SourceOS Model Carry

SourceOS Model Carry defines the on-device carriage layer for governed AI services.

The purpose of this repository is to let SourceOS work like a polished local-first operating system while keeping AI service lifecycle authority outside the mutable workstation image.

Position

SourceOS may carry:

• service clients;
• launch profiles;
• signed service references;
• local cache policy;
• fallback references;
• ReleaseSet and BootReleaseSet bindings;
• evidence collectors;
• workstation integration hints.

SourceOS must not become the authority for model promotion or model lifecycle state.

Product goal

The near-term target is an on-device experience that feels as integrated as macOS, but is more open, auditable, local-first, and mesh-ready.

That means:

• fast command-palette and keyboard-first workflow;
• local service discovery;
• offline-safe fallback behavior;
• clear per-service trust and provenance;
• user, project, and agent workspace separation;
• signed service references rather than unmanaged local artifact replacement;
• clean integration with SourceOS shell, boot, and profile systems.

Repository scope

This repository contains:

• contracts/ JSON schemas for SourceOS carry objects;
• examples/ example local AI service profiles;
• docs/ architecture and workstation integration guidance;
• tools/ lightweight validation helpers.

Runtime service implementation belongs in SocioProphet platform service repositories. Lab execution belongs in SociOS Linux lab repositories.