🛰️ ATLAS — The Governance Kernel for AI Agents

v1.1.13 — CORE GOVERNANCE ENGINE • AGPL-3.0 License

ATLAS is an execution constraint framework for autonomous AI agents. It provides technical controls for decision logging, policy enforcement, and fail-closed execution boundaries via a zero-dependency monolithic architecture.

🏗️ What is ATLAS?

ATLAS is a governance kernel designed to sit between an AI agent and its environment. It enforces a strictly governed engineering lifecycle, ensuring that every code generation or system modification is planned, reviewed, and audited before execution.

Unlike standard AI frameworks, ATLAS is built on a Ring-Isolation Model. It uses a "Fail-Closed" philosophy: if a policy invariant is violated, the kernel panics and halts immediately, preventing unverified or unauthorized autonomous actions.

✨ Key Features

• Ring-Based Governance: Three-layer isolation (Constitution, Bridge, Hive).
• Monolithic Stability: Zero-dependency core ensures reliability in restricted hosts.
• Hardware-Bound Credential Management: API keys are managed at the kernel level and bound to the host environment.
• Fail-Closed Execution: Immediate process termination on policy breach.
• Integrity Anchors: SHA-256 manifest verification of all payload components.

📦 Installation

via Distribution Binaries

Refer to the official distribution point for your operating system:

• Windows: atlas-installer-win-v10.exe
• Deploys the Governance Enclave to %LOCALAPPDATA%\ATLAS.
• Automatically configures your environment and hardware-aware encryption.

via npm (Advanced)

npm install -g @atlasnomos/atlas

Note: Run npm uninstall -g atlas first if upgrading from a legacy version.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Set API Key

Ensure your provider key is available (e.g., OpenRouter):

$env:OPENROUTER_API_KEY="your-key-here"

2. Verify Installation

Check the health of your rings and providers:

atlas doctor

3. Build with Governance

Initiate the governed engineering lifecycle:

atlas build "Develop a user authentication system"

📖 Documentation

• Operator Manual — Operational Procedures.
• Troubleshooting Guide — Remediation of common issues.
• Architecture Specification — The Ring Model.

🤝 Support

• Security Policy: See SECURITY.md for disclosure reporting.
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discord: Join the ATLAS Enclave

📄 License

ATLAS is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.

This means:

• ✅ You can use ATLAS for commercial purposes
• ✅ You can modify ATLAS
• ✅ You can distribute ATLAS
• ⚠️ If you run a modified version as a network service, you must make the source code available to users
• ⚠️ Derivative works must also be licensed under AGPL-3.0

See LICENSE for full terms.

ATLAS NOMOS — 2026. Authority. Governance. Control.