CTS — Cognition Topology Stack

Structural Substrate for Durable Cognition

CTS defines the structural substrate for a local-first cognitive system. It governs how knowledge, context, and relationships are organized, bounded, and evolved over time. CTS is not the system itself, but the topology that enables a Cognitive Operating Environment (COE) to emerge through the interaction of tools and governance.

What CTS Is Not

  • CTS is not an application
  • CTS is not a productivity system
  • CTS is not the Cognitive Operating Environment (COE)

Authoritative Artifacts

  • Topology Definitions
  • Governance Canon
  • Metadata Schema
  • Artifact & Provenance Model

This page signals the system. Authority resides in governed artifacts.

Out of Scope (MVAP)

  • Full system exposition (COE)
  • Comprehensive tool suite presentation
  • Feature-driven positioning or claims

First Working Capability

Document Context Search (DCS) is a CTS-aligned, local-first retrieval tool that demonstrates how topology and governance can be operationalized into a usable capability. It serves as a minimal, functional proof that CTS can support real interaction without compromising structural integrity.

System Structure

COE

COE — Cognitive Operating Environment

Topology

(CTS)

Tools

(WEN, DCS)

Governance

(Artifacts, Metadata)

System emerging.