{
  "schema": "ivankotov.install_c.v1",
  "url": "https://ivankotov.eu/install-c/",
  "title": "How to install c",
  "status": "public installation entry",
  "updated": "2026-07-03",
  "summary": "How to install c: a practical local-first installation path for a local c-node candidate from ester-clean-code on GitHub.",
  "repo": "https://github.com/Kot141078/ester-clean-code",
  "stable_release": "https://github.com/Kot141078/ester-clean-code/releases/tag/v0.2.7",
  "minimum_profile": "https://github.com/Kot141078/ester-clean-code/blob/main/docs/profiles/MINIMUM_C_NODE_PROFILE_v0.1.md",
  "boundary": {
    "is": [
      "local-first continuity substrate",
      "implementation-facing c-node candidate entry",
      "bounded memory / agent / witness / budget / oracle routing surface"
    ],
    "is_not": [
      "chatbot",
      "model endpoint",
      "cloud assistant",
      "AGI completion claim",
      "deployment certification",
      "privacy waiver"
    ]
  },
  "recommended_commands": [
    "git clone https://github.com/Kot141078/ester-clean-code.git",
    "cd ester-clean-code",
    "git checkout v0.2.7",
    "python -m compileall ESTER",
    "python -m compileall modules"
  ],
  "codex_policy": {
    "allowed": [
      "read repository",
      "explain install steps",
      "propose commands",
      "review logs",
      "flag risks"
    ],
    "denied": [
      "receive secrets",
      "receive raw private memory",
      "self-approve changes",
      "own memory",
      "act as continuity holder"
    ]
  },
  "hardware_tiers": [
    {
      "tier": "inspection_reading_node",
      "cpu": "4-8 cores",
      "ram": "16 GB",
      "disk": "100-200 GB SSD",
      "gpu": "optional",
      "use": "reading, docs, small tests, Codex-assisted review"
    },
    {
      "tier": "normal_local_c_node",
      "cpu": "8-16 cores",
      "ram": "32-64 GB",
      "disk": "1-2 TB NVMe",
      "gpu": "12-24 GB VRAM if local inference is needed",
      "use": "local memory, local inference, vector store, bounded agents, backup / restore"
    },
    {
      "tier": "strong_local_node",
      "cpu": "16+ cores",
      "ram": "64-128 GB",
      "disk": "2-4 TB NVMe plus external backup",
      "gpu": "24 GB+ VRAM",
      "use": "heavier local models, multi-agent review, media ingestion, private RAG, longer experiments"
    }
  ],
  "privacy_defaults": [
    "raw memory local by default",
    "external models as bounded oracles, not memory owners",
    "no private archive upload to external agents by default",
    "human stop / freeze path remains visible",
    "backup before experiments"
  ]
}