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Contributing to Daimon

Daimon is in its earliest stage — concept development. We're not writing code yet. We're building the intellectual foundation that will determine whether this project succeeds or fails.

That means the most valuable contributions right now are ideas, critiques, and domain expertise.

What We're Looking For

Conceptual Contributions

  • Refinements to the Optimal Character framework
  • Scenarios and use cases we haven't considered
  • Failure modes: how could Daimon go wrong? What are the risks of this approach?
  • Ethical considerations around user profiling, data sovereignty, and extended authority

Domain Expertise

  • Behavioral science — How do you accurately model a person's values and risk tolerances? What does the research say about self-assessment accuracy?
  • Cybersecurity — What does a realistic interception architecture look like? How do you monitor agent behavior across heterogeneous platforms?
  • AI/ML engineering — What models and approaches are suited to real-time behavioral analysis and anomaly detection?
  • UX and product design — How do you make a conscience layer that people actually keep turned on? How do you surface incongruences without creating alert fatigue?
  • Ethics and philosophy — What are the implications of quantifying an "Optimal Character"? Where are the lines between coaching and control?

Critical Feedback

We specifically invite pushback. If you think an aspect of this concept is flawed, naive, dangerous, or already solved — say so. Sharp critique now saves everyone time later.

How to Contribute

  1. Open a Discussion — Use GitHub Discussions for open-ended ideas, questions, and debate.
  2. File an Issue — For specific, actionable suggestions or identified problems with the concept.
  3. Submit a PR — If you want to propose changes to the concept document or add supporting materials.

What We're Not Doing Yet

  • Writing code
  • Building prototypes
  • Choosing tech stacks

That comes after the concepts are solid. If you're eager to build, the best thing you can do right now is help us get the thinking right.

Tone and Standards

This is an open project built on clear thinking and mutual respect. We value:

  • Directness over diplomacy (say what you mean)
  • Evidence over opinion (show your work when possible)
  • Questions over assumptions (if something isn't clear, ask)

There's no formal academic requirement to contribute. If you think clearly and can articulate your ideas, your input is welcome regardless of your background.