Principles
The commitments we’re building Syxon around. If we drift, tell us.
1. Preserve attention
Syxon is built to help you think, not to capture your time.
- No infinite feed. Views stay bounded.
- When something shows up, you can open “Why this” to see where it came from.
- Sessions are finite. “Done for now” is a first‑class action.
- We prefer calm visuals and keyboard‑first flows over constant motion.
Explainable outcomes
When Syx or any model influences what you see, you should be able to understand why.
- If we rank items, we show the main reasons in plain language.
- Assists and decision briefs should keep sources and uncertainty when it matters.
- We treat unexplained automation as a bug, not a feature.
Proofs, not slogans
Big claims should come with things you can inspect and measure.
- Measure time‑to‑first‑useful and minutes saved in real workflows (opt‑in).
- Publish honest ranges instead of vanity charts.
- Ship demos you can inspect.
2. Shared work should benefit contributors
If we build a shared layer, it should benefit the people who build it—not only the company.
- Changes should happen through proposals and merges, not silent overwrites.
- Voting is a first‑class View for merges, dedupe, and priority decisions.
- Credit and reputation should come from useful contributions.
How decisions scale
Bigger decisions require more consensus.
- Low‑risk fixes (like obvious dedupe) can move fast.
- High‑risk changes (like policy and safety) require stronger thresholds.
- Founders keep narrow reserve powers for security, privacy, and legal obligations—with public explanations where possible.
3. Start on your device
We assume your work belongs on your device first. Cloud is an optional extension, not the default.
- By default, capture → save → search runs on your device.
- Cloud help is explicit, redacted, and opt‑in. The UI shows when something leaves your device.
- Encrypted backups are optional, with keys kept separate from stored data.
- Telemetry is opt‑in, minimal, and never includes content.
- When there’s a tradeoff, we prefer slower but local and explainable over faster but opaque.
4. Clear red lines
There are directions we choose not to take, even if they might be profitable.
- No dark patterns to drive engagement (no infinite feeds, no fake urgency).
- No selling or trading of personal data.
- No hidden content‑level telemetry or opaque personalization based on things you read or write.
- No unexplainable ranking modes. If we can’t explain it, we shouldn’t ship it.
5. Evolving in public
These principles will need to evolve as Syxon grows and as the world around us changes.
- We’ll record major product and governance decisions in short, public notes.
- We’ll refine governance with real use and community input.
- If we ever need to override the usual rules for safety or legal reasons, we’ll say so and aim to restore normal operation quickly.
If you think we’re drifting from these principles—or if there’s a principle you believe we’re missing—email principles@syxon.org.
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