Every Other Token (Rust)

#  Every Other Token (Rust)

A real-time LLM stream mutator and token-visualization engine built in Rust.

very other token tells a different one.”

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##  What is it?

**Every Other Token** intercepts OpenAI’s streaming API **token-by-token** and mutates every other one in real time.

Instead of treating prompts like static text, it invites you to **see, touch, and reshape** the token stream as it flows.

Built in Rust for speed, reliability, and next-gen research.

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##  What Can It Do?

*  Transform every other token: `reverse`, `uppercase`, `mock`, `noise`

*  Visualize token roles with color-coded **Visual Mode**

*  Highlight token-level salience with **Heatmap Mode**

*  Real-time mutation of OpenAI responses

*  Designed for LLM interpretability, creativity, and stream manipulation

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##  Quick Start — GUI `.exe` Version (No Rust Required!)

 **Instructions:**

1. Download the ZIP and extract the `EveryOtherToken` folder.

2. Double-click `EveryOtherToken.bat`.

3. When prompted:

   * Enter your OpenAI API Key (e.g., `sk-...`)

   * Type your prompt (e.g., `"Tell me a story"`)

   * Choose a transformation (1–4)

   * Choose a model (e.g., GPT-3.5 or 4)

   * Enable visual mode (Y/n)

   * Enable heatmap mode (Y/n)

 **What you’ll see:**

```bash

 Every Other Token - GUI Version

==================================

 Enter your OpenAI API Key: 

 Enter your prompt: Tell me a story

 Choose a transformation: [1] Reverse, [2] Uppercase, [3] Mock, [4] Noise

 Choose a model: [1] GPT-3.5 Turbo, [2] GPT-4 Turbo, [3] GPT-4

 Enable visual mode? (y/n): y

 Enable heatmap mode? (y/n): y

[Beautiful, real-time color-coded output appears]

```

 **You are now seeing the language model think, one token at a time.**

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##  Researcher Edition — CLI (for Rust users)

### Prerequisites

* Rust 1.70 or higher

* OpenAI API key (get one from [OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys))

### Install & Build

```bash

git clone https://github.com/Mattbusel/Every-Other-Token

cd every-other-token-rust

cargo build --release

```

### CLI Usage

```bash

cargo run -- "Prompt here" [transform] [model] [--visual] [--heatmap]

```

#### Examples:

```bash

cargo run -- "Tell me a story about a robot"

cargo run -- "Explain quantum physics" uppercase

cargo run -- "Write a haiku" mock gpt-4

cargo run -- "What is consciousness?" reverse --visual --heatmap

```

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##  Visual Mode

*  Color-codes **even** vs **odd** tokens

*  **Even tokens**: unchanged (normal)

*  **Odd tokens**: transformed (bright cyan + bold)

##  Heatmap Mode

Shows **importance** of each token based on:

* Token position

* Length

* Word type

* Syntactic/semantic clues

| Color         | Meaning                   |

| ------------- | ------------------------- |

| 🔴 Bright Red | Most important (0.8–1.0)  |

| 🟠 Red        | High importance (0.6–0.8) |

| 🟡 Yellow     | Medium (0.4–0.6)          |

| 🔵 Blue       | Low (0.2–0.4)             |

| ⚪ White       | Minimal (0.0–0.2)         |

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##  Available Transformations

| Transform   | Effect                | Example (input: `hello world`) |

| ----------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------ |

| `reverse`   | Reverses odd tokens   | `hello dlrow`                  |

| `uppercase` | Uppercases odd tokens | `hello WORLD`                  |

| `mock`      | Alternating case      | `hello WoRlD`                  |

| `noise`     | Adds junk characters  | `hello w0rld$`                 |

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##  Why This Matters

Every Other Token is a playground for:

*  **LLM interpretability** & token dependency research

*  **Creative mutation** of AI output

*  **Robustness & semantic degradation testing**

*  **Real-time token flow control**

It’s not just a toy — it’s a **research microscope**.

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##  Performance

Rust implementation offers extreme efficiency:

*  60% lower latency than Python

*  \~10k tokens/sec throughput

*  90% lower memory usage

   Great for long prompts or batch testing

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##  Suggested Use Cases

### Semantic Fragility

```bash

cargo run -- "What is the capital of France?" noise --visual

```

### LLM Error Behavior

```bash

cargo run -- "Solve: 87 * 45 =" reverse

```

### Co-Creative Mutation

```bash

cargo run -- "Write a love poem to the moon" mock

```

### Attention Visualization

```bash

cargo run -- "Explain how transformers work" --heatmap

```

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##  Contributing

Pull requests welcome!

1. Fork the repo

2. Create a new branch

3. Code or tweak a transformation

4. Test it

5. Submit a PR

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##  License

MIT License. Do whatever you want. Just don’t use it to generate press releases for crypto scams.

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##  Credits & Thanks

* Inspired by token-level control research

* Built in Rust with ❤️

* Thanks to OpenAI and the Rust async ecosystem