NVIDIA/OpenShell
OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.
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[](https://github.com/NVIDIA/OpenShell/blob/main/LICENSE) [](https://pypi.org/project/openshell/) [](SECURITY.md) [](https://docs.nvidia.com/openshell/latest/index.html) OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for fleets of autonomous AI agents. Agents are most useful when they can read files, install packages, call APIs, and use credentials. OpenShell gives them that capability without giving them unrestricted access to your data, secrets, or network. You declare what each agent can touch in a policy, and OpenShell enforces it. OpenShell governs what agents can do in two ways: it instruments the kernel to enforce policy on every file access, system call, and network connection at runtime, and it uses formal verification to check what a policy change would allow before it is applied. See Architecture for how the gateway, supervisor, and sandbox fit together. You need Linux, macOS on Apple Silicon, or Windows with WSL 2 (experimental), plus Docker, Podman, or host virtualization. See the Support Matrix for details. The installer sets up the CLI and a…
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OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.
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- NVIDIA
- Primary language
- Rust
- Stars
- 9,925
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- 1,367
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- 463
- License
- Apache-2.0
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- 2026-02-24T22:52:22.000Z
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- 2026-09-29T10:57:42.000Z
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