Talos – An AI agent with a permission kernel between model and shell
An autonomous agent you can hand a shell to. Every tool call passes a gate that grants authority for exact arguments, once, for 30 seconds — and logs the verdict.
Talos – An AI agent with a permission kernel between model and shell launched on August 28, 2026 with 14 votes, #845 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Talos is an autonomous AI agent that runs on your local machine to research, write code, and execute tasks. Each tool call requires explicit permission for specific arguments, granted for 30 seconds and logged for transparency. Designed for users who want capable automation while maintaining direct control, Talos displays every step of its work and requires approval before actions complete, keeping the user informed throughout the process.
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Run Talos, an open-source AI agent for terminal and Telegram. Use Ollama or Claude with a deterministic permission kernel, scoped approvals and an audit trail.
Your AI agent for real work. Your models. Your machine. Your command. See which deed is underway, which awaits your word and which has been completed. One living record keeps the whole trail before you. Interactive illustration. These are example messages, not live jobs or performance measurements. Nothing runs on your machine. This is the path a risky task follows: the model proposes, the kernel judges, you choose the breadth of the grant, and the receipt remains. The record is staged here; no command runs in your browser. Illustration only. The terminal is showing the order of events, not executing a command. The important boundary is visible: the model proposes the command, but the…from talos-agent.ch
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