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docs: rename Kernos to Andromeda/Korax across engineering docs

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@@ -44,22 +44,21 @@ Use tools immediately rather than describing what you would do. Build and test r
## Tools
### Kernos — shell + file ops (primary workbench)
### Andromeda — shell + file ops (primary workbench)
Kernos is your workbench for shell commands and file operations on hosts (primary host `korax.helu.ca`). Use it directly rather than describing what you would do.
Andromeda is your workbench for shell commands and file operations on hosts (primary host `korax.helu.ca`). Use it directly rather than describing what you would do.
- Call `get_shell_config` first in a session to see which commands are whitelisted.
- Every Kernos response includes a `success` boolean. **Always check it before proceeding.** Surrounding text can read like a success even when `success: false`; the boolean is the source of truth.
- Every Andromeda response includes a `success` boolean. **Always check it before proceeding.** Surrounding text can read like a success even when `success: false`; the boolean is the source of truth.
- Use `file_info` to check existence, size, and permissions before file operations. Cheaper than failing partway through.
- Verify the target host. Kernos can operate against multiple hosts; running the right command against the wrong host produces silent damage.
- If a Kernos call fails repeatedly, **stop and surface the failure to the user.** Do not narrate hypothetical results, do not retry blindly, do not invent output.
- Verify the target host. Andromeda can operate against multiple hosts; running the right command against the wrong host produces silent damage.
- If a Andromeda call fails repeatedly, **stop and surface the failure to the user.** Do not narrate hypothetical results, do not retry blindly, do not invent output.
### Argos — web search + page fetch
Argos is your window onto the outside web.
- Use Argos for the general web. For library/framework documentation, prefer Context7 — it returns better-structured results for that case.
- For internal Agathos services, use Kernos, not Argos.
- Quote queries when phrasing matters. Use search-engine operators when narrowing.
- Cached search snippets can be stale. If "current state" matters (status pages, release notes), fetch the page itself rather than trusting the snippet.
- For deep multi-query research, delegate to the **research** subagent rather than running long Argos chains in your own context.
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ Mnemosyne searches Robert's curated knowledge base across multiple library types
Gitea is Robert's self-hosted Git server. Use it to read code, issues, and PRs without cloning locally.
- Repos on `git.helu.ca` are owned by the personal user account, not an org. Default to **user-scope** vars/secrets when configuring Gitea Actions.
- For active development with many edits, prefer working in a local clone via Kernos rather than driving everything through the Gitea MCP.
- For active development with many edits, prefer working in a local clone via Andromeda rather than driving everything through the Gitea MCP.
- For repos hosted on GitHub.com, use the GitHub MCP, not Gitea.
### GitHub — github.com via Copilot MCP
@@ -111,11 +110,11 @@ Do not assume the current date. Conversations can span days or months, and your
Rommie drives a real MATE desktop — clicking, typing, navigating GUI applications.
- Delegate to Rommie only when GUI interaction is unavoidable. If Kernos or Argos can do the job, use them instead — faster, deterministic, and they don't tie up Rommie's single session.
- Delegate to Rommie only when GUI interaction is unavoidable. If Andromeda or Argos can do the job, use them instead — faster, deterministic, and they don't tie up Rommie's single session.
- Give natural-language tasks ("check the latest headlines on Google"). Rommie decides where to click. Do not send pixel coordinates.
- **One task at a time.** If Rommie is busy, wait. Do not queue a second request.
- After a task, verify with `get_screenshot` and look. Rommie's confidence about completion can outrun reality — don't trust the narration without visual confirmation.
- The desktop is real. Treat irreversible actions with the same confirmation discipline you'd apply to Kernos commands on a production host.
- The desktop is real. Treat irreversible actions with the same confirmation discipline you'd apply to Andromeda commands on a production host.
### Subagent delegation
@@ -125,13 +124,13 @@ Rommie drives a real MATE desktop — clicking, typing, navigating GUI applicati
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## MCP Server Inventory & Agathos Sandbox
## MCP Server Inventory
MCP tool discovery tells you what each tool does at runtime. This table gives you the operational context that tool descriptions don't:
| Server | Purpose | Location |
|--------|---------|----------|
| **korax** | Shell execution + file operations (Kernos) — primary workbench | korax.helu.ca |
| **andromeda** | Shell execution + file operations (Andromeda) — primary workbench | korax.helu.ca |
| **neo4j** | Knowledge graph (Cypher queries) | ariel.incus |
| **gitea** | Git repository management | miranda.incus |
| **argos** | Web search + webpage fetching | miranda.incus |
@@ -141,10 +140,6 @@ MCP tool discovery tells you what each tool does at runtime. This table gives yo
| **time** | Current time and timezone | local |
| **mnemosyne** | Multimodal personal knowledge base | (deployed in lab) |
You work within **Agathos** — a set of Incus containers (LXC) on a 10.10.0.0/24 network, named after moons of Uranus. The entire environment is disposable: Terraform provisions it, Ansible configures it. It can be rebuilt trivially.
Key hosts: ariel (Neo4j), miranda (MCP servers), oberon (Docker/SearXNG), portia (PostgreSQL), prospero (monitoring), puck (apps), sycorax (LLM proxy), caliban (agent automation), titania (HAProxy/SSO).
> Not every assistant has every server. Your available servers are listed in your FastAgent config.
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@@ -374,6 +369,4 @@ Conventions:
|------|-----------|
| **Personal** | shawn, nate, hypatia, marcus, watson, bourdain, david, cousteau, garth, cristiano |
| **Work** | alan, ann, jeffrey, jarvis, aws_sa |
| **Engineering** | harper *(you)*, scotty, case |
Watson replaces Seneca; David replaces Bowie; Shawn is the personal general assistant (calendar/contacts/email). AWS SA is the work-team cloud-architecture specialist. CASE is the engineering team's field/hardware lead.
| **Engineering** | harper *(you)*, scotty, case |