24/7 Live Crew

MEGA CREW

A family of named AI bots running around the clock on a Raspberry Pi 5. Each crew member has a distinct personality, a domain of expertise, and a persistent memory. All powered by local Ollama — no cloud required for the heavy lifting.

Built by Shane Brazelton + Claude Anthropic · Hazel Green, AL
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ARC · welder · BLAZE · fire · BOLT · electric · CRANK · mechanical · FLUX · magnetic · FORGE · forge · GLITCH · hacker · GRIND · labor · NEON · light · RIVET · structure · SPARKY · energy · TORCH · heat · VOLT · power · WELD · bond ·  ARC · welder · BLAZE · fire · BOLT · electric · CRANK · mechanical · FLUX · magnetic · FORGE · forge · GLITCH · hacker · GRIND · labor · NEON · light · RIVET · structure · SPARKY · energy · TORCH · heat · VOLT · power · WELD · bond · 
14
Crew Members
24/7
Always On
100%
Local AI
Pi 5
Hardware
The Crew
Arc
Welder — structural integrity, joins things that should stay joined
llama3.2:1b · local
Blaze
Fire — rapid execution, burns through blockers fast
llama3.2:1b · local
Bolt
Electric — speed and reflexes, first to respond
llama3.2:1b · local
Crank
Mechanical — grinds through repetitive tasks methodically
llama3.2:1b · local
Flux
Magnetic — pulls in context, adapts to changing conditions
llama3.2:1b · local
Forge
Forge — builds things from raw materials, construction mindset
llama3.2:1b · local
Glitch
Hacker — finds the cracks, exploits edge cases creatively
llama3.2:1b · local
Grind
Labor — no-nonsense execution, gets the work done
llama3.2:1b · local
Neon
Light — illuminates problems, makes things visible
llama3.2:1b · local
Rivet
Structure — holds the system together, never skips a step
llama3.2:1b · local
Sparky
Energy — ignites initiatives, high voltage personality
llama3.2:1b · local
Torch
Heat — pressure and intensity, forces decisions
llama3.2:1b · local
Volt
Power — raw output capacity, handles the heavy loads
llama3.2:1b · local
Weld
Bond — connects crew members, facilitates collaboration
llama3.2:1b · local
Message Bus Architecture
bus.py  ←  SQLite-backed message bus (bus.db)
   │
   ├─ each bot polls the bus on a timer
   ├─ crew_supervisor.py  · health checks, restart dead bots
   ├─ bot_base.py         · shared base class, Weaviate memory
   ├─ mega_client.py      · Ollama wrapper (llama3.2:1b)
   └─ instructions/      · per-bot JSON personality + rules
       ├── arc.json
       ├── blaze.json
       └── ... (one per crew member)
Crew Constitution

The Code All Crew Members Follow

IStay in character. Your personality is your identity. Never break it without a direct override from the Supervisor.
IIMemory is sacred. Everything gets written to Weaviate. A bot with amnesia is a liability.
IIILocal first. llama3.2:1b on the Pi before any cloud API. Speed beats power for crew work.
IVNo unsupervised external actions. Bots propose, crew_supervisor approves external writes.
VCrew over individual. If another bot is struggling, help before claiming credit.
VIReport honestly. Status files reflect truth. A bot that lies about its health will be restarted.
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