vOS — The Open Source AI Brain
What Is vOS?
vOS is an open source AI operating system modeled on the human brain.
Not inspired by. Modeled on.
Three machines. Three cognitive layers that mirror the biological brain’s proven architecture — the result of 500 million years of optimization. Each layer has a defined job. Each feeds the next.
Brain Stem (16GB Mac Mini): Always-on autonomic layer. Routes, delivers, publishes. Never thinks hard. Never stops.
Limbic System (64GB Mac Mini Pro): Pattern recognition and memory. Learns from your experience while you sleep. Consolidates everything overnight.
Neocortex (512GB Mac Studio): Deep reasoning, long-form writing, strategy. Receives enriched context from the Limbic before it reasons. Never starts from zero.
Why It Exists
Cloud AI costs $600/month and forgets everything the moment your session ends. vOS costs $60/month and gets smarter every night.
The three-machine architecture isn’t clever engineering. It’s what 500 million years of survival pressure produced. We’re copying the structural solution, not the biological constraints.
Open Source Philosophy
vOS is open source because knowledge compounds when it’s shared.
- Fork it — take the architecture, modify it for your life
- Customize it — swap models, add layers, change routing logic
- Build your own version — the system is the framework, not the destination
- Share your changes — what you improve, others benefit from
The full build is documented in real time at masawick.com. Every commit. Every failure. Every number.
Current Status
| Layer | Machine | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Stem | 16GB Mac Mini | ✅ Live |
| Limbic System | 64GB Mac Mini Pro | 📦 Arriving |
| Neocortex | 512GB Mac Studio | 🗓 End of March |
Get the Full System
If you want the complete structured framework for using vOS to build a life of sovereignty and autonomy — the methodology, the setup guides, and the community — that lives at Richer Living.