First-principles systems · hardened runtimes · open-source engineering
paredez.dev · milner · capability-fabric
I build software from first principles: small surfaces, explicit contracts, minimal dependencies, and behaviour that can be inspected under pressure. My current public work centres on Milner, a Windows-first command runtime, and Capability Fabric, a model-agnostic Agent Skills library for explicit routing, bounded context, and verifiable agent behaviour.
| Milner |
A Windows-first Rust command runtime built around explicit process launch,
typed parsing, narrow execution policy, and hardened operating-system
boundaries.
Repository · Latest release |
| Capability Fabric |
A model-agnostic Agent Skills library for routing, planning, research,
context budgeting, sustained execution, verification, and skill authoring.
Repository · Latest release |
Install Milner on Windows:
irm https://paredez.dev/install.ps1 | iexnative execution typed command surfaces first-principles systems
hardened runtimes agent operating method safety by construction
minimal dependencies open-source engineering verifiable behaviour
Working principles
- Design from first principles before importing complexity.
- Keep dependencies intentional, minimal, and justified.
- Prefer explicit contracts over ambient behaviour.
- Reject ambiguous input instead of guessing.
- Make verification part of the operating surface.
- Keep agent work routed, bounded, and inspectable.
- Optimise from evidence, not instinct.
- Publish only what can be maintained with discipline.
Recurring stack
- Rust for command runtimes and native execution boundaries
- TypeScript for web-facing control surfaces
- Tauri for planned desktop applications
- Python for research automation and local AI experiments
- Cloudflare for lightweight public infrastructure
- Agent Skills for portable agent operating methods
Built with assistance from Sole.