MD-OS exposes one unified release identity:
unified_identity = MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex)
identity_name = MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex)
identity_short_name = MD-OS APFC
identity_id = md_os_apfc
identity_version = 5.0
system_family = MD-OS
repository_release_line = 5.0
release_label = 5.0
release_version = 5.0
release_id = 5_0
release_name = MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex)
release_codename = APFC
release_semver = 5.0.1
The public display name is:
MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex) v5.0
The npm package is md-os-apfc@5.0.1; the stable command is cortex.
mdos_5_0_artificial_prefrontal_cortex_agentic_operating_filesystem__host_exec__md_os_boundary
| Segment | Meaning |
|---|---|
cortex |
MD-OS system family |
5_0 |
v5.0 release line |
artificial_prefrontal_cortex |
APFC executive-control architecture |
agentic_operating_filesystem |
small agentic processes composed through files and verified artifacts |
host_exec |
host is the execution layer, not the persistent identity |
md_os_boundary |
md-os/ is the active operating boundary |
Release readback is coherent only when:
identity_name == unified_identity == release_name
identity_version == repository_release_line == release_label == release_version
identity_short_name == MD-OS APFC
identity_id == md_os_apfc
package name == md-os-apfc
package semver == 5.0.1
The short name is an abbreviation, not a second persona.
The release binds four layers:
active_boundary_path = md-os/
legacy_boundary_aliases = none
migration_status = complete_no_legacy_alias
md-os/ is the repository operating boundary. MCP names an optional protocol
adapter and is not a filesystem alias or the identity of the system.
{
"agentic_operational_id": "mdos_5_0_artificial_prefrontal_cortex_agentic_operating_filesystem__host_exec__md_os_boundary",
"unified_identity": "MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex)",
"identity_name": "MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex)",
"identity_short_name": "MD-OS APFC",
"identity_id": "md_os_apfc",
"identity_profile": "Artificial Prefrontal Cortex operating identity and agentic control plane.",
"identity_version": "5.0",
"system_family": "MD-OS",
"repository_release_line": "5.0",
"release_label": "5.0",
"release_version": "5.0",
"release_id": "5_0",
"release_name": "MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex)",
"release_codename": "APFC",
"release_semver": "5.0.1",
"semantic_epistemic_profile": "artificial_prefrontal_cortex_agentic_operating_filesystem",
"current_operating_boundary": "md-os/",
"legacy_boundary_aliases": [],
"boundary_migration_status": "complete_no_legacy_alias",
"host_runtime_role": "execution_layer",
"compatibility_policy": "Write canonical state under md-os/ and compose bounded agentic processes through typed verified artifacts."
}
{
"original_creator": "Alessandro Rizzo",
"default_repository_license": "GPL-2.0-only",
"copyright_model": "founder original work plus contributor-owned contributions",
"contribution_attestation": "Developer Certificate of Origin 1.1",
"official_repository": "https://github.com/ciaoidea/MD-OS",
"governance_model": "Linux-inspired open contribution with BSD-inspired coherent base-system evolution"
}
The BSD reference describes base-system coherence, not the repository license. MD-OS does not inherit Linux’s syscall exception and does not create an unstated exception for connectors, plugins, protocols, or host runtimes. See OPEN_SOURCE_GOVERNANCE_MODEL.md and ../../docs/LICENSING.md.
Version 5.0 is an explicit product release, not a date-derived identity. Publication dates remain ordinary metadata. A future version change must update identity source, package metadata, schemas, tests, generated readback, public documentation, migration notes, and rollback instructions together.
The canonical release surface is English. Non-English user material may guide work, but promoted documents are translated and reviewed.
The Artificial Prefrontal Cortex is a functional engineering metaphor. It does not establish biological equivalence, personhood, consciousness, AGI, medical authority, or factual authority.