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Vladyslav Horbachov edited this page Jul 16, 2026 · 2 revisions

How it works

Short detail behind the Home story. Still product language — not an engineering manual.

See also: Everything is a Neuron.

One brain, two doors

Who Door Same brain?
You Sign in → app Yes
AI agent DigitalBrain MCP Yes

Different sessions are doors, not second copies of Chat or Gmail.

flowchart LR
  App["App<br/>UI Neurons"] --> W["Workspace<br/>Neurons"]
  MCP["Agent MCP"] --> W
  W --> Screens["Live projections"]
  Screens --> App
  W --> World["World Neurons<br/>Gmail · Salesforce"]
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The app is a window of UI Neurons

Screens are not mini-apps with private truth. They are UI Neurons:

Destination What it is
Login UI Neuron (and the gate into your workspace)
Chat UI Neuron projecting the Chat work Neuron
Features UI Neuron for skill Neurons you install or author
Connections UI Neuron for World Neurons (Gmail, Salesforce, …)
Activity UI Neuron for what ran, waited, finished

Buttons and actions (e.g. Approve / Reject) invoke Neurons with a clear target and intent. They are not a separate “click framework” outside the brain.

If an agent changes something, the window should update. That is co-presence.

World Neurons: Connections → abilities

  1. Open Connections (UI Neuron).
  2. Connect Google / Salesforce / ….
  3. Each system is a World Neuron — health becomes Healthy (or Needs reauth / Disconnected / Misconfigured — be honest).
  4. Unlocked capabilities appear only when healthy.
  5. Chat and Features can use those abilities under grants.
  6. Writes still need approval (next section).

Not: “install an agent package” or “paste a Gmail MCP URL.”

Gmail is a Neuron. Salesforce is a Neuron. Same family as Login and Chat — different job.

Approvals (trust)

Anything that changes the outside world:

  1. Brain prepares an Effect Neuron (clear summary).
  2. You Approve or Reject (UI action on that flow).
  3. Only then does the World Neuron act.
  4. Activity shows the result.

New Features (skills) use the same spirit: propose → you decide → install.

Programmable Features (the full power)

A Feature is a Neuron with real logic — not a cosmetic toggle.

Because the product exposes UI contracts and connector (world) contracts as the same Neuron model, a Feature can:

  • participate in surfaces you already use (Chat, Activity, …)
  • call Gmail / Salesforce / … under grants you approved
  • run multi-step, complex behavior inside DigitalBrain
  • never skip the Effect → Approval rail for outside mutation
flowchart TB
  F["Feature Neuron<br/>your skill / logic"]
  F --> UI["UI contracts<br/>project · actions"]
  F --> G["Gmail Neuron"]
  F --> S["Salesforce Neuron"]
  F --> E["Effect Neuron"]
  E --> You["You Approve / Reject"]
  You --> G
  You --> S
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What this means for you:

  • You are not limited to “chat with tools.”
  • You can grow the product toward the workflows you want.
  • Custom logic still lives in one brain, visible to people and agents, with the same safety rules.

Growth path:

Propose a Feature → You decide → Install → Pause / Resume / Rollback if needed

Authoring richer Features (complex logic on UI + world contracts) is the same product idea, not a second platform.

Agents

Agents are clients. They may:

  • Drive Chat (same conversation you see)
  • Inspect / help with Features
  • Propose growth
  • Invoke the same Neuron contracts the app uses (through DigitalBrain MCP)

They must not:

  • Own a shadow memory the app cannot see
  • Silently mutate Gmail / Salesforce
  • Become a marketplace of random tools
  • Bypass UI or approval rails

How power flows (recap)

flowchart LR
  A["1 Connect<br/>World Neurons"] --> B["2 Abilities unlock"]
  B --> C["3 Work in UI + Chat + Features"]
  C --> D["4 Outside change?<br/>Effect → Approve"]
  D --> E["5 Activity trail"]
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Optional branch at any time: grow a Feature (including one with complex logic) → same approval spirit → it becomes another Neuron in the graph.

In one line: Same brain; UI Neurons as the live window; World Neurons for Gmail/Salesforce; Features program on those contracts; you approve the outside world.

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