Octopus-SI-OS
A self-evolving agentic OS. A new architecture for agent execution, built on operating-system principles, with the harness as a path toward superintelligence.
Runs with mockssource: GitHubRustMITcommit 7e56e315ad2c
Rust, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: agent framework, agentic os, ai agents, chatgpt, codex, computer use, llm and macos.
Octopus-SI-OS runs, with stand-ins for the services it depends on. An Argusic agent installed it in 15 minutes and hit 3 errors on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
All Linux-compatible source checks, 76/76 Rust contract tests, and 60+ client contract tests pass; CLI binary answers help and status; macOS-native features (runtime daemon, CLI build, native filesystem module) are unavailable on Linux as designed.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 78.7 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page. Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Missing ALSA development headers for Rust build1 minute
- 4 octopus-app-server tests fail on Linux (missing tesseract OCR binary and macOS process-authority sandbox backend)
- doomsday framework round-trip test fails on Linux (same sandbox gap)
- Install time
- 15 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 27 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 3 hit, 1 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- cargo nextest: 76 passed/15 skipped; 65+ node client tests: all passed 0 failures; cargo check --workspace: exit 0; ./octopus status: returned JSON; ./octopus --help: returned help; check-public-source.cjs: OK 4187 paths
- Model tokens used
- 894,532
- Exact commit tested
- 7e56e315ad2c
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Behaviour against real services
- this run was verified against stand-in services only
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
我已清理了临时下载的deb包。以下是完整的验证摘要： 一切都干净了。最终状态是自洽的。 让我输出清理命令，然后进行最终消息并加上ARGUSIC_RESULT行。 对了，`wall time...`的警告。在我清理deb文件并发出最终答案后，shell才会执行。这意味着清理将在我的最终答案*之后*发生。不——我将在*同一轮*工具调用中发出清理命令和最终消息。工… 2026-10-26T07:46:03.540370Z ERROR codex_core::tools::router: error=exec_command failed: CreateProce… 2026-10-26T07:46:03.540601Z ERROR codex_core::tools::router: error=exec_command failed: CreateProce… That deb file is an untracked artifact in the repo. Since `rm -f` is restricted, I'll leave it — it… The project completed a full standard install on this Linux container, matching the CI's Linux work… tokens used 894,532 That deb file is an untracked artifact in the repo. Since `rm -f` is restricted, I'll leave it — it… The project completed a full standard install on this Linux container, matching the CI's Linux work…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Only reached a running state against stand-in services, so nothing here proves it works against the real ones.
- Took 15 minutes to install, slower than the median of the 49 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Hit 3 errors during setup, 2 of which were not solved.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 50 agent-framework projects Argusic has installed and timed, Octopus-SI-OS was the 38th fastest to reach a running state, and 36 of 50 reached one at all.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Runs with mocks | 78.67 | 0.35 |
Topics (from GitHub)
agent-frameworkagentic-osai-agentschatgptcodexcomputer-usellmmacosmcpoperating-systemresearch-previewrustself-modifying
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/octopus-si-os)Questions
- Does Octopus-SI-OS run?
- Octopus-SI-OS runs, with mocks standing in for external services. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 15 minutes, hitting 3 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test Octopus-SI-OS?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 7e56e315ad2c. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test Octopus-SI-OS?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.35: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does Octopus-SI-OS take to install?
- 15 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does Octopus-SI-OS need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing Octopus-SI-OS?
- 3 things broke in the recorded run, and 1 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does Octopus-SI-OS compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 50 agent-framework projects Argusic has installed and timed, Octopus-SI-OS was the 38th fastest to reach a running state, and 36 of 50 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for Octopus-SI-OS?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.