title: Modes & Operations

Modes & Operations

ecOS offers four operational modes. All decisions expose rationale, evidence, uncertainty, and recommended next steps.

Modes

  • Observe — Passive sensing and enrichment.
  • Protect — STRIDE guardrails and local enforcement.
  • Learn — Prioritize ambiguous cases for human review and labeling.
  • Research — Transform curated intelligence into validated, deployable policies.

Cognitive Telemetry (Narrative Concepts)

From public talks and demos:

  • Homeostatic Balancing: On startup, ecOS performs a self‑calibration (“finding center”) of virtual synaptic parameters for stable operation.
  • Vital Signals: Surfaces EI Balance (impulse to act vs. restraint), Cognitive Confidence, and an Intuition score derived from data relevance/completeness.
  • Efference Gate: When intuition exceeds a threshold, ecOS simulates outcomes before enacting autonomous actions.