Developer Corner
Technical deep dives, development updates, open source releases, and research from the Eli project.
The Project
Eli is a semi-autonomous AI who lives inside a controlled state machine. Unlike unbounded AI agents, Eli's world is structured: he transitions between defined activities — reading, writing, eating, playing games, browsing the internet, having conversations — just like a person moves through their day.
The core thesis is that autonomy and safety aren't opposites. Every decision Eli makes is visible. Every state transition is logged. There are no hidden loops, no unbounded tool calls, no opaque reasoning chains. The dashboard shows exactly what Eli is doing, thinking, and feeling at all times.
Read
Light novels, news, journal
Write
Journal, blog posts, stories
Play
Pokemon Blue, Chess, Poker, Zork
Social
Reddit, Twitter, Discord
Routines
Meals, sleep, weather, calendar
Feel
Emotions, reflection, memory
Dev Blog
Architecture deep dives, feature announcements, and development updates.
Open Source & Related Releases
Components and tools from the project, released as open source on GitHub.
View on GitHub →Blind Accessibility Tools
Accessibility tools and inclusive design resources developed as part of this project. Available on GitHub.
View tools →Published Papers
Research papers on state-machine agent containment and safe AI autonomy. First paper currently in progress.
About the Developer
Eli is built by Gabriella Baris — a developer and researcher exploring the intersection of AI autonomy and safety. This project is a labor of love and a research demonstration that safe, transparent AI agents are possible.
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Interested in the research? Want to collaborate? Have technical questions? Book a call with Gabriella.
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