01. Architecture
Local Core + MCP Bridge.
Aether runs local-first. MCP Bridge applies routing, permission checks, and sanitization before any external model call.
Stores semantic memory and indexed documents in local vector space for high-recall retrieval.
Persists logs, session history, concept links, and policy context used by MCP permission boundaries.
02. Runtime Cognition
Adaptive Execution Modes.
Strategist
Focus on strategic planning and architecture review.
Executor
Maximizes technical precision and code execution speed.
Philosopher
Deep refactoring and high-level theoretical analysis.
Maintainer
Focus on stability, minimalism, and system integrity.
03. Advanced Systems
Control, Memory, and Autonomy.
Active World Model (AWM)
Proactivity engine that analyzes logs and interaction history to generate system insights and detect project conflicts.
Modular Skills System
Skill instructions and triggers are persisted in the local core, enabling dynamic context injection without hardcoded workflow changes.
Sleep Cycle Consolidation
Background consolidation that distills recent sessions into durable long-term memory during lower activity periods.
Autonomy Engine / HITL
Three trust levels (Manual, Co-Pilot, Full Autonomy) with strict Human-in-the-Loop controls for critical filesystem actions.
04. Terminal Commands
Dashboard Interceptor.
The dashboard terminal is a local control plane. Slash commands are interpreted locally before any optional MCP or cloud action.
Displays the latest entries from the system event log.
Clears all history visible in the terminal window.
Permanently deletes all telemetry history from the database.
Launches the Active World Model (AWM).
05. API Reference
REST Endpoints.
The Aether backend exposes a documented FastAPI interface. These endpoints power chat streaming, cognition, simulation, and knowledge operations.
Primary streaming endpoint (NDJSON). Applies live cognition settings.
Returns runtime parameters for persona, autonomy, and creativity.
Triggers the AWM simulation loop externally.
Multimodal vision indexing mapping PDF pages into the vector store.
Lists available automated cron job handlers.