Open source · Launching soon

The Machine OS

Build AI systems that don't break.

A hub of engineering skills and MCP tools you install once, so your AI IDE (Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client) gains production-grade, least-privilege capabilities, backed by real, tested open-source repos.

23
engineering skills
10+
MCP tool spokes
Live
in Claude Desktop
MIT
open source
// the architecture

The shape of it

One install wires your AI IDE to a hub. The hub gives it skills (how to work) and spokes (what to call), every spoke backed by a real, tested repo, and the whole thing stands on a trust spine.

THE MACHINE OS Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor · Cline THE MACHINE OS one front door · one trust boundary Skills recipes the agent follows · SKILL.md code-review   debug   architecture incident-response   testing-strategy + 19 more · one flat plugin Spokes MCP tools backed by real repos code-graph (live)   memory   recall extractor   sim   constitution read-only · sandboxed by default Real open-source repos  ·  tested, production-grounded  ·  MIT TRUST SPINE · least-privilege · deterministic · tested · audited · on-shore
Clients Hub Skills Spokes Repos Trust spine
// what it is

Three layers, one install

Most AI tools make the model more capable. The Machine OS makes it more reliable. It packages the boring, hard-won engineering discipline into things your agent can actually use.

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Skills

Procedural recipes (code-review, debug, architecture, incident-response, and 19 more) that shape how the agent works, as portable SKILL.md files.

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Spokes (MCP tools)

Callable tools backed by real repos: a code-graph that finds blast radius, failure memory, solution recall, document extraction, and more. Read-only and sandboxed by default.

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The hub

One front door. Install the skills + tools in a single move, and your IDE gets all of it. One version stream, one trust boundary, no glue code.

// how to use it

Install once, and your IDE levels up

Two paths, depending on your tool. The public install link goes live at launch, the waitlist gets it first.

1

Claude Code — add the marketplace, install the plugins

The skills plugin (markdown, zero-setup) plus the optional tools plugin (the MCP spokes).

/plugin marketplace add shubham0086/the-machine-os /plugin install ai-engineering@machine-os /plugin install ai-engineering-tools@machine-os /reload-plugins
2

Claude Desktop — one-click extension

Each spoke ships as a .mcpb extension. Install it, point it at a repo, and ask in plain language. The first spoke (code-graph) is live today.

Settings → Extensions → install the .mcpb → pick a workspace "What depends on src/db.js? Use the code-graph tool."
3

Any MCP client (Cursor, Cline, Zed)

The tools are plain MCP servers, so they run anywhere via a standard mcp.json. The skills are CC-BY prose you can drop into any IDE's rules.

// not vaporware

The first piece is already live and open

"Launching soon" does not mean "nothing yet." A real spoke is open source and running inside Claude Desktop today, returning live results over a real repo.

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Agent-Context, live

The code-graph spoke runs in Claude Desktop now and returned a real graph of 1,501 files / 5,437 dependency edges. Open source (MIT). See the project →

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A public handbook

Field notes, system recipes, and architecture write-ups on building AI systems that survive production, the thinking behind the tools. Read the blog →

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Trusted by design

Read-only and root-confined tools, capability scoping, and an audit trail, the least-privilege posture the whole industry is scrambling toward. Why it matters →

// the philosophy

Reliability over hype

Demos lie, agents drift, providers go down. The Machine OS is the unglamorous infrastructure that makes AI agents survive contact with production.

Deterministic control flow Least-privilege by default Tested, not vibes Failure memory Grounded, no hallucination Audit trails Open source
// where it's going

The honest roadmap

No "everything is done" theatre. Here is exactly what is live, what is next, and what is later.

Live now

  • 23 engineering skills
  • Code-graph spoke in Claude Desktop
  • Public handbook + blog

Launching soon

  • One-command public install
  • The full spoke set, packaged
  • Cross-IDE (Cursor / Cline / Zed)

Later

  • Hosted / remote tier
  • Sovereign, on-shore deployment
  • Community skills + spokes

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