Looking for systems programmers interested in an AI-native OS project
COGNOS/OS — Looking for Contributors (Rust, Systems, AI Infrastructure)
I’ve been building COGNOS/OS, an experimental AI-native operating system focused on local-first agent orchestration, trust-aware automation, semantic memory, and human approval boundaries.
The project is heavily inspired by a question I kept coming back to:
“What would an OS look like if AI was treated as infrastructure instead of just another app?”
Current architecture includes:
- Rust-based HAL (Human Approval Layer)
- Agent IPC over authenticated gRPC
- Semantic memory system
- Intent engine + disambiguation pipeline
- ANFS semantic filesystem overlay
- Adaptive scheduler using eBPF telemetry
- Wayland/Sway-based shell concepts
- Local-first design philosophy
Tech stack currently:
- Rust
- Python (asyncio)
- Linux systems programming
- eBPF
- Wayland/Sway
- ONNX/PyTorch
- FUSE
- gRPC
This is still early-stage and architecture-heavy right now, but I’m aiming for a serious engineering-focused codebase rather than a “weekend AI wrapper project.”
I’m mainly looking for people interested in:
- Rust systems programming
- Linux internals
- Filesystems / kernel-adjacent work
- AI infrastructure
- Security architecture
- Wayland desktop tooling
- Low-level performance engineering
What I need most right now:
- Design reviews
- Architecture criticism
- Security feedback
- Rust contributors
- People experienced with Linux internals
If this sounds interesting, feel free to open an issue, roast the architecture, or contribute. This is not a promotion, it is just that I am looking for contributors.