From CSOAI Ltd incorporation to the UK's first open-source sovereign defence AI OS. Every milestone anchored to an Ed25519 SIGIL receipt. Immutable. Auditable. Sovereign.
From incorporation (Feb 2026) to sprint start (4 Jul 2026)
Built from zero — sensor, defence, compliance, civil service
Full documentation, architecture, pricing, compliance surfaces
Sovereign organic data corpus built from 914 curated sources
Nicholas Templeman registers CSOAI Ltd at Companies House. Mission: build the UK's first open-source sovereign AI infrastructure. Registered in England & Wales. Private limited company.
SIGIL: CSOAI-ORG-001 · did:csoai:csoai-org-001
The SOV3 sovereign substrate goes live. First 12 tools. First Ed25519-signed SIGIL receipt emitted. The hash-chained audit trail begins — every agent action now permanently recorded and verifiable.
Mamba-2 SSM selected as the memory backbone. BFT (Byzantine Fault Tolerant) governance model designed — 33 agents, 12-around-1 council architecture.
10 MCP servers go live: federated search, vault, RAG, compliance, article-50 watermarking. The MCP (Model Context Protocol) federation architecture proves that AI agents can share tools securely.
80 unit tests passing. CI/CD via GitHub Actions. Auto-deploy to Vercel.
The King hive goes live on the GCP VM (meok-backend). 33 sovereign hives registered, each with a specialized queen. The MoE+BFT architecture routes queries to the right domain expert and gates sensitive actions through a 12-node council.
20 MCP servers. 50GB data moat. 200+ tests.
30 MCP servers online: satellite (Sentinel-Hub), maritime (AIS), aviation (ADS-B), OSINT (GDELT), government data (data.gov.uk, ONS, Companies House), IoT (MQTT), cameras (RTSP), air quality (OpenAQ).
195 Kimi research files absorbed — cutting-edge AI defence research integrated into the sovereign substrate. 429 tests passing. The OOWM (Organic Open World Model) sandwich architecture crystallises: Mamba-2 SSM + MoE + MOM + SIGIL.
Nicholas identifies the opportunity: the UK has no open-source sovereign defence AI OS. Palantir dominates the closed-source space. DEFONEOS is born — defence + ephemeral (rapid deployment) + open-source + sovereign.
DEFONEOS HIVE workspace created. 10-day sprint planned. 30-day roadmap defined. First 9 P0 repos cloned (PX4, FreeTAKServer, Mava, OpenAthena, etc.)
Autonomous build sprint begins. JEEVES (Hermes agent) executes 2-hour tick cycle: build, deploy, verify, SIGIL, repeat. First 40 pages live by end of day. Vercel deployment operational.
Targets: 30 MCPs, 50+ pages, 15 P0 repos cloned, compliance-ready (DSP, Cyber Essentials, SC clearance initiated — human gates requiring Nick's personal info documented).
30/30 MCP servers built and deployed. 58/50 pages live (target exceeded by 16%). 15/15 P0 repos cloned (PX4, ArduPilot, FreeTAKServer, Mava, OpenAthena, OODIDA, Minetest, OpenCPN, TAK-Server, etc.)
Phase advances from FOUNDATION to CORE DEMO. Stub replacement begins — converting placeholder pages to full 15-25KB documentation pages.
Replacing 18 remaining stub pages with full-content documentation. Building ISR Pipeline live demo architecture. Designing swarm engine demonstration (Mava + PX4). Digital Twin of Yorkshire concept design.
Each tick: 3 pages converted from stub to full content. Vercel deployed + HTTP 200 verified per page.
10 MCP servers published to PyPI as installable Python packages. Federated RAG pipeline fully wired across all 30 MCP servers. Digital Twin Cesium visualization with live data feeds.
Mava swarm RL training demo operational. PX4 SITL (Software In The Loop) connected to DEFONEOS C2. JSP 936 compliance generator v0.1. FreeTAKServer live with CoT (Cursor on Target) protocol bridge.
DASA open call application. NATO DIANA dual-use AI challenge application. UKDI Regional Engagement Team (Yorkshire/Humber) email outreach. First MOD contact initiated.
10-Day Sprint Complete SIGIL emitted. DEFONEOS is compliance-ready, demo-capable, and has made first contact with the UK defence procurement ecosystem.
TARGET SIGIL: DEFONEOS-10DAY-SPRINT-COMPLETE
| Date | Milestone | Impact | SIGIL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | CSOAI Ltd incorporated (No. 16939677) | Legal entity established. Can bid on UK government contracts. | csoai-org-001 |
| Mar 2026 | First SIGIL chain emission | Immutable audit trail begins. Every agent action now permanently verifiable. | genesis-sigil |
| Apr 2026 | 10 MCP servers live | Federation architecture proven. AI agents share tools securely via MCP. | fed-v1 |
| May 2026 | 33 hives operational | Multi-agent MoE+BFT architecture deployed. Sovereign AI substrate live. | king-hive-live |
| Jun 2026 | 30 MCP servers · 49GB data moat | Sensor coverage complete. 198+ data sources feeding the pipeline. | 30-mcp-milestone |
| 27 Jun 2026 | DEFONEOS conceived | Pivot to defence identified. 10-day sprint planned. | defoneos-genesis |
| 4 Jul 2026 | 10-Day Sprint launched | Autonomous build begins. 2-hour tick cycle. | sprint-day1 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | 30/30 MCPs, 58/50 pages, 15/15 repos | All primary targets hit in 36 hours. | targets-hit |
| 13 Jul 2026 | First MOD contact (target) | GTM phase. DASA + DIANA + UKDI outreach. | first-contact (pending) |
The 10-day sprint from 4-13 July 2026 represents the highest-velocity build phase in the project's history. Powered by autonomous agent execution (JEEVES/Hermes) on a 2-hour tick cycle.
| Period | MCPs Built | Pages Created | Repos Cloned | Ticks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb-Mar (Pre-sprint) | 0 → 10 | 0 → 5 | 0 | — |
| Apr-May (Foundation) | 10 → 20 | 5 → 30 | 0 → 5 | — |
| Jun (Pre-sprint ramp) | 20 → 30 | 30 → 47 | 5 → 9 | — |
| 4-5 Jul (Sprint Days 1-2) | 30 (held) | 47 → 58 | 9 → 15 | 10 |
| 5-13 Jul (Sprint Days 3-10) | 30 (held) | 58 → 65+ (target) | 15 (held) | ~80 (projected) |
Every 2 hours: read state → build 3 pages → deploy → verify → SIGIL → update state
Over 10 days at 2h per tick: 80+ autonomous build cycles
3 stub→full conversions or 3 new pages per cycle
If sustained: 80 ticks × 3 pages = 240 page builds over 10 days
| Phase | Days | Dates | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION | 1-3 | 4-6 Jul | DSP registration, Cyber Essentials, SC clearance, defoneos-mcp v1.0 | 🟡 Human gates pending |
| SENSOR BLITZ | 4-6 | 7-9 Jul | 30 MCPs (DONE), Digital Twin, ISR Pipeline | ✅ MCPs complete |
| CORE DEMO | 7-9 | 10-12 Jul | ISR Pipeline demo, Swarm engine, PyPI publish, JSP 936 v0.1 | 🟡 In progress |
| GTM | 10 | 13 Jul | DASA, NATO DIANA, UKDI email, first MOD contact | ⏳ Upcoming |
The following require Nicholas Templeman's personal information and cannot be completed autonomously:
| Gate | Requirement | Why It's Blocked |
|---|---|---|
| Defence Sourcing Portal registration | Supplier registration on DSP | Needs company details, bank info, Nick's personal identity verification |
| Cyber Essentials application | IASME Cyber Essentials cert (£320-600) | Needs company infrastructure details, payment |
| UK SC Clearance application | Security Clearance (4-6 week process) | Needs Nick's personal details, residency history, sponsor |
| DASA open call | Defence and Security Accelerator grant | Needs project narrative, budget, Nick's sign-off |
| NATO DIANA | Dual-use AI challenge application | Needs pitch deck, technical details, Nick's approval |
| UKDI Regional Engagement | Yorkshire/Humber rep email | Needs Nick to press send (personal outreach) |