neo@artmatrix:~$ less intro.txt

I'm Alistair Walsh — neurofeedback researcher, artist-engineer, and cultural instigator. My work bridges lab-grade brain-computer interfaces with underground audio-visual storytelling, building tools that let communities improvise with data, signal, and myth.

neo@artmatrix:~$ ./portfolio.sh --open-links

• GitHub repositories ↝ github.com/alistairwalsh
• Workshops & talks ↝ alistairwalsh.github.io/blog
• Creative archives ↝ @alistair_walsh

neo@artmatrix:~$ nano setup_codex_mcp.md

Codex + Docker MCP Server Setup

1. 0x01 · Prime the system

   Install command-line essentials and authenticate with GitHub. macOS example:

   brew install git gh node pnpm
   gh auth login
   npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/cli

2. 0x02 · Install Docker Desktop

   Download the latest build, enable Kubernetes if you compose multi-agent swarms, and share the directories where your prompts and datasets live.

   # macOS / Windows
   https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/
   
   # Linux (example)
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg
   sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
   sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
   echo \
     "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] \
     https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | \
     sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

3. 0x03 · Spin up Model Context Protocol servers

   Launch dedicated containers for Perplexity intelligence and Playwright browser choreography. Swap API keys via environment variables or Docker secrets.

   # Perplexity MCP server
   docker run -d --name mcp-perplexity \
     -e PPLX_API_KEY=<your_key> \
     -p 7001:7000 \
     ghcr.io/modelcontextprotocol/mcp-perplexity:latest
   
   # Playwright MCP server
   docker run -d --name mcp-playwright \
     -e BROWSER=chromium \
     -p 7002:7000 \
     ghcr.io/modelcontextprotocol/mcp-playwright:latest

   Register each endpoint with Codex or your orchestration layer:

   codex servers add perplexity http://localhost:7001
   codex servers add playwright http://localhost:7002
   codex servers ls

4. 0x04 · Script the collaborative loop

   Forge codex.yaml to choreograph agents, contexts, and prompts. Example skeleton:

   version: 1
   agents:
     - id: synth-cartographer
       server: perplexity
       goals:
         - map emerging research signals
     - id: stagehand
       server: playwright
       goals:
         - rehearse interactive scenes
   workspaces:
     - path: ./white-rabbit-lab
       templates:
         - prompts/ritual.md

neo@artmatrix:~$ cmatrix --color green --autodetect

For bonus ambience, boot cmatrix in a spare terminal, dim the lights, and let the glyphs fall while your agents iterate.

neo@artmatrix:~$ echo "Transmission open →"