Welcome to ARC // OS
(Adaptive · Regulated · Consistent)
A personal operating system for daily planning, execution, and logging.
Documentation Overview
This site is the public documentation for ARC // OS. It is served at https://arcos.corgicy.com/docs/ when you push to main.
Start here:
- Quick Start (users) — how to live an ARC Day
- Local Quick Start (developers) — run the stack
- Connect Claude (MCP) — operate ARC from an assistant
- Public API — write-only keys for scripts and devices
- Outgoing webhooks — Brain forms and other events to your server
- API reference — session API, public API, webhooks, MCP
Product site:
For Developers:
- Developer README — coding standards (mandatory)
- Testing Requirements
- Architecture
What is ARC // OS?
ARC // OS is not a task manager, calendar, or fitness tracker. It is a complete operating system for human life—a single source of truth that manages, tracks, and regulates every aspect of daily existence.
Critical Principle: ARC // OS is the INPUT method for all systems. You log in ARC. Integrations (WHOOP, public API, MCP) write into that graph; they do not replace it.
The Philosophy
ARC stands for:
- Adaptive: The system learns and adjusts to your patterns, energy levels, and life circumstances
- Regulated: Built-in rules and constraints prevent overcommitment and ensure sustainable habits
- Consistent: Daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms create predictable structure
Core Design Principle: Everything is Highly Integrated, Relational, and Linked
If we can link something, we link it. That enables cross-domain insights: training vs sleep, sleep vs mood, mood vs task completion, spend vs social events.
Core Features
The app navigation is Today · Me · World · Money · Projects · Review · Play.
Today
Perimeter Walk, timeboxing, Minimum Mode, agenda, goals, AI coach, daily checklist.
Me
Training, mobility/cardio, body composition, health records, nutrition, pantry, sleep, journal, Brain, books, courses, emotions, dreams.
World
House, garden, plants, pets, wardrobe, inventory, jewelry, fragrance, cellar, people, messaging, vehicles, travel, trips.
Money
Accounts, transactions, budgets, recurring payments, net worth, assets, savings and debt goals.
Projects
Tasks, deadlines, Kanban, time blocks, ISO 27001 workspace.
Review
Analytics dashboard, correlations, habits, weekly/monthly reports.
Play
Idle Fighter, house/rooms, collections, seasonal events, leaderboards.
Integrations
Claude MCP, public write API, webhooks, WHOOP import.
See Features for implementation notes and the marketing Features page for product copy.
Key Principles
- Heavily Relational: Link everything.
- Rules Over Suggestions: Perimeter count, lunch slot, deferral next-step, timeboxes.
- Human-Centric: Biological, emotional, social, learning — not a machine.
- Input in ARC: Direct logging first; imports second.
- Test Everything: This system controls daily life.
Built with the understanding that humans need structure, regulation, and data to thrive—not just productivity hacks.