oligarchy

Oligarchy is a personal NixOS distribution developed as a daily-driver operating system. It is built around a single Nix flake with multiple hardware targets for AMD, Intel, and Nvidia Optimus systems, and is primarily tested on a Framework 16 laptop. The project emphasizes reproducible configuration through Nix. It includes personas that switch kernel, audio, AI, and power settings in one action, a control center accessible through Wofi and a terminal UI, and a live system cockpit. The desktop environment is Hyprland with optional Plasma 6, and the system supports Wayland and X11. A notable component is the optional DSP coprocessor: a QEMU/KVM virtual machine running a real-time kernel, intended for low-latency audio processing. The README reports theoretical round-trip latency figures and provides a benchmark tool. Audio effects can be defined declaratively as LV2 plugin chains or Faust DSP programs. The platform also includes a local AI stack using Ollama with ROCm, CUDA, or CPU backends, a sandboxed coding-agent runner, and a peer-to-peer Nix substituter for sharing build artifacts over a LAN. An experimental distributed compute fabric called DeMoD Compute Fabric provides community node, identity, and tray controller components. The README is written in a satirical, in-character style with exaggerated claims and fictional legal language. A separate architecture document is referenced for practical build and customization details. Users should treat performance numbers and feature descriptions in the main README as unverified claims rather than measured benchmarks.