JERICHO PROFILE
The review layer for CORTEX.
JERICHO is the safety and trust profile for the CORTEX ecosystem: permission boundaries, official download guidance, public reporting paths, and review language for supported workflows. CORTEX is not a device-wide antivirus or emergency service.
Apple platform protections
- ✓Gatekeeper and Notarization on Mac
- ✓XProtect malware scanning
- ✓App Store review and sandboxing
- ✓Runtime permission prompts on iOS and macOS
- ✓Signed builds from identified developers
CORTEX app safeguards
- ✓Official downloads only from cortexnode.ai, App Store, and verified npm
- ✓Clear permission prompts before sensitive access
- ✓No hidden background access in public demos
- ✓Audit-minded records for important supported actions
- ✓Human confirmation before destructive supported operations
- ✓No selling user data · no training on private conversations
JERICHO review layer
- ✓Review prompts, verification notes, and trust-state language where supported
- ✓Safety and review language across the CORTEX ecosystem
- ✓Support paths for suspicious behavior
- ✓Private-lane data isolation in release builds
LAUNCH PROTECTION CHECKLIST
One brain. Five systems. Zero negligence.
These are the public-facing protection commitments CORTEXNODE uses before launch. A feature is not treated as production-ready unless it can be observed, recovered, verified, and contained.
Identity and corporate controls
- ✓CORTEXNODE ownership surfaces
- ✓Domain ownership and privacy controls
- ✓Founder access recovery and continuity planning
Secrets and credentials
- ✓Release surfaces are checked for secrets
- ✓Credential rotation process
- ✓Environment-only API keys
- ✓Git history and release-surface scanning
Infrastructure controls
- ✓Cloudflare routing documented
- ✓EC2 firewall review
- ✓SSH key-only access
- ✓SSL and production logging verification
Runtime truth
- ✓No fake LIVE or READY claims
- ✓Observable auth/chat/memory health
- ✓Graceful offline and degraded states
- ✓Rollback path before launch
App Store protection
- ✓Privacy policy and terms published
- ✓Account deletion path
- ✓Subscription and refund disclosures
- ✓Permission explanations
CORTEX Babies protection
- ✓Parent/guardian legal acceptance before checkout (version cortex-babies-parent-guardian-v2-2026-06-02)
- ✓Legal checkbox unchecked by default — blocks Stripe checkout until accepted
- ✓No child private details in public demos
- ✓No emergency, therapy, childcare, supervision, or safety-service claims
- ✓No physical child protection claims — companions only
- ✓Monthly subscription per Baby — cancel anytime
- ✓COPPA-aligned children's privacy in Privacy Policy §7
Official downloads only
Install CORTEX only from official CORTEXNODE pages, the Apple App Store, verified npm packages (signal-zero), or signed CORTEXNODE releases.
Do not install from unknown links, copied zip files, unofficial mirrors, or direct messages. Every official download should clearly state what it installs, what permissions it requests, what data it can access, whether it can execute commands, how to uninstall, and how to report a concern.
Signal Zero — operator safety
Signal Zero is an operator tool. With user authorization, it can read selected project files, inspect developer workflows, run approved commands, and assist with terminal work.
- ✓Account authentication before use
- ✓Signed npm releases from the official package
- ✓Command confirmation and diff preview for supported write flows
- ✓Tiered execution language — read-only by default, confirmation for destructive actions
- ✓Audit-minded output and clear uninstall via npm
- ✓No hidden background execution in the public install path
CORTEX Babies — family safety
CORTEX Babies are digital companion characters. Each Baby is downloadable individually through a monthly subscription ($9.99/month each).
- ✓They do not scan a child's device or access private files without permission
- ✓They do not ask for a child's full name, school, address, phone, password, medical details, or exact location in public demos
- ✓They do not replace parental supervision
- ✓They are not medical, mental health, emergency, or safety services
- ✓Parent/guardian legal acceptance is required before checkout
- ✓Cancel anytime through the Stripe billing portal
Report a security concern
Email security@cortexnode.ai or support@cortexnode.ai. We investigate reports affecting CORTEX apps, downloads, accounts, and billing.