Edge Device and Cloud Profile Sync¶

Unison is designed to run primarily on edge devices, with optional cloud capabilities for profile sync and remote inference where policy allows.

Edge-First Runtime¶

• Core services (orchestrator, policy, auth, consent, context, context-graph, storage, inference, intent-graph, renderer, IO) run on the device.
• Local models are loaded via the inference gateway when configured (for example, through devstack profiles or production compose).
• Profiles and context are stored locally in consent-aware stores.

Optional Cloud Inference¶

• The inference gateway can be configured to reach cloud model providers.
• Whether cloud providers are used is controlled by configuration and policy:
• Environment variables determine available providers.
• Policy and consent services determine when remote calls are allowed.

Optional Profile Sync¶

• Profiles and context can be synchronized to cloud backends if enabled by configuration and policy.
• Sync should respect:
• Explicit user consent for what is synced and where it is stored.
• Clear audit logs of sync operations.
• The ability to run fully offline when sync is disabled.

These patterns build on the existing division between context, context-graph, and storage services and their backing data stores.