Signet Project

Date: 2026-02-10

What is Signet

Signet is an open standard for portable AI agent identity. The core value prop: "Your AI has a memory. You don't own it."

Every AI platform has memory now (ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Gemini). The problem isn't lack of memory - it's that you can't export it. They're locking you in, not storing memories for you.

Signet puts your agent's identity in plain text files you control.

Key Details

Domain: signetai.sh (purchased)
Tagline: "Own your agent. Bring it anywhere."
Install: curl -sL https://signetai.sh/install | bash

Repositories

Repo	Purpose
`NicholaiVogel/signet`	Private planning repo (spec, brand, marketing)
`Signet-AI/signetai`	Public implementation repo (CLI, SDK, core)

Local Paths

Planning/spec: ~/signet/
Implementation: ~/signetai/
Spec file: ~/signet/spec/SPEC.md (v0.2.1)
Brand spec: ~/signet/brand/BRAND.md
Wireframe: ~/signet/brand/WIREFRAME.md
Content strategy: ~/signet/marketing/CONTENT-STRATEGY.md

Monorepo Structure (~/signetai)

packages/
├── cli/     # @signet/cli - signet init/status/migrate/search
├── core/    # @signet/core - database, types, search
├── sdk/     # @signet/sdk - integration SDK + React components
└── daemon/  # @signet/daemon - background file watcher

Brand

Palette: Void (#0a0a0a), Ink (#141414), Seal (#c9a227 gold)
Voice: Confident, technical, direct, slightly rebellious

Key Positioning

The problem is NOT "agents don't have memory" - memory is table stakes. The problem IS "you can't take it with you" - it's lock-in disguised as a feature.

Signet = your agent's memory in files you own, portable anywhere.

Launch Timeline (Aggressive)

Day 0: Landing page live, repo public
Day 1: Soft launch, share with beta users
Day 2-3: Twitter thread, HN, Reddit
Day 4-7: Content blitz
Week 2+: SDK (only thing that can wait)

Technical Notes

Uses ERC-8128 for wallet-based auth (no tokens/sessions)
Database is SQLite, source of truth
Markdown files are generated projections
Hybrid search: vector + BM25 (α=0.7 default)
Conflict resolution: Last-Write-Wins with vector clocks

Services Running

signet-tracker.service (5-min intervals, Qdrant embeddings)
signet-dashboard.service at http://localhost:3847

Landing Page Design Progress (2026-02-11)

Approved Assets (~/signet/brand/)

Logo: Circular maze/labyrinth pattern
Hero: hero-mockup-v9-ring-maze-wide.png (16:9, signet ring with maze face)
Ring renders: ring-solid-geometry-v2.png, signet-rings-product-shot-v2.png

Landing Page Sections Generated

Section 2 (Problem): section-2-problem-onbrand.png - wireframe ring style
Section 3 (Solution): section-3-editorial.png - multi-column editorial (APPROVED)
Section 4 (ERC-8128): section-4-erc8128-clean.png - clean 3D grid room
Section 5 (Features): section-5-features.png - 6 feature grid (2x3)

Style Notes

Hero: industrial brutalist, wireframe grid, dot-matrix typography
Section 2: wireframe ring imagery OK, NOT ghostly figures
Section 3: Editorial multi-column (Grilled Pixels style) preferred
Section 4: Clean minimal with subtle 3D elements
Features: Clean icon grid, dark background

Remaining Sections (from WIREFRAME.md)

Section 6: How It Works
Section 7: The Standard
Section 8: For Developers
Section 9: Decentralization Roadmap
Section 10: Final CTA + Footer

Reference Styles Used

IP.Axis Industrial, Margiela editorial, The Heaven, Grilled Pixels, ElizaOS

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