Zac Gibson

I build systems that have to prove they're right — identity, agents, and receipts you can check.

AI ENGINEER × IAM × AUTHOR

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SEC.01 — PROOF

What you can verify.

Numbers I can re-run or open in a browser. Density of proof, not volume of projects.

steps in the proof-gated learn loop
SLUICE · same-run pass only · local

UI components browser render-verified
code library · registry-backed proof

gear sectors under honesty gates
Righteous Recon · truth-gate · noindex

IAM mechanisms you can hit
Northbridge · JWKS · live sandbox

plus: public-key (JWKS) verify · ~1s revocation · two-person approval · million_dollar_claim_allowed: false · ReVerse: 1 custom MCP · 28 typed tools · 107 stress-tested palettes · Jo offline gate 14/14 scam STOP

SEC.02 — KERNEL

SLUICE — the proof gate.

SLUICE is a local proof gate for agent work: claim → source → check → receipt, pass or fail. Hooks push the must-not gates; thin MCP tools expose standing context, recall, learning, loop metrics, and canon audit. MCP is callable, not enforced. Nothing promotes without a passing proof.

The loop never trusts itself. That's the point.

Every cycle binds a claim to evidence before anything ships. Pass the proof gate, get a receipt. Miss the threshold, get rejected — and the rejection is logged too.

task enters with a budget

claim is stated explicitly

verify claim ⇄ evidence

gate same-run proof required · else hold

receipt stamped either way

IN FLIGHT

ZG_KERNEL — agent loop

> task.received"verify: northbridge revocation ~1s"

> plan.compiled3 steps · budget 12s

> exec.step[1/3]fetch JWKS · keys=1 · ok

> exec.step[2/3]revoke token · ~1s · ok

> exec.step[3/3]replay attempt · denied · ok

> claim"revocation propagates in ~1s"

> verifyclaim ⇄ evidence · MATCH

> proof.gatePASS · scored 96/100

> receiptstamped · sha256:9f2c…

> task.closedloop complete

demo receipts · this visit: 0static transcript

demo loop · synthetic tasks

SEC.03 — CASEFILES

Projects, with the why attached.

Flagship systems stay here. Apps and satellite surfaces aggregate under Apps / Sites — open one for the why.

CF-01Open

SLUICE

Context lever + proof gate — capped standing context, on-demand recall, learn only with proof. Hooks push the must-not gates; thin MCP tools expose the same surface. Not a smarter model; dual-win lift stays closed.

public archive · product local+

CF-02Open

BELAY

Force serious builds through Staff-grade judgment — a decision keel, not a chat swarm.

showcase · MVE not yet+

CF-03Open

GARBOARD

Doctrine + proof so agents cannot skip stages, terminals, or honest claim state.

showcase · brand yellow+

CF-04Open

TICKLIST

Versioned terminal-typed packs so next is an item id — not a sticky note.

showcase · saas deep · 19 stub+

CF-05Open

TOPO

Classify messy intent and return one next terminal-typed step — callable, not enforced.

showcase · callable ≠ enforced+

CF-06Open

RACK

Catalog callable craft by id/slots/tags/path — index, do not essay-forge.

showcase · mcp optional · synthetic+

CF-07Open

HANGDOG

Nondeployable WIP seat — hard-deny ship; tip only via SEND.

showcase · wip never ships · sparseness+

CF-08Open

SEND

Only approval-gated delivery surface — tip may ship; WIP never does.

showcase · sparseness · approval-gated+

CF-09Open

IAM Change Proof Gate

When AI proposes an access change — hashed allow/deny against live IdP/IGA state. Cite-or-abstain, same-run proof. Not Okta. Pilot wedge.

pilot wedge+

CF-10Open

Northbridge Horizon

IAM lab for a fictional health network — JWKS issuance, ~1s revocation, hash-chained audit, two-person approval, NHI governance.

live+

CF-11Open

Apps / Sites

Openable surfaces gallery — Righteous Recon, JotterDown, Perfect Blush, Folio Forge, ReVerse, Evolution, Rubik, plus client & lab pages.

gallery live · seven apps+

CF-12Open

WESTFALL

A book-first thriller told through evidence. Conscience costs everything.

in flight+

CF-13Open

Music

Original tracks made in Suno — soundtrack experiments beside the writing.

live · suno+

CF-14Open

Carbon Heartbeat

Live AI fleet demo — 16 agents, force-graph topology, signal traffic. Ambient sim, not production SaaS.

live · demo+

CF-15Open

CRUX

Personal paper-only decision cockpit. Verify Gate against primary filings; checkpoint grades; Cascade on demand. Nothing trades — ever.

paper · showcase+

CF-16Open

DivePlan

Mobile-first, closed-loop multi-model product factory that turns a brief into a scored, auditable package with explicit human gates.

in flight+

CF-17Open

Canonweave

Private living timeline and continuity system. Connections stay traceable; imported notes stay suggestions; the author decides what becomes canon.

protected live+

SEC.04 — ARSENAL

Tools I actually use.

The stack behind the work above — only tools that show up in real projects. Tap one to pause the belt.

SEC.05 — DOCTRINE

Three rules you can check.

HTML is truth

The page still reads and works if you kill the scripts. Structure isn't decoration.

Status is honest

Live, prototype, private, draft. Labels match reality. Nothing here claims a state it hasn't earned.

Proof over polish

Claims bind to evidence — receipts, gates, audit trails. The demo above shows a rejection on purpose: real systems get told no.

GitHub↗ LinkedIn↗ SLUICE↗ Northbridge↗ Apps/Sites↗ Righteous Recon↗ JotterDown↗ Folio Forge↗ Music↗ Reboot entity↻