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signaloutnoise

SignalOutNoise is a background cognitive loop, not a productivity app. It captures thoughts with minimal user effort, classifies them without user decisions, stores them in structured memory, and provides receipts and one-step correction.

Quickstart (solo user)​

  1. Post a thought in Zulip stream sb-inbox topic capture.
  2. Watch for the receipt reply with the filed category and confidence.
  3. If wrong, reply with fix: people|projects|ideas|admin ref:<id>.
  4. Use Directus for review and edits (source of truth UI).
  5. Read the daily digest and reminders in your Zulip DMs.

System boundaries​

  • Zulip: capture + receipts + corrections + digests.
  • son-ingest (FastAPI): classification, bouncer, writes to Postgres, sends receipts.
  • Postgres (SoR): canonical record of People/Projects/Ideas/Admin and the InboxLog ledger.
  • Directus: UI for review and direct edits.

Principles​

  • Automation is invisible.
  • Every capture yields a receipt.
  • Fixes are deterministic and logged.
  • Trust comes from auditability.