Insights.
Notes on the ideas behind Manwe. Ontology, sovereignty and research, and how the harness puts them to work.
What it means for an agent to stay
Most AI "agents" are a prompt that disappears when the chat closes. A persistent advisor keeps its role, its lessons and its watches, and comes back when something changes.
31 October 2026 · 2 min readEssay · OntologyYour AI doesn't need a longer memory. It needs an ontology.
Chat history is a transcript, not an understanding. What makes context useful is knowing what things are, how they relate and why they matter.
30 October 2026 · 3 min readWhat it means for an agent to stay
Most AI "agents" are a prompt that disappears when the chat closes. A persistent advisor keeps its role, its lessons and its watches, and comes back when something changes.
31 October 2026 · 2 min readEssayYour AI doesn't need a longer memory. It needs an ontology.
Chat history is a transcript, not an understanding. What makes context useful is knowing what things are, how they relate and why they matter.
30 October 2026 · 3 min readGuideWorlds and Moons: context for a life with many projects
Your company, your studies and your home renovation shouldn't share one memory. A practical guide to giving each part of your life its own context, and knowing when to split it further.
28 October 2026 · 2 min readResearchThree models, one question: why disagreement is the useful part
A single confident answer hides its weak points. Putting the same question to several models shows you where the reasoning is solid and where it's a guess.
27 October 2026 · 2 min readEssayAI sovereignty starts on the computer you own
Sovereignty isn't a slogan about where data centres are. For a person or a small team, it comes down to three practical questions about your context, your models and your exits.
24 October 2026 · 3 min readGuideHow to hand an AI your research materials
The quality of AI research depends less on the model than on what you give it and what you ask for. A practical guide to briefs, sources, folders and checking the result.
20 October 2026 · 2 min readNothing here yet for that combination.