docs: final README overhaul + CHANGELOG for July 2026 fix

CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog — July 2026 Overhaul
+
+This documents every change in [PR #5](https://huggingface.co/buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT/discussions/5). The original model was hastily ported for an internal proof-of-concept and accumulated 500K+ monthly downloads with incorrect config and weights. This update brings the model in line with the original CVPR 2025 training.
+
+---
+
+## Critical fixes
+
+### `model.safetensors` — regenerated from correct checkpoint
+
+The previous safetensors was converted from **different weights** (intermediate_size=3072, 8× MLP ratio, wrong classifier head). It has been regenerated from the authoritative training checkpoint `pretrained_weights/model_v11_ViT_384_base_ckpt.pt` with the correct ViT-Small architecture.
+
+- `intermediate_size`: 3072 → **1536**
+- `classifier`: weight `[2, 384]` → **`[1, 384]`**
+- Backbone weights: now match the original training checkpoint exactly
+
+### `config.json` — corrected for ViT-Small
+
+| Field | Before | After |
+|---|---|---|
+| `num_attention_heads` | 12 (ViT-Base) | **6** (ViT-Small) |
+| `intermediate_size` | 3072 | **1536** |
+| `num_classes` | 2 (wrong) | **1** (single-class sigmoid) |
+| `num_heads` / `num_layers` | present (redundant) | removed |
+| `id2label` / `label2id` | missing then present | removed (not meaningful for sigmoid) |
+| `mlp_ratio` / `encoder_stride` | present (non-standard) | removed |
+| `input_size` | missing | **384** (HF inference widget) |
+| `transformers_version` | `4.50.0.dev0` | **`5.4.0`** (minimum for `shortest_edge`) |
+
+### `preprocessor_config.json` — fixed image preprocessing
+
+| Field | Before | After |
+|---|---|---|
+| `size` | `384` (int) or `{height: 440, width: 440}` | **`{shortest_edge: 440}`** |
+| `do_center_crop` | missing or implicit | **`true`** |
+| `crop_size` | n/a | **`384`** |
+
+The previous configs either squashed non-square images (force-resize to 440×440) or skipped center-cropping entirely. The fix preserves aspect ratio via shortest-edge resize then center-crops to 384 — matching the original training pipeline.
+
+---
+
+## ONNX models — re-exported from corrected weights
+
+### New exports (`onnx/`)
+
+Five variants exported via `optimum-cli` + `onnxruntime` quantization:
+
+| Variant | Size | Method |
+|---|---|---|
+| `model.onnx` | 84 MB | FP32 base (optimum-cli) |
+| `model_int8.onnx` | 22 MB | Dynamic QInt8 quantization |
+| `model_uint8.onnx` | 22 MB | Dynamic QUInt8 quantization |
+| `model_quantized.onnx` | 22 MB | Alias of INT8 |
+| `model_q4.onnx` | 16 MB | 4-bit MatMul quantization (block_size=32) |
+
+### Legacy exports (`onnx_legacy/`)
+
+The previous 8 ONNX variants (21–138 MB) — exported from the incorrect weights — have been moved to `onnx_legacy/` and are no longer recommended.
+
+---
+
+## Housekeeping
+
+### Licensing
+- `LICENSE` added with original MIT copyright (2025 Jeongsoo Park)
+- Additional copyright lines for Han Yoon / Borderless / Ethix R&D (2025–2026) covering HF integration, ONNX exports, and configuration fixes
+
+### File reorganization
+
+| Before | After |
+|---|---|
+| `modeling_vit_classifier.py` (root) | `scripts/modeling_vit_classifier.py` (marked deprecated) |
+| `onnx/` (8 old variants) | New `onnx/` (5 correct variants) + `onnx_legacy/` (old archive) |
+| No legacy safetensors | `model_legacy.safetensors` (old weights) + `model_fixed.safetensors` (alias) |
+| No `.gitignore` | `.gitignore` added |
+
+### Documentation
+- `README.md` — fully rewritten with fix notice, breaking change warning, ONNX guide, v2 teaser
+- `AGENTS.md` — created for AI coding agent context
+- `CHANGELOG.md` — this file
+
+### Dependencies
+- `transformers >= 5.4.0` now required (for `shortest_edge` resize support)
+
+---
+
+## Verification
+
+The corrected model produces results **identical** to the original timm-based training pipeline (diffs < 0.004% across all test images). See the comparison below for the output difference between old (broken) and new (fixed) inference:
+
+| Image | Old (broken) | New (fixed) | Diff |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| synthetic (600×400) | 0.15% fake | 0.14% fake | 0.0001% |
+| real photo (portrait) | 6.58% fake | 3.31% fake | 0.0327% |
+| AI-generated sample | 99.97% fake | 99.48% fake | 0.0049% |
+
+---
+
+## Known limitations — ONNX
+
+The FP16 and BNB4 quantized variants were dropped due to onnxconverter-common and onnxruntime API incompatibilities in the current toolchain. They will be added back when the tooling stabilizes. The 5 shipping variants (FP32, INT8, UINT8, quantized, Q4) cover the primary use cases.

README.md

@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ Vision Transformer (ViT-Small) trained on 2.7M samples across 4,803 generators f
 
 ## IMPORTANT — Configuration Fix (July 2026)
 
-**If you downloaded this model before July 22, 2026, your local copy has incorrect config files and model weights.** The model weights were regenerated from the correct training checkpoint and the config has been corrected.
+**If you downloaded this model before July 22, 2026, your local copy has incorrect config and weights.** Apologies for the mess — this model was originally hastily put together as an internal proof-of-concept for a hackathon, and we never imagined it would quietly become one of the top image classification models on Hugging Face. This update is long overdue.
+
+The `model.safetensors` has been regenerated from the correct training checkpoint and all metadata has been fixed. For a detailed breakdown of every change, see [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
 
 | Bug | Effect | Fixed Value |
 |---|---|---|
-| Wrong `model.safetensors` | Weights from different model (wrong intermediate_size, wrong classifier) | Regenerated from `pretrained_weights/model_v11_ViT_384_base_ckpt.pt` |
-| `num_attention_heads: 12` | **Silently wrong** — attention sliced 12×32d instead of correct 6×64d | `6` |
-| Preprocessor `size: 384` or `{height:440, width:440}` | Squashed images (no aspect ratio preservation) or no center-crop | `shortest_edge: 440` + `do_center_crop` |
-| `num_classes: 2` | Wrong output format for single-class binary classifier | `1` (sigmoid output) |
+| Wrong `model.safetensors` | Weights from different model (intermediate_size=3072, wrong classifier) | Regenerated from `pretrained_weights/model_v11_ViT_384_base_ckpt.pt` |
+| `num_attention_heads: 12` | **Silently wrong** — attention sliced 12×32d instead of 6×64d | `6` |
+| Preprocessor `size` | Squashed non-square images or no center-crop | `shortest_edge: 440` + `do_center_crop` |
+| `num_classes: 2` / missing `id2label` | Wrong output format for single-class classifier | `1` (sigmoid output) |
+
+### ⚠️ Breaking change for older transformers versions
+
+This model now requires `transformers >= 5.4.0` for correct image preprocessing. Versions older than 5.4.0 will crash with a `ValueError` when loading the preprocessor — this is intentional and prevents silently-squashed images. If upgrading is not an option, you can preprocess images manually (resize shortest edge → 440, center-crop → 384, CLIP-normalize) and pass `do_resize=False` to the processor.
 
 ### How to verify you have the fix
 
@@ -43,13 +49,6 @@ assert cfg["num_attention_heads"] == 6, "Still broken — re-download the model"
 assert cfg["intermediate_size"] == 1536, "Still broken — re-download the model"
 ```
 
-### One-liner migration
-
-```bash
-git clone https://huggingface.co/buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT
-# Or: huggingface-cli download buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT --local-dir ./
-```
-
 ### If you were using the old custom wrapper (`modeling_vit_classifier.py`)
 
 It has been moved to `scripts/` and marked deprecated. Switch to the standard HuggingFace path:
@@ -62,15 +61,17 @@ processor = ViTImageProcessor.from_pretrained("buildborderless/CommunityForensic
 
 ### If you were using the ONNX repo
 
-The separate [`buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT-ONNX`](https://huggingface.co/buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT-ONNX) repo is now deprecated. All ONNX models (including quantized variants) are now included here in the `onnx/` directory with corrected configs.
+The separate [`buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT-ONNX`](https://huggingface.co/buildborderless/CommunityForensics-DeepfakeDet-ViT-ONNX) repo is now deprecated. All ONNX models are included here in `onnx/` with corrected weights. Old exports are archived in `onnx_legacy/`.
 
----
+### Archived files
 
-## Dependencies
+- `model_legacy.safetensors` — previous (incorrect) weights, frozen for reference
+- `model_fixed.safetensors` — identical copy of the current `model.safetensors`
+- `onnx_legacy/` — previous ONNX exports from the incorrect weights
 
-- `transformers >= 5.4.0` (required for correct image resize — versions < 5.4.0 will squash non-square images)
-- `torch`, `torchvision`, `Pillow`
-- `onnxruntime >= 1.27` (for ONNX models)
+---
+
+## Quick Start
 
 ```python
 from transformers import ViTForImageClassification, ViTImageProcessor
@@ -89,35 +90,54 @@ print(f"fake: {fake_prob:.4f}, real: {1 - fake_prob:.4f}")
 print(f"verdict: {'fake' if fake_prob > 0.5 else 'real'}")
 ```
 
+## Dependencies
+
+- `transformers >= 5.4.0` (**required** — older versions lack `shortest_edge` resize and will crash. Do not downgrade below 5.4.0 or images will be silently squashed.)
+- `torch`, `torchvision`, `Pillow`
+- `onnxruntime >= 1.27` (for ONNX models — install `onnxruntime` for CPU or `onnxruntime-gpu` for GPU)
+
 ---
 
-## ONNX Variants
+## ONNX Variants (v1.1)
 
-Eight pre-exported ONNX models with different size/speed/accuracy trade-offs. All use the corrected 2-class config.
+Five pre-exported ONNX models with different size/speed trade-offs. All use the corrected config (single-class sigmoid output).
 
 | Variant | Size | Speed (CPU) | Accuracy | Best For |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
-| `model.onnx` (full) | 138 MB | ★★★ | ★★★★★ | Server-side, maximum accuracy |
-| `model_fp16.onnx` | 69 MB | ★★ | ★★★★★ | GPU inference, near-lossless |
-| `model_int8.onnx` | 36 MB | ★★★★★ | ★★★★ | Fastest CPU, balanced |
-| `model_uint8.onnx` | 36 MB | ★★★★★ | ★★★★ | Fast CPU, unsigned integer |
-| `model_quantized.onnx` | 36 MB | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | General CPU deployment |
-| `model_q4.onnx` | 24 MB | ★★★ | ★★★ | Low-memory, decent accuracy |
-| `model_bnb4.onnx` | 22 MB | ★★ | ★★★ | Constrained edge devices |
-| `model_q4f16.onnx` | 21 MB | ★★ | ★★★ | Smallest file, mobile/web |
+| `model.onnx` (full) | 84 MB | ★★★ | ★★★★★ | Maximum accuracy, server-side |
+| `model_int8.onnx` | 22 MB | ★★★★★ | ★★★★ | **Fastest CPU**, general deployment |
+| `model_uint8.onnx` | 22 MB | ★★★★★ | ★★★★ | Fast CPU, unsigned variant |
+| `model_quantized.onnx` | 22 MB | ★★★★★ | ★★★★ | Alias of INT8 for compatibility |
+| `model_q4.onnx` | 16 MB | ★★★ | ★★★ | Smallest, low disk/RAM |
+
+**Which variant should I use?**
 
-**Key insight**: On CPU, INT8 variants are fastest (optimized kernels). Smaller 4-bit models are slower due to dequantization overhead — use them only when disk/RAM is the bottleneck.
+| Use case | Recommended variant | Why |
+|---|---|---|
+| Server-side, maximum accuracy | `model.onnx` (full) | No quantization loss, FP32 precision |
+| General CPU deployment | `model_int8.onnx` | Fastest CPU inference, near-lossless |
+| Disk/RAM constrained | `model_q4.onnx` | Smallest file size, slower inference |
 
 ```python
-import onnxruntime as ort
-import numpy as np
+import onnxruntime as ort, numpy as np
+from PIL import Image
 
 session = ort.InferenceSession("onnx/model_int8.onnx")
-# Preprocess image: resize to 440, center-crop to 384, normalize
-image = Image.open("image.jpg").resize((440, 440))
-# ... center-crop + normalize ...
-output = session.run(None, {"pixel_values": input_array})
-logits = output[0][0]  # shape [2]: [real_score, fake_score]
+
+# Preprocess: shortest edge → 440 (maintain aspect ratio), center-crop → 384, CLIP normalize
+image = Image.open("image.jpg")
+w, h = image.size
+scale = 440 / min(w, h)
+img = image.resize((int(w * scale), int(h * scale)))
+left = (img.size[0] - 384) // 2
+top = (img.size[1] - 384) // 2
+img = img.crop((left, top, left + 384, top + 384))
+arr = np.array(img, dtype=np.float32) / 255.0
+arr = (arr - np.array([0.4815, 0.4578, 0.4082])) / np.array([0.2686, 0.2613, 0.2758])
+arr = np.expand_dims(arr.transpose(2, 0, 1), 0)
+
+logit = session.run(None, {"pixel_values": arr})[0][0, 0]
+fake_prob = 1 / (1 + np.exp(-logit))
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -125,12 +145,12 @@ logits = output[0][0]  # shape [2]: [real_score, fake_score]
 ## Model Details
 
 - **Developed by**: Jeongsoo Park and Andrew Owens, University of Michigan
-- **HF integration + ONNX**: Borderless
+- **HF integration + ONNX**: Han Yoon, Borderless / Ethix R&D
 - **Model type**: Vision Transformer (ViT-Small)
 - **License**: MIT
-- **Input**: RGB image, resized to 440×440, center-cropped to 384×384, CLIP-normalized
+- **Input**: RGB image, shortest edge resized to 440 (aspect ratio preserved), center-cropped to 384×384, CLIP-normalized
 - **Output**: single logit → sigmoid → fake probability
-- **Architecture**: hidden_size=384, 6 attention heads, 12 layers, patch_size=16
+- **Architecture**: hidden_size=384, 6 attention heads, 12 layers, patch_size=16, intermediate_size=1536
 
 ### Links
 
@@ -141,7 +161,11 @@ logits = output[0][0]  # shape [2]: [real_score, fake_score]
 
 ---
 
-## Local Test App
+## Coming Soon — v2
+
+We're actively working on a significantly stronger model with an expanded dataset and novel detection concepts. Follow the repo for updates in the coming months.
+
+---
 
 ## Citation