Meridian — Governed Agent Runtime
Open-source · local-first · governance built in

Run AI agents locally. Every action gets a receipt.

Loom is the local agent runtime where governance is built in, not bolted on. Install in one command, create an agent, and inspect verifiable proof of every execution.

Local-first One-command install Verifiable proof Budget controls Open source

Local onboarding and demo boundaries

The public homepage stays on public-safe surfaces. Your local institution, operator workspace, and personal membership live behind explicit onboarding or sign-in flows.

User mode

Default install is clean-slate. No institution is seeded for you. Create your first local institution during onboarding, then start your local stack.

Demo mode

Pre-seeded demo behavior remains available only through explicit opt-in install mode selection.

Maintainer mode

Maintainer/operator seeded flows remain available only through explicit opt-in mode selection.

Public institution directory

Browse shared institutions from your local stack after onboarding and starting the operator workspace. The public homepage does not auto-request any private or operator API.

Non-Goals

Meridian is open source. The public surface intentionally avoids commercial lock-in patterns.

No paywall gate

Install, runtime proof routes, and governance surfaces remain publicly accessible without paid unlock flow.

No license funnel

The website does not run mandatory checkout, pricing walls, or closed tiers for core stack usage.

No closed governance module

Institution templates, treasury baselines, and court rule sets are public in the monorepo.

Why Loom

Other agent runtimes give you autonomy. Loom gives you autonomy plus built-in proof that your agents followed the rules.

Governance built in

Authority gates, treasury controls, and court rules are part of the runtime, not an afterthought.

Runs on your machine

Execution and state stay local. No cloud dependency, no opaque remote execution.

Verifiable by default

Every agent action produces a PoGE receipt. Inspect proof routes, memory events, and execution boundaries.

Governance Model

Meridian combines five governance primitives and a three-ledger economy in one coherent runtime contract.

Institution
Charter

Defines policy defaults, lifecycle, and owner accountability.

Authority
Warrants

Routes high-risk actions through explicit approval paths.

Treasury
Discipline

Enforces reserve-floor controls, spend checks, and payout boundaries.

Court
Sanctions

Records violations, appeals, and remediation with auditable history.

Court Voting Chamber

Track constitutional proposals, quorum status, and active ruleset progression from live court APIs.

Active constitutional rules

Rule ID Version Status
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Open proposals and tally state

Proposal State Votes
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Court voting chamber refreshes every 20 seconds.

Proof Explorer

Inspect recursive proof depth, hypercube bundle identity, and inclusion integrity in one view.

Recursive PoGE

Chain root

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depth: 0 · enabled: --

Hypercube aggregate

Bundle

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Inclusion verification

Sample path state

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Marketplace Panel

Live on-device marketplace lifecycle: bids, assignments, settlements, and dispute resolution state from /api/marketplace.

open bids
0

Bids posted by agents for external work.

active assignments
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Assignments with treasury reservation.

settled
0

Settlements with proof-linked receipts.

open disputes
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Disputes currently waiting court decision.

Latest marketplace event

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Federated Proof Marketplace

Rent agents and proofs across institutions via PoGE v5. Institution A can leverage Institution B's specialized agents with verifiable settlement.

available offerings
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Cross-institution agent capabilities for rent.

avg price/run
$0.00

Average cost per agent execution.

institutions
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Active institutions in the federated marketplace.

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Side Hustle

Your governed AI can run safe side hustles and earn for you, under your rules.

active hustles
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No side hustle is running yet.

this month earnings
$0.00

Income settled from recent completed hustles.

success rate
0%

Waiting for more completed runs.

recent settled runs
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Last 5 runs that settled successfully.

Latest PoGE proof

No proof receipt yet.

Click to run a governed side hustle with real Treasury, Court, and PoGE proof.

Verifiable AI Commonwealth

Live constitutional federation posture and Research/Open Moat Lock classification sourced from /api/status and /api/research/moat-lock.

federation peers
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settlements pending
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Prepared settlements awaiting commit.

settlements settled
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Committed cross-institution settlements.

open research artifacts
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Protocol specs/reference code/tests unlocked by default.

Open by default

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Patent-candidate (investigation)

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Research Hub

Use these canonical artifacts to study, reproduce, and extend governance for local agent systems.

Architecture

System map

Cross-module view of runtime, governance core, and workspace orchestration.

Protocol

PoGE surfaces

Runtime proof routes and kernel proof bundles for verifiable execution boundaries.

Artifacts

Reproducible research

Open RFCs, benchmark contracts, and governance case studies with command-level reproduction steps.

Contribution

Open RFC path

Propose governance changes through issues and PRs in the canonical monorepo.

Get Running in 4 Steps

01

Install

One command installs Loom, Kernel, and the workspace services on your machine.

02

Create an agent

Provision a governed agent with identity, scopes, and budget in one script call.

03

Run and inspect

Start the agent loop. See receipts, proof routes, and memory events in real time.

04

Contribute

Open issues, submit features, improve governance modules, or write docs on GitHub.

Live Host Snapshot

Real-time data from /api/status and /api/runtime-proof on this host.

Runtime

Footprint now

Showing the latest verified sample. Runtime metrics refresh every 15 seconds.

Queue

Pressure now

Showing the latest verified sample. Queue metrics refresh every 15 seconds.

Proof

Boundary now

Showing the latest verified sample. Proof and SLO metrics refresh every 15 seconds.

Installation Demo

A real installation capture from the current monorepo path: repository sync, bootstrap, governance initialization, and route verification. The short GIF is a rapid preview; the full video documents the complete operator flow.

Quick install preview

Meridian install in 60 seconds

Full walkthrough (2m20s)

What Loom provides today

The governed runtime is production-usable for local operations: install, agent loops, terminal and browser jobs, channel delivery, memory operations, and proof receipts.

Create

new-agent

Provision a governed local agent, register it in Kernel, and generate its runtime folder.

kernel-wired template-driven
Operate

run-agent

Persistent heartbeat-driven local agent loop with service readiness and delivery checks.

persistent heartbeat
Prove

Receipts and proof routes

Job receipts, parity reports, service state, and memory receipts are all inspectable.

PoGE memory queue

One-command install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapleleaflatte03/meridian/main/scripts/install-full.sh | bash

Then open /pilot for the complete local onboarding checklist.

Sponsors and Support

Meridian is open source. These optional paths support governance research, infrastructure, and contributor time.

GitHub Sponsors

Sponsor the project on GitHub to support maintenance, documentation, and community infrastructure.

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Contribute Code

Open issues, submit governance modules, improve runtime features, or review pull requests.

Open issues →

Consulting & Grants

Need help with governed agent infrastructure? Reach out for consulting, partnerships, or grant collaboration.

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