Nexus

AI-enabled computer with real-world integrations.

Requirements

• Everything should be able to run in a box, i.e. no proprietary dependencies, all local options for all modules
• No internet should be default mode of operation
• Optional cloud integration for management
  • Over-the-air updates
    • NixOS config
    • K8s manifests
    • Container images
  • Data backup
  • User management

Core components

• Base OS
  • Completely reproducible and non-proprietary (except drivers), e.g. NixOS
• Infra, i.e. K8s cluster
• Potential data stores
  • File system
  • Object storage
  • Vector databases with application specific embeddings
  • Key/value store for fast NoSQL data
  • Stream processing
• Internet gateway/external information provider?
• LLM, with common API, e.g. thin wrapper around OpenAI client
• UI, Nextjs app that provides a basic interface and is extendable with application specific interface extensions
• Integrations, i.e. MCP server that provides application specific integrations
• All local modules should use clean HTTP APIs and provide the option to be swapped out with remote services
• Peripheral access? cameras, microphones etc
• Should be able to interface with other instances

User management

• User management should be transparent and not bound to underlying technologies
  • No separate management for OS/services