Beacon - The open-source layer for local AI agent visibility

In plain words

Beacon is an open-source tool that provides visibility into local AI agents. It gives developers and teams a way to monitor and understand how AI agents operate in their systems. The software is hosted on GitHub, making it freely available for anyone to use, modify, and contribute to. Beacon is designed for those running AI agents locally who need better insight into agent behavior and performance.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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