Inspect Element for LLM Apps

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LLM apps are traditionally treated as text generators. What if we treated them like HTTP APIs—forcing structured output that's inspectable, verifiable, and debuggable? I combined existing patterns into an approach: force the LLM to output JSON, bind it to the HTTP request, and record everything. The repo is a reference implementation: - LLMs must respond in structured JSON (not raw text) - Every response includes reasoning traces. Timing, and metadata are appended after - Each event is saved in SQLite, allowing conversation reconstruction - Cryptographic hashes verify conversation integrity - DevTools-style inspector shows everything in real-time Demo: Ontario Procurement Guidelines chatbot with full RAG and multi-turn conversation debugging. Implemented separately with feature parity in Node.js and .NET. Works with Anthropic/OpenAI/Ollama. NOTE: This demonstrates an architectural pattern, not a drop-in product. It's extensible, but requires restructuring your app around structured output.

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