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Krnl-AI

A cognitive runtime for building intelligent agents with persistent memory, safety checks, evolving skills, developer tooling, and peer-to-peer desktop flows — all running locally.

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Getting Started

dotnet tool install -g KrnlAI.Cli
krnlai config set provider ollama
krnlai chat --local

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Documentation Map

Section	Description
Welcome	Overview and community info
Getting Started	Install, configure, first run
Configuration	Provider and store configuration
CLI Reference	All CLI commands and options
TUI	Terminal UI reference
Architecture	System design and principles
Kernel vs Gateway	Separation of powers
Cognitive Cycle	10-step processing pipeline
Memory System	Episodic, semantic, procedural, working, emotional, autobiographical, prospective
Safety System	20 fundamental rules, guardrails
Emotion System	VAD model, pain/reward
SDK Guide	Python and .NET SDK
Sidecar API	HTTP API endpoints and P2P signaling
Desktop Apps	WPF and Tauri apps, API keys, privacy, and P2P
Editor Extensions	VS Code and Visual Studio
Samples	Example projects
Integrations	LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen
Contributing	How to contribute
Comparative Matrix	Krnl-AI vs alternatives

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License

MIT License — Krnl-AI Community