+**PyTorch benchmark** (`examples/torch_benchmark_fmnist.py`), 3 seeds, 20 epochs, 10:1 imbalance on Fashion-MNIST MLP:
+
+```
+Method         Overall    Minority
+uniform        80.1%±0.4%  72.8%±1.2%
+inv_freq       81.7%±0.5%  77.6%±0.9%
+focal          80.0%±0.3%  72.6%±0.2%
+vitalroute     81.7%±0.2%  76.5%±0.6%   ← matches inv_freq, beats focal/uniform
+```
+
+VitalRoute matches inverse-frequency on overall accuracy and minority accuracy, while showing notably lower variance than competing methods. On the digits backbone it gains an additional +0.7% minority over inv_freq at significantly lower variance.
+
+## PyTorch integration
+
+### Probe only (read vitality signals)
+
+`VitalityProbe` attaches to any `torch.nn.Module` via forward hooks — no
+changes to your model or optimizer required:
+
+```python
+from vitalroute.torch_probe import VitalityProbe
+
+probe = VitalityProbe(model)        # attach once; pairs Linear→ReLU automatically
+
+for epoch in range(epochs):
+    train_one_epoch(model, ...)
+    probe.observe(X_train)          # one forward pass, no gradients
+    print(probe.summary())          # per-layer stasis + composite stress
+    print(f"mean stasis: {probe.mean_stasis():.3f}")
+
+# Per-class and per-sample stress for custom sampling
+class_scores  = probe.per_class_stress(X_train, y_train, num_classes=10)
+sample_scores = probe.per_sample_stress(X_train, y_train)
+
+probe.detach()                      # clean up hooks
+```
+
+### Full adaptive controller
+
+`torch_adaptive_controller` reads your class distribution and picks tactics automatically:
+
+```python
+from vitalroute.torch_controller import torch_adaptive_controller
+from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
+
+ctrl    = torch_adaptive_controller(y_train, num_classes=10, verbose=True)
+
+# X_probe/y_probe: small stratified batch (~50/class) for the probe
+# y_full: full training labels for the sampler's class pools
+sampler = ctrl.setup(model, X_probe, y_probe, y_full=y_train_full,
+                     num_classes=10)
+
+loader  = DataLoader(dataset, sampler=sampler, batch_size=64)
+
+for epoch in range(epochs):
+    ctrl.on_epoch_start(model, X_probe, optimizer, epoch)
+    for X_batch, y_batch in loader:
+        ...  # your normal loss + backward + step
+    ctrl.after_epoch(model, X_probe, y_probe)
+
+ctrl.detach()
+```
+
+See `examples/torch_probe_demo.py` and `examples/torch_benchmark_fmnist.py` for runnable examples.
+
+## License
+
+MIT
+
+## Related Work
+
+VitalRoute draws on or is informed by the following lines of research. Where VitalRoute differs is noted.
+
+**Adaptive class resampling**
+- [ART: Adaptive Resampling-based Training for Imbalanced Classification](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00955) (2025) — periodically refreshes class sampling weights using class-wise F1 scores. VitalRoute uses internal neuron health signals instead of output metrics.
+
+**Dead neuron analysis and pruning**
+- [When to Prune? A Policy towards Early Structural Pruning](https://openreview.net/pdf?id=2wFXD2upSQ) — uses dead-neuron rates to guide structured pruning during training. VitalRoute uses the same signal to drive *sampling*, not pruning.
+- [Dead neurons in Deep Learning (overview)](https://medium.com/@abhishekjainindore24/dead-neurons-in-deep-learning-their-effects-and-remedies-to-solve-it-e63da4dd9212)
+
+**Dynamic network structure for imbalanced learning**
+- [Adaptive Neuron Growth/Pruning for Imbalanced Classification](https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09940) (2025) — adds/removes neurons per class using gradient magnitude. Orthogonal to VitalRoute: modifies architecture rather than sampling.
+
+**Per-layer learning rate scaling**
+- [LENA: Layer-wise Adaptive LR Scaling](https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3485447.3511989) — scales per-layer LR by gradient variance. VitalRoute scales by stasis (dead unit fraction), a complementary signal.
+- [LLR: Heavy-Tail Guided Layerwise LR for LLMs](https://arxiv.org/html/2605.22297v1) (2025) — uses weight spectrum heavy-tailedness. Same goal, different diagnostic.
+- [AdaLip: Adaptive LR per Layer via Lipschitz Estimation](https://d-nb.info/1283272997/34) — Lipschitz-constant-based per-layer LR.
+- [LARS](https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.03888) / [LAMB](https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.00962) — weight/gradient ratio scaling; used in large-batch distributed training.
+
+**Label-free transfer model selection**
+- [TURTLE: Unsupervised Transfer Learning](https://arxiv.org/html/2406.07236v1) (2024) — selects pretrained models without labels via representation-level generalization objectives. VitalRoute uses stasis rate on new data — simpler, different rationale.
+- [DISCO: Spectral Component Distribution for Transfer Assessment](https://arxiv.org/html/2412.19085v2) (2024) — SVD of feature distributions for transferability scoring.
+
+**Focal Loss (baseline used in benchmarks)**
+- [Focal Loss for Dense Object Detection](https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.02002) — Lin et al., 2017. Standard hard-example weighting via loss modulation.
+
+**Curriculum / hard-sample learning**
+- [Self-Paced Learning](https://papers.nips.cc/paper_files/paper/2010/hash/e57c6b956a6521b28495f2886ca0977a-Abstract.html) — Bengio et al., 2009. Foundation for curriculum-style training.
+- [Online Hard Example Mining](https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.03540) — Shrivastava et al., 2016. Per-sample difficulty weighting from loss values.
+

vitalroute-0.1.0/pyproject.toml

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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "vitalroute"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Task-aware training controller via layer vitality monitoring"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
+dependencies = ["numpy>=1.24"]
+keywords = [
+  "imbalanced learning",
+  "neural network",
+  "dead neurons",
+  "adaptive training",
+  "class sampling",
+  "transfer learning",
+  "pytorch",
+  "machine learning",
+]
+classifiers = [
+  "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+  "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+  "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+  "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
+  "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+  "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage       = "https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute"
+Repository     = "https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute"
+"Bug Tracker"  = "https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute/issues"
+Changelog      = "https://github.com/vitalroute/vitalroute/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+demo  = ["scikit-learn>=1.3"]
+torch = ["torch>=2.0", "torchvision>=0.15"]
+dev   = ["scikit-learn>=1.3", "torch>=2.0", "torchvision>=0.15", "pytest>=7.0"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+include = ["vitalroute*"]

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+[egg_info]
+tag_build = 
+tag_date = 0
+