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From hook events to a local cockpit
A technical explainer for how FactionOS turns local agent events into readable cockpit state without adding hosted transfer by default.
FactionOS starts with a narrow idea: when an agent workflow emits local events, the developer should be able to see those events as useful operating state. A hook event by itself is only a signal. A cockpit turns a sequence of signals into context a human can use.
This article describes the product direction at a high level. It is not a promise that this website collects events, stores session data, or sends local work to a hosted service.
The local event boundary
Agent events can describe sensitive development context: session names, task notes, command outcomes, file references, validation status, and human review points. FactionOS treats those signals as local development state first.
That default is why the security page and local-first architecture post both avoid surprise data-path language. A useful cockpit can be local, explicit, and bounded.
From event to state
The practical flow is simple:
- A local tool emits a bounded event about a session or task.
- The local runtime normalizes the event into a stable shape.
- The cockpit presents the event as status, history, review context, or a validation signal.
- A human uses that state to decide what to inspect next.
The important part is not the volume of data. It is whether the state helps a developer answer concrete questions: What is active? What changed? What failed? What needs review?
Why normalization matters
Raw hook output can be noisy. A cockpit should not require a visitor or a developer to read unbounded logs. It should show reviewable labels, counts, statuses, timestamps, and bounded messages that fit the product contract.
The how it works page explains that flow without turning this website into a runtime surface. Setup and usage details belong in the public docs, which are hosted separately from this static website.
What this does not claim
This publishing surface does not claim hidden analytics, hosted persistence, hosted identity, production-hosted validation, remote execution, inbound commands, or real executor behavior. Those capabilities would require separate authorization, data handling, tests, documentation, and launch evidence.
The current editorial job is narrower: explain how local hook events can become readable cockpit state while keeping the default data boundary clear.