Now · updated 2026-07-27
What I’m doing,
right now.
Right now
BrainOS grew up: full CLI surface (amplify, recall, learn, genomes, endgame…), SessionStart still pushes standing rules into Claude Code, and a stdio MCP server exposes the same recall/learn/context tools to any MCP client. Not “every AI obeys” — callable, with receipts. Live output-lift vs a plain model is still the open bar.
Elite Agentic Brain (private) is a hierarchical multi-agent control plane on top of that discipline — live loop stable on xAI, pass^k measured, real decisions dogfooded. High-stakes flips stay mine.
zg-stocks is a real paper book with a Verify Gate, checkpoint grades, and on-demand Cascade research — never a live broker path. Showcase at /stocks.
Client and portfolio surfaces kept shipping in parallel (Etay, Jo, WESTFALL, portfolio craft). Folio Forge and JotterDown stay in the queue without pretending they’re finished products.
Latest
last 30 daysBrainOS MCP + EAB live loop + zg-stocks book
BrainOS ships a stdio MCP (standing_context, recall, learn, metrics) next to SessionStart injection. Elite Agentic Brain reports live STABLE on xAI with pass^k receipts. zg-stocks is checkpoint-driven paper only — marks and WAKE flags are real; calibration stays empty until outcomes close.
BrainOS — render-verified code library
Built a 16-component library of cutting-edge UI techniques under the same proof gate as the kernel. 9 are render-verified — actually rendered in a browser and confirmed (particle text, GPU fluid, raymarched metaballs, dither shader, GSAP splits). 7 more are reproduced from cited sources with render-proof pending. Every component traces to its source; nothing's invented. Pairs with the kernel's 12-pattern design genome.
Folio Forge v0.4 — builder rebuild
Ground-up UI: Webflow-style 3-pane layout (left nav + huge preview + contextual inspector). 35 templates total, 11 new this push. Full palette editor — 10 presets plus 6 editable color slots with native picker + hex input. 5 font pairs. Device-frame toggle. Cmd+1..5 to switch sections.
Rubik AI Tutor went live
A 3D scroll-controlled Rubik's Cube tutor at zacgibson.work/rubik. Real WebGL cube, real cube math, beginner-method solver. Scrub the scroll to inspect any move.
JotterDown manuscript-first UI shipped to dev
Three layout modes — Focus, Balanced, Proof — with a paper-warm writing column and a calm proof lens on the side.
BrainOS kernel installed locally
A local Python kernel, wired into Claude Code via a global SessionStart hook. The core is a six-step proof-gated loop: run → proof → lesson → skill → approve → activate — nothing promoted unless its proof passes.
Northbridge Horizon went live
Real token issuance, audit logs you can verify, revocation that takes effect in about a second, two-person approval for the risky operations.
Essay: Deterministic by default
Why the portfolio builder doesn't call a model at runtime — and why that's the entire point.
Steady state
- running
- JotterDown · Righteous Recon · Northbridge
- reading
- Agentic AI patterns · eval-first design · craft fiction
- based
- Tennessee, building in the margins
