AI agents you can audit line by line
Open source fork of nano-bot, hardened with active guardrails, path-level access control and embedded audit logging. Ship it with Docker — on your infrastructure or ours.
Agent UI preview — edit the workspace, chat with the agent and query the audit log
An autonomous agent, but under control
We start from nano-bot, the autonomous agent from the University of Hong Kong, and harden it with four Minerva layers so it can operate in real environments without surprises. Everything is open source and runs on Docker, so you decide where it lives and what it can touch.
Active guardrails
Rules and constraints injected into every prompt.
Path access control
Allow/deny list of editable paths.
Full auditability
Every interaction is normalized and stored in a SQLite database embedded in the agent itself.
Operator UI
Built-in UI to edit any file in the workspace, chat with the agent, validate intermediate actions, and query the SQLite audit log — all in one place.
Four layers so the agent never drifts off-script
We don't trust the model's good will. We lock it inside clear rails and record every step.
Active guardrails
Rules and constraints injected into every prompt. The agent can't ignore them because they travel with each model call: tone, scope, forbidden actions and goals, always present.
Path access control
Allow/deny list of editable paths. You define what the agent can read, write or ignore. It cannot touch anything outside its authorized workspace.
Full auditability
Every interaction is normalized and stored in a SQLite database embedded in the agent itself. Full traceability: prompts, responses, tools used, file changes.
Operator UI
Built-in UI to edit any file in the workspace, chat with the agent, validate intermediate actions, and query the SQLite audit log — all in one place.
Three agents running right now
Not mockups, not demos. Real deployments operating today for Minerva customers.
Calendar & email manager
A digital secretary with access to the calendar and inbox. Prioritizes and categorizes emails based on whether they need action, oversight, are blocking something, or are purely informational.
- Instant alerts for high-priority actions
- Bulk-edit queue for the rest, sorted by category
- Drafts ready-to-send responses for your review
Autonomous marketing manager
Once a day it scrapes news relevant to the company, extracts topics with cited sources, and after user approval writes, reviews and schedules content across social networks.
- Daily topics with verifiable sources
- Automated post drafting and review
- Generated infographics and multi-channel scheduling
Customer knowledge guardian
Active memory with a custom protocol and Minerva's internal tooling. Categorizes and keeps every customer interaction, demo and commitment up to date, wired into Google Calendar.
- Active per-customer memory with accumulated context
- Creates events and blocks on Google Calendar
- Generates internal briefings so the whole team stays aligned
Open code, deployed on your infrastructure
We believe autonomous agents should only run if they can be audited. That's why Minerva Stands is open source end-to-end and deployed with Docker: you inspect it, modify it, and choose where it lives.
View on GitHub- 100% open source — audit every line, no black boxes
- Docker deployment in minutes, on your cloud or ours
- No vendor lock-in: keep it and operate it yourself if you want
Transparent price, flexible model
Pay setup once. Maintenance is optional if you have the engineering muscle to run it yourself.
Setup
One-timeProcess consulting, agent design and initial deployment.
- Process definition consulting
- Guardrail and access-control design
- Agent configuration and deployment
- Team training and documentation handover
Maintenance
OptionalManaged hosting, monitoring and agent evolution.
- Hosting on Minerva infrastructure
- 24/7 monitoring and alerting
- Continuous improvements and updates
- Priority technical support
Prefer self-hosting?
After setup you can keep the deployment on your own server and skip maintenance entirely. The code is yours and it all runs on Docker.
Ready to deploy your first auditable agent?
Tell us the process you want to automate. In 30 minutes we'll tell you if Stands fits and what would make sense to build.