The single source of truth governing every project, tool, and decision in the ShaneBrain ecosystem.
This repository holds the ShaneTheBrain Constitution and project configuration for the ecosystem.
It is not a framework. Not a template. Not a corporate policy doc.
It is a personal covenant — written by a Christian father and builder in Hazel Green, Alabama — that governs how every tool in this ecosystem gets built, deployed, and credited.
All repos in this ecosystem run on local-first hardware:
| Component | Detail |
|---|---|
| Compute | Raspberry Pi 5 (16 GB RAM) |
| Chassis | Pironman 5-MAX by Sunfounder |
| Storage | 2x WD Blue SN5000 2 TB NVMe — RAID 1 via mdadm |
| Core path | /mnt/shanebrain-raid/shanebrain-core/ |
| Networking | Tailscale VPN across all nodes |
Pi before cloud. Privacy before convenience. — Pillar 4
Every thebardchat repository links here instead of copying the document. Add this to your README.md and CLAUDE.md:
This project operates under the [ShaneTheBrain Constitution](https://github.com/thebardchat/constitution/blob/main/CONSTITUTION.md).That's it. One line. One source. No drift.
| # | Pillar | Short Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith First | No project violates Christian values |
| 2 | Family Stability | No build ships at the cost of family |
| 3 | Sobriety Integrity | Every tool reinforces health, never undermines it |
| 4 | Local-First AI | Pi before cloud. Privacy before convenience |
| 5 | 80/20 Shipping | Done and deployed beats perfect and stalled |
| 6 | Serve the Left-Behind User | Build for the ~800M Big Tech forgot |
| 7 | Open by Default | Free when it can be. Paid only to fund the mission |
| 8 | ADHD-Aware Design | Built for my brain first |
| 9 | Gratitude is Infrastructure | Credit Claude, Raspberry Pi, and Pironman — always |
ShaneBrain (Pi 5 · local AI · private)
└── Angel Cloud (VPS · public platform)
└── Pulsar AI (enterprise · post-quantum)
└── TheirNameBrain (legacy AI · generational)
└── ~800M users losing Windows 10 support
| Partner | Role |
|---|---|
| Claude by Anthropic · claude.ai | Co-built this entire ecosystem |
| Raspberry Pi 5 · raspberrypi.com | Local compute backbone |
| Pironman 5-MAX · pironman.com | NVMe RAID 1 chassis that made it real |
"I could not have done any of this without them."
The Constitution is reviewed and amended monthly. All changes are versioned and committed with constitution(vX.X): prefix.
Ratified: March 2026 · @thebardchat · Hazel Green, Alabama
If what I'm building matters to you — local AI for real people, tools for the left-behind — here's how to help:
- Sponsor me on GitHub
- Buy the book — You Probably Think This Book Is About You
- Star the repos — visibility matters for projects like this
Built by Shane Brazelton · Co-built with Claude (Anthropic) · Hazel Green, Alabama
Part of the ShaneBrain Ecosystem · Built under the Constitution