docs: professional README — Feb 2026

README.md

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 # IX Forge
-*Part of the Inference-X Ecosystem*
 
-[![License: BSL-1.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSL_1.1-orange.svg)](LICENSE)
+**Community fine-tuning platform for Inference-X**
 
-**Community fine-tuning platform. Collective intelligence.**
+[![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Alpha-orange.svg)]()
 
-The Forge is where the community contributes training data, improves models,
-and shares fine-tuned adapters (LoRA/QLoRA format). Open. Transparent. Community-owned.
+[inference-x.com](https://inference-x.com)
 
-## Deploy
-```bash
-pip install fastapi uvicorn
-python ix_forge.py
-# → API at http://localhost:7937
-```
+</div>
 
-## API
-```
-POST /contribute       — Submit training data (Q&A pairs)
-GET  /datasets         — Browse approved datasets
-POST /submit-adapter   — Submit a trained LoRA adapter
-GET  /adapters         — Browse community adapters
-GET  /leaderboard      — Top contributors by training pairs
-GET  /health           — Service status
-```
+---
 
-## Contribution Format
-```json
-{
-  "type": "qa",
-  "language": "en",
-  "domain": "science",
-  "contributor": "your_handle",
-  "pairs": [
-    {"q": "What is...", "a": "It is..."}
-  ]
-}
-```
+## What is IX Forge?
 
-## Supported Domains
-`science`, `code`, `math`, `multilingual`, `reasoning`, `creative`, `general`
+IX Forge is a collaborative platform for fine-tuning AI models using distributed Inference-X nodes. Contribute training data, compute, or expertise — earn credits usable for inference.
 
-Built in Morocco for the world. 🇲🇦
+## Features
 
-## License
-[Business Source License 1.1](LICENSE)
-**Author:** Salka Elmadani
+- **Dataset sharing** — curated, reviewed community datasets
+- **Distributed training** — split LoRA fine-tuning across multiple IX nodes
+- **Model sharing** — publish your fine-tuned LoRA adapters
+- **Credits system** — contribute compute, earn inference credits
+
+## Supported methods
+
+- LoRA / QLoRA fine-tuning
+- GGUF quantization of fine-tuned models
+- Dataset formatting (Alpaca, ShareGPT, ChatML)
+
+## Status
+
+Alpha — architecture defined, implementation ongoing.
+
+---
+
+*Part of the [Inference-X community](https://git.inference-x.com/inference-x-community)*