Vapten OS — an operating-system-style interface for a personal AI agent

2026-09 → now · active · Designer and builder, with AI-assisted implementation

The interface I use to run my own AI assistant: command palette, approvals, a project graph, and a themeable design system. This site reuses its design language.

What it is

A browser interface for the personal AI assistant I run on my own server. It is built to make an agent usable day to day: one surface for talking to it, approving what it wants to do, and seeing what it knows.

What I built

A layout engine with a left rail, top bar and status strip, plus three themes.
A command palette and an approval relay, so the agent asks before it acts.
A “Second Brain” graph that links notes, projects and files.
A design system (colors, typography, motion, glow) that I approved from mockups; this website is built on the same system.

Why it matters

Agents need an interface a person can supervise. The approval-first design is the point: the assistant does the work and I keep the decisions.

Status

Active. Code is private for now.