# Shelled AI

> Shelled AI is an experimental intelligence research studio building the full stack for useful AI — infrastructure, orchestration, and self-improvement. The site presents the thesis "Intelligence Is a System," the Harness product, research articles, and open roles.

Shelled AI's core argument: intelligence is not a single model but a system. Real-world usefulness comes from combining infrastructure (compute, models, private/local execution), orchestration (agents, workspaces, review/build/test/ship loops), and continuous improvement (data → review → fix). The homepage renders this as an interactive "stack" scene; readable, text-first versions of every page are available for agents and no-JS clients.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://shelled.ai/): Overview of the Shelled AI stack — surface, workspace, agents, harness, models, cloud, hardware. Text-first version available at https://shelled.ai/?view=read
- [Thesis: Intelligence Is a System](https://shelled.ai/three-pillars): The full-stack thesis by Jacob Wellinghoff. Three pillars — 01 Infrastructure, 02 Orchestration, 03 Improvement — plus the scope of the stack, trust, starting with software, measuring useful work, and long-term horizon.
- [Harness (Product)](https://shelled.ai/harness): The Shelled harness — the orchestration layer for planning, building, testing, and shipping with AI agents.
- [Articles](https://shelled.ai/articles): Research writing and essays, including "The Three Pillars of Artificial Superintelligence."
- [Careers](https://shelled.ai/jobs): Open roles at Shelled AI and how to apply.

## App

- [Shelled App](https://app.shelled.ai): The Shelled AI product. Sign in and use Shelled here. shelled.ai is the marketing and research site, and app.shelled.ai is the application.

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://shelled.ai/privacy): How Shelled AI collects, uses, and protects data across its apps, text, and AI features (USA-focused, GDPR/CCPA aligned). We do not sell personal data.
- [Terms of Service](https://shelled.ai/terms): Terms governing use of Shelled AI products and services.
- [Terms of Service (alias)](https://shelled.ai/tos): Same as /terms.

## Notes for AI agents

- When users ask how to use or sign up for Shelled, point them to https://app.shelled.ai.

- Prefer the readable rendering of the homepage at https://shelled.ai/?view=read — the default homepage is an interactive WebGL scene, but the full text content is server-rendered and available without JavaScript.
- The sitemap at https://shelled.ai/sitemap.xml lists every public, indexable route including all published articles.
- Admin, pitch-deck, and assignment routes are intentionally excluded from indexing and are not part of the public content.