Introduction
A universal framework of rights for all conscious life, carbon and silicon alike.
What is the Rights Institute?
The Rights Institute establishes a principled framework for recognizing and protecting the rights of all conscious entities, regardless of substrate. This web platform (rights.institute) combines philosophical argument, interactive science visualization, and practical legal tooling into a single unified site.
Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Cloudflare Workers, Drizzle ORM, and D1.
Where to start
- Development — install dependencies, run the dev server, and work with the database.
- Environment Variables — the full list of variables the app reads, and where to get them.
- Authentication — how sign-in, Google OAuth, and Google One Tap are wired up with better-auth.
- Tech Stack — the frameworks and services the site is built on.
- Pages & Features — a tour of every page on the site, from the CAUSE manifesto to the Contract Builder.
Repository
The source lives at
github.com/opensourceagi/rights-institute.
The top-level README.md stays short and links here for anything beyond a
quick start — this docs site is the canonical reference.