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- Oct 12, 2026MindBroadcast — A Technical Specification for a Persistent, Autonomous, News-Driven Intelligence and Broadcasting SystemMindBroadcast is a persistent, autonomous broadcasting system that continuously transforms incoming information into an evolving stream of spoken analysis, commentary, and debate. A complete technical specification for a local-first, event-driven, evidence-grounded AI system that maintains an internal model of the world and produces ongoing, persona-driven interpretations.mindbroadcastautonomous-broadcastinglocal-firstevent-drivenpersistent-ainews-intelligence
- Oct 11, 2026Building a Rust-Native Creative Suite on Apple Silicon: A Complete, Verified InstallationThe complete build, launch, and verification record for the Rust-native creative suite — 8 applications, all written in Rust, all native Apple Silicon, all built from source on a MacBook Pro M4 Pro. Every command was run. Every number is real.rust-nativecreative-suiteapple-siliconlocal-firstopen-sourceinstallation
- Sep 26, 2026Omarchy on a 2017 MacBook Pro: A Setup RetrospectiveReplacing macOS on a 2017 MacBook Pro with Omarchy — the flash-drive install, the hybrid-graphics black screen, a boot menu that silently rolled back the filesystem, and wiring a local Llama 3.1 8B into an agent harness. What broke, what actually fixed it, and what the firmware would not give up.linuxomarchyarchmacbookliminebtrfs
- Sep 4, 2026The Sovereign Agent Stack — A Local-First, Compile-Time AI Agent FrameworkThe Sovereign Agent Stack (SAS) is a local-first, compile-time AI agent framework that operationalizes the sovereignty thesis from The Rented Sovereign. A complete 7-layer architecture with 156 tests, 23 E2E tests, plugin system, MCP server, and package manager distribution.sovereign-agent-stacklocal-firstcompile-time-aisovereign-aiagent-architectureopen-source
- Aug 9, 2026Hermes Atlas v0.1: A Local-First, Incrementally-Compiled, Falsifiable Knowledge SystemHermes Atlas v0.1 is a local-first, incrementally-compiled, falsifiable knowledge system. This is a full replication guide: every command was run for real, and the failure modes are the findings.sovereign-ailocal-aiknowledge-graphgraphragfalsifiabilitylocal-first
- Aug 9, 2026Hermes Atlas v0.2: Claim-Level Coverage, a Determinism Gate, and a Knowledge-Mutation CanaryHermes Atlas v0.2 is a benchmark-and-fix release: claim-level coverage localisation, a determinism gate that proves compile reproducibility, and a knowledge-mutation canary. Every number below was measured, not asserted.sovereign-ailocal-aiknowledge-graphgraphragfalsifiabilitylocal-first
- Aug 9, 2026Hermes Atlas v0.3: An Evidence Ledger, a Provable Claim Lifecycle, and an Explain CommandHermes Atlas v0.3 adds an evidence ledger to every claim, a provable claim lifecycle (including DELETE-driven invalidation that retains history), and an `atlas explain` command. Every number below was measured, not asserted.sovereign-ailocal-aiknowledge-graphgraphragfalsifiabilitylocal-first
- Aug 9, 2026Hermes Atlas v0.4: Proving the Evidence Ledger & Claim Lifecycle with a Gold-Labeled BenchmarkHermes Atlas v0.4 proves the v0.3 evidence ledger and provable claim lifecycle with a gold-labeled benchmark. Every number was measured on a fixed, model-free corpus; two real bugs were found and fixed in the process. Everything below is reproducible.sovereign-ailocal-aiknowledge-graphgraphragfalsifiabilitylocal-first
- Jul 14, 2026The Recursive Research Compiler: Turning Compile-Time AI Inward with the Knowledge Compiler SDKA case study in Compile-Time AI: how the Knowledge Compiler SDK turns Markdown into inspectable intermediate representations, and how pairing it with an agent like Hermes lets a codebase compile its own next generation of passes.compile-time-aisovereign-aiknowledge-graphslocal-firstagentscompilers
- Jul 6, 2026Sovereign Intelligence Stack: Performance BenchmarksReal performance results from the Sovereign Intelligence Stack. Recipe compilation at 1,375/sec, signal routing at 1.2M/sec, and autonomous evaluation at 1.7M test cases/sec — all with sub-millisecond latency.sovereign-aibenchmarksperformancesovereign-intelligence-stackrecipe-compilersignal-router
- Jul 5, 2026Getting Started with Sovereign AI: Your First RecipeBeginner on-ramp to sovereign AI. Defines key terms — recipe compilation, signal routing, autonomous evaluation — and walks you through your first recipe capture in five steps.sovereign-aigetting-startedlocal-firstrecipe-compilationsignal-routingautonomous-evaluation
- Jul 5, 2026Local AI Architecture: Running Models on Your Own HardwareYour practical guide to running AI on your own hardware. Ollama setup, model selection, hardware requirements from $2K to $50K, and wiring local inference into a sovereign pipeline.local-aisovereign-aiollamacontext-engineeringlocal-firstprivacy
- Jul 5, 2026Retrieval Architecture: Memory Systems That CompoundMemory systems and retrieval architecture for sovereign AI. Sovereign Memory Bank, Dynamic Persona MoE RAG, Objective05, and GraphRAG — the subsystems that make retrieval compound over time.retrieval-augmented-generationsovereign-memory-bankdynamic-persona-moe-ragobjective05sovereigntyspecgraphrag
- Jul 5, 2026Sovereign AI Architecture: Building Compounding IntelligenceA comprehensive synthesis of four years of architectural investigation into sovereign AI. Ties together the Sovereign Intelligence Stack, Sovereign Memory Bank, Dynamic Persona MoE RAG, Objective05, and SovereignSpec into one unified compounding intelligence architecture.sovereign-aiai-architecturecompounding-intelligencerecipe-compilersignal-routerevaluation-loop
- Jul 4, 2026The Sovereign Intelligence Stack: Building Compounding AI InfrastructureBuilding a 5-layer architecture where every AI decision compounds into the next layer. The recipe compiler, signal router, autonomous evaluation loop, and more — with working code.sovereign-intelligenceai-infrastructurelocal-firstagent-recipesknowledge-graphsautonomous-evaluation
- Jul 2, 2026Building Autonomous Sovereign AI: How Autoresearch Loops and Expert Fine-Tuning Create Self-Improving Local AI SystemsHow to build self-improving AI systems using autoresearch loops, agent recipes, and domain-specific fine-tuning with open-source tools. A complete implementation guide connecting the latest research from Introspection, Bridgewater AIA Labs, and Thinking Machines Lab.autonomous-agentssovereign-aiautoresearchfine-tuninglocal-firstopen-source
- Jul 2, 2026Context Engineering: The Real Full-Stack Development Paradigm in 2026An exploration of the blind spots in current AI development coverage and the emergence of context engineering, agent harnesses, and the coding agent ecosystem as the true full-stack development paradigm of 2026.context-engineeringcoding-agentssovereign-aiagent-harnessopen-sourceMCP
- Jun 30, 2026AMIS in Action: Live Vercel Analytics to Autonomous Marketing Knowledge GraphA technical deep-dive into testing the AMIS Agentic Marketing Intelligence System against live Vercel analytics data. Exploring the full 16-phase pipeline, knowledge graph construction, recommendation engines, and how Sovereign AI fundamentals enable autonomous content strategy.amissovereign-ailocal-firstknowledge-graphragagentic-systems
- Jun 12, 2026SovereignSpec and the Ganymedean Alignment Protocol: A Technical TreatiseAn exhaustive, technically rigorous exposition of SovereignSpec, the Ganymedean Alignment Protocol, and the underlying principles of specification-driven civilizational engineering, including GBNF grammar enforcement, graph-grounded knowledge representation, recursive intent preservation, and local-first autonomous system architecture.SovereignSpecGanymedean Alignment Protocolspecification-driven developmentlocal-firstconstitutional AIAI alignment
- Jun 12, 2026Project Proposal: SovereignSpec — Local-First Spec-Driven DevelopmentA project proposal for SovereignSpec — a local-first, offline spec-driven development engine that treats specifications as living, graph-grounded artifacts and enforces deterministic code generation through structured pipelines with no cloud API calls required.SovereignSpecspec-driven developmentSDDSpec Kitlocal-firstlocal AI