{"key": "NUCLEUS_CRITICAL_AUDIT_FEB19_PROBLEM_STATEMENT", "value": "CRITICAL AUDIT \u2014 Nucleus OS, Feb 19 2026. Full problem statement: Nucleus is a sovereign AI OS with 140+ tools, engram memory architecture, MCP integrations, and a swarm-compute vision. It is currently a dead Frankenstein \u2014 tests pass, tools exist, but no real user has been wowed, no real app has been built with it end-to-end, and the founder himself does not use it in his daily workflow. Core competitor OpenClaw had a black-swan viral moment one month ago. Nucleus missed the open-source-early window. Two elephants in the room: (1) Founder does not use Nucleus while building Nucleus \u2014 friction too high, no self-compounding loop; (2) Engram write/read triggers are undefined \u2014 tool calling is at mercy of LLM, 140 tools are a disjoint zoo with no proven synergy. Swarm vision exists in code (agent_pool.py, broker.py, critic.py, orchestrator.py, synthesizer.py) but has never been triggered in production. The system must be so alive and sticky it overrides the founder's own self-sabotage pattern. Design challenge: make an AI OS that proves its value through its own output and creates a compounding flywheel even when the human steering it is on the edge of burnout. Source: NUCLEUS_FOUNDER_RANT_FEB19_PROBLEM_STATEMENT.md + NUCLEUS_DESIGN_THINKING_DT1_FEB19.md in .brain/strategy/FOUNDATIONAL/", "context": "Strategy", "intensity": 10, "timestamp": "2026-02-19T14:46:26.879746"}
{"key": "mcp_standard", "value": "Nucleus is built on MCP (Model Context Protocol) standard \u2014 this is the distribution rail. Everything is an MCP tool, resource, or prompt. Non-negotiable.", "context": "Architecture", "intensity": 10, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.428603", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "monolith_decomposed", "value": "__init__.py decomposed from 8,689 to 5,300 LOC. 16 runtime modules extracted. Never re-monolith.", "context": "Architecture", "intensity": 8, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.428843", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "adun_protocol", "value": "All engram writes go through ADUN pipeline (ADD/UPDATE/DELETE/NOOP). No raw appends. memory_pipeline.py is the gate. MDR_014.", "context": "Architecture", "intensity": 9, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.428956", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "engram_jsonl_store", "value": "Engrams stored in engrams/ledger.jsonl (JSONL format). Versioned, soft-deletable, audited via history.jsonl. V0 uses keyword similarity, not embeddings.", "context": "Architecture", "intensity": 7, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429062", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "hypervisor_layers", "value": "Nucleus has 4 hypervisor layers: L1 Watchdog (file monitoring), L2 Injector (visual context), L3 God-Mode Lock (chflags uchg), L4 Governance (audit trail).", "context": "Architecture", "intensity": 7, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429165", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "no_openai", "value": "Budget constraint \u2014 Gemini only, no OpenAI. Flash plus disciplined prompting beats Opus for most tasks. Cost matters.", "context": "Decision", "intensity": 10, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429268", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "workflow_first", "value": "Nucleus was built tool-first (140+ tools). That's the root cause of zero adoption. Fix: workflow-first. Morning Brief is workflow #1.", "context": "Decision", "intensity": 10, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429371", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "morning_brief_is_alive", "value": "The Alive Moment = when Nucleus remembers yesterday's decision and applies it today without being told. brain_morning_brief is the proof. MDR_015.", "context": "Decision", "intensity": 9, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429478", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "dogfood_or_die", "value": "If the founder doesn't use Nucleus daily, it's dead. 7-day experiment: use brain_morning_brief every morning. Success = 50% output improvement.", "context": "Decision", "intensity": 9, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429610", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "solo_founder_constraint", "value": "Solo founder, one-person team. No co-founder, no employees. AI agents must compensate. Discipline > team size.", "context": "Strategy", "intensity": 8, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429732", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "five_k_marketing", "value": "Marketing budget: $5,000 total. Must be surgical \u2014 Reddit r/ClaudeAI, Hacker News, Dev.to. No paid ads. Value-first content only.", "context": "Strategy", "intensity": 8, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.429882", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "openclaw_competitor", "value": "OpenClaw had viral moment 1 month ago. Key lesson: they won on autonomous ACTION via familiar channels (WhatsApp/Telegram), not on memory. Differentiator: Nucleus = governed agents.", "context": "Strategy", "intensity": 8, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.430230", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "compounding_flywheel", "value": "Core value prop: each day of Nucleus use makes the next day better. Engrams compound. This is what no competitor does. 7-day loop: Write \u2192 Recall \u2192 Apply \u2192 Measure.", "context": "Strategy", "intensity": 9, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.430355", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "nucleus_positioning", "value": "Nucleus = The OS that makes your AI agents predictable, governed, and compounding. Not another agent framework \u2014 an operating system for agent governance.", "context": "Brand", "intensity": 8, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.430482", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "sovereign_reddit", "value": "Reddit presence: u/SovereignStack persona. u/nucleusos was shadowbanned. New account needs 30-day warmup before Nucleus posts.", "context": "Brand", "intensity": 6, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.430615", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "jit_consent", "value": "Agent respawn uses Just-In-Time Consent: agent reaches capacity \u2192 AWAITING_CONSENT state \u2192 user chooses warm (keep context) or cold (reset). MDR_013.", "context": "Feature", "intensity": 7, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.430739", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "context_guardrail", "value": "Context Guardrail toggle in AgentPool controls whether agents retain context across respawns. Default: ON (security). JIT consent can override per-agent.", "context": "Feature", "intensity": 6, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.430874", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
{"key": "gentlequest_separate", "value": "GentleQuest (mental health app) is a separate product stream. Don't mix GentleQuest tasks with Nucleus tasks. Separate brain directories.", "context": "Feature", "intensity": 6, "version": 1, "source_agent": "seed_engrams_script", "op_type": "ADD", "timestamp": "2026-02-19T17:42:38.431001", "deleted": false, "signature": null}
