VELOARCHITECT

NP is the public-domain intensity estimate; Veloarchitect does not redefine it. The Veloarchitect protocol computes NP per-interval against the .zwo intent — the prescribed power target for each interval — and produces a ZWO→FIT Delta for each interval. Aggregate NP over the whole ride is useful; per-interval NP against intent is auditable. Two Athletes with the same ride NP can have very different ZWO→FIT Delta traces; the system reads both. The longitudinal record of per-interval NP feeds the Athlete's Adaptation Rate computation against True Normal.

Protocols: Protocol 2 — VO₂max Repeats; Protocol 10 — Adaptive Workout

The metric traverses the closed loop: Intent is the .zwo prescription the system computed against the Athlete’s True Normal. Telemetry is the .fit recording of the executed session. Adaptation is the longitudinal movement of the metric itself, logged against the True Normal and feeding back into the next day’s prescription via Protocol 10 (Adaptive Workout).