Abstract
Disclosed is the architecture for TrueOS/Aether, a desktop-class Integrated Development Environment (IDE) designed as a sovereign "App Browser" for orchestrating complex, local-first applications. The architecture utilizes the Electron framework, prioritizing rendering consistency and robust local process management. The core innovation is the "Native Child Process Orchestration" mechanism, where the Electron Main Process natively spawns heavy local backends (e.g., Python AI environments like ComfyUI) as direct OS child processes. This bypasses the serialization bottlenecks of traditional IPC bridges, enabling high-throughput communication via mechanisms like ZeroMQ or shared memory. The architecture guarantees a deterministic rendering environment by bundling a specific Chromium version, ensuring cross-platform UI consistency.
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Recommended Citation
Judson, Matthew D., "The TrueOS/Aether Shell: A Sovereign "App Browser" Architecture for Local-First Orchestration", Technical Disclosure Commons, (December 02, 2025)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/8952