January–October 2026

Personal OS experiments

From memory in files to shared workspaces and recurring workflows. A cumulative view of 45 attempted experiments, prototypes and meaningful iterations.

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2026 · through 12 October

Experiments

Each entry is counted once, on its first recorded date. Abandoned attempts still count; unbuilt proposals do not. Recent work is recorded in greater detail.

The experiments

💚 Used❌ Discarded / removed➡️ Superseded

12 Jan · Personal OS v1 ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Superseded by v2
8 Feb · Personal OS v2 and the capture–distill–project loop ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Adopted; memory later migrated
26 Feb · Notion connected to Claude Code 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Connection trial worked
28 Feb · Python block-store and document round-trip prototype ❌ New prototypes / workflows · Discarded and redesigned the same day
2 Mar · Typed-document-tree Python MCP ❌ Iterations / tests / milestones · Worked, then retired
4 Mar · Standalone PCM service ➡️ Iterations / tests / milestones · Deployed prototype; direction later superseded
27 Apr · Telegram to Codex bridge ❌ New prototypes / workflows · Abandoned after a partial working loop
6 May · Mark, portraits and narrative memory 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Adopted and continuing
21 May · Hosted file-based Personal OS MCP ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Working precursor; retained as legacy tooling
3 Aug · Native phone access to remote Codex 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Working real-world use
5 Aug · Observable Personal OS execution MCP ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Working precursor; extended on 20 Aug
8 Aug · Agentic OS in Go ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Archived prototype; later Personal OS work moved to other implementations.
20 Aug · Personal OS Engine ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Earlier engine prototype; superseded by later Personal OS implementations.
20 Aug · Isolated Git working copies for MCP tasks ➡️ Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented; later became a legacy access path
31 Aug · Fresh Python Agentic OS start ❌ New prototypes / workflows · Stopped at the initial scaffold.
10 Sep · Codex Inbox as a local web application ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Worked; replaced by native implementation
19 Sep · Native macOS Codex Inbox 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Built and refined
25 Sep · Margin native Markdown editor 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Working tool; editor rough edges led to a rebuild
26 Sep · Dotline to Wire and shared visual work 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Adopted in real collaborative work
28 Sep · Mark turns an existing talk into finished reels 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Completed workflow; publication reached an audience
1 Oct · Noteforth shared Markdown server and editor ❌ New prototypes / workflows · Built, then set aside; not in use.
5 Oct · Yggdrasil shared workspaces 💚 New prototypes / workflows · Deployed and in use; its first document API was later replaced.
6 Oct · Executable ClickHouse query documents ❌ New prototypes / workflows · Implemented, then removed
6 Oct · First hosted Yggdrasil MCP interface ➡️ Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented and probed; original interface later replaced
6 Oct · Margin editor engine replacement 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Shipped as a refinement of Margin
7 Oct · Flat Yggdrasil workspaces and explicit author access 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Deployed and adopted
7 Oct · Bragi and Mimir become canonical memory 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Migration completed
7 Oct · Team sharing 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Configured and in use, including access from a team laptop.
8 Oct · yg2 session-based command protocol ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Tested, then superseded
8 Oct · yg2 local working files ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Tested, then superseded by yg3
8 Oct · yg3 server-side Monty Python ➡️ New prototypes / workflows · Standalone prototype absorbed into production Yggdrasil.
8 Oct · Predictable SDK operations and path utilities 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Trial completed; improvements retained
8 Oct · Progressive reading through document outlines 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Trial completed; capability retained
8 Oct · Repeat capture task from the same starting data 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Timing investigation completed
8 Oct · Minimal start/run CLI with lifecycle inside the SDK 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Adopted
8 Oct · Compact search and full-path filtering 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Trial completed; improvements retained
9 Oct · Monty protocol production cutover 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Deployed successfully
9 Oct · Usage diagnostics and SDK observability 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented and retained
10 Oct · Per-user OAuth for Claude Team 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Deployed and connection verified
10 Oct · Search performance at 10,000 documents 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Synthetic benchmark completed; optimization not shipped
10 Oct · Sequence-based MCP retries 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented
12 Oct · Transactional instant messaging 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented and deployed
12 Oct · Capability manuals discovered through Asgard 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented
12 Oct · Public HTML artifacts 💚 Iterations / tests / milestones · Implemented and used
12 Oct · Huginn personal research and digest workflow 💚 New prototypes / workflows · First complete loop worked; continuing trial