Give agents a task.
Bound their authority.

Anankyr is a Rust prototype for agent runtime security. It brings explicit task scope, checks on registered effects and durable evidence to the boundary between an agent’s intent and its actions.

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Prototype · In development. Coverage depends on the runtime profile and the effects actually mediated. Production acceptance remains open.

Fig. 01 · A mediated taskConceptual view

Task envelope Define the authority

One task, explicit effects and a shared budget.

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Effect gate Check before dispatch

Registered effectWithin scope

Shared cache writeDenied

Attributable effect Keep the decision trail

Decisions and outcomes are recorded. An uncertain external result stays uncertain.

Containment receipt Report the verified boundary

Verified controlsResidual unknownsPartial

Conceptual prototype view. Mediation covers registered effects in the selected runtime profile. A containment receipt distinguishes verified controls from residual uncertainty; it does not establish universal or production containment.

Authority. Effects. Evidence.

Know the scope.
Account for the effect.

The prototype explores three practical requirements for agent runtimes: constrained authority, attributable effects and honest records of what containment verified.

Scope the task

Registered effects are checked against explicit task policy. In the mediated prototype, delegation preserves the parent’s authority limits and shared budgets.

Account for the effect

The prototype retains durable decisions and effect records for investigation. Uncertain external outcomes remain visible instead of becoming an assumed success.

Report what was verified

Containment records identify the controls that were verified and any residual uncertainty. A partial result remains partial; coverage is specific to the selected runtime profile.

Development status

A prototype.
An explicit scope.

Anankyr remains a prototype in development. Its local runtime profiles and registered adapters provide a setting for evaluation; full production acceptance remains open.

The prototype does not establish universal agent containment or control over effects outside its mediated boundary. Product availability has not been announced.

Arbiter, Aletheia, Arterial and Anankyr have complementary roles. Shared branding does not imply a connected product suite.

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Give agents a task.Bound their authority.

Know the scope.Account for the effect.