Show HN: Talos – A personal agent whose kernel gates every tool call

Category: ai-ml

Tags: agent, security, capability-tokens, sandboxing, llm, ai-agents

Score: 8.0/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 9, Documentation: 9, Utility: 6)

Talos is a personal autonomous agent that gates every tool call through a deterministic security kernel, minting single-use, argument-bound capability tokens valid for 30 seconds. The model proposes actions, but the kernel disposes—making runaway or injected behavior structurally impossible without authorization. The project stands out for its rigorous threat modeling, 254 adversarial red-team scenarios, and unusually candid disclosure of what it does not defend against.

Target audience: backend developers, security engineers, and power users running local autonomous agents

Repository: https://github.com/talos-kernel/Talos · Python · MIT · 10 stars

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