AI OS
How my personal AI operating system fits together - the vault, the agents and the automations behind everything here.
London · Fontainebleau
AI OS
One vault of plain text, wired into a system that runs itself. Everything I read, say, meet and build flows into a single folder of notes - and a small computer at home reads, sorts, drafts and files it while I sleep. Here is how the pieces fit together.
The vault itself
Before the clever stuff: everything lives in one folder of plain text notes. No proprietary app, no lock-in. That simplicity is what makes all the automation possible.
For example: A single folder of plain-text notes I own outright - readable in fifty years, on any device.
Capture
The front door. Anything I notice, say, photograph or get sent lands in the vault with almost no effort - no forms, no filing, no friction.
For example: I ramble into my phone; minutes later a tidy, structured note is sitting in my vault.
The autonomous engine
A small Mac Mini sits at home running around the clock. It is the engine room: it watches my inboxes, sorts my tasks, ranks what is urgent and nudges me - all without me lifting a finger.
For example: A program runs day and night, turning new captures into finished, filed tickets while I get on with life.
Reading & research
Articles, podcasts, transcripts, questions - the system reads them for me and writes sharp, analytical notes that link into everything else I know.
For example: I paste any article and get back a structured note - key points, quotes and links to what I already know.
Study & INSEAD
A whole pipeline for my MBA at INSEAD - downloading materials, turning dense PDFs into clear notes, generating revision podcasts, and tutoring me for exams.
For example: Dense lecture PDFs and handouts become clear, structured study notes with the visuals preserved.
People
A private CRM built from plain notes. Every person I deal with has a card that updates itself each time we interact, so I never forget a name, a context, or the last time we spoke.
For example: Every contact has a card tracking who they are, our history and how we connect - and it updates itself.
Writing & sending
The system knows how I write. It drafts emails, messages and posts in my actual voice, checks them against my style rules, and can send them - logging every one to my CRM.
For example: I say 'write to X about Y'; it reads our history, drafts in my genuine voice, and can send it.
Diary & life admin
My calendar is wired in through proper tools, not clunky apps. It books events, finds meeting slots, resolves addresses, and even books my tennis courts.
For example: The system reads and books my diary directly - events, video links, free-checks - all from plain instructions.
Things I've built
The same setup that runs my life also builds real software. These are live products and ventures that grew out of it.
For example: An AI that drafts a restaurant's email replies overnight, learning the owner's voice from a playbook.
Making it look good
The system does not just handle text - it produces decks, one-slide briefs, recipe cards and pages, and it remembers brand identities so everything looks consistent.
For example: Describe a deck and it renders a genuinely editable PowerPoint in whatever brand I ask for.
How I build
When I build real software I do not just wing it. There is a gated, reviewed process - with AI agents that build, verify each other's work, and only commit when the checks pass.
For example: A foreman AI plans the work, worker AIs do the tasks, and a sceptical verifier attacks the result before anything is kept.
The foundations
None of this works without the plumbing: an always-on home computer, a memory that persists across every conversation, automatic safety checks, and connections to the outside world.
For example: A small computer at home is the always-on host - it runs every scheduled job and autonomous loop, day and night.