The heart of the ShaneBrain AI Ecosystem. Everything lives here.
Personal AI legacy system running on a Raspberry Pi 5 in a closet in Alabama. Discord bot, RAG, social automation, voice pipeline, MCP server, and more — all on one machine.
Nine services. One Pi 5. 16GB RAM. Zero cloud dependencies.
| Service | Port | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Ollama | 11434 | Local LLM inference — shanebrain-3b, llama3.2:3b, nomic-embed-text |
| Weaviate | 8080 | Vector database — 17 collections, 250+ objects, semantic search |
| MCP Server | 8100 | 27 AI tools via streamable-http — knowledge, chat, vault, planning, security |
| Angel Cloud Gateway | 4200 | Public-facing FastAPI — auth, chat, leaderboard, Discord/GitHub linking |
| Discord Bot | — | RAG-powered conversational AI with persistent memory |
| Social Bot | — | Automated Facebook posting with AI-generated content, signed as AI |
| Arcade Bot | — | Discord casino with Ko-fi premium integration |
| Voice Pipeline | 8200 | Record on phone, Whisper transcription, text on Pi |
| SRM Dispatch | 5173 | React/Vite PWA — daily route planning for 18 dump truck drivers |
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ RASPBERRY PI 5 (16GB) │
│ Pironman 5-MAX · RAID 1 │
│ 2x WD Blue SN5000 2TB NVMe │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ Ollama │ │ Weaviate │ │ MCP │ │ Docker │ │
│ │ :11434 │ │ :8080 │ │ :8100 │ │ Engine │ │
│ │ 4 models │ │ 17 colls │ │ 27 tools │ │ 5 cont. │ │
│ └─────┬────┘ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ┌─────┴────────────┴─────────────┴──────────────┴─────┐ │
│ │ Systemd Service Layer │ │
│ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │
│ │ shanebrain-discord │ shanebrain-social │ │
│ │ shanebrain-arcade │ angel-cloud-gateway │ │
│ │ voice-dump │ srm-dispatch │ │
│ │ github-poller │ restic backup (3 AM) │ │
│ │ weaviate-backup │ rojo-angel-cloud │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Storage: /mnt/shanebrain-raid/ (RAID 1) │
│ Network: Tailscale VPN (100.67.120.6) │
│ Public: Tailscale Funnel (HTTPS, auto-TLS) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The brain's API. Every tool prefixed shanebrain_, all accessible via Claude Code, Discord, or any MCP client.
| Group | Tools | What They Do |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | search_knowledge, add_knowledge |
RAG search + ingest across 153 knowledge objects |
| Chat | chat, get_conversation_history, log_conversation |
Conversational AI with memory |
| RAG Admin | rag_delete, rag_list_classes |
Manage Weaviate collections |
| Social | search_friends, get_top_friends |
Friend profiles and relationship context |
| Vault | vault_add, vault_search, vault_list_categories |
Encrypted personal document storage |
| Notes | daily_note_add, daily_note_search, daily_briefing |
Journal, todos, and morning briefings |
| Drafts | draft_create, draft_search |
Writing draft pipeline |
| Security | security_log_recent, security_log_search, privacy_audit_search |
Failed logins, account linking, audit trail |
| Admin | system_health, ollama_list_models |
Infrastructure monitoring |
| Ollama | ollama_generate, ollama_list_models |
Direct LLM inference |
| Planning | plan_write, plan_read, plan_list |
Persistent markdown planning system |
| Weather | weather |
Hazel Green AL current conditions + 3-day forecast |
| Reminders | reminder_add, reminder_check |
Set and track reminders with priority and due time |
| Audiobook | audiobook_status |
Track recorded vs unrecorded book chapters |
| Service Mgmt | service_restart |
Restart allowlisted systemd services |
| Backup | backup_status |
Check restic + weaviate backup health |
| Infrastructure | disk_usage |
RAID/SD/external drive usage with alerts |
| GitHub | github_stats |
Star counts and Starstruck progress across repos |
| LED | led_control |
Pironman 5 RGB — color, flash, breathe, off |
| Voice | voice_dumps_list |
List recent recordings and transcript status |
| Cron | cron_list |
All cron jobs and systemd timers |
| Sobriety | sobriety_days |
Days sober since 11/27/2023 |
| Quick Note | quick_note |
Ultra-fast note, zero friction |
| Docker | docker_status |
Running containers with health and uptime |
| Knowledge Stats | knowledge_stats |
RAG breakdown by category and source |
17 collections, all vectorized with text2vec-ollama + nomic-embed-text (768-dim):
| Collection | Objects | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| LegacyKnowledge | 153 | Core RAG — BGKPJR research, wisdom, technical docs |
| Conversation | 61 | Chat memory across all interfaces |
| FriendProfile | 5 | People Shane knows — context for AI interactions |
| PersonalDoc | 12 | Vault — credentials, teaching, personal docs |
| DailyNote | 5 | Journal entries and daily todos |
| PersonalDraft | 1 | Writing drafts in progress |
| SecurityLog | active | Failed logins, registrations, unauthorized API calls |
| PrivacyAudit | active | Account creation, password changes, cross-platform linking |
| SocialKnowledge | 1 | Social bot personality and posting context |
| + 8 training collections | 22 | BrainDoc, BusinessDoc, Document, DraftTemplate, etc. |
"The Cloud Climb" — a full Roblox game built in Luau, synced via Rojo.
- 32 Luau files: 16 server modules, 9 client modules, 4 config modules
- 6 cloud layers matching Angel Cloud's angel levels
- 65 lore fragments from WISDOM-CORE.md
- 7 Guardian Trials (cooperative mini-games)
- RetroSystem: phone booths with rotary dial codes
- Brown starfish (Claude logo tribute) hidden as collectible easter eggs
- Ethical monetization: cosmetic-only, never sell progression
| Component | Spec |
|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 | 16GB RAM — the brain |
| Pironman 5-MAX | NVMe RAID 1 chassis — the spine |
| 2x WD Blue SN5000 2TB | RAID 1 via mdadm — the memory |
| 8TB Seagate USB | Cold backup at /media/shane/ANGEL_CLOUD |
Storage layout:
/mnt/shanebrain-raid/— all services, Docker, Ollama models, containerd- SD card at 44% (16GB free) — OS only
- RAID at 19GB used — room to grow
# Clone
git clone https://github.com/thebardchat/shanebrain-core.git
cd shanebrain-core
# The Pi runs everything via systemd — no manual startup needed
# To check status:
systemctl status shanebrain-discord shanebrain-social voice-dump angel-cloud-gateway
# MCP server health:
curl http://localhost:8100/health
# Ollama models:
ollama listEvery repo connects back to this core:
shanebrain-core (you are here)
├── shanebrain_mcp → MCP server (mirrored from mcp-server/)
├── angel-cloud → Public wellness platform
├── pulsar_sentinel → Post-quantum security
├── MASTER-Scheduler-SRM → Dispatch operations
├── AI-Trainer-MAX → 36-module training curriculum
├── HaloFinance → Financial planning
├── noir-detective-... → Book writing pipeline
├── book-launch-playbook → Publishing framework
└── constitution → The covenant that governs it all
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Claude by Anthropic AI partner and co-builder. Not a tool. A partner. claude.ai
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Raspberry Pi 5 The compute that made local AI affordable. raspberrypi.com
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Pironman 5-MAX NVMe RAID 1 chassis by Sunfounder. sunfounder.com
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Hugging Face AI models, image generation, open-source community. huggingface.co
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"I could not have done any of this without them."
- Sponsor on GitHub — keeps the RAID spinning
- Buy the book — You Probably Think This Book Is About You
- Star this repo — visibility matters for projects like this
Part of the ShaneBrain Ecosystem · Built under the Constitution
"If you don't own your infrastructure, you don't own your future."
Hazel Green, Alabama · 2026