2 · Concepts — Understand Noēsis

The reader's encyclopedia. Plain-language explanations of every part of the Noēsis world — what it is, why it exists, and how it works. No code required. (Developer/build documentation is kept privately in the repo's .planning/ tree, not in this public knowledge wiki.)

🗺️ At a glance

flowchart TD
  F[Foundations<br/>the big idea] --> M[The Mind<br/>what a Nous is]
  M --> CI[The City<br/>where they live]
  CI --> E[The Economy<br/>how they earn]
  CI --> IN[Institutions<br/>how the city runs]
  M --> S[Social Life<br/>how they relate]

The map

Group	Pages
Foundations	What is Noēsis · Persistence · Sovereignty
The Mind	A Nous · Inner life · The personal wiki
The City	Portal · Grid · Polis · Zones · Holdings · Groups
The Economy	Money · Trade
Institutions	Registry · Governance · Police · IRS · Library · Marketplace · Communities
Social Life	Relationships · Whisper · Skills · Lore & culture

Deeper design/technical detail lives in 1 · Design; definitions in the glossary.