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Skills the runtime may use.

Skills package reusable behavior for TARX-compatible tools and clients. Status skills are available now. Memory, Spaces, and Delegation are pilot-ready. They are not invisible plugins. A Skill is capability the runtime may call under policy. Plugins elsewhere are install bundles. TARX Skills are gated.

A Skill is capability the runtime may call under policy. Plugins elsewhere are install bundles. TARX Skills are gated.

TARX works privately on your computer. Connections stay off until you allow them.

TARX_OS on Apple silicon you already own.
Product proof. Not atmosphere. TARX_OS on silicon you own.
HOW TARX WORKS

How TARX works with Skills

A plugin you install is not the same as a Skill the runtime may call. TARX Skills sit behind policy. They show up in Evidence. They cannot silently browse, write, or extract Vault.

Status skills are available now. Memory, Spaces, and Delegation are pilot-ready. Developers Join on Apple silicon. T-1 is the bench if you need to prove I/O.

This is how we teach Skills without turning them into a marketplace of ungoverned tools. Literacy includes knowing what the runtime is allowed to do.

THE STACK

Join the Supercomputer. Or own Private Hardware.

TARX_OS on computers you already own. Supercomputer hardware when the site needs dedicated NVIDIA.

TARX_OS · Conversation into the runtime · free software
USE CASES

WHAT THIS PAGE IS FOR.

A tool call that must be visible

Skills leave Evidence. Plugins that hide are not the model.

Delegation that still waits

Pilot-ready. Autonomy is adjustable.

A developer proving I/O

T-1 on the bench. Same Skills. Same approval.

KEY FEATURES

Dialed to this question.

NowStatus skills
Pilot-readyMemory · Spaces · Delegation
PolicyGated. Not invisible.
WebLookup is labeled and off until you opt in
BenchT-1 to prove the workflow
HOW TO START

Four steps. Same contract.

01

Join as a developer

TARX_OS on Apple silicon.

02

Call an approved Skill

Not an unbounded plugin.

03

Watch Control

Writes and Vault still wait.

04

Read Evidence

The Skill is part of the trail.

FAQ

Questions this page owns.

Can a Skill browse the web silently?

No. Web lookup is labeled, Evidence-backed, and off until you opt in. Private Space context stays separate.

Are Skills plugins?

No. Plugins elsewhere are install bundles. TARX Skills are gated capability the runtime may call.

What is available now?

Status skills. Memory, Spaces, and Delegation are pilot-ready.

Do Skills change on Supercomputer hardware?

Same Skills. Same approval. Hardware is capacity, not a different permission model.

TWO EQUAL PATHS

JOIN THE SUPERCOMPUTER.
OR OWN PRIVATE HARDWARE.

Join the Supercomputer. Or own Private Hardware.

JOIN · TARX_OS

Illustrative still. Apple silicon in a TARX editorial setting.

Join the Supercomputer

Give TARX superpowers.

TARX works privately on your computer. Connect to the Supercomputer when you want TARX to research the web, use more skills, and take on bigger jobs with deeper models. Supercomputer connection is in beta, and capacity is being qualified.

Join beta

OWN · TARX HARDWARE

TARX hardware. Get your own Supercomputer.

Own Private Hardware.

Want more power of your own?

Add TARX hardware for faster local work, dedicated capacity, or a private cluster.

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DEPLOYMENT DESIGN · T-1

OWN YOUR COMPUTE.
DESIGN THE DEPLOYMENT.

TARX software is free. Size the Black Box for the people using it. Watch the math. Submit once.

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