REC · FOCUS

Cortex, the second brain map

Every direction built for the workspace map, in one place. Each page is a self contained interactive scene with the index baked in, so it runs from anywhere with no server behind it.

92Projects
22Applications
19Skills
7Routines
6Departments
86,942Files indexed

Static snapshot, data dated 2026-07-17. The maps, panels and 3D scenes are fully live. Workspace file search, file open, reveal in Finder and real time telemetry all talk to the retrieval server on the home Mac, so those fall back to the offline view here. Telemetry charts show sample data.

Newest, start here

Cortex: Metric Streams

The current build. Full glass Cortex map with all six RecFocus metrics pouring out of the Business cluster at once as braided 3D data falls, read by a draggable time cursor.

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Cortex, workspace map

The mature line. Same glass shell and same workspace index, each one differing in how the RecFocus telemetry is drawn.

Metric Streams
Newest. Six braided data falls with a draggable time cursor cross section.
cortex-streams.html
Data Strata
Six stacked metric strata under the cluster, lit by a shaft and sliced by a time cursor.
cortex-strata.html
Glass
The baseline glass build every later variant is cut from.
cortex.html
Data Cascade
Telemetry falls away from the cluster in a stepped cascade.
cortex-cascade.html
Sonar Well
Metrics read as sonar returns pulsing down a well beneath the map.
cortex-sonar.html
Conduit Column
A single vertical conduit carries every metric down one column.
cortex-conduit.html
Tethered Chart
A conventional chart tethered to the cluster it reports on.
cortex-chart.html
Cortex Signal
Standalone RecFocus telemetry console. Sample data in this snapshot.
cortex-signal.html

Earlier directions

The exploration that got to the glass build. Kept because a few of these read better on certain questions than the current line does.

Cortex, direction 1
First full pass at the workspace map.
cortex-1.html
Cortex, direction 2
Editorial treatment, type led rather than scene led.
cortex-2.html
Cortex, direction 3
The glass direction that won and became the main line.
cortex-3.html
Orrery 3D
The workspace as a true 3D orrery, projects orbiting departments.
orrery-3d.html
Orrery v2
Second orrery pass, tighter orbits and clearer labels.
orrery-v2.html
Orrery, original
The first sketch of the whole idea.
1-orrery.html
Sunburst Atlas
Radial hierarchy. Best single view of how deep the tree actually goes.
2-sunburst.html
Ops Console
Terminal styled operations read on the same index.
3-ops-console.html

A Meaningful Career

The same engine pointed at the AMC financial services operation rather than the whole workspace.

Atlas, Metric Streams
Newest AMC build. Website and funnel telemetry as braided data falls.
amc-streams.html
Constellation
The AMC operating system drawn as a constellation of departments.
amc-constellation.html
Lead Pipeline Observatory
Leads moving stage to stage through the pipeline.
amc-flow.html
Rings
Concentric rings from core operation out to supporting tools.
amc-rings.html
AMC Map
The plain map, first AMC pass.
amc.html