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MNSE — Self-Aware, OS-Anchored Executive Agent

MNSE is a controllable, teachable, OS-level executive that grows with you — not instead of you.

What MNSE Is

• Executive + Teacher: Not a chatbot. Explains, teaches, asks questions.
• Explicit Knowledge: Skills define what MNSE knows and can do.
• Explicit Permissions: Nothing happens without approval.
• OS-Integrated: Terminal, Neovim, window context awareness.
• Local-First: Uses LM Studio for all model inference.

What MNSE Is NOT

• A replacement for Google/ChatGPT
• An autonomous agent
• A generic Q&A system

Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    LM STUDIO                         │
│            (Executive / Router / Validator)          │
└─────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┘
                      │ HTTP API
┌─────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┐
│                    MNSE CORE                         │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │  Rust Shell                                     │ │
│  │  • TUI (Ratatui)                               │ │
│  │  • Tools (sandboxed)                           │ │
│  │  • OS Integration                              │ │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │  Python Brain                                   │ │
│  │  • Intent Understanding                        │ │
│  │  • Teaching Protocol                           │ │
│  │  • Skill System                                │ │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.83+
• Python 3.11+
• uv for Python package management
• LM Studio running at localhost:1234

Build

# Build Rust workspace
cargo build --release

# Set up Python environment
cd python
uv sync

Run

# Run MNSE TUI
cargo run --release

Configuration

MNSE creates a default config at ~/.config/mnse/mnse.toml:

[lm_studio]
url = "http://localhost:1234"
executive_model = "your-30b-model"
router_model = "gemma-2b"
validator_model = "phi-3-mini"

[permissions]
sandbox_paths = ["~/code", "~/.config"]
allow_terminal = false

[tui]
theme = "dark"
vim_keys = true

[hotkey]
binding = "Super+Space"

Modes

Press Tab to cycle modes.

Skills

Skills are structured knowledge. See skills/README.md.

Keybindings

License

MIT