The brain of your home.
Commerce included.
One silent device that gives every machine in your house a mind — laptops, phones, the refrigerator, lights, alarms, water sensors, the microwave, the TV. It watches over your home, buys what you're running out of, and earns while it idles.
No deposits, no charges — just an email when there's something worth seeing.
Cortex is your own sovereign AI node. It runs a team of specialized agents that handle the repetitive work of daily life — from meal planning to budgeting to home maintenance. Every decision is logged, every action auditable, every agent earns your trust over time through the same trust ladder used by Fortune 500 companies on Commerce Index.
When your agents don't need the full hardware, Cortex sells its idle compute to the Commerce Index merchant network — enriching products, processing images, forecasting demand. You earn CI Credits that convert to real money. The device pays for itself in weeks.
On-device AI inference. No cloud dependency for your personal agents.
Fanless aluminum body. Zero noise. Smaller than your router.
Sells idle compute to the CI network. ~$235/yr estimated.
ed25519 cryptographic identity. Your data never leaves the device.
Cortex automatically shifts between modes based on your activity. Full power when you need it, full earnings when you don't.
Your agents, at your service
Full agent swarm running for your household or business. Meal planning, budgeting, shopping, inventory management, home automation.
Work for you, earn on the side
Agents run at reduced priority. Excess CPU, NPU, and memory capacity sold to the Commerce Index compute grid. Passive income.
Maximum earnings
Minimal local services — security monitoring and critical alerts only. Full compute capacity sold to the network. Like solar panels at peak production.
Like solar panels sell electricity to the grid, Cortex sells compute to the Commerce Index network. Merchants need AI — your idle hardware delivers it.
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Every family member gets their own trust level and agent access. Parents control everything. Kids earn autonomy over time — just like agents on Commerce Index.
Pre-loaded with 8 household agents. Each learns your preferences, earns your trust, and coordinates with the others — the same architecture that runs Fortune 500 commerce operations.
Weekly meals respecting dietary needs, budget, and variety
Compares prices, finds deals, places orders with approval
Tracks expenses by category, alerts on overspend
Assigns tasks fairly, tracks completion, gamifies for kids
Detects conflicts, suggests scheduling, coordinates carpools
Seasonal reminders, contractor scheduling, warranty tracking
Medication reminders, appointment scheduling, exercise tracking
Schedules study time, tracks assignments, trust-tiered access
If you're on Commerce Index, Cortex becomes your local AI command center. Faster inference, grid earnings to offset your subscription, and full data sovereignty.
Agent decisions run on your NPU — faster than cloud round-trips. Sub-100ms for pricing, inventory, and fulfillment decisions.
Earn CI Credits from the compute grid. Offset your Commerce Index subscription — or turn a profit.
Sensitive operations stay on-device. Pricing strategies, supplier costs, and customer data never leave your node.
We're not taking money yet — reservations open closer to launch. Join the list for design reveals, beta units, and first ordering.
The brain of your home — every device connected, every decision local, commerce built in. Coming 2027.
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