MD-OS

Software Discovery Model

Software discovery is the read-only application and service bootstrap path for MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex) v5.0.

The command:

cortex software bootstrap

scans host-exposed application and service surfaces, then writes normalized host-local files under:

md-os/ops/local/software/

Cleanup command:

cortex software clean

Cleanup must remove the local software cache, remove legacy software cache paths, rebuild derived runtime views, and scrub software scan events from the local journal so old software summaries do not remain in generated indices.

Output Files

md-os/ops/local/software/software_registry.json
md-os/ops/local/software/applications.json
md-os/ops/local/software/services.json
md-os/ops/local/software/applications.md
md-os/ops/local/software/services.md
md-os/ops/local/software/capabilities.md
md-os/ops/local/software/bootstrap_report.md
md-os/ops/local/software/observations.ndjson

Discovery Scope

The bootstrap may detect:

• desktop application entries
• app bundles
• Start menu applications
• Flatpak and Snap applications
• service manager tools
• systemd service unit files
• running service summaries
• launchd services
• Windows services
• package manager surfaces

Non-Activation Rule

Discovery must not:

• launch applications
• inspect application windows
• start services
• stop services
• restart services
• install packages
• remove packages
• kill processes
• mutate service configuration

Discovery only records what the host OS already exposes.

Boot Screen

The human-facing startup screen should look like a short OS-style scan:

MD-OS (Artificial Prefrontal Cortex) v5.0 Software Bootstrap
[SCAN] host software substrate
[OK] host OS: linux 6.x
[SCAN] applications
[OK] applications: 42
[SCAN] services
[OK] services: 120
[WRITE] md-os/ops/local/software/software_registry.json
[DONE] software substrate ready for natural-language control planning

The screen is a progress report, not proof of application launch or service control.

Connector Registry

Software discovery must register a connector entry:

software_discovery

That connector is snapshot_only: it writes local inventory and observations. Launching apps or controlling services requires a separate explicit connector.

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