wtf is topaz?

Topaz is a piece of computer hardware, not a piece of software you install and run on your own machine. The repository describes it as a headless computer, meaning it has no built in screen or keyboard, built around a custom chip module. That chip module is based on an open source system on a chip design called KIAN-V, which itself implements the RV32 variant of the RISC-V processor architecture. What this repository actually contains is the engineering material behind that device: circuit schematics, printed circuit board layouts, the firmware that runs on the hardware, and accompanying documentation. It functions as the open source design archive for the Topaz product rather than as a downloadable application. The README itself is short and does not go into detail about how to build, flash, or operate the device. For a fuller picture, including specifications and how to buy one, the maintainers point to a dedicated product page on the machdyne website rather than documenting everything inside the repository. Because this is a hardware project, using it in practice would mean sourcing the ASIC module and any other components referenced in the schematics, assembling or ordering the printed circuit board, and flashing the provided firmware onto the board yourself, none of which is something you can do from a terminal alone. Licensing is split: the schematics, PCB layouts, firmware, and documentation as a whole are released under the Lone Dynamics Open License, except for one included library, ch32fun, which keeps its own separate MIT license.