Zero AI

Your Personal AI Operating System

Stop prompt-chasing. Own the control layer.

Zero AI turns AI into a system that works with you — on your terms, governed by your rules, not prompts.

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The Problem

AI models advance monthly. The way you use them hasn't changed in two years.

• You ask. It answers. You forget. It forgets.
• Context locked in vendor UI — rules reset every session.
• You are the glue. And the glue is the part that gets replaced.

AI generates text. You do all the work. Prompt. Copy. Paste. Verify. Repeat.

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The Solution

Zero AI is not an assistant — it's infrastructure.

A persistent, private, proactive intelligence layer that works for you — even when you're not looking.

Today's AI	Zero AI
Waits for your prompt	Initiates when it matters
Black box decisions	Fully explainable reasoning
Generates text only	Executes real outcomes
Static responses	Continuous co-evolution
Their platform, their rules	Your system, your data
Forgets everything	Remembers what matters

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Core Features

Constitutional Memory

A versioned, auditable record of your goals, context, and decisions. Every interaction is logged with provenance — persistent, portable, and private.

Governance Engine

The Governance Loop: Observe → Decide → Act → Verify → Learn. AI that operates within your defined policies, not vendor defaults.

Agency Levels

Five levels of AI autonomy. Zero AI operates at Level 5 — Symbiotic: evolves with your system, governs outcomes.

Local-First Architecture

Your memory, policies, and context are stored on your own system by default. No vendor has access to your data.

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Vite
Backend	Express 4, tRPC 11, Node.js
Database	MySQL / TiDB (Drizzle ORM)
Auth	Manus OAuth (JWT)
Storage	AWS S3
AI/LLM	Built-in LLM API (model-agnostic)
Testing	Vitest

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Roadmap

Phase	Name	Quarter	Status
Phase 1	Foundation	Q1 2026	🟢 Active
Phase 2	Expansion	Q2 2026	⏳ Planned
Phase 3	Evolution	Q3 2026	⏳ Planned
Phase 4	Maturity	Q4 2026	⏳ Planned

Phase 1 includes:

• Constitutional Memory System
• Basic Governance Engine
• Local-first Architecture

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Pages

Route	Description
/	Main landing page with 7 sections
/docs	Technical documentation (8 sections)
/changelog	Release history with semantic versioning
/admin	Admin dashboard — waitlist management (requires admin role)
/privacy	Privacy policy
/terms	Terms of service

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22+
• pnpm 9+
• MySQL or TiDB database

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ZeroAI99/zero-ai.git
cd zero-ai

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Setup environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your database URL and OAuth credentials

# Push database schema
pnpm db:push

# Start development server
pnpm dev

Available Scripts

pnpm dev          # Start development server
pnpm build        # Build for production
pnpm test         # Run Vitest tests
pnpm db:push      # Push database schema changes
pnpm format       # Format code with Prettier

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
DATABASE_URL	MySQL/TiDB connection string
JWT_SECRET	Session cookie signing secret
VITE_APP_ID	OAuth application ID
OAUTH_SERVER_URL	OAuth backend base URL
VITE_OAUTH_PORTAL_URL	OAuth login portal URL
BUILT_IN_FORGE_API_KEY	LLM API key (server-side)
BUILT_IN_FORGE_API_URL	LLM API base URL

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Project Structure

zero-ai/
├── client/          # React frontend (Vite + TypeScript)
│   └── src/
│       ├── components/   # Reusable UI components
│       ├── pages/        # Page-level components
│       └── hooks/        # Custom React hooks
├── server/          # Express backend (tRPC)
│   ├── routers.ts   # tRPC procedures
│   └── db.ts        # Database query helpers
├── drizzle/         # Database schema & migrations
└── shared/          # Shared types & constants

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Contributing

Zero AI is in active development. We welcome contributions from:

• Founders building AI-native products
• Operators optimizing AI workflows
• Creators exploring AI partnership
• Builders pushing the frontier

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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Connect

• Website: zeroai.vip
• X (Twitter): @_zeroai
• GitHub: ZeroAI99

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